Arthur H. Halferty

Arthur Halferty
(1793-1852)

Maria Lightfoot
(1800-1873)

Hugh Courtney
(1801-1877)

Nancy Sergent
(1804-1898)

Arthur Brady Halferty
(1819-1857)

Melissa M. Courtney
(1833-1904)

Arthur H. Halferty
(1856-1914)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Rosa Bell Minns

Arthur H. Halferty ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶

Born: February 1856, Jefferson Township, Lee County, IA ² ⁴ ⁶
Marriage (1): Rosa Bell Minns on 10 November 1878 in , Lee County, IA ¹ ² ³
Died: 22 November 1914, McPherson, KS at age 58 ⁶
Buried: After 22 November 1914, McPherson, KS ⁶

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 1854 and a birth location of Iowa.

This birth year was referenced by his age of 16 on the 1870 US Census.
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• He has alternate birth date of 24 February 1855 and a birth location of Jefferson Township, Lee County, IA.

This birth date was referenced by his age of 25 on the 1880 US Census. It was also referenced by his age of 55 on the 1910 US Census.
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in West Point Township, Lee County, IA on 9 June 1860. ⁴

1860 US Census
Page 11, Family 69, Roll 330
West Point Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States
Arthur Morris..4..IA

(Living with mother and stepfather. Enumerated with the surname of his stepfather instead of his birth name of Halferty.)
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in West Point Township, Lee County, IA on 3 August 1870. ⁵

1870 US Census
Page 37, Dwelling 285, Family 274
West Point Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States
Arther Morris..16..IA..Farm Laborer

(Living with mother and stepfather. Enumerated with the surname of the stepfather instead of his birth name of Halferty.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in Feb 1856, then his age should have been 14 instead of 16.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Jackson Township, McPherson County, KS on 17 June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Sheet 377C, District 259, Dwelling 179, Family 184, Roll 387
Jackson Township, McPherson County, Kansas, United States
Arther Halferty..Self..25..IA..Farmer

(Living with wife.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in Feb 1856, then his age should have been 24 instead of 25.
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Jackson Township, McPherson County, KS on 9 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 133, Dwelling 93, Family 93
Jackson Township, McPherson County, Kansas, United States
Farm rented
Married 21 years
A. H. Halfuty..Head..Feb 1856..44..IA..Farmer

(Living with wife and 2 sons.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Harper Township, McPherson, KS on 20 April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 59, Dwelling 28, Family 28, Roll 446
Harper Township, McPherson County, Kansas, United States
Home rented
Married 30 years
Arthur Halferty..Head..55..IA

(Living with wife and 2 granddaughters.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in Feb 1856, then his age should have been 54 instead of 55.
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• He was buried after 22 November 1914 in the McPherson Cemetery in McPherson, KS.

Find A Grave Memorial 53803854. ⁶

Arthur married Rosa Bell Minns, daughter of Robert Minns and Hannah Liddle, on 10 November 1878 in , Lee County, IA.¹ ² ³ (Rosa Bell Minns was born on 22 June 1861 in Lena, IL,² ⁷ died on 26 January 1922 in Mills, NM ⁷ ⁸ and was buried after 26 January 1922 in Mills, NM ⁷.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Jackson Township, McPherson County, KS on 17 June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Sheet 377C, District 259, Dwelling 179, Family 184, Roll 387
Jackson Township, McPherson County, Kansas, United States
Arther Halferty..Self..25..IA..Farmer
Rosa Halferty..Wife..19..IL..Keeping House
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Jackson Township, McPherson County, KS on 9 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 133, Dwelling 93, Family 93
Jackson Township, McPherson County, Kansas, United States
Farm rented
Married 21 years
A. H. Halfuty..Head..Feb 1856..44..IA..Farmer
R. B. Halfuty..Wife..Jun 1861..38..IL..7/2
Clare W. Halfuty..Son..Jul 1880..19..KS..Farm Laborer
Earl Halfuty..Son..Apr 1882..18..KS..Farm Laborer
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Harper Township, McPherson, KS on 20 April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 59, Dwelling 28, Family 28, Roll 446
Harper Township, McPherson County, Kansas, United States
Home rented
Married 30 years
Arthur Halferty..Head..55..IA
Rosie Halferty..Wife..49..IL..5/2
Hazel Halferty..Granddaughter..8..KS
Mabel Halferty..Granddaughter..4..KS

NOTE - The grandchildren, Hazel and Mabel, were daughters of Walter Clare Halferty and his first wife, Leona Gertrude Brunk. The grandchildren must have been staying with their paternal grandparents for some reason when the census enumeration occured.
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1 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Jackson Township, McPherson County, Kansas, United States, enumeration district (ED) 259, p. 377C, dwelling 179, family 184, Arthur H. Halferty and Rosa Bell Minns; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 Aug 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 387.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Jackson Township, McPherson County, Kansas, United States, enumeration district (ED) 133, sheet 5B, dwelling 93, family 93, Arthur H. Halferty and Rosa Bell Minns; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 16 Aug 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Harper Township, McPherson County, Kansas, United States, enumeration district (ED) 59, sheet 2A, dwelling 28, family 28, Arthur H. Halferty and Rosa Bell Minns; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 16 Aug 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 446.

4 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, West Point Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States, p. 11, family 69, Melissa M. Courtney and John Morris; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Aug 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 330.

5 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, West Point Township, Lee County, Iowa, United States, p. 37, dwelling 285, family 274, Melissa M. Courtney and John Morris; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Aug 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 05 March 2019), memorial page for Arthur H Haferty (2 ??? 1856\endash 1914), Find A Grave Memorial no. 53803854, citing McPherson Cemetery, McPherson, McPherson County, Kansas, USA

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); (accessed 15 August 2019), memorial page for Rosa Bell "Rosie" Mimms Halferty (Jun 1861\endash 1922), Find A Grave Memorial no. 72557321, citing Mills Cemetery, Mills, Harding County, New Mexico, USA

8 "New Mexico Deaths, 1889-1945," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1546466 : accessed 15 Aug 2019), Rose B. Halferty, 26 Jan 1922; citing Mills, Harding, New Mexico, reference, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Santa Fe; FHL microfilm 2,032,885.

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