Samuel Mulford Jessup1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 15918, (1879 - 1950)
FatherHunting Cooper Jessup4,5,6 (18 Feb 1843 - 6 Dec 1897)
MotherMarina Modena Cobb4,7,5 (12 Mar 1846 - 12 Nov 1898)

Key Events:

Birth: 12 Aug 1879, Montrose, Pennsylvania8,9,10
Death: 17 Jun 1950, 4 Maple St., Montrose, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania11,12
Burial: 22 Jun 1950, Montrose Cemetery, Montrose, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania13,2
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

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Narrative:

     Samuel Mulford Jessup was born on 12 Aug 1879 in Montrose, Pennsylvania.8,9,10
     He appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Montrose, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of his parents, Hunting Cooper Jessup and Marina Modena Cobb.6
     His father died on 6 Dec 1897, when Samuel was 18 years old.14,15 His mother died on 12 Nov 1898, when Samuel was 19 years old.16,17
     He appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Montrose, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of Sallie West Cobb, his late mother's sister.18 He appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Montrose, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of his aunt Sallie.19
     In 1900, at age 20, and in 1910, at age 30, Samuel is shown as having no occupation.20,21 He registered for the draft for World War I on 12 Sep 1918, while living at 59 So. Main, Montrose, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania, reporting he was employed as a laborer, by Mrs. S. W. Stewart, his aunt, at the same address.3
     Samuel moved to New York about 1919. He appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, in the household of Edwin Cobb Williams and Amy Bates Matthews, his cousin and his wife.22
     He was a landscape gardener while living in Brooklyn.23
     Samuel returned to Pennsylvania before 1930. He appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Montrose, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of his sister Nina.24
     Samuel appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Montrose, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania, at 4 Maple St., enumerated 10 May 1940, listed as one of six lodgers in a lodging house operated by Matilda Tyler.25
     He was a clerk at a service station in 1930. In 1940 he was a caretaker for a private home, reporting he had worked 12 weeks the prior year, earning $120. At his death his occupation was listed as laborer, doing lawn mowing and the like in Montrose.26,27,28
     Samuel registered for the draft for World War II on 27 Apr 1942, while living at 4 Maple St., Montrose, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania, reporting he was self-employed.29
     Samuel died on 17 Jun 1950 in 4 Maple St., Montrose, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania, at age 70, at his home.11,12 He was buried on 22 Jun 1950 in Montrose Cemetery, Montrose, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania, next to his parents.13,2

Citations

  1. [S2674] Commemorative Biographical Record of Northeastern Pennsylvania, pg 1824, shows name as Samuel M.
  2. [S3291] Nina Bryan and Samuel M. Jessup tombstone, Montrose Cemetery.
  3. [S9991] Samuel Mulford Jessup, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  4. [S2674] Commemorative Biographical Record of Northeastern Pennsylvania, pg 1824.
  5. [S5367] Samuel M. Jessup, Certificate of Death.
  6. [S968] Hunting C. Jessup household, 1880 U.S. Census, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania.
  7. [S968] Hunting C. Jessup household, 1880 U.S. Census, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania, shows him as the son of her husband.
  8. [S9990] Samuel Mulford Jessup, World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Pennsylvania, shows date, town, and state.
  9. [S968] Hunting C. Jessup household, 1880 U.S. Census, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 10/12, month, and state.
  10. [S1639] Sallie Stewart household, 1900 U.S. Census, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania, shows month, year, age 20 and state.
  11. [S5367] Samuel M. Jessup, Certificate of Death, shows date, address, city, and county.
  12. [S3291] Nina Bryan and Samuel M. Jessup tombstone, Montrose Cemetery, shows year.
  13. [S5367] Samuel M. Jessup, Certificate of Death, shows date, cemetery, city, county, and state.
  14. [S2687] "H. C. Jessup," Montrose Democrat, 6 Dec 1897, shows date and "at his home in this borough."
  15. [S2674] Commemorative Biographical Record of Northeastern Pennsylvania, pg 1823, shows date.
  16. [S2686] "Death's Doings," Montrose Democrat, 17 Nov 1898, shows date and at her home on Maple St.
  17. [S2674] Commemorative Biographical Record of Northeastern Pennsylvania, pg 1824, shows date.
  18. [S1639] Sallie Stewart household, 1900 U.S. Census, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania.
  19. [S3321] Sally W. Stewart household, 1910 U.S. Census, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania.
  20. [S1639] Sallie Stewart household, 1900 U.S. Census, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania, occupation field was left empty.
  21. [S3321] Sally W. Stewart household, 1910 U.S. Census, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania, shows occupation as none.
  22. [S3333] Edwin C. Williams household, 1920 U.S. Census, Kings Co., New York.
  23. [S3333] Edwin C. Williams household, 1920 U.S. Census, Kings Co., New York, shows occupation as landscape gardiner, industry is unreadable, working on his own account.
  24. [S3340] Nina B. Jessup household, 1930 U.S. Census, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania.
  25. [S5373] Matilda Tyler household, 1940 U.S. Census, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania.
  26. [S3340] Nina B. Jessup household, 1930 U.S. Census, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania, shows occupation as clerk, industry as service station.
  27. [S5373] Matilda Tyler household, 1940 U.S. Census, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania, shows occupation as caretaker, industry as private home.
  28. [S5367] Samuel M. Jessup, Certificate of Death, shows occupation as laborer, business as lawnmowing, etc.
  29. [S9990] Samuel Mulford Jessup, World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Pennsylvania.