Bio: Greenwood, Joe (Death of Father - 1912)

Contact: Stan

Surnames: Greenwood, Hein, Thill, Gidek, Gediko

----Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) 22 Aug 1912

Joe Greenwood, who was called to Canada, about two weeks ago by the death of his aged father, returned home Saturday.

Family Notes

Joseph C. Greenwood was born in Quebec, Ontario, March 5, 1856. At the age of 15 he came from Canada to Fond du Lac. In 1885 he was married at Oak Center to Mary Gidek, then moved to Unity and lived there for forty years. For the past seven years he has made his Abbotsford his home.

1861 Census, Hamilton, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada, enumeration district: 01, sheet 18,  line 20

Joseph Greenwood
gender: Male
age: 5
marital status: Single
religion: C Of E
birthplace: U C
estimated birth year: 1856

Anna Greenwood
gender: Female
age: 7
marital status: Single
religion: C Of E
birthplace: U C
estimated birth year: 1854

1871 Census, place: 01, Wolfe Island d, Frontenac 65, Ontario, pg. 19, house 68, family 69, line 6

Joseph Greenwood, 15 yr. old male
gender: Male
age: 15
calculated birth year: 1856
country or province of birth: P Of Ontario
ethnic origin: French
religion: R Catholic

1881 Census, Wolfe Island, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada, district 115 D,  division 3, pg. 19, house 577986, family 82

Joseph Greenwood
gender: Male
age: 24y
calculated birth year: 1856
birthplace: Ontario
occupation: Farmer
ethnic origin: Ontarian
religion: Catholic
head of household: Joseph Greenwood

Household Members
Joseph Greenwood M 24y Ontario
Thomas Greenwood M 22y Ontario
Jeane Greenwood F 29y Ontario
Josephin Greenwood F 16y Ontario

1910 Federal Census, Unity Village, Marathon, Wisconsin, pg. 3, family 38

Joseph Greenwood, white, married, male
father's birthplace: CANADA
mother's birthplace: CANADA

Household Members
self Joseph Greenwood M 50y CANADA
wife Mary L Greenwood F 43y GERMANY
Henry Jannings M 43y WISCONSIN

Michigan Marriages

G.C. Greenwood
groom's age: 22 years
groom's birth date: 1884
groom's birthplace: Oak Custer, Wis
bride's name: Julia M. Hein
bride's age: 21 years
bride's birth date: 1885
bride's birthplace: Hartford, Wis
marriage date: 27 Jan 1906
marriage place: Ironwood, Gogebic, Michigan
groom's father: Jos Greenwood
groom's mother: Mary Gediko
bride's father: Jno Hein
bride's mother: Margaret Thill

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