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Oliver OUTHOUSE[1, 2]

Male Abt 1827 - 1882


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  • Born  Abt 1827  Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4
    • DAR says 1826, Outhouse Gen says ca. 1827 in Illinois.
    Gender  Male 
    Census  1830 
    Census  1840 
    Census  1850  Clinton Co, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census  1860  [1
    • Oliver Outhouse is living with the Samuel Johnson family.
    Census  1870  Clinton Co, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • age 42, real estate $8,000, pp $4290. There are three Houseman's living with them, probably in-laws of his.
    Occupation  1870  Clinton Co, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    farmer and general merchant 
    Occupation  1870  Clinton Co, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    farmer and general merchant 
    Census  1880  Clement Village, Clinton, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Shows Mary Houseman, age 25, stepdaughter of Oliver, born in IL, her father was from Prussia and her mother was from Germany. This would indicate that Mary was married previously and since Martha also says she was single, that also indicates that "Gerdes" must have been Mary's maiden name.
    Census  1880  Clement Village, Clinton, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • Shows Mary Houseman, age 25, stepdaughter of Oliver, born in IL, her father was from Prussia and her mother was from Germany. This would indicate that Mary was married previously and since Martha also says she was single, that also indicates that "Gerdes" must have been Mary's maiden name.
    Died  1882  Clinton Co, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 8
    Census  1900  [1
    • Indicates that 10 children were born, six still living.
    Reference Number  533,2 
    _UID  129D9D8127534503AFD9E3D5FBCE3F01D85F 
    Person ID  I2221  OuthouseLine2014
    Last Modified  5 Sep 2014 

    Father  Joseph OUTHOUSE,   b. 20 Jul 1802, Prob. Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1846, Prob. Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Elizabeth MADDUX,   b. 1807, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1859, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  23 Apr 1825  Clinton Co, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F904  Group Sheet

    Family  Mary GERDES,   b. Dec 1834, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1903 
    Married  1861  Clinton Co, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 9
    • 1900 census: indicates that Mary had 10 children and 6 are still living. The sequence may be incorrect. Five children are listed.
    Children 
    >1. Albert Bernard OUTHOUSE,   b. 22 May 1862, Huey, Clinton, IL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1945
    >2. Orpha Alice OUTHOUSE,   b. 18 Apr 1868, Huey, Clinton, IL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1963, La Vue, Spotsylvania, VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Waldo Descort OUTHOUSE,   b. Abt 1871, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1898, Clinton Co, IL Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Clinton Christian OUTHOUSE,   b. Sep 1875, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Raymond Oliver OUTHOUSE,   b. Abt 1877, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified  29 Aug 2004 
    Family ID  F905  Group Sheet

  • Notes 
    • (R5) Village of Clement - 1st merchandising was done by Joseph W. Huey in 1854. The store was situated on the ground now occupied by Oliver Outhouse's mercantile house. The Clement I.O.O.F Lodge was organized on 30 Apr 1880 and Oliver outhouse was one of five charter members (p.268). [10]

  • Sources 
    1. [S103] Outhouse Family Genealogy, Terry DeFrees, (1990).

    2. [S143] Rootsweb Message Board.
      "there also was a man in my home town of Pekin IL, whose name was Oliver Outhouse." (Rootsweb msg)

    3. [S23] DAR, Vol 91, pg 55 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S201] Federal Census, 1870 Twp 2, Range 2, Clinton, IL, Fam #62 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S201] Federal Census, 1850 District 68, Clinton, IL; Fam #662 (Reliability: 3).
      Oliver, age 21, b. Ill., farmer

    6. [S201] Federal Census, 1870 Clinton Co, IL, Twp 2, Range 2, Fam #62 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S101] Fed Census - 1880 - IL, MF# 182; ED 85; P 19; F (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S16] Death index, Clinton County, pg 97, #1250 (no date given in index) (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S23] DAR, Vol 91, pg 55 (year only) (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S103] Outhouse Family Genealogy, Terry DeFrees, (1990).
      He never married.