Thomas Dancey

1873 - 1942  (69 years)

• Name	Thomas Dancey
  Birth	27 May 1873	Wyandotte, Wayne, MI, USA   [1]
  Christening	12 Jan 1874	Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1 Apr 1930	Mount Vernon, Knox, OH, USA   [2]
  	Layout Man for Bridge Works
  Residence	1 Apr 1930	Mount Vernon, Knox, OH, USA   [3]
  	Address: 305 Sandusky Street
  Occupation	1 Apr 1940	Mount Vernon, Knox, OH, USA   [4]
  	Layout Man for Bridge Builder
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	Mount Vernon, Knox, OH, USA   [4]
  	Address: 703 West High Street
  _UID	05970CA2077D11D6B5590000F8027BDA12BB
  Death	22 Oct 1942	Knox, OH, USA   [5]
  Burial	Mount Vernon, Knox, OH, USA
  Person ID	I15	Donnelly and Dancey | Dancey_Branch
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2014

  
  

  Father	Joseph Dancey,   b. Abt 1830, Germany d. 21 Dec 1881, Anderdon Township, Essex, Ontario, Canada (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Harriott Mills,   b. Abt 1840, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F116	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Luella Salters,   b. Jul 1876, Fairmount, Grant, IN, USA d. 1943 (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	3 Jul 1894	Fairmount, Grant, IN, USA   [6]
  Children	1. Georgia Dancey   2. Evelyn Dancey + 3. Guy Michael Dancey,   b. 8 Aug 1900, Fairmount, Grant, IN, USA d. 1951, Mount Vernon, Knox, OH, USA (Age 50 years)   4. Harry William Dancey,   b. 26 Nov 1904   d. 16 Sep 1962, Newark, Licking, OH, USA (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 27 May 1873 - Wyandotte, Wayne, MI, USA Christening - 12 Jan 1874 - Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 3 Jul 1894 - Fairmount, Grant, IN, USA Occupation - Layout Man for Bridge Works - 1 Apr 1930 - Mount Vernon, Knox, OH, USA Residence - Address: 305 Sandusky Street - 1 Apr 1930 - Mount Vernon, Knox, OH, USA Occupation - Layout Man for Bridge Builder - 1 Apr 1940 - Mount Vernon, Knox, OH, USA Residence - Address: 703 West High Street - 1 Apr 1940 - Mount Vernon, Knox, OH, USA Death - 22 Oct 1942 - Knox, OH, USA Burial - - Mount Vernon, Knox, OH, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		1940 US Federal Census for OH, Knox, Mount Vernon ED 42-10 1940 Federal Census image for Thomas Dancey head of household
  		1930 US Federal Census for OH, Knox, Mount Vernon ED 12 1930 Federal Census image for Thomas Dancey head of household
  		1920 US Federal Census for OH, Knox, Clinton ED 99 1920 Federal Census Image for Thomas Dancey head of household
  		1910 US Federal Census for OH, Knox, Mount Vernon ED 2-58 1910 Census Federal Census image for Thomas Dancey Head of Household
  		1900 US Federal Census for IN, Grant, Fairmount ED 033 (Pg 1) 1900 Federal Census image for Thomas Dancey head of household. House number is missing from census so address is approximate.
  		1900 US Federal Census for IN, Grant, Fairmount ED 033 (Pg 2) 1900 Federal Census image for Thomas Dancey head of household. House number is missing from census so address is approximate.
  		Thomas Dancey Obituary from the Newark OH Advocate newspaper, Oct 23 1942. 4th column, 4th obituary from the bottom.
  		Thomas Dancey Baptism Record Roman Catholic Parish Register from 1857 through 1874 for Amherstberg Parish, Essex, Ontario Canada. Recorded in Latin. Translated, the entry reads as follows: I, on 12th January A.D. 1874 Baptized Thomas born on 27th May, A.D. 1873 of marriage Joseph Dancey and Henrietta Mills in Anderdon Township. Sponsors Thomas Kelly and Mary Kelly. Note that in the 1881 map of Anderdon Twp. Thomas Kelly appears in parcel #4.
  		Map of Anderdon township circa 1881 Map of Anderdon township, Essex, Ontario, Canada from illustrated atlas of the dominion of Canada 1881
  		1881 Canadian Census for Ontario, Essex, Anderdon Twp. 1881 Canadian Census image for Joseph Dancey head of household

  
  

  Headstones

  Thomas Dancey and Luella Dancey (nee Salters) Headstone Thomas Dancey and Luella Salters Headstone at Mound View Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Knox, OH, USA

  
  

• Notes

  Ran away from home at 11 and joined the circus. Never went back home. He listed his birth year on the 1900 census as July 1874. 1910 Census confirms this. 1900 Census shows him living at 351 E Eighth Street, Fairmount, Indiana. 1910 Census Data (Knox Co, Mt. Vernon City, ED # 58, Sheet 11B , Line 94) shows him living in Mt Vernon OH. 1200 W Vine St As follows: Thomas (35) Luella (33) Eva M (14) Georgia (12) Guy (9) Harry W (5) Birth record is from St. Jean The Baptist Death Certificate #63461, Knox County, OH He always said he was born in Wyandotte, MI but his baptism shows he was born across the river in Canada in Anderdon Twp, Amherstberg.

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] Ontario French Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1747-1967. [S226] 1930 US Federal Census, Ward 4, Clinton Twp.; 42-12; 8A; 185; Thomas Dancey; Downloaded; 4 August 2004. [S226] 1930 US Federal Census, Ward 4, Clinton Twp; 42-12; 8A; 185; Thomas Dancey; Downloaded; 4 August 2004. [S225] 1940 US Federal Census, Ward 2, Clinton Twp.; 42-10; 14-B; 321; Thomas Dancey; Downloaded; 14 January 2014. [S5] Ohio Death Certificiate Index. [S21] Grant County, Indiana Marriage Records.