Jason W. RAKESTRAW & Caroline CROSBY

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Jason W. RAKESTRAW
Caroline CROSBY

Husband: Jason W. RAKESTRAW
Birth: Jan 1831, Columbiana Co., OH
Death: aft. 1910 census, possibly in either Los Angeles, CA, or Dallas, TX
Occupation: carpenter
Father: Joseph RAKESTRAW (1788-1842) of PA — Joseph⁵, Joseph⁵, Joseph⁴, Joseph³, William², William¹ — of England
Mother: Ann LANCASTER (1795-1878) of MD; m. 4 Nov 1821, Columbiana Co., OH

Marriage: 26 Feb 1858, Lucas Co., OH

Wife: Caroline / Carline CROSBY
Birth: 1837/8, Lucas Co., OH
Death: 1875-80, Carroll Co., MO
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Van Rennselaer CROSBY (1792/3-1872) — of CT
Mother: Lucinda BLACKMAN (1796/7-1875) — of NY

Children :

— born in Lucas Co., OH:
1. Ida May RAKESTRAW, b. Mar 1859
2. Lucy O. RAKESTRAW, b. 1864/5; m. 26 Aug 1886, Bates Co., MO, Otho L. CREEGER

— born in Carroll Co., MO:
3. Louella / Luella E. RAKESTRAW, b. 1870/1
4. George W. RAKESTRAW, b. May 1876

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, California, Connecticut, Maryland, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas

Sources:

1a. Anon. 1966. Marriage Index: Ohio, 1789-1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-400):

Rakestraw, Joseph Lancaster, Ann Nov 4, 1821 Columbiana Co.

1b. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: AF - Ancestral File (online at FamilySearch.org).

Van Rennselaer CROSBY
Birth: 1793, Conn.; Death: 1872, Lucus, Ohio
Spouse: Lucinda BLACKMAN
Birth: 1797, Ny; Death: Lucus, Ohio
Source: patron submission

1c. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1998. Marriage Index: Ohio, 1851-1900. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-236):

Rakestraw, Jason W. Crosby, Caroline Feb 26, 1858 Lucas Co.

1d. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1998. Marriage Index: Missouri, 1851-1900. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-234):

Creeger, Otho L. Rakestraw, Lucy O. Aug 26, 1886 Bates Co.

2. 1820 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Joseph RAKESTRAW is said to have moved from PA to Salem Twp., Columbiana Co., OH, in 1820, but he is not yet married, so does not show up as head-of-household in the census.

3. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Joseph RAKESTRAW (æ 40-50) and his family are living in Hanover Twp., Columbiana Co., OH (p. 490).

4. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Joseph RAKESTRAW (æ 50-60) and his family are living in Water Twp., Lucas Co., OH (p. 260B).

5. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Jason RAKESTRAW (æ 20, b. OH; boatman — indexed "Rokestram") is living in a hotel in Providence Twp., Lucas Co., OH (p. 140A). Caroline CROSBY (æ 12, b. OH) is living in Providence Twp., Lucas Co., OH (p. 141B), with her parents, Van R. CROSBY (æ 57, b. CT) & Lucinda (æ 53, b. NY), plus siblings.

6. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #26 of 34 — indexed "Rakestrow"): Waterville P.O., Waterville Twp., Lucas Co., OH, Roll M653_1003, p. 311B, PN 441, 3419/3346, enumerated 18 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Jason Rakestraw 29 M laborer Ohio

Carline 22 F "

Ida 1 F "

7. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #30 of 51): Bowers City P.O., Sugar Tree Bottom Twp., Carroll Co., MO, Roll M593_766, p. 378B, PN 30, 209/209, enumerated 27 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Pakestraw J W 39 M W Carpenter 800 Ohio

_________ Carline 33 F W Keeping house Ohio

_________ Ida 11 F W Ohio

_________ Lucy 6 F W Ohio

8. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #20 of 32): Town of Norborne, Norborne Twp., Carroll Co., MO, Roll 679, p. 441D, PN 22, SD 7, ED 150, enumerated 14 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 11 13 24 25 26

153 156 Rakestraw Jason W W M 50 / Carpenter OH

_________ Ida M W F 21 Dau / Keeping House OH OH OH

_________ Lucy O W F 15 Dau / At Home " " "

_________ Lluella E W F 9 Dau / MO " "

_________ George W W M 5 Son / " " "

9. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

10. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #26 of 41): Pine Street, Rich Hill City (Ward 1), Osage Twp., Bates Co., MO, Roll T623_839, p. 220B, SN 13, SD 6, ED 16, enumerated 11 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1900: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 13 14 15 19 20 22 23 24 27

* 269 269 Rakestraw Jason Head W M Jan 1831 69 Wd OH PA PA Carpenter 4 Y Y Y H

_________ George Son W M May 1876 24 S MO OH OH Salesman Drugs 0 Y Y Y

Turner Henary Lodger W M Feb 1876 24 S IA IN OH Carpenter 0 Y Y Y

*Pine Street

Listed next to Jason's married daughter, Ida (RAKESTRAW) SLOAN.

11. 1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Jason W. RAKESTRAW (æ 80, b. OH/PA/PA) is enumerated twice, once in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA (p. 117A), with his married son, George, and once in Dallas, Dallas Co., TX (p. 240B), with his married daughter, Louella (RAKESTRAW) ADAMS.

12. WorldConnect / WorldTree (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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