Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: Genealogy Report: Coombs - Christenson - Sedig

[ Home Page | First Page | Previous Page | Next Page | Last Page ]

Coombs - Christenson - Sedig - Musselman Connections

6. Nels S.³ Coombs (Matilda² Sedig, Fredrick¹) was born Nov 1880 in Iowa. He married Carrie. She was born Abt. 1880 in Minnesota.

Notes for Nels S. Coombs:
1900 Fairview Twp., Monona Co., Iowa Census page 47A, ED-66 lists:
Coombs, Nels S. boarder M/W/Nov 1880/19/S IA/OH/Swed Farm Laborer
(Living with the Sherman and Julia Edginber? family.)

1910 Fairview Twp., Monona Co., IA Census page 273B lists:
"Combs", Nels Head M/W/29/M1 9yrs/ IA/VT/Swed Farmer
Carrie wife F/W/30/M1 9yrs/ 3child 3living/ MN/Den/Den
Clifford son M/W/ 6/S IA/IA/MN
Everett H. son M/W/ 2/S IA/IA/MN
Gladys dau. F/W/ 1mos?/S IA/IA/MN

1920 Bashaw Twp., Washburn Co., Wisconsin Census page 6A, ED-229 lists:
Coombs, Nels Head M/W/39/M IA/"VA"/Swed Farmer / General
Carrie wife F/W/39/M MN/Den/Den
Clifford son M/W/16/S IA/IA/MN Laborer / home farm
Everett son M/W/12/S IA/IA/MN Student / 4th grade
Gladys dau. F/W/ 9/S IA/IA/MN Student / 4th grade

1930 Bashaw Twp., Washburn Co., Wisconsin Census page 63B lists:
Coombs, Nels Head M/W/49/M age 21/ IA/VT/Swed Farmer
Carrie wife F/W/49/M age 21/ MN/Den/Den
Gladys dau. F/W/20/S IA/IA/MN

More About Nels S. Coombs:
1900 Census: Fairview Twp., Monona Co., Iowa
1910 Census: Fairview Twp., Monona Co., Iowa
1920 Census: Bashaw Twp., Washburn Co., Wisconsin
1930 Census: Bashaw Twp., Washburn Co., Wisconsin

Children of Nels Coombs and Carrie are:

Clifford⁴ Coombs, born Abt. 1904 in Iowa.

Notes for Clifford Coombs:
Possibility:
1930 Fairview Twp., Monona Co., Iowa Census page 141A lists:
Coombs, Clifford Hired man M/W/27/S WI/IA/IA Farm Laborer / Gen. Farming
(Living with the Ralph Gerking family)

SSDI:
Name: Clifford D. Coombs SSN: 485-38-7558
Born: 30 May 1903 Died: May 1991
State (Year) SSN issued: Iowa (1952-1953 )

	23	ii.		Everett Coombs, born Abt. 1906 in Iowa.
	24	iii.		Gladys Coombs, born 1910 in Iowa.

      7. Emma Caroline³ Christenson (Matilda² Sedig, Fredrick¹) was born Sep 05, 1886 in Nebraska ^17,¹⁸, and died Nov 25, 1980 in Glendora, Los Angeles Co., CA ^19,²⁰. She married (1) Charles Musselman Sep 26, 1898 in Woodbury County, IA ^21,²², son of George Musselman and Ann Topping. He was born May 15, 1854 in Albany Co., NY ^23,²⁴, and died Jul 02, 1922 in Alameda Co., CA ²⁵. She married (2) James W. Thayer Nov 14, 1903 in Lorsing?, Monona Co., IA ²⁶, son of Hiram Thayer. He was born Sep 20, 1878 in Iowa ²⁷, and died Nov 09, 1957 in Los Angeles Co., CA ²⁸.

Notes for Emma Caroline Christenson:
http://genforum.genealogy.com/christianson/messages/41.html

Posted by: Sharon Thayer Maher Date: March 31, 2001 WMaher@gte.net (smaher@aztrib.com ?)

My Grandmother was Anna Louise Christianson(sen) and her sister was Emma Caroline Christianson(sen). Their Mothers maiden name was Sedig or Svedig. Anna was born 1888 and Emma was born 1886 in NE.
Anna married Charles Wesley Thayer
Emma married James Thayer
Any information to help me track my Grandmothers history would be appreciated. I would like to know my Great Grandfather's first name and Great Grandmother's first name. Great Grandmother is buried in Sargent Bluffs, Iowa

1895 Sioux City, Third Ward, Woodbury Co., Iowa State Census Image page 188/420
David Kerr 35/M/M Germany Sewing Mach. agt. Salvationist
Matilda Kerr 40/F/M Sweden Keeping House Salvationist
Emma Christenson 9/F/S Nebraska
Anna Christenson 6/F/S Woodbury Co IA

1910 Lincoln Twp., Monona Co., Iowa Census page 168A-B lists:
Thayer, James W. Head M/W/31/M 6yrs/ IA/IA/IA Laborer / ????
Emma C. wife F/W/23/M 6yrs/ 5child 4living/ NE/Den/Swed
Merle? W. son M/W/ 5/S IA/IA/NE
????? R. son M/W/ 4/S IA/IA/NE
Gerauld? L. son M/W/ 2/S IA/IA/NE
Lela? O. dau. F/W/ 1/S IA/IA/NE

1920 Coleridge, Cedar Co., NE Census page 154B lists:
Thayer, James Head M/W/41/M IA/IA/IA (No occ.)
Emma wife F/W/33/M NE/Den/Swed (occ: illegible)
Milo son M/W/15/S IA/IA/NE Occ: none
Everson? son M/W/14/S IA/IA/NE
Cherret? son M/W/12/S IA/IA/NE
Lelia dau F/W/10/S IA/IA/NE
Keneth son M/W/2&2mos?/S NE/IA/NE
Coombs, William B-in-law M/W/45/S IA/Den/Swed (occ: illegible)
(Canfield St. William is indexed as "Coombs" but is a little illegible.)
(William Coombs and Emma Christenson had the same mother, Matilda Sedig.)

1930 Sioux City, 8th Precinct, Woodbury Co., Iowa Census page 159A, ED-41 lists:
Thayer, James W. Head M/W/51/M age 25/ IA/IL/MO Plumber / Gas & Elect Co.
Emma C. wife F/W/43/M age 17/ IA/Swed/Swed
"Cherreld" son M/W/22/S IA/IA/IA Salesman / Milk
Lelia dau F/W/20/S IA/IA/IA seamstress / Fur? shop
Kenneth son M/W/12/S NE/IA/IA
(1607 Hamilton)

More About Emma Caroline Christenson:
1895 State Census: Sioux City, Third Ward, Woodbury Co., Iowa
1910 Census: Lincoln Twp., Monona Co., Iowa
1920 Census: Coleridge, Cedar Co., NE
1930 Census: Sioux City, 8th Precinct, Woodbury Co., Iowa

Notes for Charles Musselman:
1880 Census - I haven't been able to locate Charles in this decade, yet. Jane E. Snyder cannot be found in this decade, either. This supports my hunch that they were together, and Jessie M. (Musselman) Dunham was the result.

1879, November 7th - Birth of Jessie M. Musselman in SD. Charles and Jennie Snyder most likely got married in 1879 in South Dakota, somewhere.

1881-1882 - Charles and Jennie separated.

1882, Sep 02 - Jennie Snyder and John W. Burkitt applied for marriage licence in St. Paul, MN.

1882 - 1883 Sioux Falls City Directiory p. 70 lists:
Musselman, Charles, fr Sioux City, painter, bds Avenue House.
(This edition's data may have been taken in 1881, and I wonder if Jane E. Snyder and Jessie M. Musselman were in Sioux Falls at this time, too.)

1885 - Probate Record for George Franklin Musselman stated that "Charles Musselman age 31, whose residence is unknown" was an heir. (Born: 1854) (No "Chauncey" was mentioned.)

Unlikely Possibility:
Omaha City Directory 1889-90
C M Musselman cook r 1318 Capitol avenue Omaha NE

1891, Nov 21 - Married Myrtle Buchanan in Woodbury Co., IA.
" 'Chauncey' Musselman, 2nd marriage, age 38, born in Marion, NY, occ: Painter, F: Geo. F. Musselman, M: Ann M. Toffing; married Myrtle Buchanan, 1st marriage, age 19, born in Great Bend, PA, F: "Quin"? (legibility) Buchanan, M: Rhoda Bond. Witness: Mrs. Sarah Pierce, married on Nov 21, 1891."
(Charles/Chauncey's age is right, here, just the first name disagrees.)

1891, Dec 24th - Woodbury Co., Iowa: Myrtle filed for divorce from Charles.

1893, Dec 5th - Goldie Mae Musselman born in Clearwater, Antelope Co., NE.

1894, Jun 2nd - Woodbury Co., Iowa: Divorce case was dismissed. Confusing.

1894, Sep 13th - Myrtle Buchanan married John Riley in Harrison Co., IA

1898, Sep. 26 - "Second Marriage" - Emma Christanson in Woodbury Co., IA.
"Charles' second marriage, Occ: painter, Age: 35, (Actual age was 44) Place of birth: Marion, NY, F: George Musselman, M: Marie Topping Emma's first marriage, age: 19 (acutally 13), Place of Birth: Neb. F: John Christanson, M: Matilda Sedig, married on Sept 26, 1898 Witness: Mrs. S. J. Winegar and Matilda Christanson"
(Charles is the correct first name, but he would have been 44 years old, not 35. Both Charles and Emma lied about their ages.)

1899, Dec 21 - Tilda Musselman born in Woodbury Co., IA
1900, Feb 20 - Tilda died in Woodbury Co., IA. Buried in Musselman lot in Floyd Cemetery. See notes for Tilda.

1900, Feb 21 - Residing at "old Farmer hotel" at 5th and Steuben in Sioux City. (1900 Census - There was a boarding house at 501 Stueben. 409, 411, 412, 413, & 415 Stueben appear to be single family residences.)

1901 City Directory, Los Angeles, CA lists:
Musselman, Charles coachman 2110 S. Grand av.
(could be ours. not sure. probably not.)

1903, Nov 06 - Divorce from Emma C. Christanson in Woodbury Co., Iowa. Charles wasn't present for the final proceedings. Emma remarried on Nov 14, 1903 to James W. Thayer.

1900 - 1910 Census: I haven't been able to locate an exact match for our Charles Musselman, but his death certificate states that he had been in California for 12 years at the time of his death in 1922.

1910 Tacoma, 3rd Ward, Pierce Co., Washington Census page 225A, ED-237 lists:
Musselman, Charles Lodger M/W/ the rest of the line is blank.
(Added in November, recount/special)
Boarding at 1702? South "C" St. "W?????" Hotel (Wisconsin? Hotel) I think that this could be ours.\\

1920 Oakland City, Precinct 138, Alameda Co., CA Census, ED-89 page 69B Dated Jan 3, 1920, lists:
Musselman, Charles Head M/W/65/Wd NJ/PA/NY Painter / Contractor
( Charles Musselman is one of four boarders boarding at 574 17th St., run by an Elizabeth Anderson, 56/Widowed/Canada. I recognize no other names.)
(Indexed on Ancestry.com as "Maseelman", Charles and as being born in Kentucky, but the census image is definately "New Jersey".)

1922 San Francisco City Directory, online:
Musselman, Chas. clrk r 851 Van Ness av. (not sure if this our Charles, probably not.)

VitalSearch.com:
CA Death Index:
"Mussellman", Charles Spouse Initial: blank Age Group: 1 Age: 68 Co.#: 60 - Alameda; D: 7/2/1922 File#: 29427 (1922 - 68 = 1854!)

#1524 Oakland, Alameda Co., CA, Charles "Mussellman"; res: 2420 E. 16th St. Oakland, CA; Male/White/Divorced; B: May 15, 1854 in New York; D: July 2, 1922; Age: 68y/1m/17d; Occ: Painter; F: George "Mussellman" - Penn; M: Anna - NJ; At place of death: 1year; In Calif.: 12yrs; Informant: Mrs. M. E. Broderson - 2420 E. 16th St.; Buried: Evergreen Cemetery on July 5, 1922; Undertaker: Grant D. Miller - Oakland; Cause of Death: Illegible;.

Obituary: No Obituary was located by the Oakland Public Library.
____________________________________________________________________________________

1871, Jan 5 - Turner County, Dakota Territory Land Record:
I'm assuming that this Charles S. Musselman is related somehow to George F. Musselman due to the fact that they applied for land patents in Turner Co., SD for lands adjacent to each other. And that George F. Musselman was a witness for Charles S. Musselman's age and citizenship. It was only stated that Charles was " a single man over the year of twenty one years" and a citizen of the United States.
At first it assumed that this Charles was George F.'s son, but his son "Charles" wouldn't have been more than 21 years old in 1872, he would have only been about 18 or 19. And another record (Tilda E. Musselman's death record and burial record.) shows that George F.'s son's middle initial was "M" not "S". (They may have "fibbed" about his age in order to get more land.)

Land Patent record:
Witnesses in the document were George F. Musselman and Elmer Hatch it stated that:

"Charles S. Musselman entered upon and made a settlement in person on the said land since the First day of June, 1840, to wit: on the Fifth day of January, 1871; that he has built two dwelling houses and dug a well on said land and has lived in the said houses and made them his exclusive home, from the Fifteenth day of April, 1871, till the present time; that he did not remove from his own land, within the Territory of Dakota, to make the settlement above referred to; and that he has, since said settlement, plowed and cultivated about five acres of said land."

1872, April 13 - Charles S. Musselman, of Turner County and Territory of Dakota, sold to Charles H. Bennett, of Turner County and Territory of Dakota, for $300.00, the West Half of the NE Qtr, and NW Qtr of the SE Qtr, and NE Qtr. of the SW Qtr of Section 28, Township 96 Range 52 containing 160 acres. (Signed with "his mark" by Charles S. Musselman.)

It appears that there was some contest about who had the right to claim this land. Charles H. Bennett seems to have been on the land too, but let Charles Musselman have it for the patent. Charles Musselman sold the land to Charles H. Bennett the same day as the proving up.

1874, January 13th - Land Patent Record and Declaratory Statement:
(From the Turner County, SD court house, filed for record on January 21, 1916 by Charles E. Clark, Register of Deeds.)

"577402 "B" C.R.G.C. Department of the Interior, General Land Office, Washington, D. C. dated Jan 14, 1916.
      I hereby certify that annexed copies of paper and record of patent are true and literal exemplification from the original paper and record of patent on file in this office."
      IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused the seal of this office to beaffixed, at the City of Washington on the day and year above written. C. M. Bruce, Assistant Commissioner of the General Land Office.

577402-1 Land Office at Vermillion, S.D. dated Sept. 30, 1871
$200/100            Mr. Charles H. Bennett has this day paid Two Dollars, the Register's and Receivers fee, to file a Declaratory Statement, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged. No. 5465 H. J. Wallace, Receiver.

            Mr. Charles H. Bennett having paid the fees, has this day filed in this office his Declaratory Statement, No. 5465, for W 1/2 of NE 1/4, and NW 1/4 of SE 1/4, and NE 1/4 of SW 1/4 of 28, Township 96 of Range 52 containing 160 aces, settled upon Sept. 29, 1871, being offered. R. F. Campbell, Register.

(transcription of original Patent Record) - The United States of America. To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting: Whereas, in pursuance of the Act of Congress, approved July 2, 1862, entitled 'An Act donating Public Land to the several States and Territories which may provide Colleges for the benefit of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts,' there has been deposited in the General Land Office Scrip No. 393 for one quarter section of Land in favor of the State of Georgia, duly assigned by the proper authority of the said State to Charles S. "Musselmann" with evidence that the same has been located upon The West Half of the North East Quarter, the North West Quarter of the South East Quarter, and the North East Quarter of the South West Quarter of Section Twenty Eight in Township Ninety Six of Range Fifty Two in the District of lands formerly subject to sale at Vermillion, now Sioux Falls, Dakota Territory Containing One hundred and sixty acres.............
            Signed in Washington, D. C. for President U. S. Grant by Secretary S. C. Williams, on January 13, 1874. "

More About Charles Musselman:
1860 Census: Wayne Co., NY
1870 Census: Ottawa, LaSalle Co., IL
1920 Census: Oakland City, Precinct 138, Alameda Co., CA
Burial: Jul 05, 1922, Evergreen Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda Co., CA
Obituary: None found by Oakland Public Library.

Marriage Notes for Emma Christenson and Charles Musselman:
Newspaper Announcement:
("The Sioux City Tribune", Sep 26, 1898)

LICENSED TO BE WED
Charles Masselman Sioux City 35
Miss Emma Christianson Sioux City 18

More About Charles Musselman and Emma Christenson:
Divorce: Nov 06, 1903, Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA ²⁹
Divorce Filed: Sep 21, 1903, Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA
Marriage: Sep 26, 1898, Woodbury County, IA ^30,³¹

Notes for James W. Thayer:
Amie Shotwell's Thayer family tree on Ancestry.com page:
http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=amoi&id=I029

Name: James THAYER Sex: M Birth: 1880 Death: 1957

Father: Hiram Bernard THAYER b: 26 Jan 1852 in Indiana
Mother: Martha (Elisabeth?) ??? b: Mar 1856 in Center twp., Monona, Clayton Co. Iowa

Marriage 1 Emma Caroline CHRISTENSEN
b: 5 Sep 1886 in Nebraska Death: 25 Nov 1980 in Glen Dorado, Los Angelels, California

Children
Milo Woodward THAYER b: 1904
Everman THAYER b: 1906
Cherrel Lee THAYER b: 1907
Luella THAYER b: 1916
Kenneth A THAYER b: 1917

CA Death Records on Ancestry.com:
Name: THAYER, EMMA CAROLINE Social Security #: 485202085 Sex: FEMALE
Birth Date: 5 Sep 1886 Birthplace: IOWA
Death Date: 25 Nov 1980 Death Place: LOS ANGELES
Mother's Maiden Name: SEDIG Father's Surname: CHRISTIANSEN

Name: THAYER, JAMES W Social Security #: 481091350 Sex: MALE
Birth Date: 20 Sep 1878 Birthplace: IOWA
Death Date: 9 Nov 1957 Death Place: LOS ANGELES

_________________________________________________________________________________
http://www.geocities.com/possumlover3/GENEALOGY/THAYER/IOWA/cemetery.html
Here are some records from Jordan Cemetery(Sioux Township) in Iowa. Jordan Cemetery is located close to Soldier, Iowa.
Charles Wesley Thayer 1878-1953
Clyde Thayer 1898-1975
Edna Q Thayer 1906-1935 (August Thayer's wife)
Eva Thayer 1887-1977 (Noah Thayer's wife)
Glen M Thayer 1912-1994 (My Father)
HB (Hiram)Thayer 1853-1901
Noah Thayer 1899-1971
Roscoe Thayer 1917-1917(infant son of Anna Thayer and Charles Wesley Thayer,elder)
Charles W Thayer (1949-1965)Glen's son
Anna Thayer 1888-1981
August Thayer 1892-1958
Submitted by Sharon Thayer Maher

More About James W. Thayer:
Date born 2: Sep 20, 1879, Iowa

More About James Thayer and Emma Christenson:
Marriage: Nov 14, 1903, Lorsing?, Monona Co., IA ³²

Child of Emma Christenson and Charles Musselman is:

Tilda E.⁴ Musselman, born Dec 21, 1899 in Sioux City, IA ³³; died Feb 20, 1900 in Sioux City, IA ³⁴.

Notes for Tilda E. Musselman:
Newspaper Article:
("Sioux City Tribune", Feb 21, 1900)

BABY IS SMOTHERED

Little One's Death Evidently the Result of Accident.

When Mr. and Mrs. Charles Musselman, of Fifth and Steuben streets, awoke yesterday morning they found their 2-months-old babe lying beside them dead. The babe had died during the night from some unknown cause.
W. T. Hayes notified Coroner Wade of the death and also the police department. The coroner made an investigation and came to the conclusion that the child was smothered accidentally by its parents, although the little one had been suffering from a very bad cold. No inquest was held.
The mother of the child is 15 years of age and the father about 45. The family is reported to be in very poor circumstances, the husband and father having been ill and unable to work for some time.

Newspaper Article:
("Sioux City Journal" Feb 22, 1900)

CHILD FOUND DEAD

Expired in Bed with Parents, Unknown to Them.

When Mrs. Charles Mussellmann awakend Tuesday morning she found her infant child lying stark and cold in death at her side. The Mussellmanns are very poor people who have been lving in the old Farmers hotel, Fifth and Stueben streets. The mother is a little over 15 years of age, and the father is considerably older.
Coroner Wade was called to investigate the cause of the infant's death. He found the child was about 2 months of age and the day previous had been suffering with congestion of the lungs. No doctor had been called, and it is supposed some time during the night the child became suddenly worse and died without its mother even knowing it.
The funeral will be held this afternoon.

More About Tilda E. Musselman:
Burial: Feb 22, 1900, Floyd Cem. Block 594-1 Sioux City, IA
Cause of Death: Lung Congestion ³⁵

Children of Emma Christenson and James Thayer are:

Milo Woodard⁴ Thayer, born Aug 14, 1904 in Iowa; died Feb 22, 1989 in Los Angeles Co., CA. He married Wynona Wharton Dec 26, 1925 in Union Co., SD.

Notes for Milo Woodard Thayer:
SD Marriages at Ancestry.com:
Name: Milo W Thayer Age: 21 Gender: Male
Spouse: Wynona Wharton Marriage Date: 26 Dec 1925
Marriage County: Union County of Residence: Woodbury Post Office: Sioux, Ia.

CA Death Records on Ancestry.com:
Name: THAYER, MILO WOODARD Social Security #: 481078328 Sex: MALE
Birth Date: 14 Aug 1904 Birthplace: IOWA
Death Date: 22 Feb 1989 Death Place: LOS ANGELES
Mother's Maiden Name: CHRISTENSON

SSDI:
Name: Milo W. Thayer SSN: 481-07-8328
Last Residence: 90706 Bellflower, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Born: 14 Aug 1904 Died: 22 Feb 1989 State (Year) SSN issued: Iowa (Before 1951 )

1930 Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA Census page 47B, ED-47 lists:
Thayer, Milo W. Head M/W/26/M age 21/ IA/IA/IA Salesman / Dairy
Winona G. Wife F/W/21/M age 16/ SD/SD/SD
Geraldine T.? dau. F/W/3 & 2mos./S IA/IA/SD
(108 Fourth St.)

More About Milo Thayer and Wynona Wharton:
Marriage: Dec 26, 1925, Union Co., SD

ii.

Everman R. Thayer, born Mar 11, 1906 in Iowa; died Sep 03, 1989 in Brinnon, Jefferson Co., WA.

Notes for Everman R. Thayer:
SSDI:
Name: Everman R. Thayer SSN: 483-09-6705
Last Residence: 98320 Brinnon, Jefferson, Washington, United States of America
Born: 11 Mar 1906 Died: 3 Sep 1989 State (Year) SSN issued: Iowa (Before 1951 )

iii.

Cherrel Lee Thayer, born Dec 11, 1907 in Iowa; died Jun 08, 1997 in Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA.

Notes for Cherrel Lee Thayer:
SSDI:
Name: Cherrel L. Thayer SSN: 481-07-8124
Last Residence: 51103 Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States of America
Born: 11 Dec 1907 Last Benefit: 51103 Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States of America
Died: 8 Jun 1997 State (Year) SSN issued: Iowa (Before 1951 )

	29	iv.		Leila Thayer, born Abt. 1910 in Iowa.
	30	v.		Kenneth Ardell Thayer, born Nov 23, 1917 in Nebraska; died Aug 14, 1996 in Los Angeles Co., CA.

Notes for Kenneth Ardell Thayer:
CA Death Records on Ancestry.com:
Name: THAYER, KENNETH ARDELL Social Security #: 477092935 Sex: MALE
Birth Date: 23 Nov 1917 Birthplace: NEBRASKA
Death Date: 14 Aug 1996 Death Place: SAN DIEGO
Mother's Maiden Name: CHRISTENSEN

SSDI:
Name: Kenneth A. Thayer SSN: 477-09-2935
Last Residence: 91977 Spring Valley, San Diego, California, United States of America
Born: 23 Nov 1917 Died: 14 Aug 1996 State (Year) SSN issued: Minnesota (Before 1951 )

[ Home Page | First Page | Previous Page | Next Page | Last Page ]