Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameFlorence Edith OMSTEAD
Birth18 Feb 1872, Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa3523, p 1,3554,3555, date & state only,3307
Removalabt 1936, California Age: 63
Memoin California 8 years at death
Death29 Mar 1944, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California3523, p 1,3547, p 1; date only,3556,3557 Age: 72
BurialApr 1944, Sunnyside Memorial Park, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California3556
FatherSimon Samuel OMSTEAD (1847-1911)
MotherRachel Ellen KAUFMAN (1852-1929)
Individual Notes
• Birth Place: Grundy county, Iowa.3531, p 3
• Parents are Simon Omstead, b Canada and Ella Coffman, b Indiana.3557

• Divorced; came to California in 1936 as per Death Certificate; (Floyd came to California in 1925); son Raymond living with her when she died in 1944.

• A native of Marshalltown, Iowa, she lived for many years in Custer county, Neb., coming to Long Beach in 1935.
Surviving are five daughters and four sons, of whom Wilbur is a member of the Long Beach fire department and Raymond of the police department. She also leaves two sisters, 20 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.3556
Census
• 1880 Census: Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska. Age 8 (5?), b Iowa.3559
• 1880 Census: Precinct No. 1, Custer County, Nebraska. Age 8.3560
• 1900 Census: Elk Creek, Custer County, Nebraska. Age 28, b Feb 1872, IA. Father b Canada; mother b IN.3535,3552
• 1910 Census: Hayes, Custer County, Nebraska. Age 38, b IA. Father b England; mother b IN. Mother of 11 children, 10 living.3534
• 1920 Census: Hayes, Custer County, Nebraska. Age 49. Father b Canada Eng; mother b IN.3535,3536
• 1930 Census: Hayes, Custer, Nebraska. Age 58, b IA. Head. Farmer, stock farm. Father b IL; mother b IN. Age 18 at first marriage.3537
Spouses
Birth13 Apr 1869, Sweet Calibiate Spring, Alleghany, Virginia3523, p 1,3545, place only,3546, date only,3531,3527, date only
Death14 Apr 1952, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California3523, p 1,3546,3547, p 2; date only,3527 Age: 83
Burial16 Apr 1952, Sunnyside Memorial Park, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California3546,3527
Ancestral File #1QM3-F8S3558
Occupationfarmer3527
ResidenceResident of Long Beach for 27 years. 434 E. Plymouth, Long Beach (1952)3546,3533, p 4
FatherJacob Anderson ARRITT (1834-1922)
MotherDiannah Jane SIZER (1836-1927)
Individual Notes
• Parents given as Anderson Arritt and Diana Sizer.3545
• Parents given as Joseph Arritt and Diana Sizer.3546

• Now about Floyd. I believe he was a child of Diana’s but not of Jacob’s. From the records I have found so far, when a child was illegitimate, they were bound. At least this has been my experience in Alleghany Co.
Unless there is information in the county records, there probably will never be a way to determine who Floyd’s father is.2905, p 2

• I still believe Floyd is Dianah’s illegitimate child but would certainly like to find a way of proving it, or proving otherwise.2914, p 1 I have my notes in a box with many other notes, about how long Dianah tried to collect child support from Jacob, when she started and when she stopped.2914, p 2

• He was a retired farmer and attended the Spiritual Science Church.3548

• Acquired land in Custer County, Nebraska in 1913.3549
Census
• 1870 Census: Covington, Alleghany County, Virginia. Age 1, b VA. Living with his mother in household of his aunt, Mary M. Carter.3535,3550
• 1880 Census: Boiling Springs, Alleghany County, Virginia. Age 11. Relationship: “Bound.” Living with Mary J. (Arritt) Carter.3535,3551
The Mary J. Carter with whom Floyd was living in 1880 is Mary J. Harmond Carter, w/o James P. Carter. James was the son of Lemuel and Martha Carter.2905, p 2
• 1900 Census: Elk Creek, Custer County, Nebraska. Age 31, b Apr 1869, VA. Farmer. Parents b VA.3535,3552
• 1910 Census: Hayes, Custer County, Nebraska. Age 41, b VA. Farmer, married 20 years. Parents b VA.3534
• 1920 Census: Hayes, Custer County, Nebraska. Age 50.3535,3536
• 1930 Census: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California. Age 61, b VA. Father b VA; mother b KY. Age 18 at first marriage. In household with son, Wilbur.3553
Marriage3 Mar 1890, Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska3523, p 1,3545,3527
Divorce3527
Marriage Notes
• Married 10 years in 1900.3552
• Married 20 years in 1910.3534
ChildrenUNNAMED (Died as Infant)
 Maude Edna (1892-1979)
 Lawrence Sylvester (1893-1983)
 Eva Mable (1895-1977)
 Ethel Vernia (1897-1924)
 Lester Carl (1898-1980)
 Esther Pearl (1899-1989)
 Wilbur Floyd (1900-1974)
 Raymond Edward (1902-1989)
 Florence Ellen (1904-1987)
 Sylvia May (1907-1982)
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Updated 8 Aug 2023
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