Gazlay Family History
William S. Amsden
Parents
| Father | Noah C. Amsden (ca. 1820 - 15 November 1891) |
| Mother | Sarah Hulbert (ca. August 1825 - 10 January 1906) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 29 December 2013; Last Edited: 29 December 2013 |
| Person ID | 6303 |
| Name | William S. Amsden |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 11 April 1851 in Illinois1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Married | 10 August 1875 in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York to Ella Isabella Masterton8 |
| Died | 13 January 1906 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota1, 2 |
| Buried | in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota1, 2 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Ella Isabella Masterton (daughter of David Masterton and Anna Sophia _____) |
| Born | 28 October 1854 in Communipaw, Hudson County, New Jersey |
| Married | 10 August 1875 in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York to William S. Amsden |
| Died | 8 November 1889 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota |
| Children | of William S. Amsden and Ella Isabella Masterton: |
| +1. | Mervyn Holbrook Amsden |
| Born | 18 August 1875 in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa |
| Married | 8 January 1896 in Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota to Cora L. Sims |
| Married | ca. 1903 to Effa Blanch Hone |
| Died | 4 November 1945 in Los Angeles County, California |
| 2. | Charles M. Amsden, Jr. |
| Born | ca. 1879 in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa |
| Died | 16 October 1898 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, William S. Amsden; born: 11 April 1851; died: 13 January 1906 [from record].
- Minnesota Death Records, 1866-1916, Amsden, William S.; died: 13 January 1906 in Minneapolis, Hennepin [County], Minnesota; age 54; born: 11 April 1851 in Illinois; widowed; occupation: elevator and crain business; cemetery: Lakewood Cem.; father: Noah C. Amsden, born in New York; mother: Sarah Hulbert, born in New York.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Iowa, Dubuque County, Dubuque, Page No. 47, family of N. C. Amsden (50, New York, produce dealer); Sarah Amsden (45, New York); Charles Amsden (21, Illinois, book keeper); Monroe Amsden (21, Illinois, clk, book store); William Amsden (19, Illinois, clk, drug store); Ella Amsden (17, Illinois); Mary Lucas (23, Bohemia, domestic servt); Kate McCanna (22, Iceland, domestic servt).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Iowa, Dubuque County, Dubuque, Enumeration District 174, Page No. 1A, family of N. C. Amsden (54, N.Y., cmmr. mercht); wife Sarah S. Amsden (52, N.Y.); son C. M. Amsden (31, Ill., twin, cmmr. mercht); son M. R. Amsden (31, Ill., twin, cmmr. agent); son W. S. Amsden (29, Ill, druggist); mother Anna H. Amsden (80, N.Y.); daughter Ellen Amsden (24, Ill.); son [sic, probably grandson] Melvin Amsden (4, Iowa); son [sic, probably grandson] Chas. M. Amsden (1, Iowa); servant Martha Qualy (20, Ireland, servant).
- Minnesota Territory and State Census, 1885, Stearns County, Village of Sauk Center, Page No. 1, family of Wm. S. Amsden (34, Illinois [sic]; Alas [sic] H. Amsden (32, Norway [sic]); Marvin H. Amsden (8, Iowa); Charles M. Amsden (6, Iowa); Anna Larson (21, Norway); Hans Larsen (19, Norway).
- Minnesota Territory and State Census, 1895, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, 5th Ward, 7th Precinct, Pages 75, 76, family of W. S. Amsden (44, Illinois, elevator); C. M. Amsden (46, Illinois, elevator); M. H. Amsden (18, Iowa); C. M. Amsden Jnr. (16, Iowa); N. C. Amsden (70, New York).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, Enumeration District 63, Sheet No. 17B, family of Sm. Amsden (49, Minn., Apr. 1851, grain dealer); mother S. S. Amsden (74, Minn., Aug 1825); son Mervy H. Amsden (23, Minn., Aug. 1876, grain dealer); border Florence Buffan (36, Mass., Sept 1863, stenographer); border Chas Dahlgren (25, Minn., June 1874, carpenter). [The birth states shown here for the Amsdens are most likely incorrect compared with other records.]
- Boards at Ancestry.com; Post by Adine Wakefield, 12 December 1999, indicating that her great aunt Ella I. Holbrook married William S. Amsden on 10 August 1875 in Syracuse, New York, by her father Reverend Holbrook. The newly married couple returned to Dubuque, Iowa and then later moved to Minn.