Eugene Wheelock BATTERSHAW
Lucinda THOMAS
Mary WILLIAMS
Addie Mae SOWLES

Husband:  Eugene Wheelock BATTERSHAW
Birth:  27 Sep1853, Mannsville, Jefferson Co., New York  
Death:  Aft 1910, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan
Burial:
Father:  Daniel M. BATTERSHALL
Mother:  Minerva HATCH-HORTON

Marriage-1:    4 Jul 1871, Calhoun Co., Michigan

Wife-1:  Lucinda THOMAS
Birth:  1850, Lorain Co., Ohio 
Death:  20 Apr 1875, Eaton Rapids, Eaton Co., Michigan 
Burial:  
Father:  George William THOMAS  
Mother:  Nancy WELLMAN 

Marriage-2:    2 Dec 1875, Jackson Co., Michigan

Wife-2:  Mary WILLIAMS
Birth:  1855, Pennsylvania 
Death:  Aft 1887, Tompkins, Jackson Co., Michigan  
Burial:  
Father:   
Mother:   

Marriage-3:    7 Apr 1905, Steuben Co., Indiana

Wife-3:  Etta Mae SOWLES
Birth:  4 Sep 1868, Ohio
Death:  16 Dec 1940, Norfolk, Madison Co., Nebraska 
Burial:  Dec 1940,
(Unmarked) Prospect Hill Cemetery, Norfolk, Madison Co., Nebraska  
Father:  Charles SOWLES   
Mother:  Susannah Jane STALL

Children - 1:
1. Minnie Grace BATTERSHAW, b: 11 Oct 1873, Brookfield Twp., Eaton Co., Michigan
2. Hiram BATTERSHAW, b: Apr 1875, Brookfield Twp., Eaton Co., Michigan

Children - 2:
1. Nellie BATTERSHAW, b: 1876, Brookfield Twp., Eaton Co., Michigan
2. Ida BATTERSHAW, b: 10 Sep 1877, Brookfield Twp., Eaton Co., Michigan
                                 d: 6 Aug 1884, Tompkins, Jackson Co., Michigan
3. Minerva BATTERSHAW, b: Mar 1880, Brookfield Twp., Eaton Co., Michigan
4. David BATTERSHAW, b: 2 Sep 1883, Tompkins, Jackson Co., Michigan
5. Armena BATTERSHAW, b: 15 Feb 1885, Tompkins, Jackson Co., Michigan
6. Helen M. BATTERSHAW, b: 21 May 1887, Tompkins, Jackson Co., Michigan

Children - 3:
1. Frederick J. BATTERSHAW, b: 10 Dec 1897, Michigan
2. Walter Evans BATTERSHAW, b: 28 May 1900, Milford, LaGrange Co., Indiana
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Notes:

1880 Federal Census Data (T9_0578, Page 303C), Brookfield Twp., Eaton Co., Michigan,
                                                                                  Enumeration Dist: 77, Enumeration Date: 3-Jun-1880, Family #34

 NAME

Age

Sex

Col.

 Relation

M/S W/D

Occupation

POB

Fa
 POB

Mo POB

In Sch

 BATTLESHAW, Eugene

27

M

W

 Self

M

 Laborer

NY

NY

NY

 

                        Mary

24

F

W

 Wife

M

 Keeping House

PA

PA

NY

 

                        Nellie

3

F

W

 Daughter

S

 

MI

NY

PA

 

                        Ida

2

F

W

 Daughter

S

 

MI

NY

PA

 

                        Minerva

3m

F

W

 Daughter

S

 (noted: born in Mar)

MI

NY

PA

 

In 1880, Hiram was living with his maternal grandmother, Nancy Thomas.

1880 Federal Census Data (T9_0578, Page 307C), Brookfield Twp., Eaton Co., Michigan,
                                                                                  Enumeration Dist: 77, Enumeration Date: 7-Jun-1880, Family #134

 NAME

Age

Sex

Col.

 Relation

M/S W/D

Occupation

POB

Fa
 POB

Mo POB

In Sch

 THOMAS, Nancy

61

F

W

 Self

W

 Keeping House

ME

MA

MA

 

               James

16

M

W

 Son

S

 Laborer

MI

NY

ME

 

 BATTERSHAW, Hiram

5

M

W

 G Son

S

 Laborer

MI

NY

OH

 

 STUART, Pearl

11

F

W

 G Daughter

S

 Laborer

MI

NY

OH

 

The 1900 Census lists them as Charles & Etta Horton !!!

1900 Federal Census Data (T623_0383, Page 112A),
Milford Twp., LaGrange Co., Indiana,
                                                                                      Enumeration District: 77, Enumeration Date: 7-Jun-1900, Family #84

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Birth Mo.

Birth Yr

Age

M/S W/D

# Yr Mar

# C Bn.

# C Liv.

POB

Fa. POB

Mo. POB

Occupation
or Trade

In Sch

 HORTON, Charles   (Eugene Battershaw)

 Head

M

Sep

1853

46

M

5

 

 

NY

NY

NY

 Day Laborer

 

               Etta

 Wife

F

Sep

1867

32

M

5

2

2

OH

MI

MI

 

 

               Freddie

 Son

M

Dec

1897

2

S

 

 

 

MI

NY

OH

 

 

               (Not Named)  (Walter)

 Son

M

May

1900

0

S

 

 

 

IN

NY

OH

 

 

The 1910 census shows George as the head and married to Addie and Eugene as the widowed brother living with them when it should be reversed.

1910 Federal Census Data (T624_1655, Page 132A), Vicksburg Village, Schoolcraft Twp., Kalamazoo Co., Michigan,
                                                                                       Enumeration District: 164, Enumeration Date: Apr-1910, Family #4

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Age

M/S W/D

# Yr Mar

# C Bn.

# C Liv.

POB

Fa. POB

Mo. POB

Occupation
or Trade

In Sch

 BATTERSHAW, George (Eugene)

 Head

M

67(57)

M2

15

 

 

NY

NY

NY

 None

 

                     Addie

 Wife

F

43

M2

15

7

7

OH

MI

MI

 Sorter / Paper Mill

 

                     Freddy

 Son

M

12

S

 

 

 

MI

NY

OH

 None

X

                     Walter

 Son

M

9

S

 

 

 

IN

NY

OH

 None

X

 MC ARTHUR, Daniel

 S Son

M

17

S

 

 

 

MI

MI

OH

 Laundry Work

 

 BATTERSHAW, Eugene (George)

 Brother

M

57(62)

W

 

 

 

NY

NY

NY

 Farm Laborer

 

By 1920, Eugene had died and Etta had remarried and relocated her and the boys to Nebraska.

1920 Federal Census Data (T625_0939, Page 137B),
Logan Twp., Antelope Co., Nebraska,
                                                                                    Enumeration District: 11, Enumeration Date: 24-Jan-1920, Family #347

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Age

M/S
W/D

POB

Fa.
POB

Mo.
POB

Occupation

In Sch

 RODGERS, Charles

 Head

M

35

M

NE

IA

MO

 Farm Laborer

 

                  Adie M

 Wife

F

55

M

OH

MI

MI

 None

 

 BATTERSHAW, Frederick J

 S Son

M

22

S

MI

OH

OH

 Farm Laborer

 

 BATTERSHAW, Walter E

 S Son

M

20

S

IN

OH

OH

 Farm Laborer

 

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