Marion Van Court1,2

#24264, (6 December 1846 - 12 February 1916)
Father*Benjamin Potter Van Court3 (c 1821 - 1868)
Mother*Hannah Stetson3 (1824 - )

Family

Moses Rumsey Jr. b. 1836, d. 1905
Children 1.Marion Rumsey+14 (1873 - 1938)
 2.Elma Rumsey+1 (1875 - 1959)
 3.Lee Moses Rumsey+2 (1877 - 1942)
 4.Queenie Rumsey+2 (1879 - 1946)
Marion Van Court was also known as Vancourt.4 
Her married name was Rumsey.5 
Birth*6 December 1846She was born on 6 December 1846 at Rochester, Wisconsin; (but 6 Dec 1845 on grave marker.)6 
2 July 1860She appeared on the census of 2 July 1860 in the household of Hannah Stetson and Benjamin Potter Van Court at Ward 3, Peoria, Peoria Co., IllinoisG, as Marrion M, age 14, b. MO.7 
8 July 1870She appeared on the census of 8 July 1870 in the household of Hannah Stetson at Ward 6, Saint Louis, Missouri, as Minnie, age 22, public school teacher.8 
Marriage*9 February 1872She married Moses Rumsey Jr., son of Moses Rumsey and Elizabeth Miller, on 9 February 1872 at Detroit, Wayne Co., MichiganG.9 
10 June 1880She and Moses Rumsey Jr. appeared on the census of 10 June 1880 at 2925 Pine Street, St. Louis, Missouri.10 
4 June 1900She and Moses Rumsey Jr. appeared on the census of 4 June 1900 at 37 Portland Place, St. Louis, Missouri.11 
Death*12 February 1916She died on 12 February 1916 at St. Luke's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, at age 69.12 
Probate*14 February 1916Her estate was probated on 14 February 1916 at Saint Louis, Missouri.13 

Citations

  1. [S1411] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Washington, D.C.: Social Security Administration), index online Ancestry.com, Elma Rumsey Cartier, b. St. Louis MO 30 Oct 1888, dau. of Moses Rumsey and Marion Vancourt; SSN 086-05-1192.
  2. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census.
  3. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census.
  4. [S1411] Social Security Applications and Claims, Ancestry.com, Elma Rumsey Cartier, b. St. Louis MO 30 Oct 1888, dau. of Moses Rumsey [sic] and Marion Vancourt; SSN 086-05-1192.
  5. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census. Moses (64), b. NY May 1836, parents b. US, manufacturer and merchant; Marrion [sic] (54), b. WI Dec 1825[sic], parents b. NY, 4 children, all living; marr. 27 years.
  6. [S1939] U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1905, Publication M1372, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, District of Columbia, online Ancestry.com, United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925 > (M1372) Passport Applications, 1795-1905 > Roll 501, vol 862, 1898 Feb > img. 87/815. Appl. No. 11706, St. Louis MO, issued 3 Feb 1898. Marion Rumsey, b. St. Louis MO 19 Feb 1873; mother Mrs. Moses Rumsey, b. Rochester WI 6 Dec 1846; sister Elma Rumsey, b. St. Louis MO 30 Oct 1874; witn. D Bryson Delavan, 1 East 33rd St., NYC.
  7. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. Benj P (39), b. NY, land agent, realestate value $50,000, personal estate $3,000; Hannah (35), b. NY.
  8. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. Hanna Van Court (47), b. NY, real estate value $1500, personal estate $500.
  9. [S1853] Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995: Moses Rumsey, age 32 [sic], b. NY, and Marion M Van Court, age 26, b. Rochester WI, marr. Detroit, Wayne Co. MI, 9 Feb 1872, index, online FamilySearch.org.
  10. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. Moses (43), b. and parents b. NY, iron merchant and manufacturer; Marion M (31), b. WI, parents b. NY, keeping house.
  11. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census. Moses (64), b. NY May 1836, parents b. US, manufacturer and merchant; Marrion [sic], b. WI Dec 1825. parents b. NY, 4 children, all living; marr. 27 yrs.
  12. [S1501] St. Louis City Certificate of Death, File No. 8191, Reg. No. 1762. Marion Rumsey, b. WI 6 Dec 1845, dau. of Benjamin Van Court and Hannah W Stetson; wid., housewife, res. 39 Portland Place; d. St. Lukes Hospital 12 Feb 1916, age 70y 2m 6d, interstitial nephritis; inf. Lee N Rumsy, bur. Bellefontaine Cemetery. Viewed online https://s1.sos.mo.gov/, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, Missouri, online Ancestry.com.
  13. [S2129] The St. Louis Star, St. Louis, Missouri. Monday, 14 Feb 1916, p. 3. "Mrs. Rumsey Left An Estate of $100,000." Mrs. Marion Rumsey, res. 39 Portland Place, wid. of Moses M Rumsey, d. Saturday; Joseph P Hartnett, res. 4902 Lotus Avenue, named administrator "in the Probate Court today." Heirs named: Mrs. Queen H Hilts of St. Louis, Mrs. Elma M Cartier of Paris and Mrs. Marion Delavan of New York, all he survivng children. See also St. Louis Post–Dispatch, 14 Feb 1916: Hartnett was appointed administrator "at the request of relatives, who stated they knew of no will."
  14. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census.