Alonzo Rumsey

1833 - 1921  (88 years)

• Name	Alonzo Rumsey  [1, 2]
  Birth	11 Nov 1833	Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA   [3]
  		1850 U.S. census, Enfield, Tompkins Co., NY, p. 354A
  		1850 U.S. census, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA p. 354A
  Census	1860	Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA   [4]
  		1860 U.S. census, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA p. 292
  Census	1870	Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA   [5]
  		1870 U.S. census, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA p. 125B
  Census	1900	Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA   [6]
  		1900 U.S. census, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA p. 9
  Census	1920	Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA   [2]
  		1920 U.S. census, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA p. 1B
  Death	31 Dec 1921	Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA   [1]
  Burial	Newfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA   [7]
  		Headstone of Alonzo Rumsey
  Notes	Alonzo Rumsey was listed with the rest of his family in the 1850 census of Enfield, Tompkins Co, as Oliver A. aged 16. In 1860 in Enfield, he was the eldest child at home at age 26, this time called Alonzo, a farm laborer. In the 1865 state census of Enfield, "Elonzo" Rumsey was 30, a laborer, and his wife Elisa was 22. Both had been born in Tompkins Co, and both married only once. There were no children as yet. They lived with his parents for several years after their marriage, as shown by both the 1865 and 1870 census. In 1870 Alonzo was 35, a farmer with only $300 in real estate, but $1000 in personal property. Eliza was 28, and their children were Edward 5, Don 3 and Julia 1 year old. According to the listing of Industries, in the copy seen at Ithaca, Alonzo Rumsey had a saw mill with a capital investment of $700. It was operated by water power, and he had one employee. The 500 logs used during the preceeding year were valued at $750, and had produced 75,000 feet of lumber valued at $1050. In 1875 Alonzo Rumsey of Enfield was 45, this time a laborer. Elsa was 30, Edward 9, Don 8, Julia 6 and Elmer 4. They were living next to Oliver and Julia Rumsey. By 1880 all but their youngest child had been born. This time Alonzo was a farm laborer aged 44, Eliza was 34, both her parents having come from England. Edward was 14, Don 12, Julia 11, Elmer 9, Alice 5, Frank 2, and Glen 6 months old. In the 1892 census of the 1st Election District of Enfield, "Lon" Rumsey was a broom maker aged 56. Liza was 47, and with them were Elmer 21, a laborer, Frank 14, Charley 14?, Julia 21, and Alice 17?. Glenn was missing, and may have died young, as no further record of him has been found. In 1900 Alonzo and Liza Rumsey were still in Enfield. He was 63 and had gone back to farming, she was 55 and had borne 7 children, all living, which did not include Glenn. Their son Elmer, 28, had become a broom maker. Frank, 22, was a day laborer as was Charles 21. Alice was a school teacher at the age of 24. With them was their grandson, "Don A. Rumsey" aged 8, born in Illinois. This has to be Benjamin Franklin Rumsey, son of Donald Charles7 Rumsey, because of age and geography. Alonzo Rumsey of Enfield was listed as one of the heirs in his brother Orville's estate in 1905. There are no probate records on file in Tompkins Co for either Alonzo or Eliza Rumsey, who died within a few months of each other. The informant on Alonzo's death record was Lee Rumsey (#103-28). Though Eliza's death record gave the place of her birth as Newfield, and the 1865 and 1875 enumerations say she was born in Tompkins Co, her family was not spotted in 1850 in either Enfield or Newfield when she would have been 7 years old. Her son Edward's death record gave her birthplace as Canada. [7]
  Person ID	I9760	Rumsey/Ballou Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2011

  
  

  Father	Oliver Rumsey,   b. Abt 1805, Scipio, Cayuga Co., New York, USA d. Between 1880 and 1892, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA (Age 75 years)
  Mother	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]
  Family ID	F2042	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eliza C. Farmer,   b. 15 Apr 1843, Newfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA d. 13 Apr 1921, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1865  [1]
  Children	1. Edward Montgomery Rumsey,   b. 8 Dec 1865, Ithaca, Tompkins Co., New York, USA d. 15 Nov 1934, Ithaca, Tompkins Co., New York, USA (Age 68 years) + 2. Donald Charles Rumsey,   b. 29 Jun 1867, Ithaca, Tompkins Co., New York, USA d. Aug 1939, Fresno, Fresno Co., California, USA (Age 72 years)   3. Julia Mary Rumsey,   b. 30 Apr 1869, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA d. 14 Feb 1948 (Age 78 years)   4. Elmer Estelle Rumsey,   b. 17 Jun 1871, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA d. 23 Dec 1934, Ithaca, Tompkins Co., New York, USA (Age 63 years)   5. Alice Elizabeth Rumsey,   b. 21 Jul 1875, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA d. 1955, Spencer, Tioga Co., New York, USA (Age 79 years)   6. Frank Alonzo Rumsey,   b. Mar 1878, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA d. 1950, Newfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA (Age 71 years)   7. Glenn Rumsey,   b. Abt Dec 1879, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA d. Bef 1892 (Age 12 years)   8. Charles Farmer Rumsey,   b. 11 Nov 1881, Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA d. 13 Feb 1961 (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F3518	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2011

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 11 Nov 1833 - 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 - 1900 - Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA Census - 1920 - Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA Death - 31 Dec 1921 - Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA Burial - - Newfield, 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. [S815] Ancestry.com, 1920 U.S. census, 8 Dec 2011, sheet 1B. citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 1265 [S805] Ancestry.com, 1850 U.S. census, 29 Nov 2011, p. 354A. citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 606 [S809] Ancestry.com, 1860 U.S. census, 29 Nov 2011, p. 292. citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 868 [S806] Ancestry.com, 1870 U.S. census, 29 Nov 2011, p. 14. citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 1104 [S802] Ancestry.com, 1900 U.S. census, 23 Nov 2011, sheet 9B. citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 1168 [S636] Jean Rumsey, Descendants of Simon Rumsey, (Jean Rumsey), SR103(01-26): 103-2.