Reflections From the Fence

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Daisy B. (nee) Woodson Stackhouse, Research Report, the As It Is Series

This continues a series of posts, done in a very efficient (make that speedy fast) manner to share some research on the ancestors. This is NOT intended to be the end all to end all report. It's a work in progress, to show you what I have found, right or wrong. Kind feedback is welcomed via comments.

Let's begin:

Meet Daisy B. Woodson Stackhouse:

Daisy is far from my direct lines, or those of Man, for that matter. I was actually researching Frank and his second wife, and Daisy happened. Sometimes it's my curiosity, sometimes I feel pulled into the research, as if I must continue. Such is Daisy. Information about her kept falling out of the research. Fell into my lap. Even her obituary. As I was typing her obituary up, I felt a strong pull to see if I could locate her death certificate and the cause of death of a 40 year old. I found it, and then, asked, oh, why Daisy, oh, why?

Daisy Woodson

United States Census, 1910

Name: Daisy Woodson

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1910

Event Place: Lincoln, Comanche, Oklahoma, United States

Event Place (Original): , Comanche, Oklahoma, United States

Sex: Female

Age: 15

Marital Status: Single

Race: White

Race (Original): White

Birth Year (Estimated): 1895

Birthplace: Kentucky

Father's Birthplace: Tennessee

Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky

Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter

Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter

Sheet Letter: A

Sheet Number: 4

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

J C Woodson Head Male 44 Tennessee

Ella J Woodson Wife Female 40 Kentucky

Sadie L Woodson Daughter Female 19 Kentucky

Lavenia Woodson Daughter Female 17 Kentucky

Daisy Woodson Daughter Female 15 Kentucky

Esther Woodson Daughter Female 13 Kentucky

Gillas Woodson Son Male 11 Kentucky

Elmar Woodson Son Male 2 Oklahoma

Daisy Stackhouse

in the 1920 United States Federal Census

Name: Daisy Stackhouse

[Daisey Stackhouse]

Age: 23

Birth Year: abt 1897

Birthplace: Kentucky

Home in 1920: Lawton Ward 3, Comanche, Oklahoma

Street: D St

Residence Date: 1920

Race: White

Gender: Female

Relation to Head of House: Wife

Marital Status: Married

Spouse's Name: Frank Stackhouse

Father's Birthplace: Kentucky

Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky

Able to Speak English: Yes

Occupation: None

Able to read: Yes

Able to Write: Yes

Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members Age Relationship

Frank Stackhouse 25 Head

Daisy Stackhouse 23 Wife

Daisy Stackhouse

in the 1930 United States Federal Census

Name: Daisy Stackhouse

Birth Year: abt 1902

Gender: Female

Race: White

Age in 1930: 28

Birthplace: Kentucky

Marital Status: Married

Relation to Head of House: Wife

Homemaker?: Yes

Home in 1930: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA

Map of Home: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri

Street Address: Summit

Ward of City: 7

Block: 22

House Number: 3908

Dwelling Number: 72

Family Number: 89

Age at First Marriage: 18

Attended School: No

Able to Read and Write: Yes

Father's Birthplace: Tennessee

Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky

Able to Speak English: Yes

Household Members Age Relationship

Frank Stackhouse 35 Head

Daisy Stackhouse 28 Wife

Daisy Stackhouse

in the U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

Name: Daisy Stackhouse

Gender: Female

Residence Year: 1932

Street Address: Do

Residence Place: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Spouse: Frank L Stackhouse

Publication Title: Kansas City, Missouri, City Directory, 1932

**Mrs. Daisy Stackhouse, br mgr South Side Clnrs, r 3724 Bway, also shown as wife of Frank living at 3908 Summit.

Daisy Stackhouse

in the U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

Name: Daisy Stackhouse

Gender: Female

Residence Year: 1933

Street Address: 3S43 Summit apt 15

Residence Place: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Spouse: Frank L Stackhouse

Publication Title: Kansas City, Missouri, City Directory, 1933

** Daisy Stackhouse, clk South Side Cleaners No. 2, r 3843 Summit Apr 15, also shown as wife of Frank, residence address the same.

From the Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Missouri, published on May 8, 1938:

"STACKHOUSE - - Mrs. Daily B. Stackhouse, 39 years old, died yesterday at her home, 3911 Michigan avenue. She leaves her husband, Frank Stackhouse of the home; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Woodson, Lawton, Ok.; three sisters, Mrs. Horace Stewart, Oklahoma City; Mrs. A. A. Denham, Lawton, and Mrs. R. L. Beachman of the home; three brothers, R. C. Woodson, New York; Gillis Woodson, Oklahoma City, and Elmer Woodson, Stillwater, Ok."

*We note the difference in her birth date from the obituary and what is inscribed on her headstone. She has a memorial a Find A Grave, # 43702868.

Rest in peace Daisy. I told your story. And, on International Women's Day.

* Disclaimers, I use Find A Grave, Ancestry dot com, FamilySearch, several newspaper subscriptions, free sites, such as Virginia Chronicles, Virginia Chancery Cases online at the Library of Virginia and more to research my ancestors. I pay for subscriptions, full price.

** My judgements may or may not be correct. Transcriptions may or may not have errors.

*** Links, URL's, for the most part will not be included henceforth on my posts, as so many of them change and then I have to come back and try to re-discover and relink. Frankly folks, I have no desire to spend my limited time here on this side of the sod with those kinds of do overs. As researchers, or just members of the internet community, sites such as Find A Grave are easy to find, some are free to use and with the information I am sharing with you, hopefully, you can duplicate the research/findings. That said, I have seen memorials at Find A Grave be removed. If you have questions, I suggest you leave a nice comment for me. OR find the method I have outlined on my blog for contacting me.

Saturday, March 5, 2022

Octavia Parker (nee) Rawls Eley, Research Report, the As It Is Series

After a deep dive into research rabbit holes for over a week, this continues a series of posts, done in a very efficient (make that speedy fast) manner to share some research on the ancestors. This is NOT intended to be the end all to end all report. It's a work in progress, to show you what I have found, right or wrong. Kind feedback is welcomed via comments.

Let's begin - -

Meet Octavia Parker Rawls Eley:

Octavia Rawls

in the 1850 United States Federal Census

Name: Octavia Rawls

Gender: Female

Age: 3

Birth Year: abt 1847

Birthplace: Virginia

Home in 1850: Eastern District, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA

Line Number: 14

Dwelling Number: 726

Family Number: 726

Household Members Age

Edward Rawls 32

Caroline W Rawls 23

Octavia Rawls 3

Argal Rawls 1

Edgar Rawls 20

Henry B Councill 22

Octavia Rawls

in the 1860 United States Federal Census

Name: Octavia Rawls

Age: 12

Birth Year: abt 1848

Gender: Female

Home in 1860: Eastern District, Isle of Wight, Virginia

Post Office: Smithfield

Dwelling Number: 699

Family Number: 699

Attended School: Y

Household Members Age

Edward Rawls 41

C W Rawls 30

Octavia Rawls 12

Argal Rawls 10

E Q Rawls 9

Euginia Rawls 8

Caroline Rawls 6

Gavin Rawls 3

Martha Rawls 1

Thos H Barnes 29

Ethelbert Rawls 37

Richd Parker 20

Octavia Rawls

in the 1870 United States Federal Census

Name: Octavia Rawls

Age in 1870: 22

Birth Date: abt 1848

Birthplace: Virginia

Dwelling Number: 270

Home in 1870: Windsor, Isle of Wight, Virginia

Race: White

Gender: Female

Post Office: Zuni Station

Occupation: At Home

Inferred Father: Edward Rawls

Inferred Mother: Caroline Rawls

Household Members Age

Edward Rawls 52, farmer

Caroline Rawls 40, keeping house

Octavia Rawls 22, at home

Argal Rawls 20 laborer

Quinton S Rawls 19 clerk in store

Eugenie Rawls 16 at home

Caroline M Rawls 15, at school

Gavin Rawls 14, at school

Martha E Rawls 11, at school

Lilia Rawls 7, at school

Christian Darden 52, black, domestic servant

John Darden 52, black, laborer

Octavia P. Rawls

Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940

No record image

Name: Octavia P. Rawls

Gender: Female

Marital Status: Single

Age: 23

Birth Date: 1850

Birth Place: Isle of Wight Co., VA.

Marriage Date: 14 Jan 1873

Marriage Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia

Father: Edward

Mother: Caroline

Spouse: Josephus F. Eley

FHL Film Number: 32020

Reference ID: P 23 In 38

USE Caution, due to all those initials:

O. P. Eley

in the 1880 United States Federal Census

Name: O. P. Eley

Age: 32

Birth Date: Abt 1848

Birthplace: Virginia

Home in 1880: Windsor, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA

Dwelling Number: 49

Race: White

Gender: Female

Relation to Head of House: Wife

Marital Status: Married

Spouse's Name: J. F. Eley

Father's Birthplace: Virginia

Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

Occupation: Keeping House

Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members Age Relationship

J. F. Eley 33 Self (Head)

O. P. Eley 32 Wife

Paul Eley 6 Son

C. P. Eley 11/12 Daughter

C. R. Eley 29 Sister

E. E. Eley 27 Sister

Octavia P Eley

in the 1900 United States Federal Census

Name: Octavia P Eley

Age: 52

Birth Date: Jun 1847

Birthplace: Virginia, USA

Home in 1900: Windsor, Isle of Wight, Virginia

Sheet Number: 9

Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 115

Family Number: 118

Race: White

Gender: Female

Relation to Head of House: Wife

Marital Status: Married

Spouse's Name: Josephus Eley

Marriage Year: 1873

Years Married: 27

Father's Birthplace: Virginia, USA

Mother's Birthplace: Virginia, USA

Mother: number of living children: 5

Mother: How many children: 8

Can Read: Yes

Can Write: Yes

Can Speak English: Yes

Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members Age Relationship

Josephus Eley 53 Head

Octavia P Eley 52 Wife

Octavia W Eley 18 Daughter

Lois E Eley 16 Daughter

Ruby Eley 14 Daughter

From the News & Observer Raleigh, North Carolina, published on November 3, 1901:

"Mr. Q. E. Rawls, one of Durham's best known merchants, has gone to Carrsville, Virginia, to attend the funeral of his sister, Mrs. Octavia Eley, who died quite suddenly yesterday. Her husband, Seth Eley, died some three weeks ago and his wife was prostrated with grief. Since then she has been confined to her bed but her true condition was not known. The announcement of her death was a great surprise to all. The interment took place today."

Octavia has a memorial at Find A Grave, Memorial #: 139952128.

At this time I have not chased any of her heirs.

** My judgements may or may not be correct. Transcriptions may or may not have errors.