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September 4, 2006, corrected the page number of the 1850 census, added text and several census transcriptions. October 26, 2004, corrected Sophia's mother's maiden name. |
| McDONOUGH COUNTY, ILLINOIS FAMILIES NEWS MEMORABILIA |
SOPHIA EBERT ca. 1845-1930
| John Goldsberry was born between 1825 and 1831 in Ohio. Throughout his working life he was a coal miner. He was first married to Susanah or Susan A. (maiden name undetermined.) She apparently died between June 1870 and January 1871, probably in Tennessee Township, McDonough County, Illinois.
John and Susan's children, all born in Illinois, perhaps McDonough County, were:
Sophia Ebert, daughter of Sophia was not enumerated in the family home in 1870; we have not found her elsewhere in that year's census. On January 17, 1871, James C. Vest signed an affidavit which stated that John Goldsberry was over the age of 21 and that Miss Sophia Ebbert was over the age of 18. McDonough County marriage license #4139 was issued the same day. The couple was married on the 19th by John A. Stookey, Justice of the Peace. They made their home in Colchester for a number of years and became the parents of one child, Frank. John Goldsberry apparently died between 1900 and 1910, burial location undetermined. Sophia was counted in Frank's home in Abingdon, Knox County, in 1910. Frank moved away from the area and Sophia remained in Abingdon; she was listed as a servant in 1920. By 1930 she had again gone to live with Frank; at that time they were in Lombard, DuPage County, Illinois. Sophia died there on June 28, 1930. We do not know where she was buried. The son of Sophia Ebert and John Goldsberry was:
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enumerated November 2, 1850, dwelling #1146 Philip Ebert, 40, male, farmer, born PA
enumerated July 24, 1860, dwelling #3291 Philip Ebert, 50, male, farmer, value of real estate 3000, value of personal estate 500, born PA
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enumerated July 2, 1860, dwelling #2258 John Goldsberry, 30, male, colier, value of real estate 40, born OH
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page 159A, enumerated July 23, 1870, dwelling #299 Goldsbury, John, 39, male, white, coal miner, value of real estate 500, value of personal estate 200, born OH, could read but not write, male citizen of the U.S. aged 21 or more
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page 348A, enumerated June 1, 1880, dwelling #9 Goldsbury, Jno, white, male, 53, married, c miner, born OH, father born [no entry], mother
page 93A, enumerate June 9, 1900, dwelling #307 Gulsbury, James, head, white, male, March ? 1825, 74, married for 29 years, born OH, both parents born VA, could read, write and speak English, paying on the mortgage of his home Sophia, wife, white, female, May 1844, 56, married for 29 years; mother of 1 child, living; born PA, both parents born PA, could read, write and speak English |
enumerated June 1, 1900, dwelling #3 Goldsberry, Frank, head, white, male, Nov 1872, 27, married for 1 year, born IL, father born OH, mother born IL, salesman general store, months not employed - 0, could read, write and speak English, rented his home Mary B, wife, white, female, Feb 1871, 29, married for 1 year, mother of 0 children, born IL, father born OH, mother born Canada - Eng, could read, write and speak English |
enumerated May 10, 1910, line #30, Monmouth Street Goldsberry, Frank, head, male, white, 37, married (1st) for 12 years, born IL, father born OH, mother born PA, spoke English, retail dealer, groceries, employer, whether out of work on April 15, 1910 - no, number of weeks out of work during 1909 - 12, could read and write, rented his home Mary B, wife, female, white, 39, married (1st) for 12 years, mother of 0 children, born IL, father born PA, mother born Canada (French), spoke English, could read and write Woodworth, Horace B, adopted, male, white, 5, single, born IL, both parents born IL Goldsberry, Sophia, mother, female, white, 67, widow; mother of 1 child, living; born PA, both parents born PA, spoke English, could read and write [There may have been some lodgers; the entries are confusing.] |
enumerated January 2, 1920, dwelling #11, 103 S. Washington Street [This was the household of Mary E. Robinson.] Goldsberry, Sophia, servant, female, white, 74, widow, could read and write, born PA, both parents born PA, spoke English, house servant, private home, working for wages |
enumerated January 15, 1920, dwelling #67, 2342 N. Clark Goldsberry, Frank, head, renter, male, white, 47, married, could read and write, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, claim adjuster, dry goods, working for wages Mary, wife, female, white, 48, married, could read and write, born IL, father born IN, mother born Canada, spoke English Woodworth, Horace, nephew, male, white, 14, single, attended school after Sept. 1, 1919, could read and write, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English |
enumerated April 10, 1930, dwelling 259, 313 S. Lombard Avenue Goldsberry, Frank, head, owned his home, home value 7500, owned a radio, male, white, 58, married, age at first marriage - 26, could read and write, born IL, both parents born PA, spoke English, floorman, department store; whether a veteran of the U.S. military or naval forces mobilized for any war or expedition - no Mary, wife, female, white, 59, married, age at first marriage - 27, could read and write, born IL, father born IN, mother born Canada - English, spoke English Woodworth, Horace B, nephew, male, white, 24, married, age at first marriage - 19, could read and write, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, valuation clerk, Ry. Express Co; whether a veteran of the U.S. military or naval forces mobilized for any war or expedition - no Woodworth, Anna, niece, female, white, 27 ?, age at first marriage - 23, could read and write, born IL, father born IL, mother born Poland, spoke English, telephone operator, Ry. Company Goldsberry, Sophia, mother, female, white, 86, widow, could read and write, born PA, both parents born U.S., spoke English |
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