Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
NameJohn OMSTEAD 
Memointerpolated to be Brantford, based on town of Simcoe just south
Removal1855, Cordova, Rock Island, Illinois [1508, p 2] Age: 43
Removalabt 1873, Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa [1508, p 2] Age: 61
Memowhen Sarrah was ten years old
Memobased on absence from 1891 city directory
BurialMarshalltown?, Marshall, Iowa [1510]
Memograve not found
Residence508 N. 4th Ave., Marshalltown (1886/87)
FlagsLegatee in Will
Individual Notes
• Other people have claimed that J. W. Omstead was his father. John is in Israel’s will.
[6195]• Parents are Israel Omstead and Mary Woodley.
[6198]
Census
• 1860 Census: Cordova, Rock Island, Illinois. Age 48, b Up. Canada. Farmer. $3800, $1078.
[1886]• 1880 Census: Liberty, Marshall, Iowa. Age 68, b Canada. Farming. Father b VT.
[5708]
General
Simcoe is an unincorporated town of approximately 16,000 people in southwestern
Ontario, near
Lake Erie, and is the
county seat of
Norfolk County. It is the administrative head of Norfolk County and has the largest population of any community within the county.
[1] Simcoe is located at the junction of
Highway 3, at
Highway 24, due south of
Brantford, Ontario, and accessible to
Hamilton by nearby
Highway 6. The town is northwest of
Nanticoke in
Haldimand County. Simcoe, the centre of an agricultural area known for tobacco, vegetables and small fruits, was founded in 1795 by
Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe[2].
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simcoe,_Ontario]
Directories
•
Marshalltown, Iowa.
John did not appear in the 1891 or 1893 city directories.
[2978]
Spouses
DeathMarshalltown, Marshall, Iowa [1509]
NicknameEllen
Census
• 1860 Census: Cordova, Rock Island, Illinois. Age 37, b NY. Listed as Ellen.
[1886]• 1880 Census: Liberty, Marshall, Iowa. Age 59, b NY. Parents b NY.
[5708]
Marriage17 Aug 1836, Townsend Twp., Norfolk, Ontario, Canada [6198], [6200]
Marriage Notes
• Signed Bans of Marriage on 17 Aug 1836 in Townsend Twp., Norfolk County, Ontario, and set up housekeeping in a log cabin in Brant Twp., Brant County, Ontario.
[Note: County is Haldiman-Norfolk, of which Simcoe is county seat.]
[2978]
ChildrenLucille Ann (1837-1897)
David (1839-)
Mary Susan (1843-1910)
Ellen J. (~1845-1930)
Permelia (~1846-1907)
Edward Erastus (1853-1895)
John Henry (1854-1921)
Charles DeLoyd (~1857-1908)
George William (~1860-)
Sara Elzina (1861-)
Milo Judson (1864-)