Jacob THORP & Melissa __?_

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Jacob THORP
Melissa __?__

Husband: Jacob THORP
Birth: Jan 1847, OH
Death apparently: 1910-15, Town of Salamanca, Cattauragus Co., NY
Occupation: farm laborer
Father: Willis THORP
Mother: Eunice __?__

Marriage:

Wife: Melissa __?__
Birth: 1854/5, NY
Death: probably bef. 1892, certainly bef. 1910
Occupation: homemaker

Children — born in Cattaraugus Co., NY:

1. Hiram or Willis G.M. THORP, b. 1874/5
2. William E. THORP, b. Jul 1879

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Sources (n.b., "towns" in New York were comparable to townships in other states):

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1850 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Jacob THARP (æ 2, b. OH) is living in Monroe Twp., Allen Co., OH, with his parents, plus siblings (q.v.)

3. 1860 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Jacob THORP (æ 9, b. OH) is living in Defiance Twp., Defiance Co., OH, with his widowed mother, plus siblings (q.v.).

4. 1870 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Jacob THORP (æ 19, b. OH) is living in New Albion Town, Cattaraugus Co., NY, with his widowed mother (q.v.).

5. 1875 New York State Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #10 of 28): Town of Mansfield, Cattaraugus Co., NY, p. 15/510, enumerated 17 Jun 1875, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1875 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤-

1875: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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128 Log 128 Eunice Thorp 74 F Vermont /

Jacob Thorp 24 M Child Ohio / Farm Laborer /

Malissa Thorp 20 F Wife Catt Co /

Willis G M Thorp 6/12 M Child Catt Co

Amasa Ford 46 M Catt Co / Farm Laborer /

Jane Ford 26 F Wife Ohio /

Nancy A Thorp 24 F Child Ohio /

Wm H Ingham 6 M Catt Co

6. 1880 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #17-18 of 25): Town of Little Valley, Cattaraugus Co., NY, Roll 812, pp. 294A-294B, PN 17-18, SD 11, ED 18, 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).

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199 211 Thorp Jacob W M 33 / Works on Farm / / OH CT VT

_____ Melissa W F 21 Wife / Keeping House NY NY NY

_____ Hiram W M 5 Son / Attends School NY OH NY

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199 211 Thorp Wm E W M 10/12 July Son / NY OH NY

_____ Eunice W F 77 Mother / / / VT MA MA

Daniels Nancy W F 29 Sister / / / OH CT VT

_______ James W M 40 B-in-law / Works on Farm / / NY ENG IRL

_______ Wm H W M 10 Nephew / attends School / NY NY OH

7. 1890 U.S. Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

8. 1892 New York State Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #3 of 7): First Dist., Town of Little Valley, Cattaraugus Co., NY, p. 7, official enumeration date 16 Feb 1892 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤-

1892: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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James Daniels M 57 U S C Laborer

Nancy Daniels F 49 " " C

Jacob Thorpe M 44 " " C Laborer

William Thorpe M 23 " " C "

Nancy (THORP) DANIELS is Jacob's sister. Melissa not found.

9. 1900 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Jacob THORP (æ 53, b. Jan 1847, NY) is boarding in the Town of Coldspring, Cattaraugus Co., NY (p. 75B); his marital status is "M." Melissa not found.

10. 1905 New York State Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Jacob THORP (æ 65, b. U.S.) is boarding in the Town of Salamanca, Cattaraugus Co., NY (p. 13). Melissa not found.

11. 1910 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Jacob THORP (æ 66, b. OH) is boarding in the Town of Salamanca, Cattaraugus Co., NY (p. 45A); his marital status is "Wd." Melissa not found.

12. 1915 New York State Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Jacob not found.

13 . Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

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