John S. Metcalf

John Metcalf
(Abt 1800-)

Ann Eliza Culbertson
(Abt 1805-)

John S. Metcalf
(1830-1912)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Meldonetta Houser

John S. Metcalf ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷

Born: 4 February 1830, Illinois ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷
Marriage (1): Meldonetta Houser on 27 September 1853 in , Logan County, IL ¹ ² ³ ⁴
Died: 18 August 1912, Lakota, ND at age 82 ² ⁷
Buried: After 18 August 1912, Lakota, ND ⁷

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Lincoln, IL on 25 August 1860. ⁵

1860 US Census
Page 324, Dwelling 2301, Household 2361, Roll 200
Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois
J. S. Metcalf..30..IL..Clerk

(Living with wife and son.)
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in East Lincoln Township, Logan, IL on 4 August 1870. ⁶

1870 US Census
Page 53, Dwelling 411, Family 416
East Lincoln Township, Logan County, Illinois
J. S. Metcalf..40..IL..Farmer

(Living with wife and 4 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in East Lincoln Township, Logan, IL on 15 June 1880. ³

1880 US Census
Page 145D, District 42, Dwelling 199, Family 199, Roll 0227, 1st Ward
East Lincoln Township, Logan County, Illinois
John S. Metcalf..Self..50..IL..Laborer

(Living with wife and 4 sons.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Lakota, ND on 1 June 1900. ⁴

1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 98, Dwelling 10, Family 10
Lakota, Nelson County, North Dakota
Howard Avenue; house owned no mortgage
Married 46 years
John S. Metcalf..Head..Feb 1830..70..IL..Postmaster

(Living with wife and 2 sons.)
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• He was buried after 18 August 1912 in the Lakota Cemetery in Lakota, ND.

Find A Grave Memorial #43977039
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John married Meldonetta Houser, daughter of Joshua Howser and Rebecca Miller, on 27 September 1853 in , Logan County, IL.¹ ² ³ ⁴ (Meldonetta Houser was born on 27 May 1832 in , Spencer County, KY,² ³ ⁴ ⁶ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ died on 4 December 1916 in Lakota, ND ¹ ² and was buried after 4 December 1916 in Lakota, ND.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Lincoln, IL on 25 August 1860. ⁵

1860 US Census
Page 324, Dwelling 2301, Household 2361, Roll 200
Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois
J. S. Metcalf..30..IL..Clerk
Meldontta Metcalf..27..KY
Chas T. Metcalf..2..IL
Eliza Mattekin..11
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• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in East Lincoln Township, Logan, IL on 4 August 1870. ⁶

1870 US Census
Page 53, Dwelling 411, Family 416
East Lincoln Township, Logan County, Illinois
J. S. Metcalf..40..IL..Farmer
Meldotta Metcalf..38..KY
Olive Metcalf..14..IL
Charles Metcalf..12..IL
Rob S. Metcalf..9..IL
Tradius Metcalf..4..IL

NOTE - Living next to Meldonetta's married brother, James Morrison Houser.
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in East Lincoln Township, Logan, IL on 15 June 1880. ³

1880 US Census
Page 145D, District 42, Dwelling 199, Family 199, Roll 0227, 1st Ward
East Lincoln Township, Logan County, Illinois
John S. Metcalf..Self..50..IL..Laborer
Meldonetta Metcalf..Wife..48..KY..Keeping House
Robert L. Metcalf..Son..19..IL..At School
Thantius Metcalf..Son..14..IL..At School
George Metcalf..Son..8..IL..At School
Tarkin Metcalf..Son..6..IL..At School
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Lakota, ND on 1 June 1900. ⁴

1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 98, Dwelling 10, Family 10
Lakota, Nelson County, North Dakota
Howard Avenue; house owned no mortgage
Married 46 years
John S. Metcalf..Head..Feb 1830..70..IL..Postmaster
Meldonett Metcalf..Wife..May 1832..68..KY..10/5
Thadeus E. Metcalf..Son..Jan 1866..34..IL..Painter
George E. Metcalf..Son..Aug 1871..28..IL..Journeyman Painter
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1 Schaublin, Linda I. Grange <lsgrne@infowest.com>, LDS Pedigree Resource File CD 10 (Salt Lake City, UT: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 22 Feb 2000).

2 Ginger Metcalf Dingus, "Metcalfs In America," database(http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=gingey326 : accessed 26 Oct 2009).

3 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, East Lincoln Township, Logan County, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 42, p. 145D, dwelling 199, family 199, John S. Metcalf and Meldonetta Houser; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Dec 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0227.

4 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Lakota, Nelson County, North Dakota, enumeration district (ED) 98, p. 1A, dwelling 10, family 10; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 27 Oct 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

5 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois, p. 324, dwelling 2301, family 2361, John S. Metcalf and Meldonetta Houser; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 Feb 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 200.

6 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, East Lincoln Township, Logan County, Illinois, p. 53, dwelling 411, family 416; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 26 Oct 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 2 Feb 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=43977039.

8 Aubrey M. Woods, World Family Tree Vol. 018, Ed. 1, Tree #0449 (Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: March 27, 1998).

9 Steven A. Kuhns, World Family Tree Vol. 107, Ed. 1, Tree #0962 (Genealogy.com, LLC, Release date: Oct.-2002).

10 Dr. W.W. Houser, Genealogy of the Houser, Rhorer, Dillman, Hoover Families (1910), 95.

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