Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
NameFlorence Edith OMSTEAD 
Birth18 Feb 1872, Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa4606, p 1,4683,4684, date & state only,4290
Removalabt 1936, California Age: 63
Memoin California 8 years at death
Death29 Mar 1944, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California4606, p 1,4676, p 1; date only,4685,4686 Age: 72
BurialApr 1944, Sunnyside Memorial Park, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California4685
FatherSimon Samuel OMSTEAD (1847-1911)
MotherRachel Ellen KAUFMAN (1852-1929)
Individual Notes
• Birth Place: Grundy county, Iowa.4615, p 3
• Parents are Simon Omstead, b Canada and Ella Coffman, b Indiana.4686
• Divorced; came to California in 1936 as per Death Certificate; (Floyd came to California in 1925); son Raymond living with her when she died in 1944.
• A native of Marshalltown, Iowa, she lived for many years in Custer county, Neb., coming to Long Beach in 1935.
Surviving are five daughters and four sons, of whom Wilbur is a member of the Long Beach fire department and Raymond of the police department. She also leaves two sisters, 20 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.4685
• Parents are Simon Omstead, b Canada and Ella Coffman, b Indiana.4686
• Divorced; came to California in 1936 as per Death Certificate; (Floyd came to California in 1925); son Raymond living with her when she died in 1944.
• A native of Marshalltown, Iowa, she lived for many years in Custer county, Neb., coming to Long Beach in 1935.
Surviving are five daughters and four sons, of whom Wilbur is a member of the Long Beach fire department and Raymond of the police department. She also leaves two sisters, 20 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.4685
Census Data
• 1880 Census: Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska. Age 8 (5?), b Iowa.4687
• 1880 Census: Precinct No. 1, Custer County, Nebraska. Age 8.4688
• 1900 Census: Elk Creek, Custer County, Nebraska. Age 28, b Feb 1872, IA. Father b Canada; mother b IN.4619,4681
• 1910 Census: Hayes, Custer County, Nebraska. Age 38, b IA. Father b England; mother b IN. Mother of 11 children, 10 living.4618
• 1920 Census: Hayes, Custer County, Nebraska. Age 49. Father b Canada Eng; mother b IN.4619,4620
• 1930 Census: Hayes, Custer, Nebraska. Age 58, b IA. Head. Farmer, stock farm. Father b IL; mother b IN. Age 18 at first marriage.4621
• 1880 Census: Precinct No. 1, Custer County, Nebraska. Age 8.4688
• 1900 Census: Elk Creek, Custer County, Nebraska. Age 28, b Feb 1872, IA. Father b Canada; mother b IN.4619,4681
• 1910 Census: Hayes, Custer County, Nebraska. Age 38, b IA. Father b England; mother b IN. Mother of 11 children, 10 living.4618
• 1920 Census: Hayes, Custer County, Nebraska. Age 49. Father b Canada Eng; mother b IN.4619,4620
• 1930 Census: Hayes, Custer, Nebraska. Age 58, b IA. Head. Farmer, stock farm. Father b IL; mother b IN. Age 18 at first marriage.4621
Spouses
Birth13 Apr 1869, Sweet Calibiate Spring, Alleghany, Virginia4606, p 1,4674, place only,4675, date only,4615,4610, date only
Settlementabt 1925, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California4675 Age: 55
Death14 Apr 1952, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California4606, p 1,4675,4676, p 2; date only,4610 Age: 83
Occupationfarmer4610
FatherJacob Anderson ARRITT (1834-1922)
MotherDiannah Jane SIZER (1836-1927)
Individual Notes
• Parents given as Anderson Arritt and Diana Sizer.4674
• Parents given as Joseph Arritt and Diana Sizer.4675
• Now about Floyd. I believe he was a child of Diana’s but not of Jacob’s. From the records I have found so far, when a child was illegitimate, they were bound. At least this has been my experience in Alleghany Co.
Unless there is information in the county records, there probably will never be a way to determine who Floyd’s father is.3693, p 2
• I still believe Floyd is Dianah’s illegitimate child but would certainly like to find a way of proving it, or proving otherwise.3701, p 1 I have my notes in a box with many other notes, about how long Dianah tried to collect child support from Jacob, when she started and when she stopped.3701, p 2
• He was a retired farmer and attended the Spiritual Science Church.4677
• Acquired land in Custer County, Nebraska in 1913.4678
• Parents given as Joseph Arritt and Diana Sizer.4675
• Now about Floyd. I believe he was a child of Diana’s but not of Jacob’s. From the records I have found so far, when a child was illegitimate, they were bound. At least this has been my experience in Alleghany Co.
Unless there is information in the county records, there probably will never be a way to determine who Floyd’s father is.3693, p 2
• I still believe Floyd is Dianah’s illegitimate child but would certainly like to find a way of proving it, or proving otherwise.3701, p 1 I have my notes in a box with many other notes, about how long Dianah tried to collect child support from Jacob, when she started and when she stopped.3701, p 2
• He was a retired farmer and attended the Spiritual Science Church.4677
• Acquired land in Custer County, Nebraska in 1913.4678
Census Data
• 1870 Census: Covington, Alleghany County, Virginia. Age 1, b VA. Living with his mother in household of his aunt, Mary M. Carter.4619,4679
• 1880 Census: Boiling Springs, Alleghany County, Virginia. Age 11. Relationship: “Bound.” Living with Mary J. (Arritt) Carter.4619,4680
The Mary J. Carter with whom Floyd was living in 1880 is Mary J. Harmond Carter, w/o James P. Carter. James was the son of Lemuel and Martha Carter.3693, p 2
• 1900 Census: Elk Creek, Custer County, Nebraska. Age 31, b Apr 1869, VA. Farmer. Parents b VA.4619,4681
• 1910 Census: Hayes, Custer County, Nebraska. Age 41, b VA. Farmer, married 20 years. Parents b VA.4618
• 1920 Census: Hayes, Custer County, Nebraska. Age 50.4619,4620
• 1930 Census: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California. Age 61, b VA. Father b VA; mother b KY. Age 18 at first marriage. In household with son, Wilbur.4682
• 1880 Census: Boiling Springs, Alleghany County, Virginia. Age 11. Relationship: “Bound.” Living with Mary J. (Arritt) Carter.4619,4680
The Mary J. Carter with whom Floyd was living in 1880 is Mary J. Harmond Carter, w/o James P. Carter. James was the son of Lemuel and Martha Carter.3693, p 2
• 1900 Census: Elk Creek, Custer County, Nebraska. Age 31, b Apr 1869, VA. Farmer. Parents b VA.4619,4681
• 1910 Census: Hayes, Custer County, Nebraska. Age 41, b VA. Farmer, married 20 years. Parents b VA.4618
• 1920 Census: Hayes, Custer County, Nebraska. Age 50.4619,4620
• 1930 Census: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California. Age 61, b VA. Father b VA; mother b KY. Age 18 at first marriage. In household with son, Wilbur.4682
Marriage Notes
ChildrenUNNAMED (Died as Infant)
Maude Edna (1892-1979)
Lawrence Sylvester (1893-1983)
Eva Mable (1895-1977)
Ethel Vernia (1897-1924)
Lester Carl (1898-1980)
Esther Pearl (1899-1989)
Wilbur Floyd (1900-1974)
Raymond Edward (1902-1989)
Florence Ellen (1904-1987)
Sylvia May (1907-1982)