Amos Kidd

#146, b. February 1823, d. before 1910
Amos Kidd|b. Feb 1823\nd. b 1910|p146.htm|Ezekial Kidd|b. 1782\nd. 1867|p164.htm|Catharine Unknown|b. b 1795\nd. b 1850|p165.htm|John Kidd|b. 1727\nd. 1823|p2044.htm|Margaret Royston|b. 1744\nd. 1836|p2045.htm|||||||
  • Birth*: Amos Kidd was born in February 1823 at Codorus, York, PA, US.1,2,3,4
  • He was the son of Ezekial Kidd and Catharine Unknown.
  • (Witness) Census: Amos Kidd witnessed the census of Ezekial Kidd and Catharine Unknown in 1830 at Codorus, York, PA, US, ; Gitt, Ezekial 40s, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 20s, 1 female 40s.5
  • (Witness) Census: Amos Kidd witnessed the census of Ezekial Kidd and Catharine Unknown in 1840 at Codorus, York, PA, US, ; Gitt, Zigel 50s, 1 male 15-19, 1 female 50s.6
  • Marriage*: Amos Kidd married Louisa Stouch, daughter of George (Johannes) Stauch and Anna Maria King, on 21 March 1844 at Christ Lutheran Church, York, York, PA, US; Married by Rev. A. H. Lochman
    Amos Kidd & Elizabeth Stouch according to PA Republican 27 Mar 1844.7,8
  • Occupation*: Amos Kidd was a merchant/storekeeper and a surveyor in 1850 at Paradise, York, PA, US.9
  • Census*: He and Louisa Stouch appeared on the census of 25 November 1850 at Paradise, York, PA, US, ;
    Kidd, Amos 28 PA merchant
         Louisa 24 PA
         Henry 6 PA
         Lewis 8/12 PA
         Ezekial 68 PA millwright $2000.10
  • (Witness) Census: Amos Kidd witnessed the census of Ezekial Kidd on 12 December 1850 at Paradise, York, PA, US, ;
    Kidd, Ezekial 67 MD millwright $2000
         Amos 27 PA storekeeper
         Louisa 25 PA
         Henry 6 PA
         Lewis 6/12 PA.11
  • Census: Amos Kidd and Louisa Stouch appeared on the census of 1860 at Jackson, York, PA, US, ;
    Kidd, Amos 38 storekeeper 0/1500
         Louise 38
         Henry 15 farm laborer
         Lewis 11
         Mary 5
         Theodore 2
         Ezekal 77 gentleman 3000/400
    all born in PA.12
  • Census: Amos Kidd and Louisa Stouch appeared on the census of 1870 at Jackson, York, PA, US, ;
    Kidd, Amos 49 justice of peace, $5600, $900
         Louisa 47
         Mary C. 14.13
  • Census*: Amos Kidd and Mary C. Kidd appeared on the census of 1880 at 10 Gay Street, York, York, PA, US, ;
    Kidd, Amos 57 PA/MD/GER Widowed, surveyor
    Yesler, Mary C. (D) 22 PA/PA/PA Married
         Harry (S) 8/12 Sep PA/PA/PA.14
  • Note*: Amos Kidd An article titled A Long Lived Family published by The York (Pa) Age of recent date says: "Our fellow- townsman, Mr. Amos Kidd, has gone to some trouble to look up the ancestry of his family, and received from William Kidd, of Baltimore County, Md., a copy of the names and respective ages of his ancestors. His great-grandfather, James Kidd, came from Scotland about the beginning of the eighteenth century. His grandfather, John Kidd, was born in the State of Maryland in 1727, and died in Baltimore County , Md. in 1823, aged 98 years. The maiden name of his grandmother was Margaret Royston, a daughter of John Royston, a native of England. She was born in Harford County, Md., in 1744, and died in 1836, aged 92 years. "His grandparents had two daughters and four sons, including his father Ezekiel, which were born and died on the following dates:

    Joshua was born in 1766, and died in 1846, aged 80 years.
    Alestic was born in 1769 , and died in 1840, aged 71 years.
    Sarah was born in 1774, and died in 1853, aged 79 years.
    Ezekiel was born in 1782, and died in 1867, aged 85 years.
    David was born in 1785, and died in 1875, aged 90 years.
    Moses was born in 1787, and died in 1837, aged 50 years.

    Mr. Amos Kidd was born in Codorus Township, February, 1823 and has lived in York County ever since.

    Excerpt contributed by Dick Hunt on 13 June 1885 at York, PA, US.4
  • Census*: He appeared on the census of 1900 at 348 W. Gay Street, York, York, PA, US, ;
    Kidd, Amos 77 feb 1823, m. 20 yrs, PA/MD/Ger, surveryor, owns farm and house
         Catherine 59 mar 1841, m. 20 yrs, no children, PA/PA/PA
    Haas, Howard 27 stepson oct 1872,
    PA/PA/PA, paperhanger.15
  • Death*: He died before 1910 died before 1910 since his second wife Catherine was widowed for that census.16

Family: Louisa Stouch b. 12 Oct 1824, d. 4 Apr 1880

Citations:

  1. [S63] 1880 US Federal Census (Population Schedule), PA, York County (Database online, Provo, UT: ancestry.com, 1999), ED25, S28, L20; http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
  2. [S399] 1900 US Federal Census (Population Schedule), Pennsylvania, York County, York, Ward 11, ED200 (Database online, Provo, UT: ancestry.com, 2004), York, roll 1503, book 1, page 222/Sheet 12, dwelling 252, family 258; http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
  3. [S502] Mary C. Yessler, Certificate of Death, Registered No. 41846 (19 April 1939) (101 South Mercer St., PO Box 1528, New Castle, PA 16101: Pennsylvania Division of Vital Records, 1939).
  4. [S542] The James Kidd Family, A Long Lived Family, Baltimore Union, Towson, MD, June 13, 1885; http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdannear/firstfam/kidd.htm
  5. [S378] 1830 US Federal Census (Statistical Schedule), PA, York County (Database online, Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, 2005), Codorus, sheet 340, image 23; http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
  6. [S380] 1840 US Federal Census (Statistical Schedule), PA, York County (Database online, Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, 2005), Codorus, image 5, stamped 72; http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
  7. [S90] International Genealogical Index (R) (35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150: The Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints, Copyright @1980, 1997, data as of February 1997), Christ Lutheran Church; Family History Center.
  8. [S61] PA Republican Newspaper (n.pub.),27 Mar 1844; The Historical Society of York County, 250 East Market Street, York, York, PA, US.
  9. [S91] 1850 US Federal Census (Population Schedule), PA, York County (Database online, Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, 2005), Sheet 395 & 413; http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
  10. [S91] 1850 US Federal Census (Population Schedule), PA, York County (Database online, Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, 2005), Paradise, sheet 395, image 4, dwelling/family 27; http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
  11. [S91] 1850 US Federal Census (Population Schedule), PA, York County (Database online, Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, 2005), Paradise, sheet 413, image 40, dwelling/family 260; http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
  12. [S276] 1860 US Federal Census (Population Schedule), PA, York County (Database online, Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, 2004), Jackson, sheet 555, image 23, dwelling 172, families 172 and 173; http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
  13. [S278] 1870 US Federal Census (Population Schedule), PA, York County (Database online, Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, 2003), York, Jackson, pg 5; http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
  14. [S63] 1880 US Federal Census (Population Schedule), PA, York County (Database online, Provo, UT: ancestry.com, 1999), ED25, Sheet 28, line 20; http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
  15. [S419] 1900 US Federal Census (Population Schedule), Pennsylvania, York County, York, Ward 5, ED191 (Database online, Provo, UT: ancestry.com, 2004), York, wd 5, ED 191, sheet 9, dwelling 184, family 187; http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
  16. [S498] 1910 US Federal Census (Population Schedule), Pennsylvania, York City, Ward 11, ED133 (Database online, Provo, UT: ancestry.com, 2004), Sheet 10B, image 20, dwelling 206, family 212; http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
  17. [S276] 1860 US Federal Census (Population Schedule), PA, York County (Database online, Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, 2004), Jackson pg 555; http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
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