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Note: N18948 Given initial (J), middle initial (H), surname (Wise) and status (not deceased) in November, 1903, from "Home without a mother." - "The Waynesburg Democrat" newspaper, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, Friday, December 4, 1903
Given name (Houston), surname (Wise), residence (Time) and status (not deceased) in October, 1915, from the obituary of Henry Wise - "The Waynesburg Republican" newspaper, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, Thursday, October 28, 1915
Prefix title (Dr), given initial (J), middle initial (H), surname (Wise), residence (Time) and status (not deceased) in November, 1923, from the obituary of William Wise - "The Waynesburg RepublicanÓ newspaper, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, Thursday, November 22, 1923
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1860 (July 20) census data from the census images for Morris Township (Post Office-Days Store), Greene County, Pennsylvania (Page 73 - Image 9 - line 26) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that he was 7 years old. He was living with his parents and 1 brother. He had attended school within the year. He is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. His given name and middle initial are listed as ÒJacob HÓ in this census.
1870 (July 20) census data from the census images for Morris Township (Post Office-Waynesburg), Greene County, Pennsylvania (Page 5 - Image 5 - line 26) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that he was 16 years old. He was living with his parents and 1 brother. He had attended school within the year. He is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. His given name is listed as ÒJacobÓ in this census.
1880 (June 8) census data from the census images for Morris Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 80 - page 9 - image 9 - line 42) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that he was a 26 year old farm laborer. He was single and living with his parents and 1 brother. He is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were his father and mother. His given name and middle initial are listed as ÒJacob HÓ in this census.
1900 (June 6) census data from the census images for Morris Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania (ED 95 - sheet 4A - image 7 - line 32) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that he was a 46 year old veterinary surgeon and born in April, 1854. He had not been employed for 0 months. He was single and living with his parents on a farm, which was owned free of any mortgage. He is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were his father and mother. His given name is listed as ÒHustonÓ in this record.
1910 (May 3) census data from the census images for Morris Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 113 - sheet 7A - image 13 - line 36) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that he was a 56 year old veterinary surgeon, working on his own account. He was not out of work on April 15, 1910, and was out of work for 0 weeks during 1909. He was single and living with his brother, 1 sister-in-law, 1 nephew, his nephewÕs wife, 1 great niece, 1 niece and his father on a farm, which was owned free of any mortgage, on the Time Nineveh Road. He is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were his father and mother. His given name is listed as ÒHoustonÓ in this census.
1920 (March 16) census data from the census images for Morris Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 140 - sheet 5B - image 10 - line 98) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that he was a 65 year old farmer, working on a general farm on his own account. The census indicates that his marital status was unknown. He was living on a farm, which was owned free of any mortgage. He is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were his father and mother. His given name is listed as ÒHoustonÓ in this census.
1930 (April 16) census data from the census images for Morris Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 20 - sheet 9B - image 17 - line 77) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that he was a 76 year old farmer, working on a general farm as an employer. He was at work when the census was taken. He was single and living with 1 servant on a farm, which was owned, on the Time Road. He is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were his father and mother. He was not a veteran. His given name and middle initial are listed as ÒJacob HÓ in this census.
The servant was Littie King (line 78), who was 71 years old and working for a private family as a wage or salary worker. She was at work when the census was taken. She was a widow and had first been married at the age of 20. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were her father and mother.
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J. Houston Wise
J. Houston Wise, aged 83, well known retired veterinarian, died at 3:05 p. m., yesterday, Jan. 18, 1937, at his home in Morris Township following an illness due to ailments incident to his advanced years.
Mr. Wise was born April 5, 1854, in Morris Township, a son of Henry and Phoebe Baldin (sic) Wise, and spent all his life in that part of Greene County. He was never married. His only surviving relatives are a nephew, Andrew Wise, of Morris Township, and two nieces residing in West Virginia.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 oÕclock in the Beulah Baptist Church, near Nineveh, and interment will be in the church cemetery.
Source - "Democrat Messenger" newspaper, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, January 19, 1937
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