Name |
Ellen Cuniff |
Birth |
Feb 1852 |
Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas |
Gender |
Female |
Residence |
1872 |
Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas |
Census |
1 Jun 1880 |
Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas |
- 1880 1st, June, Galveston, Galveston Co
Avenue J residence 20
Henry Beahlk 36 1844 self Prussia/Germany, Germany, Germany
laborer in cotton prep (unemp 4 months of the year)
Ellen Beahlk 26 1854 wife Texas add add
Jno. Beahlk 3 son 1877 Texas add add
Lizzie Cunniff 19 1859 sister-in-law single Texas, add, add
Josephine Cunniff 6 1874 dau Wittenberg Germany; Germany;
>>> (see >>> Sophia Blumenthal)
Benj. M. Blumenthal 22 1858 son Louisiana, add, add
collector accounts (unemp 4 months of the year)
Matilda Blumenthal 17 1863 dau Louisiana, add add
dressmaker
Rosa Blumenthal 11 1869 dau Texas, add add
>>> Sophia Blumenthal probably left out
From: "Linda"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 6:44 PM
Subject: Proposed Change: Ellen Cuniff (I24157)
"In 1880 - well, I have read that some census takers took notes and then went home and copied the notes onto the census form. Some even had their wife or children copy the notes to the form.
It looks like someone was copying to this page and after copying Cunniff Josephine W F 6 daughter, they looked back at the notes - dropping to the birth place for Sophia Blumenthal and her parents - giving that birth place to Josephine and leaving Sophia out. Does that make any sense? (Louis was probably dead.)"
Note: Louis was listed in a Galveston city directory with one of his sons in 1880. Were they separated? Was the directory published after he died, and she was a widow by the time of the census? Is this surmised error on the part of the census taker what happened, or was Sophia someplace else and the kids were with Henry and Ellen for some reason? They are not Henry's natural children. Could he have had a brief marriage with Sophia and they were his steps? Sophia later is in New York with her children and going by the name Blumenthal. There was a Sophie Belke through the city directories shown as a widow to interchangeably Henry or Frederick Belke - this Sophie? As it turns out, there is a Sophie Balke whose death record in Galveston County is consistent with her being the widow of Henry's father, Frederick - probably named Frederick Henry, which seems much more likely than Sophia Blumenthal being that widow. Neverthless, since it is confusing in the census, and there's no absolutes, the children will remain attached to Henry, but they are not his children.
~ss
|
Residence |
1882 |
Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas |
- 1882 Galveston city directory
Belke, Dora Mrs (wid) home C.M. Hausinger
Belke, John Henry, foreman pickery Taylor press. r. ss Ave O bet 30th and 31st.
(Hausinger, Charles M., Class Mark Clk Gulf City Cotton Press, groceries and beer saloon, sw corn Ave P, 28th, r. same)
|
Residence |
1886 |
Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas |
- 1886 Galveston city directory
Belke, John H. foreman cotton pickery Taylor Cotton press, r. ss W. Ave P bt 28th, 29th.
|
Residence |
1890 |
Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas |
- 1890 Galveston City Directory (pg 76)
Belke, Ellen (wid Henry) wks C.M. Hausinger, r same
Belke, Sophia D. (wid Henry) h C.M. Hausinger
(C.M. Hausinger:
Hausinger, Charles M., agent Maltee Cross Salt packery, wood, coal, dealer, yard, sw cor Ave P, 28th r. same.)
----- Original Message -----
From: Linda verlorenseele@att.net
To: Sherry
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 7:08 PM
Subject: Re: Sophia and Henry Belke
O.K. see the C.M. Hausinger part of the listing.
In 1952 a man named Albert Pike Hausinger died in Houston.
His father was C.M. Hausinger born Germany and his mother was Minnie Belke born Germany.
On the 1900 Census Albert is living with his grandmother, Sophia D. Hausinger(Germany 1821) in Galveston.
On some of those City directories, Sophia Belke is living at the same address (1909 28th Street maybe) as George H Hausman.
|
Residence |
1891 |
Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas |
- 1891 Galvestion city directory
Belke Ellen (wid J. Henry) r 1913 24th
Belke, Sophie (wid Frederick) r 1909 28th
|
Residence |
1893 |
Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas |
- 1893 Galveston city directory
Belke Ellen (wid J. Henry) dressmkr, r 2624 Ave P1/2
Belke Sophie (wid Frederick), h George H. Hausinger
(Hausinger, George H. clk genl frt dept G.C.&S.F. Ry,r 1909 28th)
----- Original Message -----
From: Linda verlorenseele@att.net
To: Sherry
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 7:08 PM
Subject: Re: Sophia and Henry Belke
O.K. see the C.M. Hausinger part of the listing.
In 1952 a man named Albert Pike Hausinger died in Houston.
His father was C.M. Hausinger born Germany and his mother was Minnie Belke born Germany.
On the 1900 Census Albert is living with his grandmother, Sophia D. Hausinger(Germany 1821) in Galveston.
On some of those City directories, Sophia Belke is living at the same address (1909 28th Street maybe) as George H Hausman.
|
Residence |
1895 |
Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas |
- 1895 Galveston city directory
Belke Ellen (wid Henry) r 2624 Ave P 1/2
Belke John, lab, h Mrs. E. Belke
Belke,Sophie (wid Henry) r 1909 28th
|
Residence |
1896 |
Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas |
- 1896 Galveston city directory
Belke Ellen Mrs. 1403 28th
(only Belke listed)
|
Residence |
1898 |
Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas |
- 1898 Galveston city directory
Belke, Ellen (wid J.H.) dressmkr, r 2619 Q
Belke, Sophie (wid Henry), r 1909 28th
|
Residence |
1899 |
Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas |
- 1899 Galveston city directory
Belke, Ellen (wid J.H.), dressmkr, r 2120 27th.
Belke, John, lab, h. 2120 27th
Belke, Sophie (wid Henry) r 1909 28th
|
Census |
1900 |
Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas |
- Ellen Belkey 48 May 1852 widowed Texas Texas Texas 2 births 2 living dressmaker
John Belkey 23 son Oct 1876 widowered Texas Texas Texas day laborer
Birdie Belkey 15 Apr 1885 daughter Texas Texas Texas at school
Will Venson 21 boarder Nov 1878 single Texas Texas Texas day laborer
|
Residence |
1901 |
Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas |
- 1901 Galveston city directory
Belke, Ellen (wid J. Henry) dressmkr, r 1313 28th
Belke, John, h 1313 28th.
|
Residence |
1903 |
Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas |
- 1903 Galveston city directory
Belke, Ellen (wid J.H.) dressmkr. r. 1313 28th. 2
Belke, Sophie (wid Henry) r 2711 O.
|
Residence |
1905 |
Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas |
- 1905 Galveston city directory
Belke, Ellen (wid John H.) dressmkr, r 1216 35th.
Belke, Sophie (wid Frederich) h 3106 Q.
|
Residence |
1906 |
Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas |
- 1908 Galveston city directory
Belke, Ellen (wid J. Henry), dressmkr. r 1216 35th
|
Residence |
1909 |
Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas |
- 1909 Galveston city directory
Belke, Ellen (wid J. Henry), dressmkr, h 4414 I.
|
Census |
1910 |
Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas |
- 1910 Galveston, Ward 7, Galveston Co, Texas
3712 Avenue 0
William P Venson 30 m1 2 yrs Texas Texas Louisiana
Adele Venson 20 m1 2 yrs 1 birth 0 living Texas Germany Germany
Ellen Belke 58 1852 widowed boarder 0 births 0 living Texas Ireland Louisiana
Will Venson was boarding with her in 1900, abt the same age as her son who is a widower in 1900. Perhaps he's a relative of John's deceased wife.
1940 Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas
William P. Venson 1878 62 Texas Portugal Louisiana
Adele M. Venson 49 1891 wife) employed - linen room
4616 Ave O 1/2 (same house in 1935)
|
Residence |
1911 |
Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas |
- 1911 Galveston city directory
Belke, Ellen (wid J. Henry), dressmkr, r. 1214 35th
|
Residence |
1914 |
Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas |
- 1914 Galveston city directory
Belke, Ellen (wid J. Henry) h 3607 Ave M 1/2
|
Residence |
1914 |
3519 Ave D, Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas |
per d.c. |
Death |
22 Dec 1914 |
Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas |
- D.C. Mrs. Ellen Belke
3519 Avenue D, Galveston
color/race: Irish widowed
age 62 y 9 m 11 d
birthplace Ireland (Sabine Pass
father: John Cuniff, Ireland
mother: unknown, Ireland (Louisiana)
died Dec 22 1914
Uremic coma 24 hours
length of residence: 42 yrs at recent address; life in the state
informant: not given
physician: W.F. Starley, Galveston
Name: Ellen Belke
Death Date: 22 Dec 1914
Death County: Galveston
Certificate: 24519
|
|
Cuniff, Ellen Belke - death certificate
|
Person ID |
I24157 |
Roots |
Last Modified |
14 Feb 2013 |