Anna Elizabeth (Mason) Moss
Privacy Level: Open (White)

Anna Elizabeth Downing (Mason) Moss (1851 - 1928)

Anna Elizabeth Downing Moss formerly Mason
Born in Elmira, Chemung Co, New Yorkmap
Ancestors ancestors
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at age 77 in Margaretville, Delaware Co, New Yorkmap
Problems/Questions Profile manager: Phyllis Bickley private message [send private message]
Profile last modified
This page has been accessed 221 times.

Biography

Daughter of George Weaver Mason and Elizabeth Collingwood, born January 18, 1851 in Elmira, Chemung Co, New York.

1860 Federal Census, Elmira, Chemung, New York, United StatesFam.524: Elizabeth Collingwood, 52, WD; Elizabeth Mason, 30, WD; Francis Mason, 15; Mary Mason, 13; Anna Mason, 9; John P Mason, 6; Collingwood: Robert, 23, silversmith; Emily R, 21, music teacher; Caroline, 18, music teacher. [family #525: Francis Collingwood]

1965 NY State Census, Elmira Ward 1, Chemung Co, NY, family #146: MASON: Elizabeth, 35, mother of 4, widowed, owner of land; Francis, 20, single, watchmaker, formerly in army; Mary E, 18, child; Elizabeth Collingwood, 60, mother, wd; John P, 10; Richard B, 17, nephew, b. PA, watchmaker

1870 Federal Census, Elmira Ward 1, Chemung, New York, Family #192, home of James R. Pratt, farmer, 12 residents including: Elizabeth Mason, 41; Anna D Mason, 19; John P. Mason, 16, printer

Marriage, June 7, 1876, Wellsburg, Chemung Co, New York: "Mrs. Moss became the wife of Roswell R. Moss, they having been married in the Park Church by the Rev. Thomas K. Beecher. " (Obituary)

1880 Federal Census, Elmira, Chemung Co, NY, family #393, 114 Columbia Street: Roswell R. Moss, 34, head, lawyer; Anna L. Moss, wife, 29; Harriet E. Moss,, 2, daughter; Elizabeth Mason, mother-in-law, 51, WD; Mary Sample, 15, servant.

1892 NY State Census, Elmira Ward 1, Chemung Co, NY, pg. 7: R. R. Moss, 45, lawyer; Anna Moss, 41; Harriet Moss, 14; Bertha Moss, 10; pg. 8: Elizabeth Mason, 64

1900 Federal Census, Elmira Ward 1, Chemung Co, NY, family 151, 114 Columbia St: Roswell R. Moss, head, b. Oct 1845, lawyer, married 25 yrs; Anna D. Moss, wife, b. Jun 1851, mother of 2/2 living; Harriet E, daught., b. Jun 1877; Bertha, daught., b. Nov 1881; Elizabeth Mason, m-I-l, 71, b. Feb 1829, WD, mother of 2/2 living.

1905 NY State Census, Elmira, Ward 1, Chemung Co, NY, 114 Columbia: Roswell R Moss, 59, head, lawyer; Anna D. Moss, 54, wife, house work; Bertha Moss, 23, daughter, student; Elizabeth Mason, 76, mother, at home

1910 Federal Census, Elmira, Wrd 1, Chemung Co, NY

1914, 1915, 1917, 1919 City Directories: Anna Moss, female, 114 Columbia, Elmira, NY, spouse of Roswell R. Ross

1920 Federal Census, Middletown, Delaware Co, NY: Age: 69; Marital Status: Widowed; Marital Status: Widow; Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law

1925 NY State Census, Middletown, Delaware Co: Margaretville village, Walnut St., Sanford: Clarke A, head, 46, auto salesman; Bertha M, wife, 43; Roswell R, son, 10; Eleanor C, daughter, 9; Barbara K, daughter, 5; Nancy A, daughter, 2; Anna D Moss, m-I-l-, 74; Florence Brown, servant, cook, 16

Death: May 11, 1928, at the home of her daughter Mrs. Clarke a. Sanford at Margaretville.

Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, Chemung Co, NY, in the family plot, with headstone; FAG Memorial 99807338

Obituary: Mrs. Anna D. Moss, widow of Roswell R. Moss, died Friday night at the home of her daughter Mrs. Clarke A. Sanford at Margaretville. Mrs. Moss was born in Elmira, January 18, 1851 and was a daughter of George W. Mason, formerly of Danville, Pa., who was the publisher of the Elmira Gazette from 1841 to 1855. His health failed and he died in 1856. Mrs. Moss became the wife of Roswell R. Moss, they having been married in the Park Church by the Rev. Thomas K. Beecher. Mrs. Moss' mother was Elizabeth Collingwood, a member of one of the oldest families in Elmira. Mrs. Moss was a woman of pleasing personality and motherly virtues, which gained her the deepest respect of a host of friends. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. William G. Harry of Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. Clarke A. Sanford of Margaretville. The remains arrived in Elmira over the Erie railroad Monday at 4:13 p. m. and were removed to the Smith & Fudge funeral home. The funeral was held in The Park Church parlors Tuesday at 10 a. m. The Rev. A. G. Cornwell officiated. The family burial plot is located in Woodlawn Cemetery. – Elmira Star-Gazette. Mrs. Moss came to Margaretville about two weeks before her death. She had spent the winter at the home of Mrs. Harry in Detroit. [Catskill Mountain News, Margaretville, Delaware Co., NY, May 1928]

--- Anna Elizabeth was born in 1851. Anna Elizabeth Mason ... She passed away in 1928. [1]

This profile is a collaborative work-in-progress. Can you contribute information or sources?

Sources

  1. First-hand information as remembered by Phyllis Bickley, Wednesday, October 1, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.

See also:





Is Anna Elizabeth your ancestor? Please don't go away!
 star icon Login to collaborate or comment, or
 star icon contact private message the profile manager, or
 star icon ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com

DNA
No known carriers of Anna Elizabeth's ancestors' DNA have taken a DNA test.

Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.



Comments

Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.

Rejected matches › Anna W. (Regan) Mason (1852-)

M  >  Mason  |  M  >  Moss  >  Anna Elizabeth Downing (Mason) Moss