Moseman family of Bedford, Westchester, NY

[David Smith]

I could use some outside opinions on some research.

One of my paternal great great grandmothers was Emma Bertha Moseman born
on July 15, 1845 to ( according to her obit and death certificate )
Peter Moseman and Mary S. Smith.

Here is her obituary from the Port Washington News:

Mrs. Emma B. Smith, wife of the late Henry T. Smith passed away shortly
after 6 o'clock Wednesday evening at the home of her daughter Mary, Mrs.
William Pearsall of Litchfield Rd. Mrs. Smith had been ill for some
time, having been confined to her bed for the last nine weeks. She was
in her 81st year and was born in New York City, the daughter of Peter
Moseman of Beacon, Westchester County and Mary Smith of Peekskill, N.Y.

Since her husband's death 21 years ago she has resided with her
children in Port Washington. The mother of 13 children, she is survived
by 7 sons. George M., Isaac S., Howard, Montrovil, Frank, Wilbur,
Thomas; two daughters Eva, Mrs. William Carpenter and Mary, Mrs.
William Pearsall; 30 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. Her
brother Peter Moseman, of Quincy St. Brooklyn, also survives her.

On both sides Mrs. Smith comes of famous manufacturing families. On her
fathers side were Moseman Bros. harness and leather manufacturers and
her brother being Alexander Smith, the well known carpet manufacturer.

Services will be held at the home of Mrs. Pearsall on Litchfield Road,
tomorrow, Saturday, afternoon, at 2 o'clock and interment will be in
Nassau Cemetery. The Reverend Hubert C. Jones will officiate. C.E.
Remsen is in charge of the funeral arrangements. The deceased was a
cousin of Chauncey M. Depew.

I located her brother Peter in the census records and was able to obtain
his death certificate and learned that he was apparently Emma’s half
brother, his parents being Peter Moseman and Sarah Swift.

I located his burial site in Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn and
discovered that he and his family are interred in a plot with an Oscar N
Moseman and Oscar's family. In fact Peter and his family don’t have
grave markers, the only marker has Oscar’s family inscribed on it.

I researched Oscar and found that he is a brother of Charles and Edgar
Moseman of the CM Moseman and Bros. company mentioned in the obituary. I
obtained Oscar’s death certificate which states that his parents were
William C Moseman of Bedford and Annie Mayber.

I was able to get William Moseman’s death certificate from the Town of
Bedford and that lists William's parents as Robert Moseman and Prudence
Wheaten.

There are very few Peter Moseman's recorded anywhere in the country in
this time period and I've ruled out two of them being Emma's father.
There is a Peter Moseman born abt 1805 and died in Sept 1851 buried in
Buxton Cemetery in Bedford. His grave is within 8 feet of Robert and
Prudence Moseman. He is the only Peter Moseman of the proper age to be
both Emma's father and her brother's so I feel it's very likely that he
is their parent.

I've also found several items in the Brooklyn Eagle from the 1880’s and
1890’s listing my GGGrandparents Henry and Emma, Peter Moseman and his
wife Ida and Oscar Moseman and his wife Harriet as guests at weddings
and other events so it seems likely that there is a close family
relationship there.

The two things I need to do are establish that Emma's father is that
particular Peter Moseman and that Robert and Prudence are his parents.

Is there anyone researching early Bedford, Westchester families who may
have this information out there?


Thanks

Dave Smith

[clifto]

David Smith wrote:

Is there anyone researching early Bedford, Westchester families who may
have this information out there?

May be some clues at
<http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=smith20070801&id=I338>.

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[David Smith]

clifto wrote:

David Smith wrote:
Is there anyone researching early Bedford, Westchester families who may
have this information out there?

May be some clues at
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi? ... 01&id=I338>.

Those aren't clues. Those are my entries!

David Smith

[Hugh Watkins]

David Smith wrote:

clifto wrote:

David Smith wrote:

Is there anyone researching early Bedford, Westchester families who
may have this information out there?


May be some clues at
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi? ... 01&id=I338>.


Those aren't clues. Those are my entries!

nice one David

Hugh W


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