Thomas R. Page (1838 - 1915)

Born 18 May 1838 in Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States

Husband of Harriett (Hosner) Page — married 24 Jan 1872 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Aug 1915 at age 77 in Oshtemo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Thomas was born in New York in 1838. During the Civil War, Thomas served as a corporal, advancing to sergeant, in the 3rd Regiment of the New York Cavalry. After the war, he headed west to Michigan, where he met and married Harriet Hosner in 1872. He passed away in 1915.

Obituary ^[1]

Thomas R. Page Was One of First Texas Township Settlers

Thomas R. Page, 77 years of age, died at his home in Oshteno village at 4:15 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The leaves his wife and two sons, Charles A. Page of Kalamazoo and Verne B. Page of Oshtemo.

Mr. Page was born in Rochester, N.Y. in 1838. At the outbreak of the civil war he enlisted in the Third New York cavalry. January 24, 1872, he married Miss Harriet Hosner. Five children were born to them, of whom three have died. Mr. Page came to Michigan in 1868, settling first in Texas township. About 25 years ago he moved to Oshtemo, where he afterwards resided, and where surrounded himself with a wide circle of friends and acquaintances.

Funeral will be held from the home in Oshtemo at 10:30 o'clock Sunday morning. The burial, witch will be in charge of the Masonic lodge of Mattawan, of which he had long been a member, will take place in Vergo cemetery, Texas township.

Sources

1. ↑ The Oshtemo Union, 12 Aug 1915

Marriage

• "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCK6-3CN : 9 November 2020), Thomas R. Payr, 24 Jan 1872, Antwerp, Van Buren, Michigan.

Census Records

• "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6Q9-F8P : 27 December 2020), Thomas Page in household of Ebenezer Page, Union, Monroe, New York, United States; citing p. , line #5, family #343, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 833,773.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW3J-W5B : 13 November 2020), Thomas R. Page, Van Buren, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district ED 205, sheet 313B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,607.

• "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8S5-4RB : 11 January 2021), Thomas Page, 1890; citing NARA microfilm publication M123 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 338,179.

• "Michigan State Census, 1894," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHK4-HTK : 12 March 2018), Thomas R Page, Oshtemo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States; citing p. 565, State Archives, Lansing; FHL microfilm 915,315.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML5G-7QB : accessed 2 February 2021), Thomas R Page, Oshtemo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 157, sheet 8B, family 194, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 655; FHL microfilm 1,374,668.

Military Records & Pensions

• "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSMH-T48 : 4 December 2014), Thomas R. Page, Sergeant, Company M, 3rd Regiment, New York Cavalry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M551 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 108; FHL microfilm 882,164.

• "Michigan, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1876-1945," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24T-6X95 : 7 January 2020), T R Page, 31 Dec 1885; citing Mattawan, Van Buren, Michigan, United States, Michigan State Archives, Lansing; FHL microfilm 927,048.

• "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDG-V29R : 24 November 2020), Thomas R Page, beneficiary Harriet Page, 1890.

• "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHZR-BX3 : 24 March 2016), Pension, Thomas R. Page, 28 Aug 1915, File 4980731

• "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDQ-3RJD : 14 November 2020), Thomas R Page, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,635,752.

Death & Burial

• Find a Grave memorial page for Thomas R. Page (18 May 1838–11 Aug 1915), Memorial no. 25731569, citing Virgo Cemetery, Texas Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA ; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25731569/thomas-r.-page

Other Family Records

1874 - Death of daughter Lena Page

• "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHPL-9L1 : 12 December 2020), T. R. Page in entry for Lena Page, 1874.

1879 - Birth of daughter Elizabeth Page

• "Michigan Births and Christenings, 1775-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F451-GLJ : 17 January 2020), Thomas Page in entry for Elizabeth Page, 14 Mar 1879, Antwerp Township, Van Buren, Michigan.

1896 - Marriage of son Lewis to Emma Prout

• "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ3X-GJ6 : 9 November 2020), Thos. R. Page in entry for Lewis W. Page and Emma N. Prout, 5 Feb 1896; citing Marriage, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4207885.

1902 - Marriage of son Charles to Cora Buttery

• "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCBS-DGX : 17 January 2020), T.r. Page in entry for Charles A Page, 8 Dec 1902.

1915 - Marriage of son Vern to Rachael Brown

• "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3P9-ZWR : 9 November 2020), T. R. Page in entry for Vern B. Page and Rachael Brown, 25 Dec 1915; citing Marriage, Oshtemo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4209133.

1935 - Death of wife, Harriet (Hosner) Page

• "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHQ5-ZLM : 12 December 2020), Thomas Page in entry for Harriet Page, 16 Jan 1935, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

1937 - Death of son, Charles A. Page

• "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH3Z-P6Y : 12 December 2020), Thomas Page in entry for Charles A. Page, 1937.

1959 - Death of son, Vern Barron Page

• "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7N-MJ3 : 12 December 2020), Thomas Page in entry for Vern Barron Page, 1959.