James Suydam Polhamus (1893 - 1962)

Born 7 Feb 1893 in Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Prescilla Hoyt (Drake) Polhemus — married 1 Sep 1923 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Died 28 Sep 1962 at age 69 in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

James Suydam Polhemus is the son ofHenry Polhamus and Katherine Bartow. Born in the year 7 Feb 1893 • Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA.

Mayflower Passenger Descendant

• James Suydam Polhemus is a Mayflower Descendant from John Alden, Henry Samson, Edward Doty & Myles Standish

Military Service

• Name James Suydam Polhemus
• Residence Place Tulsa, Okla
• Death Date 28 Sep 1962
• Birth Date 7 Feb 1893
• Event Type Military Service
• Event Date 4 Dec 1918
• Event Place St. Louis, Missouri, USA.^[1]

World War II Draft

• Name James Suydam Polhemus
• Sex Male
• Event Date 1942
• Event Place Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
• Event Type Draft Registration
• Residence Place Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Birth Date 07 Feb 1893^[2]

Marriage

• James Suydam Polhemus married to Prescilla Hoyt Drake, in the year 1 Sep 1923 • Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. She is the daughter of Charles Edward and Isabel Walker (Hayt) Drake^[3]

Residence

• 1900
• James Polhamus age 07 is living with her father, mother and siblings in Queens, New York City, New York, USA., during the 1900 Census.
• Household members
• Henry M Polhamus Father age 46
• Katherine Polhamus Mother age 40 New York
• Mary Polhamus Sister age 10 New York
• Henry Polhamus Brother age 09 New York^[4]

• 1904
• James Polhamus is attending the Holland Society of New York school at New York, New York, USA., during the school year in 1904.^[5]

• 1910
• James Polhamus age 17 is living in Englewood Ward 1, Bergen, New Jersey, USA., during the 1910 Census.^[6]

• 1914
• James Polhamus is attending the Holland Society of New York school at New York, New York, USA., during the school year in 1914.^[7]

• 1915
• James Polhamus age 22 is living with his Sister and Brother at Englewood, Franklin Township, 1 ward, Bergen, New Jersey, USA., during the 1915 Census.^[8]

• 1920
• James Polhamus is attending Williams College atMassachusetts, USA., during the school year in 1920.^[9]

• 1930
• James Polhamus age 37 is living with his In-laws, wife and son in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA., during the 1930 Census.
• Household members
• Charles E Drake Father-in-law age 62 New York
• Isabelle Drake Mother-in-law age 56 New York
• Prescilla Polhemus Wife age 30 New York
• Peter S Polhemus Son age 04/12 Oklahoma^[10]

• 1940
• James Polhamus age 46 is living with his father-in-law, wife and son in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA., during the 1940 Census.
• Occupation Lease Buyer
• Highest Grade Completed College, 1st year
• Household members
• Charles E Drake Father-in-law age 72 New York
• Prescilla Polhemus Wife age 40 New York
• Peter S Polhemus Son age 10 Oklahoma^[11]

• 1950
• James Polhamus age 56 is living with her wife in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA., during the 1950 Census.
• Occupation Lease Buyer
• Household members
• Prescilla Polhemus Wife age 50 New York^[12]

Childen

• 1. Peter S Polhemus was born in the year 24 Oct 1929 at Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA.

Death

• James Suydam Polhemus age 69 dies in the year 28 Sep 1962 • Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA.
• Burial Place Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
• Cemetery Memorial Park Cemetery^[13][14]

Notes

Sources

1. ↑ Military • United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940 "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:718W-ZZT2 : 23 October 2019), James Snydam Polhemus, 4 Dec 1918; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
2. ↑ Military • United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPYT-H2X : 24 November 2020), James Suydam Polhemus, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ Marriage • Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995 "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995." Database with images. FamilySearch. "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29M-MRTJ : 23 March 2020), James S Polhemus and Prescilla Hoyt Drake, 01 Sep 1923; citing Oklahoma, various county courthouses, Oklahoma; FHL microfilm.
4. ↑ Census • United States Census, 1900 "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSLX-7J5 : 13 January 2022), James Polhomus in entry for Henry Polhomus, 1900.
5. ↑ New York, Holland Society Yearbook, 1904 Source Citation "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Holland Society of New York; Year: 1904 Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data:Various school yearbooks from across the United States.
6. ↑ Census • United States Census, 1910 "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKR1-MJK : accessed 28 January 2023), James S Polhemus, Englewood Ward 1, Bergen, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 21B, family 327, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 868; FHL microfilm 1,374,881.
7. ↑ New York, Holland Society Yearbook, 1914 Source Information Ancestry.com. New York, Holland Society Yearbook, 1914 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2000. Original data: Holland Society of New York. The Yearbook of the Holland Society of New York: 1914. Albany, NY, USA: F. A. Bassette Co., 1915.
8. ↑ Census • United States Census, 1915
   • Household members
   • Mary B Polhemus Sister age 26 New York
   • Henry M Polhemus Brother age 25 New York<ref>''Census • New Jersey State Census, 1915'' "New Jersey State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV93-764W : 23 February 2021), James Polhemus in household of Mary B Polhemus, Englewood, Franklin Township, 1 ward, Bergen, New Jersey, United States; citing sheet #10B, household 208, line #55, New Jersey State Library, Trenton; FHL microfilm 1,465,504.</li>
   <li id="_note-8">[[#_ref-8|↑]] ''U.S., School Catalogs, 1765-1935'' Description Publication Year: 1920 Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., School Catalogs, 1765-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2203/images/41198_2221301230_6957-00038?pId=5915592</li> <li id="_note-9">[[#_ref-9|↑]] ''Census • United States Census, 1930'' "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC4B-MXC : accessed 28 January 2023), James S Polhemus, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 155, sheet 11B, line 84, family 57, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1936; FHL microfilm 2,341,670.</li> <li id="_note-10">[[#_ref-10|↑]] ''Census • United States Census, 1940'' Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03349; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 79-38A Source Information Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2442/images/m-t0627-03349-00207?pId=89084265</li> <li id="_note-11">[[#_ref-11|↑]] ''Census • United States Census, 1950'' Source Citation United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Roll: 2693; Sheet Number: 80; Enumeration District: 79-216 https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/62308/images/43290879-Oklahoma-103074-0043?pId=56577750</li> <li id="_note-12">[[#_ref-12|↑]] ''Death • United States Social Security Death Index'' "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLD5-J2X : 10 January 2021), James Polhemus, Sep 1962; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).</li> <li id="_note-13">[[#_ref-13|↑]] Death • Find A Grave Index'' "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV29-DNNM : 22 November 2022), James S. Polhemus, ; Burial, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States of America, Memorial Park Cemetery; citing record ID 52795775, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. Memorial ID 52795775 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52795775/james-s-polhemus</li></ol></ref>