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Ebenezer CENTER
(Abt 1776 –1835)
Mary Ann FETTER
(Abt 1789 –1857)
Thomas Morris CENTER
(Abt 1812 –1891)
Mary MAPES
(Abt 1822 –1891)
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William Joseph CENTER
(1859 –1934)

 

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1. Rosa WILLIAMS

William Joseph CENTER 3
  • Born: December 1859, Linn County, Kansas Territory, USA 4 5 6
  • Marriage (1): Rosa WILLIAMS on 9 March 1884 in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas, USA 1 2
  • Died: 19 October 1934, Fresno County, California, USA at age 74
  • Buried: 1934, Reedley, Fresno County, California, USA

bullet   Other names for William were J. W. CENTER,1 James W. CENTER,6 Jas. W. CENTER,6 Jos. W. CENTER,6 Joseph W. CENTER,5 Joseph W. CENTERS,2 William CENTERS 4 and William SENTER.7

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bullet  Burial Notes

Reedley Cemetery

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bullet  Recorded Events in His Life

  • Nickname: Joseph.

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  • He appeared on the 1860 US Federal Census on 7 August 1860 in Paris Township, Linn County, Kansas Territory, USA. 4

H Centers    45    M   Farmer   1860  500   Missouri
Mary         35    F                        Missouri
Sarah        15    F                        Missouri
Henry        11    M                        Missouri
Mary A        8    F                        Missouri
Elmira        5    F                        Missouri
William      7/12  M                        Kansas

  • He has conflicting birth information of December 1861 and Kansas, USA. 2

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  • He appeared on the Kansas State Census on 23 May 1865 in Marion Township, Douglas County, Kansas, USA. 5

Morrie Center     55  M   Farmer   800  800   Ohio     Married
Mary Center       42  F                       Ohio     Married
Henry Center      15  M   Farmer              Mo       Single, Attended School
Mary A Center     12  F                       Mo       Single, Attended School
Elmira Center     10  F                       Mo       Single, Attended School
Joseph W Center    5  M                       Kansas   Single, Attended School


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  • He appeared on the 1870 US Federal Census on 1 June 1870 in Centropolis Township, Franklin County, Kansas, USA. 7

Senter Morris    57  M  W   Farmer          6000   Ohio
  "    Mary      47  F  "   Keeping House           "
  "    Sarah     27  "  "      "      "            Mo.
  "    Henry     23  M  "   Farm Laborer            "
  "    Mary A.   17  F  "   Keeping House           "
  "    Elvisa    15  "  "      "      "             "
  "    William   10  M  "                          Kansas
Friestone E       5  F  W                          Kansas


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  • He appeared on the Kansas State Census on 1 March 1875 in Centropolis Township, Franklin County, Kansas, USA. 6

Henry Center      26  M  W   Farmer   1200   500   Mo.      Mo.
Morris Center     60  M  "     "                   Ohio      "    Cannot write
Mary      "       52  F  "   Cook                   "        "
Mary A    "       19  F  "     "                   Mo.       "
Elmira E. "       17  F  "   At School              "        "
Jas W.    "       14  M  "       "                 Ks.
Jno W Powell      25  M  "   Physician             Oregon   Ky.

  • He had a residence in February 1884 in Pomona, Franklin County, Kansas, USA.
  • He worked as a farmer on 5 June 1900 in Key West Township, Coffey County, Kansas, USA. 2

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  • He appeared on the 1900 US Federal Census on 5 June 1900 in Key West Township, Coffey County, Kansas, USA. 2

    Joseph W Centers      38
    Rosettie Centers      31
    Mary J Centers      13
    Ollie M Centers      10
    Rosa L Centers      5
    Lenora Centers      2
    Tommie F Holden      13
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William married Rosa WILLIAMS on 9 March 1884 in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas, USA.1 2 (Rosa WILLIAMS was born on 7 February 1869 in Kansas, USA,2 died on 22 May 1953 in Butte County, California, USA and was buried in 1953 in Reedley, Fresno County, California, USA.)

bullet  Recorded Events about their Marriage


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bullet   Sources   bullet

  1. Marriage Certificate (digital or paper copy of official marriage record privately held by Kirsty M. Haining).
  2. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls), Joseph W. Centers household, Key West Township, Coffey County, Kansas, USA; Page 2, Enumeration District 37.
  3. Kirsty M. Haining.
  4. Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Records of the Bureau of the Census, National Archives, Washington, DC), H Centers household, Paris Township, Linn County, Kansas Territory, USA.
  5. Ancestry.com, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855 –1925 [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Original data: Kansas State Historical Society. Kansas Territorial and State Censuses, 1855 –1925), 1865, Marion Township, Douglas County (Morrie Center).
  6. Ancestry.com, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855 –1925 [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Original data: Kansas State Historical Society. Kansas Territorial and State Censuses, 1855 –1925), Henry Center household in 1875, Centropolis Township, Franklin County, Kansas, USA.
  7. Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Ninth Census of the United States, 1870, NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls; and Minnesota Census Schedules for 1870, NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Records of the Bureau of the Census, National Archives, Washington, DC), Morris Senter household, Centropolis Township, Franklin County, Kansas, USA.


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