Oliver Rumsey

Abt 1805 - 1892  (75 years)

• Name	Oliver Rumsey  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	Abt 1805	Scipio, Cayuga Co., New York, USA   [1, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1840	Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA   [7]
  		1840 U.S. census, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA p. 318
  Census	1850	Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA   [4]
  		1850 U.S. census, Enfield, Tompkins Co., NY, p. 354A
  		1850 U.S. census, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA p. 353B
  Census	1860	Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA   [3]
  		1860 U.S. census, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA p. 292
  Census	1870	Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA   [2]
  		1870 U.S. census, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA p. 125B
  Census	1880	Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA   [5]
  		1880 U.S. census, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA p. 111D
  Death	Between 1880 and 1892	Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA   [1]
  Notes	Oliver Rumsey was of Enfield when mentioned in the will of his father in 1829. On 23 Nov 1830, Oliver Rumsey of Enfield (with no wife), heir of Isaac Rumsey, conveyed water rights out of Five Mile Creek in Enfield Section 76, to Ashbel and Jerad Treman of Hector. Mention was made of the grist mill now owned by Jacob Rumsey which had been devised to him by Isaac dec'd, (LR S:394). In the 1835 state census of Enfield, "Olover" Rumsey's household consisted of 2 males and 2 females. One male could vote and was subject to militia duty. One female was married and under 45, the other was under 16. He had 30 acres under cultivation. In 1840 there were 1 boy and 1 girl under 5, 1 boy and 1 girl 5-9, his wife was 20-29, and he was 30-39. That year, Oliver and his wife Julia Ann sold a parcel of land in Section 76 to John H. Rumsey (#75), and in 1842 Oliver Rumsey and his wife Julia Ann Caroline conveyed some water rights in Section 76 to Edwin Rumsey (#99-2). (LR GG:1; YY:376) The 1850 census of Enfield reported that Oliver had land worth $3000. He was 45 and a farmer, Julia A. C. was 39, and their six children living were Emily Ann 18, Oliver A. 16 and a farmer, Sarah J. 14, Orvill C. 12, Mary E. 8, and James O. 5. (Oliver A. became Alonzo, with no further record of "Oliver".) In 1860, farmer Oliver Rumsey of Enfield was 53. He had $6000 in real estate and $1200 in personal property. Julia A. was 48, Alonzo 26 and a farm laborer, Orvil 22, Mary 18, Oscar 15, William 9 and Don G. 7. The 1865 state census showed Oliver in Enfield as age 56, born in Cayuga Co. His wife July A. was 53 and born in Columbia Co. She had had 11 children. The rest of the family had all been born in Tompkins Co - Elonso 30 and his wife Elisa 22, Orval 26, Oscar 20, William 12 and Don George 10. At the end of the census were listed "Products of Industry" in Enfield, where Oliver Rumsey was shown as owner of a shingle mill, powered by water, with a capital investment of $1000. The value of the raw material (logs) used during the past year was $200. The amount of business for the year had been $550. He had four mills and paid his four helpers an average of $50 per month. In 1870 Oliver's real estate was again valued at $6000, but his personal property had gone up to $2000. He was 63 and still called himself a farmer, Julia was 59, and with them were Orville 26, a farm laborer, Oscar 22 and a carpenter, Don G. 17 and William 19, both farm laborers, Mary 28 (married to Byrum below, but called "Rumsey"), Alonzo 35 and his wife Eliza and their three children, Clark Byrum 35 (husband of Mary above) and his 4 year old daughter Stella. Mary was "Keeping House" as all wives did in the census records. The family was considerably smaller in the 1875 state census, when Oliver was 68 and Julia A. 54, again born in Cayuga and Columbia counties respectively. Still at home were Orvill 35, Oscar 34, William 23 and Don 22. In Enfield in 1880, Oliver and Julia, aged 74 and 67, had with them Orvile 28, Oscar 25 and Don 22, as well as their daughter Sarah Harvey 44, and her daughter Alice Harvey 18 who was a dressmaker. William Rumsey was 25 and single, living with his older sister, Mary Byrum and husband Clark Byrum, in Hector, Schuyler Co. Oliver had died before the 1892 state census was taken, for Orville C. Rumsey, aged 47, headed the household, followed by Oscar J. 41 and Don G. 33, all three farmers, and their mother Julia A. who was 81. There was no probate in Tompkins Co for either Oliver or Julia. In 1900, Orval C. (b Nov 1852, ae 57) and Oscar J. (b Oct 1847 ae 52) were in Enfield with their brother, Don G. Rumsey and his family. (Perhaps his wife of 3 years was the informant.) William Rumsey was 46 and an inmate of Willard State Hospital, in the towns of Ovid and Romulus, Seneca Co. (William died shortly after losing his job at Willard, date not known, according to Mrs. Eric E. Rumsey of Rochester, NY, 1972.) Orville C. Rumsey of Enfield wrote his will 19 Aug 1905, which was probated 30 Apr 1906. He left his property to his brother, Oscar J. Rumsey, and to his nephews, Warren B. and Milton L. Rumsey, sons of his brother Don G. He named Oscar as his executor. (PR Wills BB:234) Oscar J. Rumsey of Enfield filed the Petition for Probate (PR Pkg 40), listing the heirs as: Alonzo Rumsey of Enfield, brother Sarah Jane Harvey of Geneva, NY, sister William Rumsey of Enfield, now in Willard as an inmate, brother Oscar J. Rumsey of Enfield, brother and petitioner Livana Fayhe of Van Etten, niece ) Kittie Denmark of Sayre, Pa, niece ) all children of Emily Eaton, Fred Eaton, nephew, last known ) dec'd sister address Syracuse, but cannot find Warren B. Rumsey ) niece and nephews, children of Milton L. Rumsey ) dec'd brother Don Rumsey, Gretel M. Rumsey ) all res Enfield, all infants under 14 Belle Byrum Hardacker of Loran, Stephenson Co, Ill, niece dau of dec'd sister Mary Byrum Warren Rumsey was the informant on the death record of Oscar James, and reported the birthplace of Julia Curtis as Albany, probably in error. There was no probate. [1]
  Person ID	I5446	Rumsey/Ballou Family Tree
  Last Modified	5 Dec 2011

  
  

  Father	Isaac Rumsey,   b. 16 Sep 1763, Goshen Precinct, Orange Co., New York, USA d. Between 24 Aug 1829 and 27 Nov 1829, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Jane Keene,   b. Between 1770 and 1775   d. Aft 1840 (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1798  [8, 9]
  Family ID	F1855	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Julia Ann Caroline Curtis,   b. Abt 1811, Green River, Columbia Co., New York, USA d. 19 Mar 1896, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1832  [1]
  Children	1. Emily Ann Rumsey,   b. 1832, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA d. 12 Mar 1896, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA (Age 64 years) + 2. Alonzo Rumsey,   b. 11 Nov 1833, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA d. 31 Dec 1921, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA (Age 88 years) + 3. Sarah Jane Rumsey,   b. Nov 1835, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA d. Aft 1906 (Age 71 years)   4. Orville C. Rumsey,   b. Abt 1838, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA d. 27 Aug 1905, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA (Age 67 years)   5. [Child] Rumsey   d. Young + 6. Mary E. Rumsey,   b. Abt 1842, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA d. Bef 1906 (Age 64 years)   7. Oscar James Rumsey,   b. 24 Oct 1844, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA d. 3 Jul 1917, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA (Age 72 years)   8. [Child] Rumsey   d. Young   9. [Child] Rumsey   d. Young   10. William Rumsey,   b. Abt 1851, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA d. Aft 1906, Romulus Twp., Seneca Co., New York, USA (Age 56 years) + 11. Don George Rumsey,   b. Oct 1853, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA d. 18 Oct 1900, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA (Age 47 years)
  Family ID	F2042	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2011

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1805 - Scipio, Cayuga Co., New York, USA Census - 1840 - Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA Census - 1850 - Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA Census - 1860 - Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA Census - 1870 - Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA Census - 1880 - Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA Death - Between 1880 and 1892 - Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S636] Jean Rumsey, Descendants of Simon Rumsey, (Jean Rumsey), SR98-104: 103. [S806] Ancestry.com, 1870 U.S. census, 29 Nov 2011, p. 14. citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 1104 [S809] Ancestry.com, 1860 U.S. census, 29 Nov 2011, p. 292. citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 868 [S805] Ancestry.com, 1850 U.S. census, 29 Nov 2011, p. 353B. citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 606 [S810] Ancestry.com, 1880 U.S. census, 30 Nov 2011, p. 111D. citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 938 [S805] Ancestry.com, 1850 U.S. census, 29 Nov 2011, p. 354A. citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 606 [S812] Ancestry.com, 1840 U.S. census, 1 Dec 2011, sheet 318 (stamped), p. 12 (penned). citing NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 345 [S636] Jean Rumsey, Descendants of Simon Rumsey, (Jean Rumsey), SR7-11. [S636] Jean Rumsey, Descendants of Simon Rumsey, (Jean Rumsey), SR25-31.