Lafayette Nellans was the son of Moses Nellans and Lucinda Strosnider, who married on 24 Oct 1845 in Coshocton Co., Ohio. I found twelve children for them, but there may have been others—James (c.1846 OH), John P. (c.1848 IN), Ellis (c.1850-51 IN), Thomas B. (c.1852 IN), Alonzo (c.1854 IN), Risden (c.1856 IN), Mary L. (c.1858 IN), Absalom (c.1860 IN), Elvira (c.1863 IN), Lafayette (12 Sep 1865 IN), Benjamin Franklin (c.1867), and Andrew Jackson (c.1868 IN).
After James' birth in 1846, the family left Ohio for Indiana, where John was born in 1848. The 1850 Census placed them in Newcastle, Fulton Co., Indiana. Moses Nellans (Nelloms on the transcribed record), aged 30, was farming for a living. Lucinda, aged 25, was home with their three young sons, James, aged 4, John, aged 2, and Ellis, just a few months old.
I couldn't find the family on the 1860 Census, but as the 1870 Census showed them still living in Newcastle, Fulton Co., Indiana, I suspect that's where they were the whole time. By 1970, Moses Nellans was 50 years old and still farming. Lucinda, aged 45, would have been busy at home tending to the needs of a husband and ten children—John, aged 22, Thomas, aged 18, Alonzo, aged 16, Risden, aged 14, Mary, aged 12, Absalom, aged 10, Elvira, aged 7, Lafayette, aged 5, Benjamin, aged 3, and Andrew, aged 2. Eldest son James was no longer at home, and son Ellis had died in 1951 when he was but a year old.
By the 1880 Census, the family nest had emptied out a bit. They were still living in Newcastle. Moses, aged 60, was still actively farming. Lucinda, aged 56, was keeping house. Still at home with their parents were Thomas, aged 27, Risden, aged 24, Absalom, aged 20, Elvira, aged 17, Lafayette, aged 14, and Andrew, aged 11. Noticeably absent was son Benjamin, who would have been only 13 years old.
On 21 Mar 1891, Lafayette married Eliza M. Kessler in Fulton Co., Indiana. Eliza was the daughter of Harrison Kessler and Hannah Ann Barret. Lafayette and Eliza had six children together—Basel Forrest (16 Feb 1892), Villa Fern (8 Jul 1893), Dallas Harrison (7 Sep 1895), Leah Ruth (11 Sep 1898), Gladys Hazel (15 May 1901), and Luella (20 Feb 1906).
The family appeared together on the 1900 Census, living in Rochester, Fulton Co., Indiana. Lafayette, aged 34, was farming. Eliza (using nickname "Lida"), aged 26, reported that she had had four children, and that all four had survived to that census. There with their parents were Basel, aged 8, Villa, aged 6, Dallas, aged 4, and Leah, aged 1.
By the 1910 Census, the family had relocated to Plymouth, Center Township, Marshall Co., Indiana. Lafayette, aged 44, was working a new farm. Lida, aged 36, reported that she had had six children, and that all of them were still alive. All six were there with their parents—Basel, aged 18, Fern, aged 16, Dallas, aged 14, Leah, aged 11, Gladys, aged 8, and Luella, aged 4.
Lafayette and Lida's nest began to empty out in the decade following that census. Daughter Fern (aka Villa) married Charles Melvin Ferguson on 8 Mar 1913 in Marshall County. Three years later, Ruth (aka Leah) married Omer Fruits on 25 Nov 1916, also in Marshall County.
The 1920 Census placed the family at 1209 Pearl St. in Plymouth. Lafayette, aged 54, was working for the railroad. Eliza (aka Lida), aged 46, was keeping house. Still living at home with their parents were Basel, aged 27 and working for Ogden Manufacturing Co., Gladys, aged 18, was working as a saleslady in a notions store. Luella, aged 13, was still in school. On his 1917 WWI registration, son Dallas was living in Queens, New York. I couldn't find him in 1920.
Four years after that census, daughter Gladys married Francis Xavier Sullivan on 14 Feb 1924. Francis was the son of Irish immigrant John Patrick Sullivan and Mary Iva Plechter.
The 1930 Census caught back up with the family, still living in Plymouth. Lafayette, aged 64, was working, but I couldn't make out what kind. Eliza/Lida, aged 56, was keeping house. Back living with his parents was son Dallas, single, aged 34 and pouring concrete for smoke stacks. Daughter Louella, aged 24, was still living at home, but she was working as an ironer for a laundry.
Eight years after that census, after forty seven years of marriage, death parted the couple, claiming Eliza/Lida six days after Thanksgiving on 30 Nov 1938. She was 65 years old.
Lafayette appeared without his helpmate and companion on the 1940 Census, widowed, aged 74, and working as an emory man in an abrasive works. Helping her father was daughter Luella, aged 34.
Five years after that census, Lafayette moved into the light a little over a month after celebrating his 80th birthday on 5 Aug 1945.
After James' birth in 1846, the family left Ohio for Indiana, where John was born in 1848. The 1850 Census placed them in Newcastle, Fulton Co., Indiana. Moses Nellans (Nelloms on the transcribed record), aged 30, was farming for a living. Lucinda, aged 25, was home with their three young sons, James, aged 4, John, aged 2, and Ellis, just a few months old.
I couldn't find the family on the 1860 Census, but as the 1870 Census showed them still living in Newcastle, Fulton Co., Indiana, I suspect that's where they were the whole time. By 1970, Moses Nellans was 50 years old and still farming. Lucinda, aged 45, would have been busy at home tending to the needs of a husband and ten children—John, aged 22, Thomas, aged 18, Alonzo, aged 16, Risden, aged 14, Mary, aged 12, Absalom, aged 10, Elvira, aged 7, Lafayette, aged 5, Benjamin, aged 3, and Andrew, aged 2. Eldest son James was no longer at home, and son Ellis had died in 1951 when he was but a year old.
By the 1880 Census, the family nest had emptied out a bit. They were still living in Newcastle. Moses, aged 60, was still actively farming. Lucinda, aged 56, was keeping house. Still at home with their parents were Thomas, aged 27, Risden, aged 24, Absalom, aged 20, Elvira, aged 17, Lafayette, aged 14, and Andrew, aged 11. Noticeably absent was son Benjamin, who would have been only 13 years old.
On 21 Mar 1891, Lafayette married Eliza M. Kessler in Fulton Co., Indiana. Eliza was the daughter of Harrison Kessler and Hannah Ann Barret. Lafayette and Eliza had six children together—Basel Forrest (16 Feb 1892), Villa Fern (8 Jul 1893), Dallas Harrison (7 Sep 1895), Leah Ruth (11 Sep 1898), Gladys Hazel (15 May 1901), and Luella (20 Feb 1906).
The family appeared together on the 1900 Census, living in Rochester, Fulton Co., Indiana. Lafayette, aged 34, was farming. Eliza (using nickname "Lida"), aged 26, reported that she had had four children, and that all four had survived to that census. There with their parents were Basel, aged 8, Villa, aged 6, Dallas, aged 4, and Leah, aged 1.
By the 1910 Census, the family had relocated to Plymouth, Center Township, Marshall Co., Indiana. Lafayette, aged 44, was working a new farm. Lida, aged 36, reported that she had had six children, and that all of them were still alive. All six were there with their parents—Basel, aged 18, Fern, aged 16, Dallas, aged 14, Leah, aged 11, Gladys, aged 8, and Luella, aged 4.
Lafayette and Lida's nest began to empty out in the decade following that census. Daughter Fern (aka Villa) married Charles Melvin Ferguson on 8 Mar 1913 in Marshall County. Three years later, Ruth (aka Leah) married Omer Fruits on 25 Nov 1916, also in Marshall County.
The 1920 Census placed the family at 1209 Pearl St. in Plymouth. Lafayette, aged 54, was working for the railroad. Eliza (aka Lida), aged 46, was keeping house. Still living at home with their parents were Basel, aged 27 and working for Ogden Manufacturing Co., Gladys, aged 18, was working as a saleslady in a notions store. Luella, aged 13, was still in school. On his 1917 WWI registration, son Dallas was living in Queens, New York. I couldn't find him in 1920.
Four years after that census, daughter Gladys married Francis Xavier Sullivan on 14 Feb 1924. Francis was the son of Irish immigrant John Patrick Sullivan and Mary Iva Plechter.
The 1930 Census caught back up with the family, still living in Plymouth. Lafayette, aged 64, was working, but I couldn't make out what kind. Eliza/Lida, aged 56, was keeping house. Back living with his parents was son Dallas, single, aged 34 and pouring concrete for smoke stacks. Daughter Louella, aged 24, was still living at home, but she was working as an ironer for a laundry.
Eight years after that census, after forty seven years of marriage, death parted the couple, claiming Eliza/Lida six days after Thanksgiving on 30 Nov 1938. She was 65 years old.
Lafayette appeared without his helpmate and companion on the 1940 Census, widowed, aged 74, and working as an emory man in an abrasive works. Helping her father was daughter Luella, aged 34.
Five years after that census, Lafayette moved into the light a little over a month after celebrating his 80th birthday on 5 Aug 1945.
Lafayette Nellans was the son of Moses Nellans and Lucinda Strosnider, who married on 24 Oct 1845 in Coshocton Co., Ohio. I found twelve children for them, but there may have been others—James (c.1846 OH), John P. (c.1848 IN), Ellis (c.1850-51 IN), Thomas B. (c.1852 IN), Alonzo (c.1854 IN), Risden (c.1856 IN), Mary L. (c.1858 IN), Absalom (c.1860 IN), Elvira (c.1863 IN), Lafayette (12 Sep 1865 IN), Benjamin Franklin (c.1867), and Andrew Jackson (c.1868 IN).
After James' birth in 1846, the family left Ohio for Indiana, where John was born in 1848. The 1850 Census placed them in Newcastle, Fulton Co., Indiana. Moses Nellans (Nelloms on the transcribed record), aged 30, was farming for a living. Lucinda, aged 25, was home with their three young sons, James, aged 4, John, aged 2, and Ellis, just a few months old.
I couldn't find the family on the 1860 Census, but as the 1870 Census showed them still living in Newcastle, Fulton Co., Indiana, I suspect that's where they were the whole time. By 1970, Moses Nellans was 50 years old and still farming. Lucinda, aged 45, would have been busy at home tending to the needs of a husband and ten children—John, aged 22, Thomas, aged 18, Alonzo, aged 16, Risden, aged 14, Mary, aged 12, Absalom, aged 10, Elvira, aged 7, Lafayette, aged 5, Benjamin, aged 3, and Andrew, aged 2. Eldest son James was no longer at home, and son Ellis had died in 1951 when he was but a year old.
By the 1880 Census, the family nest had emptied out a bit. They were still living in Newcastle. Moses, aged 60, was still actively farming. Lucinda, aged 56, was keeping house. Still at home with their parents were Thomas, aged 27, Risden, aged 24, Absalom, aged 20, Elvira, aged 17, Lafayette, aged 14, and Andrew, aged 11. Noticeably absent was son Benjamin, who would have been only 13 years old.
On 21 Mar 1891, Lafayette married Eliza M. Kessler in Fulton Co., Indiana. Eliza was the daughter of Harrison Kessler and Hannah Ann Barret. Lafayette and Eliza had six children together—Basel Forrest (16 Feb 1892), Villa Fern (8 Jul 1893), Dallas Harrison (7 Sep 1895), Leah Ruth (11 Sep 1898), Gladys Hazel (15 May 1901), and Luella (20 Feb 1906).
The family appeared together on the 1900 Census, living in Rochester, Fulton Co., Indiana. Lafayette, aged 34, was farming. Eliza (using nickname "Lida"), aged 26, reported that she had had four children, and that all four had survived to that census. There with their parents were Basel, aged 8, Villa, aged 6, Dallas, aged 4, and Leah, aged 1.
By the 1910 Census, the family had relocated to Plymouth, Center Township, Marshall Co., Indiana. Lafayette, aged 44, was working a new farm. Lida, aged 36, reported that she had had six children, and that all of them were still alive. All six were there with their parents—Basel, aged 18, Fern, aged 16, Dallas, aged 14, Leah, aged 11, Gladys, aged 8, and Luella, aged 4.
Lafayette and Lida's nest began to empty out in the decade following that census. Daughter Fern (aka Villa) married Charles Melvin Ferguson on 8 Mar 1913 in Marshall County. Three years later, Ruth (aka Leah) married Omer Fruits on 25 Nov 1916, also in Marshall County.
The 1920 Census placed the family at 1209 Pearl St. in Plymouth. Lafayette, aged 54, was working for the railroad. Eliza (aka Lida), aged 46, was keeping house. Still living at home with their parents were Basel, aged 27 and working for Ogden Manufacturing Co., Gladys, aged 18, was working as a saleslady in a notions store. Luella, aged 13, was still in school. On his 1917 WWI registration, son Dallas was living in Queens, New York. I couldn't find him in 1920.
Four years after that census, daughter Gladys married Francis Xavier Sullivan on 14 Feb 1924. Francis was the son of Irish immigrant John Patrick Sullivan and Mary Iva Plechter.
The 1930 Census caught back up with the family, still living in Plymouth. Lafayette, aged 64, was working, but I couldn't make out what kind. Eliza/Lida, aged 56, was keeping house. Back living with his parents was son Dallas, single, aged 34 and pouring concrete for smoke stacks. Daughter Louella, aged 24, was still living at home, but she was working as an ironer for a laundry.
Eight years after that census, after forty seven years of marriage, death parted the couple, claiming Eliza/Lida six days after Thanksgiving on 30 Nov 1938. She was 65 years old.
Lafayette appeared without his helpmate and companion on the 1940 Census, widowed, aged 74, and working as an emory man in an abrasive works. Helping her father was daughter Luella, aged 34.
Five years after that census, Lafayette moved into the light a little over a month after celebrating his 80th birthday on 5 Aug 1945.
After James' birth in 1846, the family left Ohio for Indiana, where John was born in 1848. The 1850 Census placed them in Newcastle, Fulton Co., Indiana. Moses Nellans (Nelloms on the transcribed record), aged 30, was farming for a living. Lucinda, aged 25, was home with their three young sons, James, aged 4, John, aged 2, and Ellis, just a few months old.
I couldn't find the family on the 1860 Census, but as the 1870 Census showed them still living in Newcastle, Fulton Co., Indiana, I suspect that's where they were the whole time. By 1970, Moses Nellans was 50 years old and still farming. Lucinda, aged 45, would have been busy at home tending to the needs of a husband and ten children—John, aged 22, Thomas, aged 18, Alonzo, aged 16, Risden, aged 14, Mary, aged 12, Absalom, aged 10, Elvira, aged 7, Lafayette, aged 5, Benjamin, aged 3, and Andrew, aged 2. Eldest son James was no longer at home, and son Ellis had died in 1951 when he was but a year old.
By the 1880 Census, the family nest had emptied out a bit. They were still living in Newcastle. Moses, aged 60, was still actively farming. Lucinda, aged 56, was keeping house. Still at home with their parents were Thomas, aged 27, Risden, aged 24, Absalom, aged 20, Elvira, aged 17, Lafayette, aged 14, and Andrew, aged 11. Noticeably absent was son Benjamin, who would have been only 13 years old.
On 21 Mar 1891, Lafayette married Eliza M. Kessler in Fulton Co., Indiana. Eliza was the daughter of Harrison Kessler and Hannah Ann Barret. Lafayette and Eliza had six children together—Basel Forrest (16 Feb 1892), Villa Fern (8 Jul 1893), Dallas Harrison (7 Sep 1895), Leah Ruth (11 Sep 1898), Gladys Hazel (15 May 1901), and Luella (20 Feb 1906).
The family appeared together on the 1900 Census, living in Rochester, Fulton Co., Indiana. Lafayette, aged 34, was farming. Eliza (using nickname "Lida"), aged 26, reported that she had had four children, and that all four had survived to that census. There with their parents were Basel, aged 8, Villa, aged 6, Dallas, aged 4, and Leah, aged 1.
By the 1910 Census, the family had relocated to Plymouth, Center Township, Marshall Co., Indiana. Lafayette, aged 44, was working a new farm. Lida, aged 36, reported that she had had six children, and that all of them were still alive. All six were there with their parents—Basel, aged 18, Fern, aged 16, Dallas, aged 14, Leah, aged 11, Gladys, aged 8, and Luella, aged 4.
Lafayette and Lida's nest began to empty out in the decade following that census. Daughter Fern (aka Villa) married Charles Melvin Ferguson on 8 Mar 1913 in Marshall County. Three years later, Ruth (aka Leah) married Omer Fruits on 25 Nov 1916, also in Marshall County.
The 1920 Census placed the family at 1209 Pearl St. in Plymouth. Lafayette, aged 54, was working for the railroad. Eliza (aka Lida), aged 46, was keeping house. Still living at home with their parents were Basel, aged 27 and working for Ogden Manufacturing Co., Gladys, aged 18, was working as a saleslady in a notions store. Luella, aged 13, was still in school. On his 1917 WWI registration, son Dallas was living in Queens, New York. I couldn't find him in 1920.
Four years after that census, daughter Gladys married Francis Xavier Sullivan on 14 Feb 1924. Francis was the son of Irish immigrant John Patrick Sullivan and Mary Iva Plechter.
The 1930 Census caught back up with the family, still living in Plymouth. Lafayette, aged 64, was working, but I couldn't make out what kind. Eliza/Lida, aged 56, was keeping house. Back living with his parents was son Dallas, single, aged 34 and pouring concrete for smoke stacks. Daughter Louella, aged 24, was still living at home, but she was working as an ironer for a laundry.
Eight years after that census, after forty seven years of marriage, death parted the couple, claiming Eliza/Lida six days after Thanksgiving on 30 Nov 1938. She was 65 years old.
Lafayette appeared without his helpmate and companion on the 1940 Census, widowed, aged 74, and working as an emory man in an abrasive works. Helping her father was daughter Luella, aged 34.
Five years after that census, Lafayette moved into the light a little over a month after celebrating his 80th birthday on 5 Aug 1945.
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