George Moss
Elizabeth Helston
George Helston Moss
(1852-1928)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary Elizabeth Hill

George Helston Moss 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: 4 Jan 1852, Manchester, LAN, England, GBR 3 6 7 8
  • Christened: 18 Feb 1871, Hulme St George, Lancashire, England, Great Britain
  • Marriage (1): Mary Elizabeth Hill in 1879 in Chorlton-on-Medlock, , LAN, ENG 1 2
  • Died: 18 Sep 1928, Chicago, Cook, IL at age 76 7
  • Buried: 21 Sep 1928, Chicago: Oak Woods Cemetery, Cook, IL 7

   FamilySearch ID: M323-BC2.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. He has conflicting birth information of His Illinois death record has 4 Jan 1851 birth but his tombstone is engaved 1852., 4 Jan 1851 and Manchester, LAN, England, GBR. 9

2. Census in 1881 in Manchester, LAN, England, GBR. The 1881 England census recorded in the Hulme district, ward St. Georges, within Manchaster city at 52 Russell Street: George H. Moss, cabinet maker, 29, living with wife Mary E., 24; daughters Ehtel, 1; and Hilda, 3 months All were born in Hulme.

3. He immigrated in 1882 to Chicago, Cook, IL. 3

4. He was naturalized on 29 Sep 1890 in Chicago, Cook, IL. 10

5. Residence: 106th Street, West Roseland, IL on 29 Sep 1890 in West Roseland, Cook, IL. 10

6. Census in 1900 in Chicago, Cook, IL. 3 The 1900 census recorded at 6918 Haivard Avenue: George Moss, occupation feed store, 36, born Jan 1864, liviing with wife Mary E., 32, May 1868; Ethel, 22, Dec 1878; Hilda, 19, Dec 1881; George, 17, Aug 1883; Walter, 15, Dec 1885; Clarence, 12, Feb 1888; Lily, 9, Aug 1891; Minnie, 6, Jul 1894; and Gertrude, 2, May 1898. George, Mary, Ethel, and Hilda were born in England and immigrated in 1882, and the others in Illinois.

7. Occupation: coal merchant on 18 Sep 1928 in Chicago, Cook, IL. 9

8. Residence: R. R. 6, Box 194, Vincennes, IN on 17 Feb 1984 in Vincennes, Knox, IN. 5


George married Mary Elizabeth Hill in 1879 in Chorlton-on-Medlock, , LAN, ENG.1 2 (Mary Elizabeth Hill was born in May 1856 in Manchester, LAN, England, GBR,3 6 11 died in 1919 in Chicago, Cook, IL 11 and was buried in Chicago: Oak Woods Cemetery, Cook, IL 11.)

Sources

1 FamilySearch.org, England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DRM-PNS George Helstone Moss, citing 1879, quarter 1, vol. 8C, p. 698, Chorlton, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

2 FamilySearch.org, England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DRM-WB8 Mary Elizabeth Hill citing 1879, quarter 1, vol. 8C, p. 699, Chorlton, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

3 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MSQB-JWB George Moss, Precinct 5 Lake Township Chicago city Ward 31, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing sheet 10A, family 186, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1240284.

4 Pharos-Tribune (Logansport, IN) (http://www.pharostribune.com/), 19 Feb 1984, page 2. Obituary of Gertrude E. Beecher.

5 Ancestry.com, "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017," Certificate 84-004927. Gertrude E. Beecher. Father George H. Moss. Mother Mary Elizabeth Hill. Informant Walver V. Beecher Jr., son.

6 FamilySearch.org, Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1871-1949, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q23S-9Z6P Gertrude Emily Moss, 13 May 1898; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 25502, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago.

7 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=143200411.

8 Ancestry.com, Manchester, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915 (Anglican Parish Registers. Manchester, England: Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives. Images produced by permission of Manchester City Council.), Reference Number M321/2/1/2, Item Number 5, Archive Roll 822. George Helson Moss, father George Moss, mother Elizabeth.

9 FamilySearch.org, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3WT-LB1 George H. Moss, 18 Sep 1928; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,892,226.

10 FamilySearch.org, Illinois, Northern District Naturalization Index, 1840-1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-14932-31956-19?cc=1838804 George Helston Moss.

11 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=143200666.


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