Halstead/Halsted Family History

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HALSTEAD, Joshua Bascom

HALSTEAD, Joshua Bascom

Male 1849 - 1912  (62 years)

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  • Name HALSTEAD, Joshua Bascom 
    Birth 30 Oct 1849  Johnston Twp, Trumbull County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    • see migration of his parents, page 5 of "350 Years of Halsteads..."; "Outline Guide..." gives middle name as "Bessum"and "b.1848"...this is NOT reflected in family records; nor does this agree with Arthur Wardwell's letter where he cites the middle name also as "Bascom".
    Gender Male 
    Census 1 Jun 1860  Montgomery Twp, Marion County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Occupation Abt 1865  La Rue, Marion County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    carriage maker, horseshoer, ironworker [blacksmith?] 
    Census 25 Jul 1870  Montgomery Twp, Marion County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    Census 1 Jun 1880  La Rue, Marion County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1 Jun 1900  Marseilles Twp, Wyandot County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Census 15 Apr 1910  La Rue, Montgomery Twp, Marion County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    _UID 2F1342511A0B86499F904C94382F241477A1 
    Death 11 Jan 1912  Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 11, 12, 13
    Person ID I105  Garys-Tree
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

    Father HALSTEAD, Reverend David Demaree* [7],   b. 24 Feb 1811, New Paltz, New Paltz Twp, Ulster County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Dec 1887, West Ft. Dodge, Webster County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Mother HILLYER, Betsy Melissa,   b. 12 Jun 1813, Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Aug 1902 (Age 89 years) 
    Marriage 22 Nov 1832  Johnston Twp, Trumbull County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Notes 
    • David Demaree Halstead, b. Old Paltz, NY moved w/parents by wagon
      train to Johnson Township, Trumball Co, OH in 1816; in this same wagon
      train Betsy Melissa Hillyer and her parents also moved west.David D.
      and Betsy m. 1832 and remained Johnson Township until they relocated
      to Marion Co in 1836, then Greensburg, OH in 1840, and to Ft. Dodge,
      IA in 1872, where they remained. [15]
    Family ID F14  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family ALESENA, Mary Alcernia HARRAH,   b. 29 Jan 1852, Marseilles, Wyandot County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 24 Oct 1870  La Rue, Marion County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 16, 17, 18
    • He was a carriage maker, horse-shoer, Iron-worker at LaRue,Ohio. May have occurred in "Lasno, Ohio" ? - see 1st source. In a Dec 1999 e-mail Dwight Halstead cites: "m. 24 Oct 1869 to M. Alserina Harrah b. abt 1848; had 5 children: Myrtle, Maude, Herry Warden, Carrie, and Cloetilda Halstead."
      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      fr Debby Halstead:"Gary- J.B.Halstead wasn't 21 when he married M.A.Harrah, the lis. was obtained by D.D. Halstead (father). He was 6 days away from becoming 21." [b.30 Oct 1849
      plus 20 yrs and 359 days equals 24 Oct 1870]
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      MARION COUNTY, OHIO - MARRIAGES - VOLUME 7 (G-H) (1867-Feb 1874) The age of consent for a male was 21 and a female 18 Extracted by Allen L. Potts - November 27, 1998

      Name Name MARRIAGE DATE OFFICIATOR
      Halstead, J. B. Harrah, Miss M. A. 10/24/1869 Rev. A. D. Matthews
      not 21 consent of father (D. D. Halstead) - Lic. obtained by D. D. Halstead

      http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Marion/Marriages/marr7gh.htm
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    Children 
     1. HALSTEAD, Chloetilda E.,   b. State of Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. HALSTEAD, Harry Worden - 1st husband -,   b. (NOV 1888/9), La Rue, Marion County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 1930, Lucas County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. HALSTEAD, Myrtle Bell,   b. 4 Nov 1870, Marion County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. HALSTEAD, Maude B.,   b. 17 Oct 1872, Marion County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. HALSTEAD, Flora Velona,   b. 1875
     6. HALSTEAD, Carrie E.,   b. 1877, Marion County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. HALSTEAD, Flossie,   b. Dec 1884, State of Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. HALSTEAD, Fern,   b. Jan 1893, State of Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. HALSTEAD, Herbert J.,   b. 2 Dec 1894   d. 12 Jun 1978, Sylvania, Lucas County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    Family ID F220  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Feb 2024 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] "350 Years of Halsteads In America".
      pgs.6 & 25 no dates given

    2. [S13] Arthur S. Wardwell letter dtd 23 May 1936.
      "b. Oct 30, 1849 Trumbull Co, OH"

    3. [S17] Statement of Martha Charlotte (Halstead)Stevenson.
      "b. 30 Oct 1849"

    4. [S73] "Halstead - An Outline Guide To The Descendants of.
      p.43 I.D.#1303 "1848-1912"

    5. [S67] Census rolls.
      1860 Fed'l census for Larue P. O., Montgomery Twp, Marion County, Ohio

    6. [S1] "350 Years of Halsteads In America".
      p.6

    7. [S66] e-mail.
      Sandy Hagen 19 Jan 2003

    8. [S427] "Bible & Family Records Trumball Co, Ohio", WINAGLE, Grace.
      p. 345

    9. [S67] Census rolls.
      1900 U.S. Census Marseilles Twp, Wyandot County, Ohio

    10. [S1149] Imported GEDCOM file fr Forest Smith 121705.

    11. [S16] "The Family Halstead -..." by Gary A. Halstead.

    12. [S17] Statement of Martha Charlotte (Halstead)Stevenson.

    13. [S13] Arthur S. Wardwell letter dtd 23 May 1936.

    14. [S1] "350 Years of Halsteads In America".
      p.5

    15. [S1] "350 Years of Halsteads In America".

    16. [S13] Arthur S. Wardwell letter dtd 23 May 1936.
      attachment on family of David DeMaree Halstead

    17. [S66] e-mail.
      Debby Halstead 21 Nov 2000

    18. [S320] "Hester Halstead Pier Ms 2000".
      p.93 I.D.#2127 "Joshua Bessum Halstead m. 24 Oct 1869" error?


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