Benjamin Franklin Rumsey

1892 - 1980  (88 years)

• Name	Benjamin Franklin Rumsey  [1]
  Birth	17 Jan 1892	Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA   [2]
  	Don Rumsey, grandson, W-M-8, Jan 1892, single, IL, NY, MI, at school
  		1900 U.S. census, Enfield, Tompkins Co., NY, p. 10A
  Death	16 Jul 1980	St. Petersburg, Pinellas Co., Florida, USA   [1]
  Notes	Benjamin Franklin Rumsey was living at 4457 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago, and was working for Imperial Broom Co, when his first son was born in 1917. He was at 2161 Leland Ave, a broom maker, in 1918 when Vernon was born, and was at 2112 Eastwood Ave when Vernon died in 1921. In 1924 when his son Benjamin Franklin Jr. was born, he was manager of Howard Broom Co, and lived at 4730 Ravenswood Ave. The 1928 Chicago business directory lists him "at Prudential Life Ins Co", living at 2550 Blaine Place. Deeds of Orleans Co, NY, show that he and his wife Blanche purchased land in Carlton Tp in 1944, and in 1945 he bought land in Oak Orchard, which he conveyed to Benjamin F. Jr. in 1945 (LR 205:500; 208:165,358). I visited him in Oak Orchard on the Lake in 1964. He and his wife took in retarded patients from the New York State Hospital, had six later that year. On a Christmas card of about 1970 he reported: "Had a little trouble with a broken emery wheel last spring. I lost an eye but the wheel is in six pieces." Patricia and Howard of Minnesota, children of Bernard Rumsey, were executors of Benjamin's estate. Their father was deceased, and Bernard and Benjamin Jr were not provided for, the entire estate was to be divided among the ten grandchildren - 7 by Bernard and 3 by Benjamin. (EER, info from Patricia Rumsey Anderson) The Feeley family was in Austin, Mower Co, Minn in 1900. Katie C., daughter of John and Ann J. Feeley, was 5 years old. With them were Ann's parents, Patrick and Catherine Farrell, natives of Ireland, as were John Feeley's parents. In the 1900 census of Princeton, Patoka Tp, Gibson Co, Ind, Thomas and Minnie R. O'Herron had four children, the eldest of whom was Blanche aged 9. Minnie was born in Ohio, her parents were both German. Thomas and his parents were born in Ohio. He was a manufacturer of acetylene gas. [3]
  Person ID	I9793	Rumsey/Ballou Family Tree
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2011

  
  

  Father	Donald Charles Rumsey,   b. 29 Jun 1867, Ithaca, Tompkins Co., New York, USA d. Aug 1939, Fresno, Fresno Co., California, USA (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Rosetta Jane Burgess,   b. 17 Apr 1868, Holly, Oakland Co., Michigan, USA d. Nov 1950, Glens Falls, Warren Co., New York, USA (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	1889  [4]
  Family ID	F3522	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Kathryn Cecelia Feeley,   b. 30 Aug 1894, Austin, Mower Co., Minnesota, USA d. 19 Jan 1921, Austin, Mower Co., Minnesota, USA (Age 26 years)
  Marriage	31 Oct 1916	Austin, Mower Co., Minnesota, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Bernard Francis Rumsey,   b. 8 Jul 1917, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA d. 8 Feb 1980, Austin, Mower Co., Minnesota, USA (Age 62 years)   2. Vernon Rumsey,   b. 24 Dec 1918, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA d. 3 Oct 1921, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA (Age 2 years)
  Family ID	F3533	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2011

  
  

  Family 2	Blanche O'Herron,   b. 18 Apr 1891, Haubstadt, Gibson Co., Indiana, USA d. 27-28 Dec 1948, Waterport, Orleans Co., New York, USA (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	22 May 1922	Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA   [1]
  Children	1. B.F. Rumsey
  Family ID	F3534	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2011

  
  

  Family 3	Agnes Hammick,   b. 10 Nov 1903, Montgomery, Montgomery Co., Alabama, USA d. 16 Mar 1980, Largo, Pinellas Co., Florida, USA (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	25 Jul 1945	Carlton Twp., Orleans Co., New York, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F3535	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2011

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 17 Jan 1892 - Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA Census - 1900 - Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York, USA Marriage - 31 Oct 1916 - Austin, Mower Co., Minnesota, USA Marriage - 22 May 1922 - Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA Marriage - 25 Jul 1945 - Carlton Twp., Orleans Co., New York, USA Death - 16 Jul 1980 - St. Petersburg, Pinellas Co., Florida, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S636] Jean Rumsey, Descendants of Simon Rumsey, (Jean Rumsey), SR103(01-26): 103-13. [S802] Ancestry.com, 1900 U.S. census, 23 Nov 2011, sheet 10A. citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 1168 [S636] Jean Rumsey, Descendants of Simon Rumsey, (Jean Rumsey), SR103(01-26): 103-26. [S636] Jean Rumsey, Descendants of Simon Rumsey, (Jean Rumsey), SR103(01-26): 103-2.