Edgar Marsena Joslyn (abt. 1852 - 1916)

Born about Mar 1852 in Judah, Green, Wisconsin, United States

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Died 27 Mar 1916 at about age 64 in Lockwood, Dade, Missouri, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

1852 Edgar M. Joslyn was born about Mar 1852 in Wisconsin, USA.^[1] He was the son of Marsena Joslyn and Mary Foster.^[2]

1860 Edgar lived in Freeman, Crawford, Wisconsin, USA with his farming family.

• Marcina Joslin Male 40 Massachusetts
• Mary A Joslin Female 40 Massachusetts
• Marian Joslin Female 15 Massachusetts
• Edgar M Joslin Male 8 Wisconsin
• Artemas Joslin Male 71 Massachusetts^[1]

1870 The Joslyn family had moved and were living in Pleasant Grove Township, Floyd County, Iowa, USA in 1870:

• Marsena Joslyn Male 50 Massachusetts
• Mary A Joslyn Female 53 Massachusetts
• Edgar M Joslyn Male 18 Wisconsin
• Artemus Joslyn Male 81 Massachusetts^[3]

1880 The Joslyns continued to live in Pleasant Grove, Iowa in 1880.

• Marena Joslyn Self Male 59 Massachusetts, United States
• Mary Ann Joslyn Wife Female 62 Massachusetts, United States
• Edgar M Joslyn Son Male 28 Wisconsin, United States
• Laura Smith Other (Servant) Female 22 Michigan, United States^[4]

1881 Edgar was married to Zilpha Sarah Robinson, daughter of James Foster (?) and ___ Cleveland, on 9 Jan 1881 in Floyd County, Iowa, USA. Edgar was about 29 years old and Zilpha only 17 years old.^[2] Zilpha's mother's name may have been Phebe Robinson.^[5]

1885 Edgar and Zilpha were parents of a baby boy in 1885:

• Edger M Joslyn Male 32
• Zilfey Joslyn Female 20
• Albert Joslyn Male 1 ^[6]

1895 By 1895 The Joslyns were childless and living in Floyd County, Iowa, USA.^[7]

1900 Edgar listed his occupation on the 1900 US Census as "land lord." He and Zilpha had a young boarder living with them in Coldwater Township, Green Town, Butler County, Iowa, USA.

• Edgar M Joslyn Head Male 48 Wisconsin
• Zaphia S Joslyn Wife Female 36 Iowa
• Mary Munson Boarder Female 30 Wisconsin^[8]

1905 Edgar and Zilpha were counted in the 1905 Kansas Census. They were living in Russell County, Kansas, USA.^[9]

1910 The Joslyns left Iowa for Greeley, Saline County, Kansas, USA where they were living in 1910. Edgar was working as a farmer.^[10]

1916 Edgar died when run over by a train in Dade County, Missouri. See his death certificate image for more details.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW9Q-KJW : 12 December 2017), Edgar M Joslin in entry for Marcina Joslin, 1860.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KLW4-85M : 6 November 2017), Edgar Marsena Joslyn and Zilpha Sarah Robinson, 09 Jan 1881, , Floyd, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,481,685.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDVS-5VT : 11 June 2019), Edgar M Joslyn in entry for Marsena Joslyn, 1870.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD2D-F18 : 14 August 2017), Edgar M Joslyn in household of Marena Joslyn, Pleasant Grove, Floyd, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 215, sheet 285B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,340.
5. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KC4C-K86 : 17 October 2017), Edgar M. Joslyn and Zilpha S. Robinson, 09 Jan 1881, Floyd, Floyd, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,481,687.
6. ↑ Iowa State Census, 1885
7. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT3M-KDR : 10 March 2018), Edgar M Joslyn, Floyd, Iowa, United States; citing p. 282, 1895, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,020,351.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M92Q-NVS : accessed 21 October 2019), Edgar M Joslyn, Coldwater Township Green town, Butler, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 62, sheet 7A, family 151, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,420.
9. ↑ "Kansas State Census, 1905", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8P-SFG1 : 23 September 2019), E M Joslyn, 1905.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2ZZ-JVV : accessed 21 October 2019), Edgar M Joslin, Greeley, Saline, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 129, sheet 1B, family 11, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 455; FHL microfilm 1,374,468.

See also:

• History of Floyd County, Iowa, page 857
• Ancestry FAmily Tree

Acknowledgments

• This person was created through the import of 236-Cathy.ged on 20 October 2010.