William Ruddick Lancaster (1853 - 1936)

Born 13 Jan 1853 in New Farmington, Jackson, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Jan 1936 at age 83 in Liscomb Township, Marshall, Iowa, United States

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Biography

William was a Friend (Quaker)

William was born into a Quaker family on 13 Jan 1853^[1] at New Farmington, Indiana the son of William and Olive (Ruddick) Lancaster. In 1856, the family moved to Marshall County, Iowa where they were members of the Driftwood Monthly Meeting of the Society of Friends.^[1][2][3] William would live and farm on the farm his father purchased in 1856 for $5 an acre his entire life.^{[4][5][6][7][8]}

William married Olive Emily Sawin on 22 Jan 1882^[9] and with her raised five children.

He passed away at his farm in Liscomb Township on 26 Jan 1936 and was the eldest resident of the Stanford settlement three miles west of Carroll, Iowa.^[10][2] He is interred at the Bangor Friends Cemetery, Bangor, Iowa.^[11]

Children

• Alta V - 1882-1952
• Luella - 1883-1975^[6]
• Nora C - 1885-1983^[6]
• Austin John "A J" (twin) - 1886-1972^[6]
• Owen Gilbert (twin) - 1886-1967^[6]
• Irena Marie - 1888-1968^[6]
• Sabron - 1894-1987^[6]
• Pauline - 1900-1954^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Earlham College; Richmond, Indiana; Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes, Driftwood Monthly Meeting.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Carroll Daily Herald, Carroll, Iowa, 30 Jan 1936 p 4
3. ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Bangor, Marshall, Iowa; Roll: M653_335; Page: 127; Family History Library Film: 803335
4. ↑ US Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bangor, Marshall, Iowa; Roll: 355; Family History Film: 1254355; Page: 2C; Enumeration District: 278; Image: 0006
5. ↑ US Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Bangor, Marshall, Iowa; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0105; FHL microfilm: 1240447
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7} US Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bangor, Marshall, Iowa; Roll: T624_413; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0123; FHL microfilm: 1374426
7. ↑ US Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bangor, Marshall, Iowa; Roll: T625_502; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 147
8. ↑ US Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bangor, Marshall, Iowa; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2340403
9. ↑ Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Marriage
10. ↑ State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records; Reference Number: 101821061
11. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #43330265