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Anna was born on circa 1779 in Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire.¹ She married John Dennison Kingsbury.¹

From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

Robert was born on circa 1780 in Richmond, Chittenden County, Vermont.¹ He married Mary Ann McCoy.¹

From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

Mary was born on circa 1784 in Richmond, Chittenden County, Vermont.¹ She married Robert Whitcomb.¹

Frank was born on 2 December 1898 in Rutland County, Vermont.¹ He married Esther Martha Ranslow circa 1928. Frank died on 20 August 1964, in Albany, Albany County, New York, at age 65.¹

Buried at Graceland Cemetery, Albany, NY.

Benjamin was born on October 1883 in Plymouth County, Iowa.^1,2

Benjamin Renslow appeared on the census of 1885 in Garfield, Plymouth County, Iowa. He appeared on the census of 1900 in the household of Horace Renslow and Mary Jane Renslow in Precinct 28, Weld County, Colorado, Which lists (Extracted from 1900 US Census, population schedule, NARA Microfilm Series T623, Roll 130, E.D. 200; p. 12; House #211; Family #212. Enumeration date 21 June 1900. Colorado. Weld County. Precinct 28):

Renslow Horace; head; white; male; born May 1837 in New York; age 63; married 32 years; father born in New York; mother born in New York; farm laborer; can read; can write; can speak English; rents home.
Mary; wife; white; female; born July 1839 in New York; age 60; 2 children born, 2 living; father born in New York; mother born in Massachusetts; can read; can write; can speak English.
William; son; white; male; born Mar 1870 in Illinois; age 30; single; father born in New York; mother born in New York; farm laborer; can read; can write; can speak English.
Benj; son; white; male; born Oct 1883 in Iowa; age 16; single; father born in New York; mother born in New York; farm laborer; can read; can write; can speak English.

Notes by Larry Renslow:
      1. Mary's "two children, two living" appears to be number of children at home, rather than the expected total children.

Benjamin Renslow appeared on the census of 1910 in the household of Horace Renslow and Mary Jane Renslow in Will Precinct, Lincoln County, Nebraska, which lists (Extracted from 1910 US Census, population schedule, NARA Microfilm Series T624, Roll #851, E.D. 169; p. 1B; House #19; Family #19. Enumeration date 19 & 20 April 1910. Nebraska. Lincoln County. Will Precinct):

Renslow, Harris [sic, Horace]; head; male; white; age 73; married 44 years; born in New York; father born in Vermont; mother born in New Jersey; speaks English; farmer; works on own account; can read; can write; rents farm; Farm #19.

------- Mary; wife; female; white; age 71; married 44 years; 9 children, 9 living; born in New York; father born in Vermont; mother born in Massachusetts; speaks English; trade, none; can read; can write.

------- John; son; male; white; age 42; married 12 years; born in Illinois; father born in New York; mother born in New York; speaks English; trade, none; works on own account; can read; can write.

------- May; daughter-in-law; female; white; age 29; married 12 years; 4 children, 3 living; born in Iowa; father born in Illinois; mother born in Illinois; speaks English; trade, none; can read; can write.

------- Benjamin; son; male; white; age 23; single; born in Iowa; father born in New York; mother born in New York; speaks English; farm labor; employee; can read; can write.

------- Franklin; grandson; male; white; age 6; single; born in Colorado; father born in Illinois; mother born in Iowa; trade, none; can read; can write; attending school.

------ Opel; granddaughter; female; white; age 4; single; born in Nebraska; father born in Illinois; mother born in Iowa; trade, none.

------- Cecil; grandson; male white; age 11 months; single; born in Nebraska; father born in Illinois; mother born in Iowa; trade, none.

Davis, Tomas; hired man; male; white; age 46; single; born in Iowa; father born in New Jersey; mother born in Indiana; speaks English; teamster; employee; can read; can write.

Notes by Larry Renslow:
      1. "Harris" is a phonetic rendering of "Horace." Many years ago, my uncle (Ed Renslow) told me how his grandfather pronounced his name: Hahr-iss.
      2. A 44 year marriage for Horace & Mary means married in 1866 (or late1865), after birth of Viola. A figure of this age isn't necessarily reliable, but because married folks usually relate marriage year with birth year of a child, the 44-year figure may be credible.
      3. Mary is reported as having given birth to nine children, all living. I know of only eight. She may have had a child before Viola from a first husband, but where was this child in 1870 census?
      4. This census is the last record of Benjamin that I know of. Has anyone seen a later record of Benjamin?
      5. Cecil's age was given as fraction, 11/12.
      6. Tomas Davis's father is from New Jersey, meaning there's a possibility that he's a cousin to Horace (English family).
      7. There are numerals written in the right hand columns of four lines, starting with the Farm Schedule column. Apparently, these numeral have nothing do to with the labeled purpose of the columns. The numerals are:
      on Harris's line, 0 0 0 0;
      on Johns' line, 0 0 0 0;
      on Benjamin's line, 2 1 0 0;
      on Davis's line, 2 1 0 0.
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Subject: Horace Renslow, 1910 U.S. Census
Date: Mon, 15 May 2000
From: "Eileen Roddy"
     
Larry,
      One of your notes read: "Mary is reported as having given birth to nine children, all living. I know of only eight. She may have had a child before Viola from first husband, but where was this child in 1870 census?"
      I have no record of Mary being married before she married Horace, do you?
      I am very exasperated with one of my stupid mistakes! I do have nine children listed for Horace and Mary, but have only eight entered into my data base. I have an Edward on my group sheet with a question mark and was not sure enough about him to enter him in the data base. My stupid mistake is that I have no idea where I got that name!! I have no notes on him, just a question mark!!
      So, I don't know whether they had an Edward or not. If I run across something in my other notes, I'll let you know.
*****

Subject: Re: Horace Renslow, 1910 U.S. Census
Date: Mon, 15 May 2000
From: Larry Renslow
     
I have records. The problem is that Cole and Shephard are such common names that I can't tell if all the records I have are for the Mary Jane who married Horace Renslow.

Charles was born on 1 January 1919 in Charleston, Bradley County, Tennessee.^1,2,3 He married on 31 August 1937 in Adams City, Adams County, Colorado.⁴ He married Mary Louise Spencer on 21 May 1950 in Edgewater, Jefferson County, Colorado.⁵ Charles died on 4 December 1967, apparently of arteriosclerotic heart disease in Denver, Denver County, Colorado, at age 48.^6,3

His Social Security Number was 521-12-8288 before 1951 in Colorado.³

Subject: Charles Thomas Renslow, 1937 Application for Social Security Number
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999
From: Larry Renslow

Extracted from Form SS-5. Treasury Department. Internal Revenue Service. Photocopy provided by FOIA, Social Security Administration.
U. S. Social Security Act. Application for Account Number. 521-12-8208.
First Name. Charles.
Middle Name. Thomas.
Last Name. Renslow. 524.
Street and Number. [blank]
Post Office. Ft. Lupton.
State. Colorado.
Business Name of Present Employer. Kuner Empson Co. Business Address of Present Employer. Ft. Lupton, Colorado.
Age at Last Birthday. 18.
Date of Birth (Month-Day-Year). January 1 1919.
Place of Birth. Charlestown, Tenn.
Father's Full Name. Nathan Renslow.
Mother's Full Maiden Name. Frances Cleve Long.
Sex. Male.
Color. White.
Written in ink to far right of Color. 1-1.
If Registered with the U. S. Employment Service, give number of registration card. [blank]
If you have previously filled out a card like this, state (place-date). [blank]
Date Signed. 8/12/1937.
Employee's Signature, as usually written. Charles Renslow.
Written in ink below signature line. OK.

Notes.
1. All typed except for SSN, soundex, "1-1", a correction to the
spelling of "Charlestown," and the "OK" below signature line.
2. "Charlestown" is Charleston, Tennessee.
3. Mother's name given as written.

*****
His address at time of death was 3700 Marion, Denver, CO.

"I always thought Chuck looked like [actor] Roy Rogers," said by Edith Mae Ewart to Larry Renslow.

Mary was born on 1 September 1923 in Fredonia, Wilson County, Kansas.^1,2 She married Charles Thomas Renslow on 21 May 1950 in Edgewater, Jefferson County, Colorado.³ Mary died on 15 August 1995, at age 71.²

According to the Social Security Death Index, Mary's last residence was in Denver, Denver County, Colorado.

Russell was born on 19 October 1954 in Denver, Denver County, Colorado. He married. Russell died on 26 June 1981, in Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska, at age 26.¹

Nathaniel was born on 12 February 1873 in Illinois.¹ He married Mary (Mamie) O'Connor on 10 November 1898 in Greeley, Weld County, Colorado. They were married by Justice of the Peace S.B. Willard. W.T. Reeves and Emma Swink were witnesses to the marriage. Bride and groom both resided in Evans before marriage.

Ed Renslow told this researcher [Larry Renslow???] that Mamie was Nathan's first wife and Francis Long was the second wife. He also mentioned Pearl, but didn't know how she fit in.

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Name: Nathaniel Holt Renslow
Gender: Male
Birth Place: IL
Birth Year: 1874
Spouse Name: Mary O'Connor
Spouse Birth Year: 1884
Marriage Year: 1898.^2,3 He married Pearl Ledford circa 1905. He married Frances Cleveland Long on 1 May 1906 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee. Note: First marriage for Francis, probably third marriage for Nathan. Married in New Rieter Church.^4,5 Nathaniel died on 2 May 1944, in Denver, Denver County, Colorado, at age 71. Death certificate: usual residence, Fort Lupton, Weld County, Colorado; in hospital 7 hours before death; informant, C.G.H. Records; burial date May 5, 1944. Coronary Occlusion due to Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease.⁶ His body was interred on 5 May 1944 at in Hillside Cemetery, Fort Lupton, Weld County, Colorado.

Nathaniel [Nathan or Nate] Holt Renslow, Sr., appeared on the census of 1880 in the household of Horace Renslow and Mary Jane Renslow in Elkhorn Township, Plymouth County, Iowa, which lists:
Renslow, Horace; white; male; age 35; married; farmer; born in Illinois; father born in New York; mother born in Vermont.
Mary; white; female; age 32; wife; keeping house; born in Illinois; father born in Penn; mother born in Penn.
John; white; male; age 14; son; single; at school; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Illinois.
Wm; white; male; age 12; son; single; at school; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Illinois.
Mira; white; female; age 9; daughter; single; at school; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Illinois.
Nathaniel; white; male; age 6; son; single; at school; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Illinois.
Minnie; white; female; age 3; daughter; single; born in Iowa; father born in Illinois; mother born in Illinois.
Cora; white; female; age 5 months; Jan; daughter; single; born in Iowa; father born in Illinois; mother born in Illinois.

Notes by Larry Renslow:
      1. Horace's line has check mark in "months unemployed" column.
      2. Both "single" and "married" columns left blank on Mary's line (or, I neglected to transcribe the mark!).
      3. Cora's age given as fraction, 5/12. "Jan" is month of birth.
      4. It's sometimes fascinating to look at the data and wonder who gave the information to the enumerator. Someone knew that Horace's family was from New York and Vermont, but otherwise couldn't get his parents' birthplaces right. Mary's parents from Pennsylvania? Probably that's the mysterious Renslow connection to Pennsylvania again, rather than Mary's family. This is the only record I know of that shows Nathan's name as "Nathaniel." Our unnamed informant knew that Horace and Mary were "from" Illinois, and thought they had been born there. A neighbor, maybe? I'd bet that the enumerator got all the local gossip, too.


Nathaniel [Nathan or Nate] Holt Renslow, Sr., appeared on the census of 1885 in Garfield, Plymouth County, Iowa, His first name is apparently given as Peter in the 1885 Iowa state census.

Nathaniel [Nathan or Nate] Holt Renslow, Sr., and Mary (Mamie) Renslow appeared on the census of 1900 in 27th Precinct, Weld County, Colorado,
Subject: Nathan Renslow, 1900 U.S. Census
Date: Thu, 18 May 2000
From: Larry Renslow

Extracted from 1900 US Census, population schedule, NARA Microfilm
Series T623, Roll 130, E.D. 200; p. 12; House #214; Family #215. Seen at National Archives and Record Administration, Pacific Sierra Region, 1000 Commodore Drive, San Bruno, California 94066, (650) 876-9009.

Enumeration date 21 June 1900. Colorado. Weld County. Precinct 28.

Renslow, Nathan; head; white; male; born Feb 1874 in Illinois; age 26; married 2 years; father born in New York; mother born in New York; farm laborer; can read; can write; can speak English; rents home.

Mamie; wife; white; female; born Sept 1884 in Colorado; age 15; married 2 years; one child born, one living; father born in Colorado; mother born in Colorado; can read; can write; can speak English.

Alfred; son; white; male; born Nov 1899 in Colorado; age 6 months; single; father born in Illinois; mother born in Colorado.

Notes:
      1. Alfred's age written as fraction, 6/12.⁷



Nathaniel [Nathan or Nate] Holt Renslow, Sr., and Mary (Mamie) Renslow appeared on the census of 1910 in Civil District 2, Bradley County, Tennessee, which lists Nate Renslow, 34, born in Illinois, both parents born in Pennsylvania; his wife Frances, 24, born in Tennessee, father born in Tennessee, mother born in US; his son Alfred from his first marriage to Mamie O'Connor, 10, born in Colorado, father born in Illinois, mother born in Tennessee; their children (all born in Tennessee) Irene, 7, Holt, 4, and Jake, 11 months [Query: Why is Jake's father, presumably Nate, listed as born in United States, not Illinois as is the father of the other two children?]; and Frances' brother, George Long, 20, born in Tennessee.⁸ Subject: Nathan Renslow, 1918 Draft Registration
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1999
From: Larry Renslow

Extracted from Nathan Renslow card, Bradley County, Tennessee, World War One Draft Registration, National Archives and Records Administration, Southeast Region, 1557 St. Joseph Avenue, East Point, Georgia. Copy provided by NARA.

[Face of card]
Registration Card. Serial Number 1105. Order Number 870.
First name. Nathan
Middle name. [blank]
Last name. Renslow.
Permanent Home Address. R.F.D 2, Charleston, Bradley County, Tenn.
Age in Years. 45.
Date of Birth. Feb 12 1873.
Race. White.
U.S. Citizen. Native Born.
Present Occupation. Farming.
Employer's Name. Self.
Place of Employment or Business. R.F.D 2 Charleston, Bradley County, Tenn.
Nearest Relative.
Name. Fransis Renslow.
Address. R.F.D 2, Charleston, Bradley County, Tenn
Registrant's signature or mark. Nathan Renslow
P.M.G.O.
Form No. 1 (Red)

[Back of card]
Registrar's Report 41-1-4.C
Description of Registrant.
Height. Tall.
Build. Slender.
Color of Eyes. Blue.
Color of Hair. Light.
Has person lost arm, leg, hand, eye, or is he obviously physically disqualified? [blank]
I certify that my answers are true; that the person registered has read or has had read to him his own answers; that I have witnessed his signature or mark, and that all of his answers of which I have knowledge are true, except as follows: [blank]
Signature of Registrar. F.H. Johnston.
Date of Registration. Sept. 12 - 1918.

Local Board for County of Bradley, State of Tennessee,
Cleveland, Tenn. (Stamp of local board)
(The stamp of the Local Board having jurisdiction of the area in which the registrant has his permanent home shall be placed in this box.)
c3--6171

Notes.
1. "Francis" misspelled as "Fransis."
2. Signature handwriting is different than all other writing on card.
3. It appears that Nathan made himself a year older for this occasion.


He was a farmer in 1918 in Charleston, Bradley County, Tennessee.

Patricia was born on 16 March 1939 in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado.¹ She married on circa 1958. Patricia died on 14 February 1993, in Pleasanton, Alameda County, California, at age 53.²

Her niche in is the west facing wall Apparent mistake on birth certificate: Patricia was preceded by only one child, who died before Patricia's birth. She married on 27 October 1967 in Dublin, Alameda County, California. date incorrect in L. Renslow Bible, given as 26 Oct 1967.¹

Frank was born on 5 September 1929 in Albany, Albany County, New York.¹ Frank died on 5 September 1930, in Albany, Albany County, New York, at age 1.¹