Francis Marion SEVERS & Sarah Caroline LEWIS

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Francis Marion SEVERS
Sarah Caroline LEWIS

Husband: Francis Marion "Frank" SEVERS
Birth: 1 Jan 1846, Newton Co., MO
Death: 14 Nov 1919, Newton Co., MO
Disposition: buried IOOF Cemetery, Neosho, Newton Co., MO
Occupation: stone mason
Father: William SEVERS
Mother: Matilda __?__

Marriage: 11 Feb 1869, Neosho, Newton Co., MO

Wife: Sarah Caroline LEWIS
Birth: 5 Mar 1848, Neosho, Newton Co., MO
Death: 14 Jan 1939, Neosho, Newton Co., MO
Disposition: buried IOOF Cemetery, Neosho, Newton Co., MO
Father: William Pryor/Prior/Prier LEWIS
Mother: Nancy C. HUBBARD (1829/30- )

Children — born in Neosho, Newton Co., MO:

1. Charles Lyman SEVERS, b. 27 Dec 1869
2. James Edward SEVERS, b. 2 Jan or 1 Feb 1871; d. 30 Jun 1950, Newton Co., MO; m. Rosella / Rozella "Ella" GREEN
3. [Frederick?] "Fredy" SEVER, b. 28 Jul 1872; d.s.p. 28 Jul 1872?/73?
4. [Harriet] "Hattie" Lewis SEVERS, b. 19 Jan 1874; d. 21 Jun 1895, Newton Co., MO; m. 1894, Newton Co., MO, William L. SOUTAR / SOUTHAR
5. Minnie SEVERS, b. 3 or 11 Mar 1875; d. 18 Jan 1948, Newton Co., MO; m. Harry HUTCHEN / HUTCHENS; issue: Cletus HUTCHENS (1891/2- )
6. William Prior / Pryor "Willie" SEVERS, b. 19 Jun 1877; d. 28 Aug 1832, Newton Co., MO; m. 11 Feb 1900, Newton Co., MO, Nora Isabell PURDY
7. Nancy M. "Nannie" SEVERS, b. 17 Nov 1878; d. 25 Jun 1945, Newton Co., MO; m. 18 Aug 1900, Newton Co., MO, Henry E. FAIN
8. (Child) SEVERS, b. 9 Jun 1880; d.s.p. 5 Dec 1880
9. Francis Marion "Doug" SEVERS, Jr., b. 29 Sep 1881
10. Rufus SEVERS, b. 1881; d.s.p. 1881
11. George Austin SEVERS, b. 16 Feb 1884; d. 5 Aug 1948, Stella, Newton Co., MO; m1. Mabel Martens MOULTON (1890-1925); m2. Inez __?__; m3. Opal __?__;
12. Sarah "Sallie" Josephine SEVERS, b. 12 Aug 1885 or 1886; d. 11 Sep 1966, Stella, Newton Co., MO; m. 14 Sep 1902, Newton Co., MO, James Ollie BROCK, Sr.
13. Clarence E. SEVERS, b. 18 Mar 1889; d. 20 Jul 1944, Neosho, Newton Co., MO; m. 11 Sep 1910, Tina Belle FINLEY

Son Charles is said to have been born in adjacent Barry Co., MO, but the location of our subjects' marriage and their location in the 1870 census argue against.

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Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #41 of 51): Newtonia P.O., Town of Neosho, Neosho Twp., Newton Co., MO, Roll M593_795, p. 443B, PN 12, 101/104, enumerated 31 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Severs Frank 23 M W Farm Laborer Missouri

______ Sarah 21 F W Keeping House Missouri

______ Charles L 5/12 M W Missouri Dec

3. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #1 of 41): Neosho Twp., Newton Co., MO, Roll T9_706, p. 557A, PN 1, SD 4, ED 107, 4/4, enumerated 1 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).

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4 4 Severs Francis W M 36 / Farmer MO TN TN

______ Sarah C W F 33 Wife / Keeping house MO TN TN

______ Chas L W M 10 Son / / / MO MO MO

______ James E W M 9 Son / / MO MO MO

______ Hattie W F 6 Dau / MO MO MO

______ Minnie W F 5 Dau / MO MO MO

______ Willie W M 2 Son / MO MO MO

______ Nannie W F 1 Dau / MO MO MO

Lewis Nancy W F 50 Mother in law / TN VA VA

Nelson Susan W F 48 Servant / / AR VA AL

4. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

5. 1900

6a. 1910 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #17 of 26): Maple, Neosho City (Ward 1), Neosho Twp., Newton Co., MO, Roll T624_801, p. 184A, SN 9A, SD 13, ED 129, enumerated 21 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).

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* 204 212 Severs F M Jr Head M W 22 M1 3 MO MO MO Eng Laborer Odd Jobs W Y Y Y R H

______ Alice E Wife F W 20 M1 3 3 3 MO KY TN Eng None Y Y

______ Frank Son M W 2 S MO MO MO None

______ James Son M W 2 S MO MO MO None

______ Lilly Dau F W 4/12 S MO MO MO None

______ F M Father M W 64 M1 41 MO TN TN Eng Mason stone laying Emp Y Y

*Maple

6b. 1910 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #30-31 of 32): Park Street, Neosho City (Ward 1), Newton Co., MO, Roll T625_937, pp. 164B-165A, SN 15B-16A, SD 13, ED 148, enumerated 14 Jun 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1920: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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377 402 Severs Sarah Head O M F W 70 Wd Y Y MO TN TN Y None

______ Clarence E Son M W 29 D Y Y MO MO MO Y Farmer

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* Lewis George Brother M W 64 Wd Y Y MO TN TN Y None

Hutchens Minnie Dau F W 44 M Y Y MO MO MO Y Seamstress at home W

________ Cletus GDau F W 18 S Y Y Y MO IL MO Y None

*Park St

Sara is apparently saving face by calling herself a widow.

7. 1920

8. 1930

9. Archives of the SEVERS-L mailing list (online at RootsWeb.com).

10. Participant in the SEVIER Y-chromosome DNA Surname Project at FamilyTreeDNA.

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