1a.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:  IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

John C. RASEY Birth: 16 Oct 1835, New York; Death: 09 Sep 1909 Marriage: 25 Dec 1859 <Pitt Twp, Wyandot, Ohio> Spouse: Hannah J. BREWER Birth: 03 Sep 1837, Wyandot, Ohio Source: patron submission

1b.  Ohio, County Marriages, 1790-1950 (online at familysearch.org):

Groom's Name:	-	John C Rasey	John C. Rasey	John C. Racey	-
Groom's Birth | Age | Race:	-	-	-	1836 | 66 |	-
Groom's Birthplace:	-	-	-	-	-
Groom's Marital Status:	-	-	-	-	-
Bride's Name:	-	Mary Ellen Snyder	Nancy A. Lee	Frances Aldrich	-
Bride's Birth | Age | Race:	-	-	-	1845 | 57	-
Bride's Birthplace:	-	-	-	-	-
Bride's Marital Status:	-	-	-	-	-
Marriage Date:	-	28 Jun 1886	20 Jun 1895	14 Apr 1902	-
Marriage Place:	-	Wyandot County, Ohio	Crawford Co., Ohio	Morrow County, Ohio	-
Groom's Father:	-	-	-	Joseph Racey	-
Groom's Mother:	-	-	-	Nancy Sprague	-
Bride's Father:	-	-	-	James E Lesris (sic)	-
Bride's Mother:	-	-	-	Julia A. Shumaker	-
Source Film:	-	4259952	0388685	4016686	-

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2.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  can't find John & Hannah, and I really looked, including a page-by-page search of Pitt Twp., Wyandot Co., OH.

3.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #20 of 25):  Upper Sandusky P.O., Pitt Twp., Wyandot Co., OH, Roll M593_1284, p. 780B, PN 20, 147/144, enumerated 5 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Rasey John C	34	M	W	Farmer	600		Ohio
_____ Hannah	31	F	W	Keeping House			"
_____ Susannah J	9	F	W	Attending School			"
_____ Ira C	2	M	W	at Home			"
_____ Jacob A	1	M	W	"  "			"
_____ William	23	M	W	Farm Laborer			"

John has a brother, William RASEY, but he should be age 29, not 23.

4.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #7 of 20:  Pitt Twp., Wyandot Co., OH, Roll T9_1079 (Book 1), p. 580B [pages out of order, go by PN], PN 15, SD 1, ED 169, enumerated 5 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).

2

3

4

5

6

8

10

13

15

21

22

23

24

25

26

65

Racey Jno C

W

M

44

/

Farm work

well

/

/

OH

OH

OH

_____ Hannah

W

F

41

Wife

/

Keeping house

"

/

/

do

do

do

_____ Ira

W

M

16

Son

Farm Work

"

/

/

/

do

do

do

_____ Jacob

W

M

12

do

do  do

"

/

/

/

do

do

do

_____ Edney

W

F

9

Dau

house Work

"

/

/

do

do

do

_____ Joseph

W

M

6

Son

"

/

do

do

do

_____ John

W

M

4

do

"

do

do

do

_____ Nancy

W

F

1

Dau

do

do

do

5.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

6.  1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #21 of 280:  130 Second Avenue South, Galion (Ward 1), Polk Twp., Crawford Co., OH, Roll T623_1251, p. 140A, SN __, SD 12, ED 12, enumerated 2 Jul 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

10

11

12

13

14

15

19

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

*

130

234

250

Rasey John C

Head

W

M

Oct 1834

65

M

6

OH

NY

NY

Carpenter RR

Y

Y

Y

O

M

H

_____ Nancey A

Wife

W

F

Nov 1840

59

M

6

4

2

OH

OH

OH

Keeping House

Y

Y

Y

_____ William E

Son

W

M

Apr 1887

13

S

OH

OH

OH

At School

9

Y

Y

Y

_____ George W

Son

W

M

Dec 1892

7

S

OH

OH

OH

At School

9

*Second Avenue South

William and George appear to be John's children from his prior marriage, so apparently Nancy's two surviving children are grown and gone.

7a.  1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  John is known to be deceased; can't find Nancy, either.

7b.  1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #4 of 15):  Peru Twp., Morrow Co., OH, Roll T624_1120 (Book 1), p. 36B, SN 2B, SD 13, ED 159, enumerated 20 apr 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

1910:  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	10	11	12	13	14	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
37	37	Rasey Ira C	Head	M	W	43	M1	21			OH	NY	OH	Eng	Laborer	Working Out	W	N	0	Y	Y		O	M	H
		[Ira's wife and children]
		_____ George G	½ Bro	M	W	19	S				OH	NY	OH	Eng	Laborer	Working Out	W	N	0	Y	Y	N

Ira doesn't say step-brother, so George must be John's son, not Nancy's.

7.  WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

8.  Messages posted to the Rasey Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com).

9.  Messages posted to the RASEY Surname Board (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

10.  Email from descendants:  The informant on our subject's death certificate was his son, Ira, who gave Nancy's surname as FERIGSON (born in NY).  Wives and children from pension application.