William H. THORP & Jessie Belle COLE

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William H. THORP
Jessie Belle COLE

Husband: William H. THORP
Birth: 11 Feb 1870, New Albion Town, Cattaraugus Co., NY
Death: 23 Sep 1927, New Albion Town, Cattaraugus Co., NY
Occupation: laborer
Father: Mr. LYON
Mother: Nancy A. THORP
Stepfather: James DANIELS

There is conflicting evidence that William's middle name is either Henry or Herikimer, or that it started out Herkimer and he changed it to Henry. Either way, my way to deal with this is to leave him with middle initial H, at least for now.

Marriage:

Wife: Jessie Belle COLE
Birth: 5 Nov 1885, Sugar Grove, Warren Co., PA
Death: 31 May 1978
Last Residence: Dunkirk, Chautauqua Co., NY 14048
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Alfred Almon COLE (1859- )
Mother: Alice HUNTINGTON (1864- )

Children — born in Cattaraugus Village, New Albion Town, Cattaraugus Co., NY:

1. Clifton Willard THORPE, b. 5 Mar 1904
2. Edward Jay THORPE, b. 23 Feb 1913; d. 15 May 1983
3. Dana Almon THORP, b. 7 Dec 1917; d. 27 Aug 1986
4. Mary Edith THORP, b. 1922; d. 20 Aug 1984

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

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1870 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Herkimer INGHAM (æ 2? months, b. NY) is living in New Albion Town, Cattaraugus Co., NY, with his unmarried mother, his widowed grandmother, and an uncle (q.v.). He's enumerated Ingham HERKIMER, but surely the enumerator erred on the order of the names.

3. 1875 New York State Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Wm. H. INGHAM (æ 6, b. Catt Co) is living in Mansfield Town, Cattaraugus Co., NY, with his unwed mother (q.v.).

4. 1880 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Wm. H. DANIELS (æ 10, b. NY/NY/OH) is living in the Town of Little Valley, Cattaraugus Co., NY, with his mother and stepfather (q.v.).

5. 1885 New York State Census: there was no 1885 New York State Census (see 1892).

6. 1890 U.S. Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

7. 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 is William's mother, James is his stepfather, and Jacob is his uncle.

8. 1900 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): W.H. THORP (æ 28, b. May 1872, NY; day laborer) is boarding in the Town of Mansfield, Cattaraugus Co., NY (p. 68B).¤• Boarders rarely have an accurate enumeration because they are not the informant.

9. 1905 New York State Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #9 of 18): Town of Leon, Cattaraugus Co., NY, p. 9, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1905 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤(•)

1905: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Census Mean.

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Thorp William H Head W M 35 United States Cit Farm laborer W

_____ Jessie B Wife W F 19 United States Cit Houswork X

_____ Clifton W Son W M 1 United States Cit X X

Huntington Phidelia Boarder W F 13 United States Cit Houswork X

10. 1910 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #13 of 26): Division St., Cattaraugus Village, New Albion Town, Cattaraugus Co., NY, Roll T624_927, p. 52B, SN 7B, SD 20, ED 74, 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).

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137 148 Thorp William H Head M W 40 M1 8 New York Sct Scotland Ohio Eng laborer odd jobs W Y 30 Y Y R H

_____ Jessie B Wife F W 24 M1 8 1 1 New York New York New York Eng None Y Y

_____ Clifton W Son M W 6 S New York New York New York Eng None Y

11. 1915 New York State Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #11 of 19): Cattaraugus Village, Town of New Albion, Cattaraugus Co., NY, p. 21, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1915 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):•

1915: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Census Mean.

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Mill Thorp William H Head W M 45 US Ct [unreadable] OA

Mill Thorp Jessie Wife W F 29 US Ct Housework X

Mill Thorp Clifton w Son W M 11 US Ct School X

Mill Thorp Edward Son W M 2 US Ct no occupation X

12. 1920 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5 of 27): Rear, Cattaraugus Village, Town of New Albion, Cattaraugus Co., NY, Roll T625_1088, p. 11A, SN 3A, SD 22, ED 75, enumerated 5 Jan 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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Rear 64 66 Thorp William H Head R M W 50 M Y Y NY NY NY Y Laborer Hotel W

_____ Jesse B Wife F W 34 M Y Y PA NY NY Y None

_____ Clifton W Son M W 16 S N Y Y NY NY PA Y Laborer Veneer Mill W

_____ Edward J Son M W 6 S Y NY NY PA None

_____ Dana A Son M W 2 S NY NY PA None

13. 1925 New York State Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #4 of 10): South St., Cattaraugus Village, New Albion Town, Cattaraugus Co., NY, p. 6, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1925 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):•

1925: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Census Mean.

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South St. Thorpe William H Head W M 55 US C Laborer, street W

"   "    "   Jessie B Wife W F 38 US C House work X

"   "    "   Clifton W Son W M 21 US C Sawyer, Mill W

"   "    "   Edward J Son W M 12 US C School X

"   "    "   Danna E Son W M 7 US C School X

"   "    "   Mary Edith Daughter W F 4 US C X X

"   " Frank James Boarder W M 76 US C Laborer, street W

14. 1930 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #25 of 25): Waverly Street, Cattaraugus Village, New Albion Town, Cattaraugus Co., NY, Roll 1409, p. 224B, SN 13B, ED 5-36, SD 12, enumerated 29 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1930: 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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* 354 376 Thorpe Jessie Head R 5 N M W 42 Wd N Y PA NY NY Y Housework home W Y N

______ Dana Son M W 12 S N Y NY NY NY Y None

______ Mary Dau F W 8 S Y NY NY PA None

______ Edward J Son M W 17 S N N NY NY PA Laborer Farm W Y

*Waverly Street

15. 1940 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #28 of 30): 16 Leavenworth Street, Cattaraugus [Village], [Town of] New Albion, Cattaraugus Co., NY, Roll T627_2505, p. 381B, SN 14B, SD 43, ED 5-39, enumerated 21 May 1940, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1940 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1940: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean.

LOC HOUSEHOLD NAME RELATION PERSONAL EDUCATION BIRTHPLACE CIT RESIDENCE in 1935 EMPLOYMENT STATUS FS

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* 16 374 R 6 N Thorp Jessie B Head M W 52 Wd N 4 Pennsylvania Same house N N N N H 0 0 Y

_____ Mary E Daughter F W 18 S Y 7 New York Same house N N N N S 0 0 N

*Leavenworth Street

16. Find-a-Grave: Entries (online at findagrave.com):

Name	`-`	`Jessie B. Thorpe`
Birth	`-`	`1885`
Death	`-`	`1978`
Note	`-`	`-`
Burial	`-`	`Villenova Cemetery,` `Balcom Corners,` `Chautauqua Co., NY`
Inscription	`-`	`JESSIE B. THORPE` `1885 — 1978`
Father	`-`	`-`
Mother	`-`	`-`
Spouse	`-`	`-`
-	`-`	`-`
-	`-`	`-`
Memorial #	`-`	`157831751`

17. SSDI: Social Security Death Index (online at Ancestry.com):

Name SSN Last Residence Birth Death Issued

Jessie Thorpe 134-40-4411 Dunkirk, Chautauqua, NY 14048 5 Nov 1885 May 1978 NY

Dana Thorp 093-05-7423 Cherry Creek, Chautauqua, NY 14723 7 Dec 1917 Aug 1986 NY

18. Pedigree of descendant (online at FamilyTreeDNA.com).

19. Rande Thorpe. Thorpe Famly Tree. (private family tree online at Ancestry.com).

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

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