Stephen Merit JOY
Emily Jane DUBOIS

Husband:  Stephen Merit JOY
Birth:  25 Mar 1857, Black Oak Twp., Mahaska Co., Iowa
Death:  31 Mar 1947, Oakdale, Stanislaus Co., California
Burial:  Apr 1947, Oakdale Citizens Cemetery, Oakdale, Stanislaus Co., California
Father:  Solomon JOY
Mother:  Jerusha PROUTY

Marriage:       1880, Saline Co., Nebraska  

Wife:  Emily Jane DUBOIS
Birth:   19 Jul 1855, Iowa City, Wright Co., Iowa
Death:  6 Apr 1936, Oakdale, Stanislaus Co., California
Burial:  Apr 1936, Oakdale Citizens Cemetery, Oakdale, Stanislaus Co., California
Father:  Walter DUBOIS
Mother: 
Chloe WRIGHT

Children:    
1. Chloe Jerusha JOY, b: 21 Dec 1881, North Fork, Saline Co., Nebraska
2. Sylvia May JOY, b: Feb 1883, North Fork, Saline Co., Nebraska
3. Fanny Delight JOY, b: 5 Jan 1885, North Fork, Saline Co., Nebraska
4. Emily Jane JOY, b: 7 May 1886, North Fork, Saline Co., Nebraska       
5. Solomon Merit JOY, b: 26 Jan 1889, Lexington, Dawson Co., Nebraska
6. Bessie Edith JOY, b: Nov 1891, Lexington, Dawson Co., Nebraska
7. Grace Mabel JOY, b: 27 Nov 1893, Lexington, Dawson Co., Nebraska
8. Lurena C. JOY, b: 10 Jun 1895, Lexington, Dawson Co., Nebraska
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Notes:    

1900 Federal Census Data (T623_0922, Page 166A), Lexington Twp., Dawson Co., Nebraska,  
                                                                                      Enumeration District: 92, Enumeration Date: 11-Jun-1900, Family #289

 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

 JOY, Stephen M

 Head

M

Mar

1858

42

M

19

 

 

IA

Unk

Unk

 R R Fence Builder

 

         Emily J

 Wife

F

Jul

1855

44

M

19

8

8

IA

IL

OH

 Washing

 

         Chloe J

 Daughter

F

Dec

1881

18

S

 

 

 

NE

IA

IA

 Teacher

 

         Sylvia May

 Daughter

F

Feb

1883

17

S

 

 

 

NE

IA

IA

 At School

X

         Fanny D

 Daughter

F

Jan

1885

15

S

 

 

 

NE

IA

IA

 At School

X

         Emily

 Daughter

F

May

1887

13

S

 

 

 

NE

IA

IA

 At School

X

         Solomon

 Son

M

Jan

1889

11

S

 

 

 

NE

IA

IA

 At School

X

         Bessie

 Daughter

F

Nov

1891

8

S

 

 

 

NE

IA

IA

 At School

X

         Gracie

 Daughter

F

Nov

1893

6

S

 

 

 

NE

IA

IA

 At School

X

         Lorena

 Daughter

F

Jun

1895

4

S

 

 

 

NE

IA

IA

  

 

 DUBOIS, Frank R

 Brother L

M

Sep

1876

23

S

 

 

 

NE

Unk

Unk

 R R Fence Builder

 

1910 Federal Census Data (T624_1669, Page 113A), Meadow Lake, Spokane Co., Washington,
                                                                                      Enumeration District: 137, Enumeration Date: 4-May-1910, Family #174

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Age

M/S W/D

# Yr Mar

# C Bn

# C Liv

POB

Fa. POB

Mo. POB

Occupation
Millard

In Sch

 JOY, S  M

 Head

M

53

M1

30

 

 

IA

OH

Unk

 Laborer / Day

 

         Emily

 Wife

F

55

M1

30

8

IA

NY

OH

 Housekeeper / Home

 

 (Turton), Chloe J

 Daughter

F

28

M1

8

 

 

NE

IA

IA

 Housekeeper / Home

 

         S May

 Daughter

F

27

S

 

 

 

NE

IA

IA

 Teacher / Common School

 

 (Shuman), Fannie D

 Daughter

F

25

M1

2

1

NE

IA

IA

 Housekeeper / Home

 

 (Middleton), Emily

 Daughter

F

23

M1

10m

 

 

NE

IA

IA

 Housekeeper / Home

 

         Solomon

 Son

M

20

S

 

 

 

NE

IA

IA

 Farmer

 

         Bessie

 Daughter

F

18

S

 

 

 

NE

IA

IA

 None

X

         Grace

 Daughter

F

16

S

 

 

 

NE

IA

IA

 None

X

         Lurena C

 Daughter

F

14

S

 

 

 

NE

IA

IA

 None

X

1920 Federal Census Data (T625_0151, Page 271A), Oakdale, Stanislaus Co., California,
                                                                                      Enumeration District: 178, Enumeration Date: 10-Feb-1920, Family #312

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Age

M/S
W/D

POB

Fa.
POB

Mo.
POB

Occupation

In Sch

 JOY, Steven

 Head

M

63

M

IA

OH

OH

 Farmer / Dairy Farm

     

         Emily

 Wife

F

64

M

IA

US

OH

 None

   

1930 Federal Census Data (T626_0224, Page 12B), Oakdale, Stanislaus Co., California,
                                                                                    Enumeration District: 29, Enumeration Date: 14-Apr-1930, Family #229

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Age

M/S W/D

Age Marr

POB

Fa. POB

Mo. POB

 In Sch

Occupation

 JOY, Stephen

 Head

M

72

M

23

IA

US

US

 

 Farmer

         Emily

 Wife

F

75

M

26

IA

NY

OH

 

 None

 MIDDLETON, Harlin E

 Son L

M

43

M

29

NE

US

MO

 

 Laborer / General

                   Grace

 Daughter

F

36

M

21

NE

IA

IA

 

 None

                   Mary Joy

 G Daughter

F

12

S

 

CA

NE

NE

X

 None

                   Dorothy E

 G Daughter

F

5y3m

S

 

CA

NE

NE

 

 None

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Sources:   
1) Death - Wife: Stanislaus County California Vital Statistics - Deaths, State File #27185