Joseph William Massey, son of Daniel Massey and Etta Lane, was born on 6 November 1880 in Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana. [1]
In 1900 Joseph W. Massey is recorded as being nineteen years of age and living in South Bend, Saint Joseph county, Indiana. [2]
On 17 October 1906 in Marseilles, La Salle, Illinois, Joseph William Massey wed Jessamina Babcock. [3] They had three children:
Freida May Massey, born 26 Nov 1907;
Thomas Daniel Massey, b. 28 Jul 1909;
Verna Ruth Massey, b. 6 Mar 1913.
In 1910 William Massey is recorded as being twenty-nine years of age and living in Marseilles Ward 3, La Salle County, Illinois. [4]
Joseph is recorded as living in Chicago, Cook county, Illinois when he registered with the Draft Board in 1917-1918. [5]
In 1920 William Massey is recorded as being thirty-nine years of age and living in Chicago Ward 35, Cook County, Illinois. [6]
In 1930 Joseph W. Massey is recorded as being forty-nine years of age and living in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington. [7]
In 1935 Joseph Massey is recorded living in San Francisco, California. [8]
In 1940 Joseph Massey is recorded as being fifty-nine years of age and living in Napa, Napa County, California. [9]
In 1942 Joseph is recorded as living in Napa, California when he again registered with the Draft Board. [10]
Joseph William Massey died on 16 May 1943 in Napa, Napa county, California. [11] He was buried at Tulocay Cemetery.
Sources
↑ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com. Txt: "Name: Joseph William Massey; Birth Date: 6 Nov 1880; Birth Place: Valpariso, Indiana; Death Date: 16 May 1943; Claim Date: 25 May 1943; SSN: 552032708."
↑ 1900 Federal Census of South Bend, Saint Joseph county, Indiana. Text: "Name: Joseph W Massey; Age: 19; Birth Date: Nov 1880; Birthplace: Indiana; Home in 1900: South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana; Race: White; Gender: Male; Relation to Head of House: Son (Child); Marital Status: Single; Father's name: Dan O Massey; Father's Birthplace: Indiana; Mother's name: Etta M Massey; Mother's Birthplace: Indiana.
Household Members: Name Age
Dan O Massey 48
Etta M Massey 38
Perci[val] Guy R Massey 21
Joseph W Massey 19
Dora E Massey 16
Edward B Massey 14
Walter Ara Massey 12
Howard M Massey 9
Verna W Massey 3"
↑ Karen and Kim Massey, Descendants of the Thomas Massey House, Genealogy Publishing Service, 2009, page 178
↑ 1910 U.S. Federal Census of Marseilles Ward 3, La Salle, Illinois
Household Members Name Age
Thomas Babcook 63 Head
Ruth C Babcook 60 Wife
William Massey 29 Son-in-law
Jassamine Massey 20 Daughter
Freda W Massey 2 Granddaughter
Thomas D. Massey 0 Grandson
↑ World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line] Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Text: "Name: Joseph William Massey; City: Chicago; County: Cook; State Illinois; Birth Date: 6 Nov 1880; Race: White; Draft Board: 84"
↑ 1920 U.S. Federal Census of Chicago Ward 35, Cook, Illinois
Household Members Name Age
William Massey 39
Jessie Massey 30
Frieda M Massey 12
Thomas D Massey 10
Verna R. Massey 6
↑ 1930 U.S. Federal Census of Tacoma, Pierce, Washington
↑ 1940 U.S. Federal Census of Napa, Napa County, California. Name: Joseph Massey; Age: 59; Estimated birth year: abt 1881; Gender: Male; Race: White; Birthplace: Indiana; Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head; Home in 1940: Napa, Napa, California; Street: Third Ave N; House Number: 1091; Farm: No; Inferred Residence in 1935: San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Residence in 1935: San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Resident on farm in 1935: No; Sheet Number: 10B; Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 264; Occupation: Dye Maker; House Owned or Rented: Rented; Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 17; Attended School or College: No; Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade; Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 40; Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work; Weeks Worked in 1939: 52; Income: 1800; Income Other Sources: No.
Household Members Name Age
Joseph Massey 59
Jessie Mae Massey 50
Frieda Massey 32
↑ World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Text: "Name: Joseph William Massey; Birth Date: 6 Nov 1880; Birth Place: Valparaiso, Indiana, USA; Residence: Napa, California, USA; Race: White"
↑ California, Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics. Text: "Name: Joseph William Massey; Social Security number 552032708; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 16 Nov 1880 [sic!]; Birth Place: Indiana; Death Date: 16 May 1943; Death Place: Napa; Mother's Maiden Name: Lane; Father's Surname: Massey."
Acknowledgements
Thank you to Albertus for creating WikiTree profile Joseph William Massey on 1 Feb 2015. Click to the [Changes page] for the details of edits by Albertus and others.
Cousin Penny (Dawn Paulsen Padgett) recalled that Joseph William Massey's daughter - Freida Massey, and her friend Fern, had a chrystal ball which they used to foretell the future. Freida had inherited the chrystal ball from family members who had used it during the World's Fair on the Mississippi river. - BdFM
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