Sophia Jane Suydam1

(1854 - 1919)
FatherRalph Voorhees Suydam2 (1814 - 1870)
MotherCatharine Van Zandt2 (c 1827 - 1881)
Extended Family

Children of Sophia Jane Suydam and Harvey L Pixley
  • Frank Pixley8 (circa 1882 - )
  • May C Pixley5 (1884 - )
  • Clyde C Pixley5 (1885 - )
  • Bertie L Pixley5 (1889 - )
  • Sidney C Pixley5 (1891 - )

Life Events

BirthSophia Jane Suydam was born in 1854 in Michigan.2,1
 
(with Parents) 1860 CensusSophia appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Dundee Township, Monroe County, Michigan, with her parents. She was 5 years old and born in Michigan.3
(with Parents) 1870 CensusSophia appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Dundee Township with her parents. She was 15, attended school, and was born in Michigan.2
MarriageShe married Harvey L Pixley on 4 May 1882 in Petersburg, Monroe County, Michigan.
Details from register: Harry L Pixley, residence Idaho Territory, age 38, born Hillsdale County, Miner;
Sophia J Suydam, residence Petersburg, 27, birthplace Michigan
Married by E Yargen, Minister, and witnessed by August and Carrie Pixley of Petersburg.4 
1900 CensusHarvey and Sophia Pixley appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Palmyra Township, Lenawee County, Michigan, enumerated 2 Jun 1900. Harvey was 56, born July 1843 in Michigan, parents born in New York, and was a farmer. Sophia was 45, born in January 1855 in Michigan, parents in New Jersey, and was the mother of 5 children, all still living. They owned their home with a mortgage and had been married for 18 years. At home were May C (16), Clyde C (14), Bertie L (10), and Sidney C (8). The youngest 3 attended school.5 
1910 CensusHarvey L and Sophia Pixley appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Palmyra Township, Lenawee County, Michigan, enumerated 19 Apr 1910. Harvey was 67, born in Michigan, and was a farmer and employer. Sophia was 55, born in Michigan, and married 28 years with 5 children. With them were Bert (20) and Sidney C (18), both farm laborers.6 
DeathSophia died on 26 Sep 1919 in Palmyra Township, Lenawee County, Michigan.
Details from certificate: married to Harvey L Pixley, age 65y 7m 25d, housewife, born in Dundee Michigan, father Ralph Suydam born in New Jersey, mother Kathry Vanzand born in Ohio. Cause of death was bronchial asthma. The informant was Harvey Pixley and burial was in Palmyra.7 
BurialSophia Jane Suydam was buried on 28 Sep 1919 in Palmyra Village Cemetery, Palmyra, Lenawee County, Michigan.7,1
Sophia Suydam Pixley
1854-1919
Last Edited1 Mar 2014

Citations

  1. [S1510] Website Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com), Sophia Jane Pixley.
  2. [S1739] 1870 Federal Census for United States, Michigan, Monroe County, Dundee, Roll M593 691, Page 240. Digital image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  3. [S1740] 1860 Federal Census for United States, Michigan, Monroe County, Dundee, Roll M653 554, Page 23. Digital image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  4. [S1540] Marriage Records of Michigan, 1868-1925. viewed at Family Search Historic Records & Images Online, Harry L Pixley & Sophia J Suydam, 1882, #74.
  5. [S939] 1900 Federal Census for United States, Michigan, Lenawee County, Palmyra, Roll T623_725, ED 54, Page 3A. Digital image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  6. [S940] 1910 Federal Census for United States, Michigan, Lenawee, Palmyra, Roll T624_661, ED 72, Page 2A. Digital image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  7. [S1767] Death Records of Michigan, 1897-1920. Library of Michigan collection viewed at http://seekingmichigan.org/, Sophia Pixley, 1919, #221.
  8. [S1540] Marriage Records of Michigan, 1868-1925. viewed at Family Search Historic Records & Images Online, Frank Pixley & Mabel Fetterman, 1905, #317.