Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameJohn OMSTEAD 
Memointerpolated to be Brantford, based on town of Simcoe just south
Removal1855, Cordova, Rock Island, Illinois2828, p 2 Age: 43
Removalabt 1873, Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa2828, p 2 Age: 61
Memowhen Sarrah was ten years old
Deathabt 1890, Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa2815, place only,2829 Age: 78
Memobased on absence from 1891 city directory
BurialMarshalltown?, Marshall, Iowa2830
Memograve not found
Occupationfarmer2815, p 1
Residence508 N. 4th Ave., Marshalltown (1886/87)
FlagsLegatee in Will
FatherIsrael OMSTEAD (1783-1863)
MotherMary Jane WOODLEY (1788-1855)
Individual Notes
• Other people have claimed that J. W. Omstead was his father. John is in Israel’s will.2504
• Parents are Israel Omstead and Mary Woodley.2816
• Parents are Israel Omstead and Mary Woodley.2816
Census
• 1860 Census: Cordova, Rock Island, Illinois. Age 48, b Up. Canada. Farmer. $3800, $1078.2818
• 1880 Census: Liberty, Marshall, Iowa. Age 68, b Canada. Farming. Father b VT.2831
• 1880 Census: Liberty, Marshall, Iowa. Age 68, b Canada. Farming. Father b VT.2831
General
Simcoe is an unincorporated town of approximately 16,000 people in southwestern Ontario, near Lake Erie, and is the county seat of Norfolk County. It is the administrative head of Norfolk County and has the largest population of any community within the county.[1]
Simcoe is located at the junction of Highway 3, at Highway 24, due south of Brantford, Ontario, and accessible to Hamilton by nearby Highway 6. The town is northwest of Nanticoke in Haldimand County. Simcoe, the centre of an agricultural area known for tobacco, vegetables and small fruits, was founded in 1795 by Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe[2].
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simcoe,_Ontario]
Simcoe is located at the junction of Highway 3, at Highway 24, due south of Brantford, Ontario, and accessible to Hamilton by nearby Highway 6. The town is northwest of Nanticoke in Haldimand County. Simcoe, the centre of an agricultural area known for tobacco, vegetables and small fruits, was founded in 1795 by Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe[2].
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simcoe,_Ontario]
Directories
• Marshalltown, Iowa.
John did not appear in the 1891 or 1893 city directories.2829
John did not appear in the 1891 or 1893 city directories.2829
Spouses
Birth1821, New York2815, p 1
DeathMarshalltown, Marshall, Iowa2815
NicknameEllen
FatherDavid EGGLESTON (1771-1853)
MotherOlive CARTWRIGHT (1769-1850)
Census
• 1860 Census: Cordova, Rock Island, Illinois. Age 37, b NY. Listed as Ellen.2818
• 1880 Census: Liberty, Marshall, Iowa. Age 59, b NY. Parents b NY.2831
• 1880 Census: Liberty, Marshall, Iowa. Age 59, b NY. Parents b NY.2831
Marriage Notes
• Signed Bans of Marriage on 17 Aug 1836 in Townsend Twp., Norfolk County, Ontario, and set up housekeeping in a log cabin in Brant Twp., Brant County, Ontario.
[Note: County is Haldiman-Norfolk, of which Simcoe is county seat.]2829
[Note: County is Haldiman-Norfolk, of which Simcoe is county seat.]2829
ChildrenLucille Ann (1837-1897)
David (1839-)
Mary Susan (1843-1910)
Ellen J. (~1845-1930)
Permelia (~1846-1907)
Simon Samuel (1847-1911)
Edward Erastus (1853-1895)
John Henry (1854-1921)
Charles DeLoyd (~1857-1908)
George William (~1860-)
Sara Elzina (1861-)
Milo Judson (1864-)