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1864 - Aft 1955 (> 92 years)
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Name |
Susanna RUDE [1, 2, 3] |
- Theodore Frank farmed on rented land in Wantage twp., Sussex Co,. NJ, until 1899, when he bought a 140-acre farm a mile north of Vernon, NJ. he died the next year, leaving Susie with 3 children from 3 to 14 years old and a farm with a mortgage of $4,300. He left also personal property valued at $1,142.60, which included 15 cows ($30 to $40 each); 7 heifers; 1 bull ($25); 2 horses ($25 each); farm machinery and equipment; 3 barrels of vinegar; and house furnishings, including 96 yards of carpeting of different kinds. On Susie's death or remarriage, the property was to be divided among the children "mail and femail alike" (Wills, Superior Ct., Trenton 5505S). James A. Montross of Warwick, NY, was named executor.
By hiring help or doing the farm work herself when necessary, Susie raided her family, paid off the mortgage, and enlarged her land holdings. In 1951, at 87 years of age, she still walked a mile to church in Vernon. In 1955 she was living in half of her own farm home. [1]
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Nickname |
Susie |
Birth |
20 Dec 1864 |
Hardyston, Sussex, New Jersey, USA [2, 3] |
Gender |
Female |
Census |
1870 |
Living with parents in Hardyston, Sussex County, New Jersey [2] |
Census |
1880 |
Living with parents in Hardyston, Sussex County, New Jersey [4] |
Census |
1900 |
Living in Vernon, Sussex County, New Jersey [5] |
Census |
1910 |
Living in Vernon, Sussex County, New Jersey [6] |
Census |
1920 |
Living in Vernon, Sussex County, New Jersey [7] |
Census |
1930 |
Living in Vernon, Sussex County, New Jersey [8] |
Death |
Aft 1955 [1] |
Person ID |
I47616 |
Main Tree |
Last Modified |
3 Jun 2019 |
Father |
Samuel Pettit RUDE, b. 15 Apr 1828, New Jersey, USA d. 22 Jul 1899, Hardyston, Sussex, New Jersey, USA (Age 71 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Mother |
Phebe WILLIS, b. 07 May 1834, Morris County, New Jersey d. 18 May 1928, Vernon, Sussex, New Jersey, USA (Age 94 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Marriage |
19 Jan 1856 |
West Milford, Passaic, New Jersey, USA [3, 9] |
Family ID |
F17355 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Theodore Frank MONTROSS, b. 20 Feb 1858, West Milford Twp., Passaic Co., New Jersey d. 11 Feb 1900, Wantage Twp., Sussex Co., New Jersey (Age 41 years) |
Marriage |
11 Feb 1885 |
New Jersey [1, 3] |
Children |
+ | 1. Samuel Rude MONTROSS, b. 29 Jun 1886, Vernon, Sussex County, New Jersey d. 1962 (Age 75 years) [Birth] |
+ | 2. Mary Elizabeth MONTROSS, b. 22 Nov 1889, Wantage, Sussex Co., New Jersey d. 13 Feb 1965, Sussex County, New Jersey (Age 75 years) [Birth] |
+ | 3. Frank Wilson MONTROSS, b. 20 Jan 1897, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey d. 1990, Wales, England (Age 92 years) [Birth] |
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Family ID |
F18150 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
3 Jun 2019 |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 20 Dec 1864 - Hardyston, Sussex, New Jersey, USA |
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| Census - 1900 - Living in Vernon, Sussex County, New Jersey |
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| Census - 1910 - Living in Vernon, Sussex County, New Jersey |
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| Census - 1920 - Living in Vernon, Sussex County, New Jersey |
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| Census - 1930 - Living in Vernon, Sussex County, New Jersey |
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Sources |
- [S10631] John Wilson Taylor, Ph.D. and Eva Mills (Lee) Taylor , Montross: A Family History, Pierre Montras and his Descendants.
- [S00450] 1870 Census Hardyston, Sussex County, New Jersey.
- [S10375] Descendants of Aaron Willis by Jim Kays.
- [S00634] 1880 Census Hardyston Township, Sussex County, New Jersey.
- [S00976] 1900 Census Vernon, Sussex County, New Jersey.
- [S01172] 1910 Census Vernon, Sussex County, New Jersey.
- [S01393] 1920 Census Vernon, Beadle County, South Dakota.
- [S01632] 1930 Census Vernon, Sussex County, New Jersey.
- [S01729] Ancestry.com: Ancestry World Tree - Northern New Jersey Kin1 by genhobby1.
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