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Ross L Bauguess

Ross L Bauguess

Male 1878 - 1947  (69 years)


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  • Name Ross L Bauguess  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Born 1 Oct 1878  New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Gender Male 
    Name Ross Bauguess  [6
    Name Ross Bauguess  [12
    Name Ross Bauguess  [11
    Name Ross Bauguess  [10
    Name Ross Bauguess  [9
    Name Ross Bauguess  [8
    Name Ross Bauguess  [7
    Name Ross Beauguess  [6
    Residence 1880  Eliza, Mercer, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son 
    Residence 1900  New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Cousin 
    Residence 1910  Eliot, Louisa, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Cousin 
    Residence Between 1917 and 1918  Mercer, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Relative Relation to Head: Wife 
    Residence 1930  New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head 
    Residence 1935  New Boston, Mercer, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Residence 1940  New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head 
    Residence 1942  New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Relation to Head: Head 
    Died 3 Nov 1947  New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7
    Buried 6 Nov 1947  New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7
    Person ID I14301  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2022 

    Father Richard Dickson Bauguess,   b. 1852, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1906  (Age 54 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Clara M Duncan,   b. Dec 1857, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1935  (Age ~ 77 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F5057  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha Adelia Whitaker,   b. 6 Jun 1888, Wapello, Louisa, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jun 1960, Mercer, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 20 May 1904  Rock Island, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Ross Bauguess / Martha Whitaker Married
    Ross Bauguess / Martha Whitaker Married
    Children 
     1. Carl E Bauguess,   b. 21 Dec 1904, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1977, Aledo, Mercer, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)  [natural]
     2. Charles Ralph Bauguess,   b. 22 Mar 1906, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1965, New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)  [natural]
     3. Vesta L Bauguess,   b. 1907, New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1908, New Boston, Muscatine, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)  [natural]
     4. Elsie L Bauguess,   b. 11 Dec 1911, New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1987  (Age 75 years)  [natural]
     5. Clara Irene Bauguess,   b. 2 Jun 1913, New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jul 1991  (Age 78 years)  [natural]
     6. Living
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F5069  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Oct 1878 - New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1880 - Eliza, Mercer, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Cousin - 1900 - New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 May 1904 - Rock Island, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Cousin - 1910 - Eliot, Louisa, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Relative Relation to Head: Wife - Between 1917 and 1918 - Mercer, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1930 - New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1940 - New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Nov 1947 - New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 6 Nov 1947 - New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Ross Bauguess / Martha Whitaker Married
    Ross Bauguess / Martha Whitaker Married
    Baby Daughter of the Ross Bauguess' Passes Away
    Baby Daughter of the Ross Bauguess' Passes Away

  • Sources 
    1. [S145] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Eliza, Mercer, Illinois; Roll: 236; Page: 284D; Enumeration District: 174.
      1880 United States Federal Census
      1880 United States Federal Census


    2. [S278] Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    3. [S23] Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Marriage.
      Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940
      Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940


    4. [S24] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Registration State: Illinois; Registration County: Mercer; Roll: 1614405.
      U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918


    5. [S239] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).

    6. [S19] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).

    7. [S13] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    8. [S4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: New Boston, Mercer, Illinois; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2340274.
      1930 United States Federal Census
      1930 United States Federal Census


    9. [S20] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: New Boston, Mercer, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00858; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 66-14.
      1940 United States Federal Census
      1940 United States Federal Census


    10. [S90] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration), for The State of Illinois; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M2097.
      U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
      U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942


    11. [S25] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: New Boston, Mercer, Illinois; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0075; FHL microfilm: 1240330.
      1900 United States Federal Census
      1900 United States Federal Census


    12. [S3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Eliot, Louisa, Iowa; Roll: T624_411; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 1374424.
      1910 United States Federal Census
      1910 United States Federal Census




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