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Almeda <I>Huntsman</I> Masten

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Almeda Huntsman Masten

Birth
Morrow County, Ohio, USA
Death
8 Feb 1898 (aged 42)
Helmer, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Salem Center, Steuben County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Almeda Huntsman, daughter of Mary (née Painter) and Jeremiah Huntsman, was born in 1855 in Ohio's Morrow County in either Congress or Franklin Township. The Huntsman family, who farmed, moved in 1864 to Green Township, Noble County, Indiana.

Almeda Huntsman and David M. Masten, a farmer, married on 30 November 1873 in Noble County. The couple were the parents of seven children, only three of whom survived their mother: Clarence Henry, Inez Belle, and Golda.

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1860 U.S. Census, Congress Twp., Morrow Co., Ohio; dwelling 639, family 636, lines 24-44, p. 219 (printed), p. 85 (written), 13 Jul 1860.
24. Jeremiah Huntsman, 51, farmer ($3,000; $600), O[hio].
25. Mary, 45, O.
26. Geo., 20, farm hand, O.
27. Rachel, 18, O.
28. "Nancy J.," 15, O. [Mary Jane]
29. "Alinda," 13, O. [Arminda]
30. Riley, 11, O.
31. Samantha, 7, O.
32. Almeda, 4, O.
33. Rhoda, 2, O.

1870 U.S. Census, Green Twp., Noble Co., Indiana; dwellings 130-131, families 130-131, lines 24-32 and 33-37, p. 138B (printed), p. 18 (written), 11 Aug 1870.
24. Huntsman, Jerry [head], 52, farmer ($7,000; $525), Ohio.
25. ----- Mary, 54, keeping house, Ohio.
26. ----- Rachel, 27, no occupation, Ohio.
27. ----- Mary, 25, no occupation, Ohio.
28. ----- Riley, 20, farm laborer, Ohio.
29. ----- Samantha, 18, no occupation, Ohio.
30. ----- Rhoda, 12, Ohio. [Mary's youngest child]
31. ----- Millford, 5, Ohio. [Mary grandson Milton Holcomb]
32. ----- Elmer, 3, Indiana. [Mary's grandson Elmer Holcomb]
33. Huntsman, George [head], 30, farmer ($2,400; $515), Ohio.
34. ----- Susan, 25, keeps house, Ohio.
35. ----- Charlotte, 3, Indiana.
36. ----- Elza, 7/12, male, Indiana.
37. ----- Almeda, 15, domestic servant, Ohio. [George's sister]

"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRXD-SC7 : 8 April 2021), David W Maston and Almeda Huntsman, 26 Nov 1873; citing Noble, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 005014504. License dated 26 Nov 1873; ceremony on 30 Nov 1873.

1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 76, Green Twp., Noble Co., Indiana; dwelling 171, family 173, lines 24-36, p. 522B (printed), p. 18 (written), 15-16 Jun 1880.
24. Masten, David M., 27, [head], farming; born in Ohio, parents in N.Y.
25. ----- Almeda, 24, wife, keeping house, Ohio [parents' birthplaces blank].
26. ----- Clarence H., 1, son, Indiana.

"MASTEN—In Salem township, Feb. 8, 1898, Almeda Masten, aged 42 years. Funeral at the Block church, Thursday, at 2:00 p.m." ("Died," Angola Herald, Angola, Indiana, 9 Feb 1898, p. 5, col. 4.)

Obit. extract: Masten, David, Mrs., 42, died at her home near Helmer on Tuesday of last week from cancer and was buried at the same place. She was the sister of Mrs. Harlan Braden [Samantha] and Mrs. J. M. Moore [Rhoda] of this city and George Huntsman of Green Twp. Her husband is a half-brother of Harrison Coe of Albion. (Noble Democrat, Indiana, 2 Feb 1898.)

"Died [Almeda Masten obit.]," Steuben Republican, Angola, Indiana, 16 Feb 1898, p. 8, col. 4.

1900 U.S. Census, E.D. 106, Salem Twp., Steuben Co., Indiana; dwelling 381, family 387, lines 95-100, p. 16A (written), 19 Jun 1900.
95. Maston, David, head, Jan 1853, 47, married zero years; self and father born in Ohio, mother in N.Y.; farmer.
96. ----- Emily, wife, Aug 1872, 27, married zero years, Indiana.
97. ----- Inez, daugh., Jul 1882, 17, single, Indiana, school.
98. ----- Goldie, daugh., Sep 1894, 5, Indiana.
[...]
David Masten and Emma Wolf (née Gaskill) were married on 23 Sep 1899 in Steuben Co.

Reviewed 15 March 2022.
Almeda Huntsman, daughter of Mary (née Painter) and Jeremiah Huntsman, was born in 1855 in Ohio's Morrow County in either Congress or Franklin Township. The Huntsman family, who farmed, moved in 1864 to Green Township, Noble County, Indiana.

Almeda Huntsman and David M. Masten, a farmer, married on 30 November 1873 in Noble County. The couple were the parents of seven children, only three of whom survived their mother: Clarence Henry, Inez Belle, and Golda.

Notes

1860 U.S. Census, Congress Twp., Morrow Co., Ohio; dwelling 639, family 636, lines 24-44, p. 219 (printed), p. 85 (written), 13 Jul 1860.
24. Jeremiah Huntsman, 51, farmer ($3,000; $600), O[hio].
25. Mary, 45, O.
26. Geo., 20, farm hand, O.
27. Rachel, 18, O.
28. "Nancy J.," 15, O. [Mary Jane]
29. "Alinda," 13, O. [Arminda]
30. Riley, 11, O.
31. Samantha, 7, O.
32. Almeda, 4, O.
33. Rhoda, 2, O.

1870 U.S. Census, Green Twp., Noble Co., Indiana; dwellings 130-131, families 130-131, lines 24-32 and 33-37, p. 138B (printed), p. 18 (written), 11 Aug 1870.
24. Huntsman, Jerry [head], 52, farmer ($7,000; $525), Ohio.
25. ----- Mary, 54, keeping house, Ohio.
26. ----- Rachel, 27, no occupation, Ohio.
27. ----- Mary, 25, no occupation, Ohio.
28. ----- Riley, 20, farm laborer, Ohio.
29. ----- Samantha, 18, no occupation, Ohio.
30. ----- Rhoda, 12, Ohio. [Mary's youngest child]
31. ----- Millford, 5, Ohio. [Mary grandson Milton Holcomb]
32. ----- Elmer, 3, Indiana. [Mary's grandson Elmer Holcomb]
33. Huntsman, George [head], 30, farmer ($2,400; $515), Ohio.
34. ----- Susan, 25, keeps house, Ohio.
35. ----- Charlotte, 3, Indiana.
36. ----- Elza, 7/12, male, Indiana.
37. ----- Almeda, 15, domestic servant, Ohio. [George's sister]

"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRXD-SC7 : 8 April 2021), David W Maston and Almeda Huntsman, 26 Nov 1873; citing Noble, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 005014504. License dated 26 Nov 1873; ceremony on 30 Nov 1873.

1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 76, Green Twp., Noble Co., Indiana; dwelling 171, family 173, lines 24-36, p. 522B (printed), p. 18 (written), 15-16 Jun 1880.
24. Masten, David M., 27, [head], farming; born in Ohio, parents in N.Y.
25. ----- Almeda, 24, wife, keeping house, Ohio [parents' birthplaces blank].
26. ----- Clarence H., 1, son, Indiana.

"MASTEN—In Salem township, Feb. 8, 1898, Almeda Masten, aged 42 years. Funeral at the Block church, Thursday, at 2:00 p.m." ("Died," Angola Herald, Angola, Indiana, 9 Feb 1898, p. 5, col. 4.)

Obit. extract: Masten, David, Mrs., 42, died at her home near Helmer on Tuesday of last week from cancer and was buried at the same place. She was the sister of Mrs. Harlan Braden [Samantha] and Mrs. J. M. Moore [Rhoda] of this city and George Huntsman of Green Twp. Her husband is a half-brother of Harrison Coe of Albion. (Noble Democrat, Indiana, 2 Feb 1898.)

"Died [Almeda Masten obit.]," Steuben Republican, Angola, Indiana, 16 Feb 1898, p. 8, col. 4.

1900 U.S. Census, E.D. 106, Salem Twp., Steuben Co., Indiana; dwelling 381, family 387, lines 95-100, p. 16A (written), 19 Jun 1900.
95. Maston, David, head, Jan 1853, 47, married zero years; self and father born in Ohio, mother in N.Y.; farmer.
96. ----- Emily, wife, Aug 1872, 27, married zero years, Indiana.
97. ----- Inez, daugh., Jul 1882, 17, single, Indiana, school.
98. ----- Goldie, daugh., Sep 1894, 5, Indiana.
[...]
David Masten and Emma Wolf (née Gaskill) were married on 23 Sep 1899 in Steuben Co.

Reviewed 15 March 2022.

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MASTEN

ALMEDA
His Wife
Oct. 7, 1855
Feb. 8, 1898



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