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- Timeline for James Close:
1824 James Close born Ohio
1848 James married Lydia Young Allen County, Indiana ( Is this right or did he marry Elizabeth Wade?)
1851 son, George born Allen County Indiana
1855 June 2, James & Nancy married Allen County, Indiana
1856 daughter Eliza born Indiana
1858 daughter Elizabeth born, Adams County, Indiana, United States
1860 US census Madison, Allen, Indiana
1862 daughter Diantha Jane born Decatur, Adams, Indiana
1865 daughter Torisa born Indiana
1867 son William born Indiana
1869 daughter Sibetha born Indiana
1870 US census Monmoth PO, Root , Adams, Indiana
1878 marriage of daughter, Diantha Jane in home of james Close in Sylvester, Allen County, Michigan
1880 US census Fremont, Isabella, Michigan, James is listed as crippled, maimed or bed ridden.
1900 US census June 2st, James & Nancy in Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin
1903 10 Jun James died in Rock County, Wisconsin, age 79
1910 wife Nancy died Decatur, Adams, Indiana,
James Close's parents both born in Ohio, Mother's name Marthia (sic) from Jame's death cirtificate.
It is believed George and family lived in Dekatur and Fort Wayne, probably Indiana.
Possible first marriage? Cutler family tree on ancestry states George's mother is Mary A Bixler 1815-1900
but that marriage is listed as Feb 1855, the same date as his marriage to Nancy Dougherty and is after George was born.
Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 <http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5059&enc=1> about James Close
Spouse Name: Elizabeth Wade
Marriage Date: Nov 16 1848
Marriage County: Allen
Could this be James' family? Could there have been a child before George and the mother be Elizabeth)
1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Jas Close
Age: 28 ( I read 25)
Estimated birth year: abt 1822
Birth Place: Ohio
Gender: Male
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Madison, Allen, Indiana
Family Number: 1311
Neighbors: Malinda Wade age 50 is living next door with 7 children age 20 to 12.
Household Members: Name Age
Jas Close 28 (I read 25)
Elizabeth Close 25
Malinda Close 1
Malinda Close ( could this be the same Malinda Close?)
in the Web: Allen County, Indiana, Obituary Index, 1841-2010
Name: Malinda Close
Publication Date: 5 Aug 1910
Publication Place: Allen, Indiana, United States of America
Death Date: Abt 1910
!MARR: 2 Jun 1855, Allen County, Indiana Bk3 pg 332-Allen Co. Ind. (also "Early Marriage Records of Allen County, Indiana, Vol 2, pg 51, call # 977.274/V25 da)
Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 <http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5059&enc=1> about James Close
Spouse Name: Naney A Dougherty
Marriage Date: Feb 1855
Marriage County: Allen
1860 United States Federal Census Record about James Close
Name: James Close
Age in 1860: 33
Birth Year: abt 1827
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1860: Madison, Allen, Indiana
Gender: Male
Post Office: Fort Wayne
Value of real estate: $300 farmer
Household Members: Name Age
James Close 33
Nancey Close 23
George Close 11
Eliza Close 2
Elizabeth Close 1
1870 United States Federal Census Record about James Close
Name: James Close
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1822
Age in 1870: 48
Birthplace: O Cannot write US citizen parents not foreign born
Home in 1870: Root, Adams, Indiana
Race: White
Gender: Male
Value of real estate :$300 farmer
Post Office: Monmoth
Family:
Nancy, wife age 30 bn Ohio;
George, 18 Ind;
Eliza, 14 Ind;
Elizabeth 12 Ind;
Diatha 10 Ind;
Terisa 6 Ind;
William 3 Ind;
Sibetha 9/12 Ind.
1880 United States Federal Census
Name: James Close
Home in 1880: Fremont, Isabella, Michigan
Age: 68
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1812
Birthplace: Ohio
Occupation: Farmer
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Marital status: Married
Spouse's Name: Nancy A Close
Father's birthplace: Ohio
Mother's birthplace: Ohio
Race: White
Gender: Male
Box stating "maimed, crippled, or bed ridden" is checked for James.
Household Members: Name Age
James Close 68
Nancy A Close 42
Charles Hutchison 4 born Indiana grandson (son of Eliza and William Hutchison? )
NOTE: their daughter, Elizageth with her husband Loren A Sly, live next door and 4 Dougherty families on same page (George age 35, Soloman 31, William 71, Job 31)
1900 United States Federal Census (my mother remembers her family talking about Janesville and Fort Wayne)
Name James Close
Age 76
Birth Date Mar 1824
Birthplace Ohio
Home in 1900 Janesville Ward 1, Rock, Wisconsin
Race White
Gender Male
Relation to Head of House Head
Marital Status Married
Spouse's Name Nancy Close
Marriage Year 1860
Years Married 40
Father's Birthplace Ohio
Mother's Birthplace Ohio
Household Members
Name Age
James Close 76 can read, write and speak English
Nancy Close 85 ( the age and birthdate are the same as the boarder below. I think it was an error on her part)
Alston Horton 85 boarder
James Close
in the Wisconsin, Deaths, 1820-1907
Name: James Close
Death Date: 10 Jun 1903
Death Place: Rock, Wisconsin, USA
Cause of death: Pulmonary tuberculosis
Volume: 03
Page Number: 0251
Reel: 118
Sequence Number: 060650
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Wisconsin, Deaths, 1820-1907 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2000.
Original data: Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services. Wisconsin Vital Record Index, pre-1907. Madison, WI, USA: Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services Vital Records Division
Wisconsin Historical Society. Pre-1907 Vital Records Collection. Madison, WI, USA: Wisconsin Historical Society Library Archives.
This database indexes over 439,000 deaths recorded in the state of Wisconsin between 1820 and 1907. .
Addie Mae had a picture of Nancy (Dougherty) Close taken in April 1896 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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1824 - 1903 (79 years)
