KRESS FEDERAL CENSUS RECORDS, YATES CO., NY Copyright (c) 1999 by Bonnie Bunce (bmbunce@juno.com). ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ 1850 Federal Census taken as of June 1, 1850 (copied by Bonnie Bunce, descendant of John Jay and Margaret (Murdough) Kress) KRESS and other related family members: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- Town of Starkey, Yates County, New York (didn't record family or household record number) Shannon McLoud, male, age 40, farmer, value of real estate: $12,000 birthplace: New York [There is a probate record for Shannon McLoud in the Surrogate Court's records of Yates County, New York dated 1862.] Eliza Ann McLoud, female, age 35, birthplace: New York [dau. of John J. and Margaret (Murdock) Kress; there is a probate record for Eliza A. McLoud in the Surrogate Court's records of Yates County, New York dated 1882.] Huldah A. McLoud, female, age 14, birthplace: New York [On p. 942 of Stafford C. Cleveland's History and Directory of Yates County, New York, it says that Huldah McLoud married Lewis Shannon, a son of Thomas J. (b.1810) and Jane (Dunn) Shannon, and grandson of Noadiah and Sally (Little) of New Jersey.] Montgomery McLoud, male, age 13, birthplace: New York [From cemetery records kept at the office of the Yates County Historian, Montgomery McLoud was born 11 May 1837 and died on 20 Jul 1885.] Emery McLoud, male, age 9, birthplace: New York ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------- Town of Starkey, Yates County, New York 210th family on 1850 census: Isaac Kress, male, age 42, farmer, real property worth $16,500, birthplace: New York [son of Samuel Kress, Sr., brother of John J. Kress; there is a probate record for Isaac Kress in the Surrogate Court's records of Yates County, New York dated 1890.] Joann Kress, female, age 36, birthplace: New Jersey [According to Cleveland's History, p. 921, Isaac Kress married Joanna, dau. of Wilson Ayres. On p. 725 of Cleveland's History, it states that Wilson Ayres and Agnes Schenck were from Winsor [possibly Windsor, Monmouth Co.?], New Jersey and settled in Yates Co., NY in 1826.] Elizabeth Kress, female, age 15, birthplace: New York Melissa Kress, female, age 12, birthplace: New York Martin Inseco (perhaps Inscho), male, age 10, birthplace: New York, [don't believe he was related to Kress family] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------- 211th family on 1850 census: John J. Kress, male, age 62, farmer, real property worth $18,000, birthplace: New York [son of Samuel Kress, Sr.] Margaret Kress, female, age 60, birthplace not given [Margaret Murdough was wife of John J. Kress, according to S.C. Cleveland's History and Directory of Yates Co., NY, p. 919.] Halsey S. Kress, male, age 20, farmer, had attended school previous year, birthplace: New York George W. Kress, male, age 17, farmer, had attended school previous year, birthplace: New York Catharine Wilkins, female, age 13, had attended school previous year, birthplace: New York [grandchild of John J. Kress] Mary J. Wilkins, female, age 4, birthplace: New York [grandchild of John J. Kress] Town of Starkey Yates County, New York New York State 1855 census Taken June 20, 1855 by John Boyce, Marshal 143rd dwelling, 148th family enumerated on census: John J. Kress, age 68, male, born in Dutchess(?) Co., lived for 40 years in Yates County, owned his land, lived in frame dwelling worth $1500 Margaret Kress, age 66, female, wife, born in Ulster Co., lived 40 years in Yates County Town of Starkey Yates County, New York New York State 1865 census Taken June 7, 1865 21st dwelling, 22nd family enumerated: John J. Kress, age 77, male, born in Orange Co., farmer, married, owner of land, married once, lives in frame dwelling worth $1500 Margaret Kress, age 75, female, wife, born in Orange Co., mother of 14 children, married once George W. Kress, age 32, male, son, b. in Yates County, farmer Sarah I. Kress, age 23, female, son's wife, born in Yates County, mother of one child [According to S.C. Cleveland's History and Directory of Yates Co., NY, pp. 920 and 937, the wife of George W. Kress was Sarah Raplee, dau. of Arnold and Rebecca (Dains) Raplee.] Lee E. Kress, age 3-11/12, male, grandson, born in Yates County [Lee Ellsworth Kress drowned in Seneca Lake in Yates County, New York about 1875, or when he was about 14 years old.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------- 212th family on 1850 census: Andrew J. Kress, male, age 25, farmer, birthplace: New York [son of John J. and Margaret (Murdock) Kress] Adeline Kress, female, age 28, birthplace: New York [Adaline Shannon was the wife of Andrew J. Kress, per S.C. Cleveland's History and Directory of Yates Co., New York p. 920.] [had been married over a year, as the box marked "married within the last year" was not marked] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------- 222nd family on 1850 census: Tillman Kress, male, age 27, farmer, birthplace: New York [Andrew P. Tilman Kress was a son of Samuel Jr. and Betsey (Starkey) Kress] "Rohda" Kress, female, age 26, birthplace: Massachusetts [Rhoda Ann Bunce, 10th child of Peter and Rhoda (Loomis) Bunce, per family Bible record] Samuel Kress, male, age 1/12, [one month old] birthplace: New York Daniel Cooper, male, age 12 [?] "Rohda" Bunce, female, age 68, birthplace: Massachusetts [Rhoda (Loomis) Bunce, mother of Rhoda Ann Bunce, died two years later on 27 Oct 1852 and was buried next to her husband, Peter Bunce in the old Methodist-Episcopal Graveyard in Yates County, New York.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------- 224th family on 1850 census: Samuel Kress, male, age 60, farmer, real estate worth $110,250, birthplace: New York [son of Samuel Kress, Sr.] Sarah Kress, female, age 42, birthplace: New York [Sarah Hutchins was the third wife of Samuel Kress, Jr. according to S.C. Cleveland's History and Directory of Yates Co., NY p. 920.] Charles Kress, male, age 20, farmer, birthplace: New York Ellen Kress, female, age 17, birthplace: New York Emily Kress, female, age 15, birthplace: New York Harriet Kress, female, age 8, birthplace: New York ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Town of Barrington 258th family on 1850 census: Joshua F. Norris, male, age 44, carpenter, birthplace: Maryland [served as private in Civil War, Co. I 103rd Inf.] Samantha Norris, female, age 24 (?), birthplace: New York [Semantha Kress, dau. of John J. Kress] William N. Norris, male, age 14, birthplace: New York [d. 22 Jul 1863 from wounds sustained in Battle of Gettysburg] John A. Norris, male, age 10, birthplace: New York Mary J. Norris, female, age 8, birthplace: New York James A. Norris, male, age 5, birthplace: New York Susan Norris, female, age 5, birthplace: New York ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------- 397th family on 1850 census: Town of Starkey Yates County, New York Edward Hogeland, male, age 29, editor, real estate worth $1,800, birthplace: New York [Whie in Yates County he was editor of the Dundee Record newspaper; moved to Tescumseh, Shawnee Co., Kansas about 1856, d. there April, 1862] Eliza Hogeland, female, age 25, birthplace: New York [dau. of Dr. Richard and Rebecca (Kress) Huson, d. at Lawrence, Douglas Co., Kansas on 28 Sep 1866, wife of Mr. Hokum] Mary R. Hogeland, female, age 3, birthplace: New York [md. Jeffery B. Clogston, 22 Nov 1863, in Tescumseh, Shawnee Co., Kansas, moved to Greenwood Co., KS, had 9 ch.] Edwin Booth, male, age 21, printer, birthplace: New York [hired hand] Philander Lines, male, age 16, printer, birthplace: New York [hired hand] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- 450th family on 1850 census: Richard Huson, male, age 51, physician, real estate worth $11,500, birthplace: Massachusetts [moved to Kansas in 1856] Rebecca Huson, female, age 49, birthplace: New York [Rebecca (Kress) Huson, dau. of Samuel Kress, Sr., d. in Eureka, Greenwood Co., Kansas at home of granddaughter, Mrs. Mary (Hoagland) Clogston] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- 1850 census of Town of Reading, Steuben County, New York p. 176, 32/34 Orison Seaman, age 50, male, carpenter, real estate worth $600, birthplace: New York Sarah Seaman, age 47, female, birthplace: New York [dau. of John J. and Margaret Kress] James Seaman, age 26, male, carpenter, birthplace: New York Clinton Seaman, age 24, male, carpenter, birthplace: New York Catharine Seaman, age 18, female, birthplace: New York Samuel Seaman, age 17, male, carpenter, birthplace: New York Dezang Seaman, age 15, male, birthplace: New York Eliza Seaman, age 6, female, birthplace: New York