Third Generation  

7. John Edward Messick (William Sr.², Edward¹) was born on Oct 5, 1845 in Seaford, DE and died on Jul 24, 1922 in Seaford, DE at age 76.

John married Emma Cox, daughter of Aaron W. Cox and Rebecca, on Dec 4, 1870. Emma was born on Nov 10, 1852 in Crisfield, MD, died on May 5, 1917 in Pittston, Luzerne, PA at age 64, and was buried in Pittston Cemetery.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 13 F    i. Aulena May Messick was born on Oct 10, 1871 in Seaford, DE and died on Sep 8, 1872 in Seaford, DE.

+ 14 M    ii. Edward Thomas Messick was born on Jun 7, 1873 in Seaford, DE and died on Aug 18, 1943 in West Pittston, Luzerne, PA at age 70.

+ 15 F    iii. Nellie Jane Messick was born on Jan 18, 1876 in Seaford, Sussex, DE and died on Nov 26, 1950 in West Pittston, Luzerne, PA at age 74.

+ 16 M    iv. James Harvard Messick was born on Apr 6, 1879 in Seaford, Sussex, DE, died on Feb 20, 1949 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, PA at age 69, and was buried in Seaford Odd Fellows Cmtry.

+ 17 F    v. Sallie Emma Messick was born on Aug 5, 1881 in Seaford, DE and died on Jan 27, 1963 in Norristown, Montgomery, PA at age 81.

+ 18 F    vi. Mary Eliza Messick was born on Dec 23, 1883 in Seaford, DE and died on Oct 16, 1885 in Seaford, DE at age 1.

+ 19 M    vii. Oscar Giles Messick was born on Apr 11, 1886 in Seaford, DE, died on Jun 24, 1960 in Philadelphia, PA at age 74, and was buried in Pittston Odd Fellows Cemetery.

+ 20 M    viii. William Wesley Messick was born on Feb 12, 1888 in Seaford, DE and died on Dec 5, 1918 in Parsons, Luzerne, PA at age 30.

+ 21 F    ix. Florence Elizabeth Messick was born on Sep 13, 1890 in Seaford, DE and died on Sep 12, 1891 in Seaford, DE.

+ 22 F    x. Mabel Messick was born on Jul 14, 1892 in Seaford, DE and died on Oct 2, 1978 in NJ at age 86.

+ 23 F    xi. Flora Goodell Messick was born on Nov 16, 1895 in Seaford, DE, died on May 12, 1973 in Philadelphia, PA at age 77, and was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Roslyn, Montgomery, PA.

+ 24 F    xii. Blanche Amelia Messick was born on Sep 23, 1898 in Seaford, DE and died on Jun 25, 1983 in Silver Spring, Montgomery, MD at age 84.

8. Martha J. Messick (William Sr.², Edward¹) was born in Sep 1847 in Seaford, DE and died in 1905 in Seaford, DE at age 58.

Martha married Levi S. Scott, son of James H. Scott and Sarah Ann,. Levi was born in Mar 1842 in DE and died in 1875 in Seaford, DE at age 33.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 25 M    i. Willis M. Scott was born in Jul 1865 in DE and died in 1922 in Seaford, DE at age 57.

+ 26 M    ii. George Scott was born circa 1867 in Seaford, DE and died in 1875 in Seaford, DE about age 8.

+ 27 F    iii. Mary Scott was born in 1869 in Seaford, DE and died in 1870 in Seaford, DE at age 1.

+ 28 M    iv. Clarence Scott was born in 1871 in DE.

+ 29 M    v. Levi Clarence Scott was born in Mar 1872 and died in 1932 in Seaford, DE at age 60.

+ 30 F    vi. Elizabeth Scott was born in 1874 in Seaford, DE and died in 1944 in Seaford, DE at age 70.

9. Marian E. Messick (William Sr.², Edward¹) was born on Jan 1, 1850 in Seaford, DE and died on Feb 7, 1916 in Seaford, DE at age 66.

General Notes: 1 June 1900 Census for Seaford Town, Seaford Hd, Sussex, DE: Marian Messick, 50, "saleslady", single, b. Jan. 1850 in DE as were parents.

Marian married George M. Fleetwood on May 28, 1903. George was born in 1847 in Seaford, DE.

10. William Messick Jr. (William Sr.², Edward¹) was born in 1852 in Seaford, DE and died in 1930 in Seaford, DE at age 78.

General Notes: 7 Jan. 1920 Census for Seaford, Seaford Hd, Sussex, DE: William Messick, 67, b. DE as were parents, vegetable grower processor; Julia T., 57, b. DE (father b. England, mother b. Ireland).

William married Julia T. Mallalieu, daughter of James Mallalieu and Margaret, on Feb 8, 1883. Julia was born in 1862 in Seaford, DE and died in 1920 in Seaford, DE at age 58.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 31 F    i. Mary Jane Mallalieu Messick was born on Oct 21, 1885 in Seaford, DE and died on Dec 8, 1982 in Seaford, DE at age 97.

+ 32 F    ii. Ethel M. Messick was born in 1887 in Seaford, DE and died in 1892 in Seaford, DE at age 5.

11. Anna E. Messick (William Sr.², Edward¹) was born in Jun 1857 in Delaware, died in 1928 at age 71, and was buried in Seaford Odd Fellows Cmtry.

General Notes: 1860 Census for NW Fork Hundred (created 1775 from Dorchester Co., MD) lists Wm. Messick, 41, wheelwright; Mary E., 40; John E., 14; Martha, 12; Maria, 10; William, 7; Ann E., 4; Eliza, 62 and born in MD (all others born in DE); Jacob, 22, carpenter.
1870 Census for Seaford Hundred (created in 1869 from NW Fork Hd) lists Wm. Messick, 51, merchant; Mary, 50, keeping house; Marian (Fem.), 20, no occupation; William, 16; Anna, 14, and George, 9, all attending school. Also in the household is Jacob Messick, 32, house "joiner" (hard to decipher). Different hundred does not necessarily mean this family moved between 1860 and 1870.
1880 and 1900 census indicates she and her parents were all born in DE. Annie lived with son Joe and was cared for by Goldie in her later years. She died there in Joe's and Goldie's house two years after Gloria was born.
Jan. 1920 Census for Seaford Town (Part of), Sussex, DE: Anna E. Price, 63, widow, b. DE as were parents, seamstress, works in garment factory. Home is owned and free of mortgage (Front St.).

Anna married William H. Price, son of John Thomas Price ^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10} and Sarah Rigdon, on Jan 24, 1877. William was born in Oct 1843 in Harford County, Maryland, died in 1911 at age 68, and was buried in Seaford Odd Fellows Cmtry.

General Notes:
The $200 DE marriage bond for Wm and Annie was signed by Wm Price and T. W. Cottingham 1-24-1877.
1860 (23 July) Census: Age 17, b. MD as were parents & siblings, apprentice for saddlery, living in the John T. Price household in "The Borough of Oxford", Chester Co., PA. Additional 1860 (July 24) census lists him as an apprentice, 17, b. MD, along with James Woodside, 17, in the Jesse McCormick (master saddle and harness maker) household in "The Borough of Oxford".
1870 (Aug. 9th) Census for the "Boro of Rising Sun, 6th District", Fair Hill P.O., Cecil County, MD: Wm. H. Price, 26, harness maker, born MD and living in household of John T. Reynolds, 43, harness maker.
1880 Census (3 June): Indicates Wm H. Price, 37, & Annie E., 23, living with son William J. (b. Aug. 1879) in Lower Oxford Twp, Chester Co., PA, and occupation as harness maker. Living next door is Jane Rigdon, 67, b. PA and parents b. Ireland, with son Charles H., 40, stone mason, b. PA and father b. MD; grandson Franklin J., 2, b. PA. Three homes down the Census sheet is another Rigdon family, Cyrus W., 30, RR clerk, b. PA with father b. PA and mother b. MD. ... The infants Minnie and Edward are buried in Seaford, or at least their names are on the main tombstone. It doesn't make sense that the 1880 Census shows Wm and Annie living in PA, and Minnie and Edward dying in 1878 and 1879 in Seaford. So, they could be names only at the gravesite.
1900 Census (2 June) for Seaford Hundred: William, 56 (b. Oct. 1843), and Annie, 42 (b. Jun. 1857), were married 22 years. Census indicates Annie having 7 children with 5 living. William's father was born in MD and mother (most likely his stepmother) was born in PA. Occupation of house carpenter. Listed as carpenter in 1897 Seaford history. This 1900 Census also shows Maude E., 18, b. Apr. '82; Pearl, 14, b. May '86; Estella M., 12, b. May '84 [sic]; and Joseph N., 8, b. Dec. '91; all born in DE. Therefore, Wm & family arrived in Seaford circa 1881.
1910 Census (19 April) for Seaford Town: William H. Price, 67, head, married 31 years, working on own account as harness maker, born in MD (as were both parents); Annie E., 53, wife, married 31 years, born in DE (as were both parents), 7 children with 4 living; Pearl, 23, daughter, single, born PA; Joseph N., 18, son, born DE, working as house painter; William C., 1 6/12, grandson, born PA (father born DE and mother born PA).
A William Price was on the 1785 assessment roll of North West Fork Hundred, which at that time embraced Seaford Hundred. Any relation?

Research Notes: Historical records indicate Theo. D. Price as an elected clerk of Town of Seaford council in 1869. He was deported to the South for supporting the Confederacy during the Civil War. Relation of William? (http://www.accessible.com/amcnty/DE/Delaware/delaware74.htm).

Children from this marriage were:

+ 33 F    i. Minnie B. Price was born on Dec 11, 1877, died on Jul 8, 1878, and was buried in Seaford Odd Fellows Cmtry.

+ 34 M    ii. Edward Ross Price was born on Sep 1, 1879, died on Oct 1, 1879, and was buried in Seaford Odd Fellows Cmtry.

+ 35 M    iii. William J. Price was born on Sep 1, 1880 in Lower Oxford, Chester Co., PA, died on Feb 28, 1906 at age 25, and was buried in Seaford Odd Fellows Cmtry.

+ 36 F    iv. Maude E. Price was born in Apr 1882 in PA and died in 1962 at age 80.

+ 37 F    v. Pearl Price was born in May 1886 in Delaware and died in 1977 in Seaford Odd Fellows Cmtry at age 91.

+ 38 F    vi. Estella M. Price was born in May 1888 in Delaware, died in 1934 at age 46, and was buried in Pennsylvania.

+ 39 M    vii. Joseph Neal Price was born on Dec 23, 1891 in Seaford, Sussex Co., Delaware, died in Aug 1965 at age 73, and was buried in Seaford Odd Fellows Cmtry.

12. George Washington Messick (William Sr.², Edward¹) was born on Dec 2, 1861 in Seaford, DE and died on Nov 6, 1942 in Seaford, DE at age 80.

General Notes: Never married, per Julia Price. Lived on North Street behind Episcopal Church (Source: Julia Price).
15 Apr. 1930 Census for Seaford, Seaford Hd, Sussex, DE: George W. Messick, 68, single and never married, no occupation, b. DE as were parents.