William Frank Phinney

1856 - 1915  (58 years)

• Name	William Frank Phinney  [1, 2]
  Born	2 Jun 1856	Cassville, Grant County, Wisconsin   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	24 Jan 1915  [3]
  Notes	Said to be the son of Morris Robert PHINNEY and Mary Esther HEDGES. Jo Peck supplied the following excerpt from his obituary, "He grew to manhood on his father's farm and has always followed the occupation of farming....he married Lizzie Bossert, and in 1901 they moved to Petersburg, Nebr., and lived in that state until 1914, when they went to Hartford. He was always of a kind, genial disposition, a good friend and neighbor, always ready to assist those in need, being ever forgetful of himself...He leaves a wife, two sons and three daughters, father and brother. Services were held at M.E. Church by Rev. C.H. Graf." (Research): Census Listings: FamilySearch 1880 Census Census Place:Waterloo, Grant, Wisconsin Source:FHL Film 1255427 National Archives Film T9-1427 Page 37 William PHINNEY Self M M W 24 WI Occ:Farmer Fa: MA Mo: MA Elizabeth PHINNEY Wife F M W 19 WI Occ:Keeping House Fa: GER Mo: GER
  Person ID	I3290	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Bossert,   b. 17 Oct 1860, Waterloo Township, Grant County, Wisconsin ,   d. Abt 1915  (Age 54 years)
  Married	31 Dec 1879	Cassville, Grant County, Wisconsin   [4]
  	Per the Grant Co., WI marriage records: Bossert, Lizzie, married William Frank Phinney, 31 Dec 1879, recorded in Bk. 9, Pg. 133. Lizzie was listed as the daughter of Andrew and Ann (Unknown) Bossert. William the son of Morris and Mary (Unknown) Phinney. Mary is likely Mary Ester (Hedges) Phinney per another marriage record.
  Children	1. Hattie Phinney,   b. 3 Nov 1880, Cassville, Grant County, Wisconsin ,   d. 29 Nov 1946, Sebeka, Wadena County, Minnesota  (Age 66 years)   2. Lee Andrew Phinney,   b. 10 Feb 1882, Cassville, Grant County, Wisconsin ,   d. 9 May 1972, National City, San Diego County, California  (Age 90 years)   3. Florence Phinney,   b. 10 Oct 1887, Cassville, Grant County, Wisconsin ,   d. 21 Oct 1983, Brainerd, Crow Wing County, Minnesota  (Age 96 years)   4. Bessie M. Phinney,   b. 22 Apr 1892, Cassville, Grant County, Wisconsin ,   d. 17 Oct 1969, Wahkon, Mill Lacs County, Minnesota  (Age 77 years)   5. Frederick Phinney,   b. 9 Feb 1894, Cassville, Grant County, Wisconsin ,   d. 28 Mar 1986, Harwarden, Sioux County, Iowa  (Age 92 years)
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2010
  Family ID	F1920	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 2 Jun 1856 - Cassville, Grant County, Wisconsin Married - 31 Dec 1879 - Cassville, Grant County, Wisconsin  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S469] Williams, Dorothy Ball--Family Researcher (dotwfl@comcast.net) 3331 Southwest Villa Place, Palm City, FL 34990 ; based in part on BonnieMargaret Benkelman Jacob's unpublished typescript, THE FAMILY BENKELMAN. [S308] 1880 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005., (1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ? Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls. This database is an index to 50 million individuals enumerated in the 1880 United States Federal Census. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, occupation, relationship to the head of household, race, sex, age at last birthday, marital status, place of birth, parents? place of birth. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1880 Federal Census.), Census Place:Waterloo, Grant, Wisconsin Source:FHL Film 1255427 National Archives Film T9-1427 Page 37 (Reliability: 3). [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [S279] Peck, Jo--Family Researcher.