REuben NORTON bought a number of acres in Oconto County in 1858. Mary NORTON was born in Oconto County on November 22, 1880. Was she related to Reuben? Who were her parents. She married Leonard Steffen in Oconto on April 20 1898. Her obiturary (d. January 7, 1943) says she had 3 surviving sisters; Mrs Arthur Casson and Mrs. Ben Drasen both from Marinette and Mrs. Tena Swaer from Little Suamico.
Any information on this family would be appreciated.

Looking for information on Reuben Samis and his father Jessie Samis that lived in Wisconsin and moved to Calif.Reuben was born in 1871 somewhere in wisconsin and was in California by age 3, Don't show father with him in Calif. 1880 Census, does anyone have information about this family.

Thanks in advance
Kathy

Census 1880 Santa Ana, Los Angeles, California
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Silas MADISON Self W Male W 52 NY Farmer NY VT
M. FLANSBURG Mother W Female W 72 VT Keeping House VT VT
Reuben SAMIS Nephew S Male W 9 WI NY IL
Amanda SAMIS Niece S Female W 7 CA NY IL

Amanda married D.M Toothacre?
death: SAMIS REUBEN E 12/23/1871 SAMIS M born:WISCONSIN died:AMADOR 07/04/1945 --73 yrs

I have been looking for Reuben's parents. They must have died in California. Was Jesse a parent for sure?

Hi Wendy,

Yes Jessie was Rueben Samis father, I also have that same information that you have, according to the Vital record office in Amador County Ruebens father was Jessie but I have found no info on him yet. Ruebens mothers name was Tuna maiden name was Vose/Samis/Baglioni and her mothers maiden name was Dent. I have alot on her side but not my Reuben's father Jessie.

Kathy

Re VOSS surname. Seems amazing that a Dan F Samis and brother have same mother's name. What is the story with this "Tuna" ? Is it short for "Petunia"? I 'd like to check out the names she went by. Somehow these Samis' are connected. I also found the following-but the dates say it's yet,another Jessie:
April 1, 1882, Vol. 23, No. 29
MARRIED.At Sutter Creek, March 27, 1882, by Rev. E. E. Dodge, Mr. Jesse
Samis of Mt. Echo, to Mrs. Josephine Calf of Sutter Creek.
http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/CA/Amador/1882/APR.html

Hi Wendy,

I have a correction to make Rueben's wife was Tuna Vose/Samis/Baglioni, I have found information in the Daughters of the GoldenWest Project, and I have that line going way back, can't remember exactly the dates and times but I do have that.Tuna's fathers name was John Gilbert Vose arrived in California 1856 on the Vessel Via Isthmus to San Francisco and he was born in Monteville, Maine March 19,1837 and he died in Fiddle town and married Annie Dent Vose in 1864 in Placerville, Calif. sorry if my error caused any confussion. I am also currios about the name Tuna if find out anything on that let me know.
Kathy

I am also researching this Jesse Samis, my g-g-grandfather. He is buried in the Fiddletown Cemetery in Amador County. Any clue to what happened to his 1st wife (the children's mother?}

Jesse SAMIS was born Oneida Co., NY son of Jesse SAMIS and Maria _______;
Maria m/1 ______MATTESON had 2 sons Silas H. MATTESON b. 1827 NY; bur. Orange Co., CA; Edward MATTESON b. 1834 NY d. 1884 Waupaca Co., WI; Edward m/2 1866 Gertrude DARROW sister of Jesse SAMIS' wife Martha Matilda DARROW.

Maria _____ m/2 Jesse SAMIS; he d. by 1850; Maria and her children liv. 1850 Pike Twp. Kenosha Co., WI; Samis children: 1. Daniel H. liv. 1880 Santa Ana, Orange Co., CA and had several children [he is buried LA Co., CA] 2. Jesse b. ca 1839 NY; 3. Rhoda M. b. ca 1840 NY; 4. Samuel J. b. 1843 NY d. Civil War. 5. Almina b. 1845 NY.

Maria ____ m/3 by 1860 ______FLANSBURG; she liv. 1870 Racine, WI; liv. 1880 with son Silas H. MATTESON [Madison on census] at Santa Ana, Orange Co., CA; Reuben and Amanda ['nephew & niece] SAMIS liv. in Silas' house 1880 census at Santa Ana.

Who was Maria _____ and which MATTESON did she marry?
SAMIS is not my line; I am a Matteson researcher.

I did find Silas Matteson/Madison married Jane White June 6 1851 In Kenosha WI.

i am also the g-g grandson of the jesse samis buried in the fiddletown cemetery, also the g- grandson of rueben ellis samis also buried in fiddletown, an ruebens son was my grandfather dan f samis, an his son harold e samis was my dad, my name is gary d samis you can email me at red1963ss@yahoo.com thanks