Emily America Arnspiger

Emily America Arnspiger
(1847-1924)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Jira Joseph Seely

2. James Green Stephens

James Stephens

Emily America Arnspiger ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰

Born: 17 December 1847, Quincy, IL ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ¹⁰ ¹¹
Marriage (1): Jira Joseph Seely on 22 October 1865 in Portland, OR ¹ ² ³
Marriage (2): James Green Stephens in August 1883 ⁴ ⁵
Died: 10 January 1924, Portland, OR at age 76 ¹ ² ¹⁰ ¹¹
Buried: After 10 January 1924, Portland, OR ¹⁰

bullet Another name for Emily was America Arnsperger.¹²

bullet General Notes:

Emily used the name "America" on her 1850, 1860, and 1870 census reports. Then, at the age of 32, the 1880 census listed her as "E. A." for Emily America. On the 1900 census and subsequent ones she used the given name Emily.
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bullet Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Township 9 Range 10, Jersey County, IL on 10 September 1850. ¹²

1850 US Census
Page 62A-62B, Roll 111, Dwelling 18, Family 18
Township 9 Range 10, Jersey County, Illinois
America Arnsperger..3..IL
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 17 Dec 1847, then her age should have been 2 instead of 3.
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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Tualitan Precinct, Clackamas County, OR on 29 June 1860. ⁷

1860 US Census
Page 142-143, Roll 1055, Dwelling 1416, Family 1161
Tualitan Precinct, Clackamas County, Oregon
America Arnskiger..13..IL
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 17 Dec 1847, then her age should have been 12 instead of 13.
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Tualitan Precinct, Clackamas County, OR on 27 July 1870. ⁸

1870 US Census
Page 3, Family 1113, Roll 1285
Tualitan Precinct, Clackamas County, Oregon
America Seely..23..IL..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 2 sons.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 17 Dec 1847, then her age should have been 22 instead of 23.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Portland, OR on 9 June 1880. ³

1880 US Census
Page 375C, District 101, Family 151, Roll 1083
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
E. A. Seely..Wife..32..IL..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 7 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Portland, OR on 9 June 1900. ⁴

1900 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 83, Dwelling 181, Family 181
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
830 Michigan Avenue
home owned with mortgage
married 16 years
Emily A. Stephens..Wife..Dec 1847..52..IL..12/10
(Living with 2nd husband, 2 children from previous marriage, 2 step-children from husband's previous marriage, and 1 son.)

NOTE - The "10 children still alive" seems to be in error. I know of 10 total children she had with Jira Seely and 1 child with James Stephens by 1900 for a grand total of 11 children instead of the number 12 given. I suspect that there may have been one more that was either stillborn or died as an infant if the number 12 is to be believed correct.

However, I believe that she had 3 other children that had already died, as follows: Seth Seely died in 1882; Jira Seely died in 1869; and Henry Seely died in 1882. Therefore, assuming that she did have a grand total of 12 children, then at least 4 had already died leaving only 8 still living.
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Portland, OR on 25 April 1910. ⁵

1910 US Census
Sheet 17A, District 228, Family 335, Roll 1287, 10th ward
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
830 Michigan Avenue; Home owned, with mortgage
Married 27 years
Emily A. Stephens..Wife..62..IL..12/8
(Living with husband.)
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Portland, OR on 9 January 1920. ⁹

1920 US Census
Sheet 11A, District 153, Family 248, Roll 1502
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
830 Michigan Avenue; Home rented
Emily Stephens..Head..73..IL..Widowed
Ned Smith..Head..40..KS..Longshoreman, Public dock
Leola Smith..Wife..39..OR

(Emily was living with her married daughter, Leola, and her husband.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 17 Dec 1847, then her age should have been 72 instead of 73.

NOTE - Both the elderly Emily Stephens and the husband of her daughter, Leola, were each listed as the Head of Household for this one family living in the same residence (obviously an error by the enumerator).
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• She was buried in Portland, OR. Find A Grave Memorial #45964246.

Emily married Jira Joseph Seely, son of Lucius Alexander Seely and Sophia Huldah Buckman, on 22 October 1865 in Portland, OR.¹ ² ³ (Jira Joseph Seely was born on 11 August 1843 in Farmington, IL,² ⁸ ¹³ died on 5 January 1883 in Portland, OR ² ¹³ and was buried after 5 January 1883 in Portland, OR ¹³.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Tualitan Precinct, Clackamas County, OR on 27 July 1870. ⁸

1870 US Census
Page 3, Family 1113, Roll 1285
Tualitan Precinct, Clackamas County, Oregon
J. Seely..26..IL..Teaching School
America Seely..23..IL..Keeping House
George Seely..3..OR
Seth Seely..2..OR
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Portland, OR on 9 June 1880. ³

1880 US Census
Page 375C, District 101, Family 151, Roll 1083
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
J. J. Seely..Self..37..IL..Lathe Sawyer
E. A. Seely..Wife..32..IL..Keeping House
G G. Seely..Son..13..OR..Attending School
S. S. Seely..Son..11..OR..Attending School
W. W. Seely..Son..9..OR..Attending School
A. A. Seely..Dau..7..OR
L. A. Seely..Son..6..OR
H. H. Seely..Son..3..OR
M. M. Seely..Dau..1..OR
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bullet Marriage Notes:

Jira and Emily must have had a slight sense of humor when it came to naming their children. All of them except Lucius Alexander have duplicate initials. For example, George Gaston = "G. G.". The exception of Lucius Alexander was because he was named after Jira's father.
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Emily next married James Green Stephens in August 1883.⁴ ⁵ (James Green Stephens was born on 2 January 1854 in Portland, OR,⁵ ¹⁴ died on 31 December 1916 in Portland, OR ¹⁴ and was buried after 31 December 1916 in Portland, OR ¹⁴.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Portland, OR on 9 June 1900. ⁴

1900 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 83, Dwelling 181, Family 181
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
830 Michigan Avenue
home owned with mortgage
married 16 years
James T. Stephens..Head..Jan 1852..48..OR..MO-MO..Blacksmith
Emily A. Stephens..Wife..Dec 1847..52..IL..12/10
Leola Seeley..SDau..Aug 1880..19..OR
John Seeley..SSon..Sep 1882..17..OR..Day Laborer
James Stephens..Son..Jul 1888..11..OR
Louis F. Stephens..Son..Nov 1873..26..OR..Day Laborer
Lovet Stephens..Son..Nov 1875.24..OR..Gear Maker
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Portland, OR on 25 April 1910. ⁵

1910 US Census
Sheet 17A, District 228, Family 335, Roll 1287, 10th ward
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
830 Michigan Avenue; Home owned, with mortgage
Married 27 years
James D. Stephens..Head..56..OR..Mill Wright, Lumber Mill
Emily A. Stephens..Wife..62..IL..12/8
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1 Jo Arnspiger, "Descendents of George Heinrich Ernstberger" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jarnspiger; Updated: 2005-02-07 02:45:02 UTC (Mon)).

2 F. L. Beller, "Ancestry of A. Helen Seely," database(http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=seely-1-7 : accessed 12 Oct 2009).

3 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, enumeration district (ED) 101, p. 375C, family 151, Jira Joseph Seely and Emily America Arnspiger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 30 Apr 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1083.

4 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, enumeration district (ED) 83, sheet 9A, dwelling 181, family 181, James Green Stephens and Emily America Arnspiger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Oct 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

5 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, enumeration district (ED) 228, sheet 17A, family 335, James Green Stephens and Emily America Arnspiger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 7 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1287.

6 Deb Ernspiker-Woodrow Prather, "Deb's Family and her Connections" (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/o/o/Deb-Woodrow/index.html; Updated September 5, 2000), http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/o/o/Deb-Woodrow/GENE4-0004.html.

7 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Tualitan Precinct, Clackamas County, Oregon, p. 142-143, dwelling 1416, family 1161, George Henry Arnspiger and Martha Lorinda Bell; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 1 Mar 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1055.

8 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Tualitan Precinct, Clackamas County, Oregon, p. 3, dwelling 1126, family 1113, Jira Joseph Seely and Emily America Arnspiger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Oct 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 1285.

9 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, enumeration district (ED) 153, sheet 11A, family 248, Emily America Arnspiger; index and images (accessed 21 Feb 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1502.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 2 Mar 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=45964246.

11 Roger Lee Roberson, Jr., "Roberson-Tyner Family Tree" (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/o/b/Roger-L-Roberson-Jr/index.html; Updated June 22, 2003).

12 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Township 9 Range 10, Jersey County, Illinois, p. 62A & B, dwelling 18, family 18; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Oct 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 111.

13 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 30 Apr 2016), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=70724513.

14 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 2 Mar 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=45952207.

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