George Marsh RANSOM

1813 - 1893  (79 years)

• Name	George Marsh RANSOM  [1]
  Birth	11 Aug 1813	Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	20 Sep 1850	St. Louis, St. Louis, MO   [2]
  	1850 census shows a George Ransom, 47, mate, b. NY. George is enumerated with many others on what appears to be a boat, immediately preceding his are the captain and 2 pilots.
  Census	12 Jun 1860	St. Louis, St. Louis, MO   [3]
  	1860 census at St. Louis, St. Louis, MO shows George Ransom, 46, foundryman, b. NY, Theressa, 27, b. NY, children b. MO: George 13, Joseph, 7; Emma, 5; Wellington, 3.
  Census	15 Jun 1880	Boles Township, Franklin, MO   [4]
  	1880 census at Boles Township, Franklin, MO shows George M. Ransom, 66, farmer, b. NY, parents b. CT/CT; Joseph W., 28, farmer, b. MO, parents b. NY/NY; Margaret, 26, daughter-in-law, b. IA, parents b. VA/VA; Wellington, 23, works on farm b. MO, parents b. NY/NY.
  Death	26 Mar 1893	Wichita, Sedgwick, KS   [1, 5]
  Burial	Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick, KS   [5]
  	Find A Grave e-Memorial
  Person ID	I1327	MM
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Judah Lewis RANSOM,   b. 4 Jan 1769, Kent, Litchfield, CT d. 25 Nov 1841, Ellenburg, Clinton, NY (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Margaret Bird MARSH,   b. 27 Apr 1792, Kent, Litchfield, CT
  Family ID	F5814	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elvira KENNON,   b. Abt 1812   d. 21 Jul 1849, St. Louis, St. Louis, MO (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  	"Historical Outline of the Ransom Family" lists George's wife as Mary E. Kanner. The genealogy lists 3 children (Joseph, Wellington and Emma). Other researchers show these are the children of his second wife, Clarissa Holmes. No mention is made of George, b. ca 1847 in Missouri.
  Family ID	F5303	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Clarissa HOLMES,   b. Abt 1833, NY d. Bef 1880 (Age < 46 years)
  Marriage	2 Oct 1850	St. Louis, St. Louis, MO   [6]
  Children	1. Joseph W. RANSOM,   b. Oct 1853, MO d. 10 May 1936, Hayward, Alameda, CA (Age 82 years)   2. Emma RANSOM,   b. Abt 1855, MO d. 24 Nov 1945, KS (Age 90 years)   3. Russell Wellington RANSOM,   b. Jan 1858, MO d. 1 Aug 1922, Wichita, Sedgwick, KS (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F5755	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Aug 1813 - Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY Census - 20 Sep 1850 - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO Marriage - 2 Oct 1850 - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO Census - 12 Jun 1860 - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO Census - 15 Jun 1880 - Boles Township, Franklin, MO Death - 26 Mar 1893 - Wichita, Sedgwick, KS Burial - - Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick, KS  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1077] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Provo, UT, 2016), Historical outline of the Ransom family of America : and genealogical record of the Colchester, Conn., 1077. [S1850] 1850 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1850), 1850. [S1860] 1860 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1860), 1860. [S1880] 1880 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1880), 1880. [S500] Find A Grave, 500. [S1040] St. Louis Genealogical Society, St. Louis, Missouri Marriages, 1804-76, (1999), 1040.