William Henry VOGT & Elizabeth DECHEND

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William Henry VOGT
Elizabeth DECHEND

Husband: William H. VOGHT / VOGT
Birth: Feb 1855, NY
Death: 28 Jul 1941, Lockport, Niagara Co., NY
Disposition: buried Cold Springs Cemetery, Lockport, Niagara Co., NY
Occupation: house painter
Father: George VOGT, b. 1830/1, PA
Mother: Elizabeth BONNELL, b. 1836/7, PA

Marriage: 1891/2

Wife: Elizabeth DECHEND
Birth: 18 Apr 1873, NY
Death: aft. 1920 census, bef. 28 Jul 1941
Occupation: homemaker
Father: John DECHEND (1841- )
Mother: Elizabeth __?__ (1844- )

Children:

1. Irene May VOGT, b. 3 Apr 1894, Depew, Erie Co., NY; d. 21 Sep 1978, Concord, Contra Costa Co., CA; m. Harold Guy WRIGHT (7 Mar 1893 - 15 Dec 1977)
2. William H. VOGT, Jr., b. May 1897, NY; d. by 1910

— born in Lockport City, Niagara Co., NY:
3. (Child) VOGT, b. ca. 1900; d. by 1910
4. Ruth E. VOGT, b. 1902/3
5. (Child) VOGT, b. ca. 1904/5; d. by 1910
6. Clara M. VOGT, b. 30 May 1906; d. 21 May 1989; last res. Lockport, Niagara Co., NY; m. Carl T. McDONALD (1 Oct 1906 - 28 Mar 1966); five children
7. (Child) VOGT, b. ca. 1907/8; d. by 1910
8. Ida C. VOGT, b. 1909

We know from the 1910 census that Elizabeth had six children between 1900 and 1910, only three of whom survived. I'm guessing at their birthdates and assuming they were single births, but the three could have included a pair of twins or have been one set of triplets.

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Sources (n.b., "towns" in New York state are the equivalent of townships in other states):

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): William H. VOGT (æ 3, b. NY) is living in the Town of Niagara, Niagara Co., NY (p. 240; PN 160), with his parents, George VOGT (æ 29, b. PA) & Elizabeth (æ 23, b. PA), plus siblings et al.

3. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find, at least not in Niagara Co., NY.

4. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find, at least not in Niagara Co., NY.

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

6. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #1 of 32 — indexed "Voghi"): 81 Pine Street, Lockport City (Ward 4, 1st Dist.), Niagara Co., NY, Roll T623_1128, p. 167A, SN 1, SD 18, ED 58, enumerated 1 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 10 11 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

* 81 5 5 Voght Wm H Head W M Feb 1855 45 M 8 NY NY NY Painter 2 Y Y Y O M H

_____ Elizabeth D Wife W F Apr 1873 27 M 8 2 2 NY Ger NY Y Y Y

_____ Irene May Dau W F Apr 1894 6 S NY NY NY at School 9 Y Y Y

_____ William H Jun Son W M May 1897 3 S NY NY NY Y Y Y

*

7. 1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #2 of 18): 81 Pine St., Lockport City (Ward 4), Niagara Co., NY, Roll T624_1049, p. 170B, SN 1B, SD 18, ED 82, enumerated 15 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

* 81 16 19 Vogt William Head M W 52 M1 17 New York Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Eng Painter House W N 0 Y Y O M H

____ Elizabeth Wife F W 36 M1 17 8 4 New York Ger-German New York Eng None Y Y

____ Irene M Dau F W 16 S New York New York New York Eng Assistant Purse factory W N 0 Y Y N

____ Ruth E Dau F W 7 S New York New York New York None Y

____ Clara M Dau F W 4 S New York New York New York None

____ Ida C Dau F W 10/12 S New York New York New York None

Fitzgerald Margaret Lodger F W 45 S New York Un Un Eng Scrubwoman By day OA Y Y Y

*Pine St

8. 1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5 of 29 — indexed "Vozel"): 81 Pine [St.], Lockport (Ward 4), Lockport Town, Niagara Co., NY, Roll T625_1241, p. 91A, SN 3A, SD 20, ED 82, enumerated 10 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).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 16 17 18 19 21 23 25 26 27 28

* 81 35 53 Vogt William H Head O M M W 64 M Y Y NY PA NJ Y Laborer Gear works W

____ Elizabeth Wife F W 46 M Y Y NY NY NY Y None

____ Ruth E Dau F W 16 S Y Y NY NY NY Y Factory worker powder puff W

____ Clara M Dau F W 13 S Y Y Y NY NY NY Y None

____ Ida C Dau F W 10 S Y Y Y NY NY NY Y None

Fitzgerald Margaret Roomer F W 48 S Y Y NY NY NY Y Maid House Keeping W

*Pine

9. 1930 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): not found.

10. CADI: California Death Index, 1940-1997 (online at RootsWeb.com and Ancestry.com):

Last
Name First
Name Middle Birth Date Mother
Maiden Father
Last Sex Birth
Place Death Place
(County) Death Date SSN Age Post-em
Placed

WRIGHT Harold G 03/07/1893 M Other Contra Costa 12/15/1977 561-48-8836 84 Yes

WRIGHT Irene May 04/03/1894 F NY Contra Costa 09/21/1978 554-36-6985 84 Yes

11. SSDI: Social Security Death Index (online at RootsWeb.com):

Name Birth Death Last Residence Last Benefit SSN Issued Post-em

Clara M MCDONALD 30 May 1906 21 May 1989 14094 (Lockport, Niagara, NY) (none specified) 104-24-5888 NY Yes

Carl not found.

12. Public Member Tree (online at Ancestry.com).

13. Email from descendant, Steve VOGHT, citing articles and obituaries from the Niagara Falls Gazette.

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