Lars Hansson to Gary L Lundquist Genealogy:Information about Noah Mortimer
Noah Mortimer (b. October 25, 1842, d. July 24, 1923)
Noah Mortimer |
Noah Mortimer (son of Willian Mortimer and Susannah Wakeley) was born October 25, 1842 in Broughton Gifford, Wiltshire Co England, and died July 24, 1923 in Riley Co Kansas.He married Alzina Caroline Tubbs on December 26, 1876, daughter of Lysander Curtis Tubbs and Caroline Matilda Swan.
Notes for Noah Mortimer:
Noah Mortimer was Born Oct 25 1842 in Trobridge, Welchire Province, England.He came to the United States at the age of 19.He and Alzina C. Tubbs were married December 26 1872 in Pottawatomie Co. Kansas and were the parents of eight children, five boys and three girls.
Mr and Mrs Noah Mortimer are interned in Carnahan Creek Cemetary.
Noah was educated in England, then went to work as a weaver in the woolen mills.He came to the Unnited States about the year 1862 to join an older brother Samuel Who had settled in PA.Sometime before 1871 he and his brother came to KS where he applied for citizenship and homesteaded land in Shannon Township, Pottawatomie Co near Olsburg.Later he sold the homestead and purchased land in Pottawatomie Co across the Blue River from Stockdale.
Noah was a farmer from the time he came to KS until about 1910, yet he listed his occupation in 1895 KS State census as a weaver.He had numerous land dealings, one of which was in TX.He made at least one trip back to England and brought back Bibles for his children which were a gift from a cousin of theirs.For some unknown reason while on this trip he came to like the name Rhoda, so his youngest daughter became Rhoda Mae Daisy and remained Rhoda for the remainder of her life.
In his later years he lived with his son George and later with his daughter Rhoda where he died in Riley CO. on 24 July 1923.While living with his children, there was not a thing he liked to do better than split wood.He would cut down a tree, saw, split and rack it up, thus supplying plenty of fuel for cooking and heating.
More About Noah Mortimer and Alzina Caroline Tubbs:
Marriage: December 26, 1876
Children of Noah Mortimer and Alzina Caroline Tubbs are:
- +Martha Jane Mortimer, b. October 10, 1887, Pottawatomie Co Kansas, d. November 14, 1915, Riley Co Kansas.
- Willian Noah Mortimer, b. August 06, 1879, Pottawatomie Co Kansas, d. October 03, 1955, Pottawatomie Co Kansas.
- George Mortimer, b. August 05, 1881, Pottawatomie Co Kansas, d. June 06, 1959, Eugene OR.
- James Garfield Mortimer, b. March 13, 1883, d. February 12, 1939.
- Susanna Mortimer, b. March 13, 1885, d. date unknown.
- Nathan Noah Mortimer, b. August 03, 1892, d. date unknown.
- Charley Mortimer, b. February 24, 1895, d. date unknown.
- +Rhoda Mae Daisy Mortimer, b. June 1890, d. August 08, 1971.