Tamson was born about 1860, the daughter of Elijah Chase and Elizabeth Spragg.[1] Their family lived and farmed in Lizard, Pocahontas, Iowa.[2] By 1880, they had moved on to Buena Vista, Iowa where they continued to farm.[3]
↑ 1.01.1 "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJZS-VQ8 : 26 September 2017), Stratton P. Gilman and Tamson M. Chase, 15 Apr 1882, Pocahontas Co., Iowa, United States; citing reference p2, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,401,836.
↑ 2.02.1 "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDVP-LZW : 29 May 2021), Tamson Chase in entry for Elijah Chase, 1870, Lizard, Township 90 Range 34, Pocahontas, Iowa, United States. Page Number: 22, Record Number: 4851, Household ID 209, Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Affiliate Publication Number M593, GS Film Number 000545914, Digital Folder Number 004263717, Image Number 00128, Indexing Project (Batch) Number N01437-4.
↑ 3.03.1 "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDKY-8HC : 19 February 2021), Tamson Chase in household of Elijah Chase, Coon, Buena Vista, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 19, sheet 52B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,329.