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1842 |
Born at
Crosby Garrett,
Westmorland |
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1851 Census |
Living with parents and family at
Crosby Garrett,
Westmorland |
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1861 Census |
Living with parents and family at
Crosby Garrett,
Westmorland |
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1870 |
Ellis Island records. First entered the USA. The
United States Federal Census of 1880 has a Joseph Close
(aged 37, born England) living with wife Hannah (aged
27, born Illinois), son Anthony J Close (aged 3, born
Missouri), daughter Sarah A Close (aged 2, born
Missouri) .. and significantly .. brother Anthony Close
(aged 34, born England) all living in Dale,
Atchison,
Missouri. Brother
Anthony also disappeared from the UK at around the
same time. |
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20 March 1876 |
Married
Hannah Winter at
Mason,
Illinios, America |
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1880 Federal Census |
Living with wife
Hannah and family at Dale,
Atchison, Missouri. Brother
Anthony is also present. |
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20 January 1892 |
Naturalised as US citizen
Atchison
County, Missouri, America |
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1900 Federal Census |
Living in Dale,
Atchison, Missouri |
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1905 |
Living at Skidmore,
Atchison
County, Missouri. Farmer of 160 acres. |
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1910 Federal Census |
Living in Dale,
Atchison
County, Missouri |
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20 November 1910 |
Wife
Hannah died at
Atchison
County, Missouri, America |
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1911 |
Remarried to Elizabeth ? |
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02 September 1911 |
Entered the USA from Liverpool on the Lusitania with
wife Elizabeth, aged 69 and daughter Margaret aged 17[?] |
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19 October 1914 |
Entered the USA from Liverpool on the Lusitania.
Residence Skidmore, Nodaway Co, Missouri |
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He is said to have crossed the Atlantic nine times. When
he returned to the USA in 1914 he left his wife in
England because she had been very sick on the voyage to
England and did not want to travel again by sea. He was
intending going back in late January 1915. |
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04 September 1919 |
Died at
Kirkby Stephen,
Westmorland |
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1919 |
Buried at
Kirkby Stephen,
Westmorland, Grave I56 |
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22 June 1920 |
Summary of
Will of Joseph CLOSE, Retired Farmer of 5 Brockbank
Terrace, Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, England. Drawn 15
Feb 1919. Proved 22 June 1920 Effects £267.0.5.
Executrix - Wife Elizabeth CLOSE for England
Real &
personal property & premises in England to wife
Real &
personal property in USA to son Anthony John CLOSE
subject to him paying the following legacies:
4,500
Dollars to said wife Elizabeth CLOSE
4,500
Dollars to daughter Sarah Agnes LUCAS
4,500
Dollars to daughter Mary Ann NEW
4,500
Dollars to daughter Minnie Elizabeth FRIESE
1,000
Dollars to each of 4 grandchildren at 21 years of age:
Sarah
Evelyn CLOSE & Lawrence Richard CLOSE children of
deceased son William Joseph CLOSE & Floyd Arnold CLOSE &
Howard CLOSE children of deceased son Jarvis Henry CLOSE
Provision for wife in lieu of all dower homesteads or
other interest by Laws of England & USA |
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