Joseph Cornelius Jameson (1886 - 1969)

Born 14 Jun 1886 in Blooming Grove Township, Waseca County, Minnesota, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia Mary (Broughton) Jameson — married 25 Nov 1914 in Waterville, Le Sueur County, Minnesota, USA

Died 21 May 1969 at age 82 in Blooming Grove Township, Waseca County, Minnesota, USA

Biography

Joseph Cornelius Jameson was born on June 14, 1886,^[1] to Knute Jameson and Margaret (Hagen) Jameson of Blooming Grove Township, Waseca County, Minnesota.^[2]

On June 12, 1895, Joseph was eight years old and living with his parents, his four younger siblings and his widowed paternal grandmother Christine Jameson (79) on the family farm in Waseca County, Minnesota.^[3]

On June 16, 1900, Joseph was 14 years old and living with his parents, his five younger siblings and his grandmother Christine Jameson (83) on the family farm in Blooming Grove Township.^[4]

Joseph's confirmation was June 9, 1901, in the North Waseca Lutheran Church in Waseca County, Minnesota.^[5]

On May 3, 1910, Joseph was 23 years old and head of the family farm in Blooming Grove Township, where he was living with his parents and his six younger siblings.^[6]

Joseph married Lydia Mary Broughton on November 25, 1914, in Waterville, Le Sueur County, Minnesota.^[7]

When he registered for the military draft during World War I on June 5, 1917, Joseph stated that he was 30 years old, that his birthdate was June 14, 1886, and that he was a married farmer living in Blooming Grove Township, Waseca County, Minnesota.^[8]

On January 14, 1920, Joseph (33) and Lydia (28) were living on a farm they owned with a mortgage in Blooming Grove Township.^[9]

On April 12, 1930, Joseph (43) and Lydia (38) were living on the farm they were now renting in Blooming Grove Township.^[10]

On April 2, 1940, Joseph (53) and Lydia (48) were living on the farm they were renting for $10 per month in Blooming Grove Township, where Joseph listed his occupation as a garage mechanic.^[11] Joseph stated at the time that they had also lived in the same place in 1935 and that he had a fourth grade education.^[11]

Joseph passed away on May 21, 1969,^[1] in Blooming Grove Township.^[2] He and Lydia are buried in the North Waseca Lutheran Church Cemetery, Waseca County, Minnesota, USA.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} State of Minnesota. Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2017. Minneapolis, MN, USA: Minnesota Department of Health. St Paul, Minnesota, USA; Death Certificate Number 012836; Record Number 1742295.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Find A Grave memorial for Joseph Cornelius Jameson
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Minnesota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 (online database). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Minnesota Historical Society. Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905. St. Paul, MN, USA: Minnesota Historical Society, 1977. Microfilm. Reels 1-47 and 107-164. Roll V290_102, Line 20. Ancestry.com image here
4. ↑ 1900 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Blooming Grove, Waseca, Minnesota; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0160; FHL microfilm: 1240795. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. NARA microfilm publication T623 (1,854 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com images here and here
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969 (online database). Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. ELCA, Birth, Marriage, Deaths. Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Chicago, Illinois. Ancestry.com image here
6. ↑ 1910 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Blooming Grove, Waseca, Minnesota; Roll: T624_730; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0161; FHL microfilm: 1374743. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. NARA microfilm publication T624 (1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com image here
7. ↑ "Minnesota Marriages, 1849–1950." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. FHL Film #1320259.
8. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (online database). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Registration State: Minnesota; Registration County: Waseca; Roll: 1682693. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm. Ancestry.com image here
9. ↑ 1920 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Blooming Grove, Waseca, Minnesota; Roll: T625_866; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 164. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. NARA microfilm publication T625 (2,076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com image here
10. ↑ 1930 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Blooming Grove, Waseca, Minnesota; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2340868. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. NARA microfilm publication T626 (2,667 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com image here
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} 1940 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Blooming Grove, Waseca, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01966; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 81-2. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. NARA microfilm publication T627 (4,643 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com image here