Charlotte (Thomas) Morehouse (abt. 1850 - 1934)

Born about Mar 1850 in Franklin, New York, United States

Died 4 Apr 1934 at about age 84 in Queens, New York City, New York, United States

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Biography

Charlotte (Thomas) Morehouse is a part of US Black heritage.

Charlotte (Thomas) Morehouse was born in March 1850 in Franklin County, New York according to the 1900 US Federal Census.^[1] Her father, John Thomas, was born in Maryland^[2] and her mother, Mary, was born in New York.^[2]

She was the wife of Civil War veteran Stephen Warren Morehouse of the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.^[3] She applied for a widow's pension based on her husband's service on 2 October 1882.^[3]

Residences

• 1870: Bloomingdale, Franklin Township, Franklin County, New York with her parents and siblings^[4]
• 1875:
• 1880: Franklin, Franklin County, New York with her husband and children^[2]
• 1890: Franklin, New York (widowed)^[5]
• 1900: Franklin, New York (widowed) with her children, granddaughter Jennie A. Ricketson, and grandson Oscar Davis^[1]
• 1930: Corona, Queens County, New York City, New York (widowed) with her son, James.^[6]

She passed away at age 84 on 4 April 1934, Corona, Queens County, New York City, New York.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 7602 #33076253 : accessed 20 January 2024); citing Year: 1900; Census Place: Franklin, Franklin, New York; Roll: 1036; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0076.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 6742 #1698043 : accessed 20 January 2024); citing Year: 1880; Census Place: Franklin, Franklin, New York; Roll: 834; Page: 618D; Enumeration District: 088.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Military Pension: "U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 4654 #11743834 : accessed 20 January 2024); citing The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Number: T288; Roll: 336.
4. ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 7163 #29687480 : accessed 20 January 2024); citing Year: 1870; Census Place: Franklin, Franklin, New York; Roll: M593_937; Page: 624A.
5. ↑ 1890 Census: "1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 8667 #900462313 : accessed 20 January 2024); citing The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Record Group Number: 15; Census Year: 1890.
6. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 6224 #44740890 : accessed 20 January 2024); citing Year: 1930; Census Place: Queens, Queens, New York; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0148; FHL microfilm: 2341324.
7. ↑ Death: "New York, New York, U.S., Extracted Death Index, 1862-1948," database, (Ancestry Record 9131 #3409432 : accessed 20 January 2024); citing Original data: Index to New York City Deaths 1862-1948. Indices prepared by the Italian Genealogical Group and the German Genealogy Group, and used with permission of the New York City Department of Records/Municipal Archives; Certificate Number: 2472.