John E. Bellamy
- Born: 1 May 1855, Canada West, Canada 56
- Marriage: Anna Rachel Hodgson on 29 Sep 1880 in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, USA 55
- Died: 1911, Nebraska at age 56
- Buried: 1911, Cameron Cemetery, Cairo, Hall, Nebraska, USA 53
General Notes:
1870 US census shows him age 15 "at school".
"They are buried near their four small children in the Cameron Cemetery."
"In the early years of John and Rachel's marriage and after the death of their four small children, they moved to Michigan for a time. When they returned to Nebraska they lived in Cairo on High Street, then moved two miles south and one mile west to the Cox farm. John had worked for Mr. Cox. After John died Rachel moved back into town where she remained until her death. (Cairo Community Heritage p.120)
Noted events in his life were:
• Census, 9 Jul 1860, Dayton, Tuscola, Michigan, USA. 52 George BELLAMY, (couldn't read age) farmer, $1100 real estate value, $150 personal property value, born England Jane BELLAMY, 32, F, W, Domestic, born England William BELLAMY, age 9, M, W, born C.W. Margaret A. (couldn't read age) F, W, born England George BELLAMY, age 7, M, W, born C.W. John BELLLAMY, age 4, M, W, born C.W. Susannah BELLAMY, age 2, F, W, born Michigan
• Census, 14 Jul 1870, Portsmouth Twp., Bay Co., Michigan. 27 BELLAMY, George, age 40, m,w, farmer, value of real estate $15,000, value of personal property $3,000, born England BELLAMY, Jane age 43,f,w, keeping house, born England BELLAMY, William age 19, working on farm, born Canada BELLAMY, John, age 15, at school, born Canada BELLAMY, Susan, age 12, at school, born Michigan BELLAMY, Elmer, age 8, born Michigan
• Census, 8 Jun 1880, South Loup Twp, Hall Co., Nebraska. 28,29 #52 BELLAMY, Elmer, W,M,age 18, boarder (with Doyer family), single, farmer, born Michigan, father born England, mother born England #56 BELLAMY, George, W,M, 52, married, farmer, born England, parents born England BELLAMY, Jane, W,F, 53, wife, married, keeping house, born England, parents born England BELLAMY, John, W,M, 24, son, single, laborer, born Canada, parents born England #57 HURD, Gilbert, W, M, 38, married, farmer, born Ohio, father born Connecticut, mother born Ohio HURD, Margaret A., w,f, 31, wife, married, keeping house, born England, parents born England HURD, Jane, w,f, 9, dau., at school, born Michigan, father born Ohio, mother born England HURD, Artie M, w,f, 6, dau., at school, born Michigan, father born Ohio, mother born England HURD, Gilbert, w,m, 1, son, born Nebraska, father born Ohio, mother born England
John married Anna Rachel Hodgson, daughter of William Hodgson and Mercy Wilson, on 29 Sep 1880 in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, USA.55 (Anna Rachel Hodgson was born on 20 Nov 1859 in Pickering, Ontario, Canada,55 died on 12 Apr 1930 in Cairo, Hall Co., Nebraska and was buried in Cameron Cemetery, Cairo, Hall, Nebraska, USA 53.)
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