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James Darius Halsey 1839 – 1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Mar 1839

Birth Location: Howard, Steuben, New York

Death Date: 28 Nov 1921

Death Location: Joseph, Wallowa, Oregon

Father: Job Halsey

Mother: Orpha Ford

Spouse(s): Candis Nelson

Children(s): Bessie Halsey, Job Halsey, William Halsey, Nathan Halsey, James Halsey

In 1839, James Darius Halsey entered the world in Howard, Steuben, New York, born to Job Darius Halsey and Orpha Ford. In 1864, James Darius Halsey resided in Geneva, Ontario, New York. In 1868, James Darius Halsey resided in Wisconsin. James Darius Halsey married Candis Melissa Nelson, and had children including Bessie Mae Halsey, Job Halsey, William M Halsey, Nathan Lelan Halsey, James Darius Halsey. James Darius Halsey passed away in 1921 in Joseph, Wallowa, Oregon.

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Biography

  • In 1839, James Darius Halsey entered the world in Howard, Steuben, New York, born to Job Darius Halsey and Orpha Ford.
  • In 1864, James Darius Halsey resided in Geneva, Ontario, New York.
  • In 1868, James Darius Halsey resided in Wisconsin.
  • James Darius Halsey married Candis Melissa Nelson, and had children including Bessie Mae Halsey, Job Halsey, William M Halsey, Nathan Lelan Halsey, James Darius Halsey.
  • James Darius Halsey passed away in 1921 in Joseph, Wallowa, Oregon.

Immediate Family

Parents

Job Halsey
1806 – 1880
Birth Location: Otsego County, New York
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Orpha Ford
1810 – 1844
Birth Location: New York
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Spouses(s)

Candis Nelson
1846 – 1923
Birth Location: Rupert, Bennington, Vermont
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Children(s)

Bessie Halsey
1868 – 1917
Birth Location: Saxville, Waushara, Wisconsin
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Job Halsey
1876 –
Birth Location: Nebraska
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William Halsey
1879 – 1955
Birth Location: Cove, Union, Oregon
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Nathan Halsey
1880 – 1922
Birth Location: Cove, Union, Oregon
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James Halsey
1890 –
Birth Location: Oregon
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James Halsey's Ancestors

Self
James Halsey
1839 – 1921
Birth Place: Howard, Steuben, New York
Parents
Job Darius Halsey
1806 – 1880
Otsego County, New York
Orpha Ford
1810 – 1844
New York
Grandparents
Rufus Halsey
Lydia Rathbone
1782 –
Colchester, Hartford, Connecticut
Adonijah Ford
1775 – 1852
Granby, Hartford, Connecticut
Lucretia Barker
1783 –
Branford, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
Job Rathbone
1748 – 1838
Deborah Welsh
1753 –
Martha Holcomb
1756 – 1846
Adonijah Ford
1748 – 1820
Russell Barker
1757 – 1814
Elisabeth Barker
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Rathbone
1710 – 1777
Mary Rathbone
1711 – 1777
Joshua Holcomb
1724 – 1784
Matthew Ford
1717 – 1769
Ruth Palmeter
1717 –
James Barker
1709 – 1788
Abigail Russell
1717 – 1798

James Halsey's Descendants

1.
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James (Darius) Halsey (24 Mar 1839 – 28 Nov 1921) m. Candis (Melissa) Nelson (24 Feb 1846 – 1 Jan 1923)
  1. 1. Bessie (Mae) Halsey (4 Jul 1868 – 30 May 1917) m. John (Daniel) Simmons (12 Mar 1875 – 16 Jan 1959)
    1. 1. William (Wellington) Simmons (18 Dec 1887 – 5 Jul 1952) m. Gertude Lout (abt 1890 – )
      1. 1. Vina Simmons (abt 1909 – )
      2. 2. Aleilia Simmons (abt 1911 – )
      3. 3. Bessie (Candall) Simmons (8 Sep 1917 – )
    2. 2. Lewis (LeRoy) Simmons (13 Jul 1889 – ) m. Clara (E) Hartshorn (1896 – )
      1. 1. Elsie (E) Simmons (1914 – )
      2. 2. Fred (Lewis) Simmons (1916 – )
      3. 3. Lester (B) Simmons (8 Jan 1919 – 26 Aug 1992)
    3. 3. Daniel (Edwin) Simmons (26 Sep 1894 – 24 Feb 1968) m. Eva (Ray) Campbell (abt 1897 – )
    4. 4. Margaret Simmons (31 Oct 1896 – 10 Nov 1980) m. Lisle (Harley) Makin (3 Dec 1891 – 13 Feb 1920) m. Cloyd (E) Wysong (25 Apr 1893 – Feb 1982)
      1. 1. Edna Makin (abt 1915 – )
      2. 2. William (Melbert) Makin (abt 1917 – 27 Mar 1967) m. Julia Making (abt 1920 – )
      3. 3. Roy (L) Makin (abt 1919 – )
      4. 4. Wilmer (C) Wysong (15 Nov 1922 – 15 May 2008)
      5. 5. Dan Wysong (abt 1927 – )
      6. 6. Fay Wysong (abt 1928 – )
    5. 5. Oral (Vernon) Simmons (20 Jul 1898 – 22 Jun 1910)
    6. 6. Marie (Alice) Simmons (4 Nov 1900 – 3 Nov 1972) m. William (Franklin) Kutch (23 Jun 1891 – 29 Mar 1964) m. Hemingsen
      1. 1. Rita (Frances) Kutch (22 Dec 1916 – 13 Sep 1930)
      2. 2. Ruby (Alice) Kutch (30 May 1919 – 6 May 2004) m. Jerrold (Blandford) Graves (3 Jan 1918 – 5 Dec 1991)
        1. 1. Jeralee (Marie) Graves (31 Dec 1945 – 23 May 2008) m. Paul Treanor
        2. 2. Debra Graves m. Ted Kuhnhausen
    7. 7. Lillian (Melissa) Simmons (22 Apr 1904 – 1 Sep 1989) m. Ernest Quinn (1 Nov 1894 – 31 Dec 1967)
      1. 1. Margaret (Mary) Quinn (21 Apr 1922 – 3 Oct 2006) m. Myron Stein
        1. 1. Richard Stein
        2. 2. Saonni Stein
        3. 3. Ernestine Stein
      2. 2. Cecil (A) Quinn (abt 1924 – ) m. Harold Lay
      3. 3. Lois (E) Quinn (25 Oct 1925 – 27 May 2009)
    8. 8. Edna (Mae) Simmons (25 Sep 1908 – ) m. Radford
  2. 2. Job Halsey (Apr 1876 – )
  3. 3. William (M) Halsey (23 Dec 1879 – 17 Jun 1955) m. Verginia (Belle) Pinkley (20 Feb 1886 – 26 Apr 1973)
    1. 1. Ethel (Mary) Halsey (25 May 1908 – 7 Oct 1986) m. Noel (S) Scott (26 Aug 1906 – 7 Oct 1986)
    2. 2. Jack (Kermit) Halsey (24 Dec 1910 – 28 Apr 1990)
    3. 3. Ilma (Candace) Halsey (6 Feb 1913 – 2 Dec 2000) m. Shinn
    4. 4. Kenneth Halsey (20 May 1924 – )
  4. 4. Nathan (Lelan) Halsey (15 May 1880 – 1 Feb 1922) m. Margaret (A) Carroll (Jul 1880 – 1977)
    1. 1. Harry (Leland) Halsey (29 Sep 1903 – 28 Jul 1975) m. Hazel (Orzella) Hensley (16 Nov 1908 – 20 Mar 1991)
      1. 1. Harry (L) Halsey (21 Aug 1926 – 2 Apr 1965)
    2. 2. Mabel (Virginia) Halsey (22 Aug 1905 – 31 Oct 1987) m. Arnold (William) Gerber (13 Sep 1902 – 15 Nov 1969)
    3. 3. Jean (Franklin) Halsey (5 Dec 1906 – 10 Sep 1981)
    4. 4. Archie (Leo) Halsey (19 Feb 1910 – 29 Jul 1980)
  5. 5. James (Darius) Halsey (Feb 1890 – )

James Halsey's Timeline

9 Records

1839
24 Mar 1839
Birth of James Darius Halsey in Howard, Steuben, New York
Howard, Steuben, New York
1864
1864
Age 25
James Darius Halsey resided here in Geneva, Ontario, New York
Geneva, Ontario, New York
1868
1868
Age 29
James Darius Halsey resided here in Wisconsin
Wisconsin
1880
1880
Age 41
James Darius Halsey resided here in Prairie Creek, Union, Oregon
Prairie Creek, Union, Oregon
1890
1890
Age 51
James Darius Halsey resided here in Wallowa County, Oregon
Wallowa County, Oregon
1900
1900
Age 61
James Darius Halsey resided here in Divide, Imnaha, Pine Creek, Park, and Prairie Creek Precincts, Wallowa, Oregon
Divide, Imnaha, Pine Creek, Park, and Prairie Creek Precincts, Wallowa, Oregon
1910
1910
Age 71
James Darius Halsey resided here in Enterprise, Wallowa, Oregon
Enterprise, Wallowa, Oregon
1920
1920
Age 81
James Darius Halsey resided here in Enterprise, Wallowa, Oregon
Enterprise, Wallowa, Oregon
1921
28 Nov 1921
Age 82
Death of James Darius Halsey in Joseph, Wallowa, Oregon
Joseph, Wallowa, Oregon

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1839
    Event Place: Howard, Steuben, New York
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Enterprise, Wallowa, Oregon; Roll: T625_1505; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 197; Image: .
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Prairie Creek, Union, Oregon; Roll: 1084; Family History Film: 1255084; Page: 117C; Enumeration District: 115; Image: 0231.
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Prairie, Wallowa, Oregon; Roll: T623_1352; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 99.
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Prairie, Wallowa, Oregon; Roll: _; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 99.
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Enterprise, Wallowa, Oregon; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1864
    Event Place: Geneva, Ontario, New York
    Record Source: U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1868
    Event Place: Wisconsin

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Prairie Creek, Union, Oregon
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Prairie Creek, Union, Oregon; Roll: 1084; Family History Film: 1255084; Page: 117C; Enumeration District: 115; Image: 0231.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1890
    Event Place: Wallowa County, Oregon
    Record Source: Oregon Census, 1841-90

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Divide, Imnaha, Pine Creek, Park, and Prairie Creek Precincts, Wallowa, Oregon
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Prairie, Wallowa, Oregon; Roll: _; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 99.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Enterprise, Wallowa, Oregon
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Enterprise, Wallowa, Oregon; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Enterprise, Wallowa, Oregon
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Enterprise, Wallowa, Oregon; Roll: T625_1505; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 197; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1921
    Event Place: Joseph, Wallowa, Oregon
    Record Source: Oregon Death Index, 1903-98
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