ID: I0071
Name: William Robert HARTSOOK 1 2 3 4 5 5 6
Sex: M
Birth: 6 MAY 1858 in Washington Co., Virginia
Death: 9 OCT 1929 in Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon 7 of Apoplexy (out dated term for Stroke)
Burial: 14 OCT 1929 Lincolin Memorial Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon, Lot 25, space 17.
Census: 1910 Shows William , wife, and sons Isaac and Lemual, all three men working as Contractor carpenters in Cairo, Alexander Co., Illinois
Census: 1880 Shows William "Hartook" and Telitha along with daughter Lizzie G Farming in Woodsonville, Hart Co., Kentucky. Younger brother, John Hartsook, age 12 also in household. Census shows they are living next door to brother Henry Payton and his family.
Census: 1890 Louisville Kentucky shows William working as a carpenter and living at 2320 4th
Census: 1900 Shows William, age 41, working as a carpenter, his wife Tiilythe, age 35 having 6 children but only 4 living, children Lizzie, age 20 a Millinery, Isaac, age 18, Carpenter, William, age 12 and Lemual, age 10, all living in Cairo, Alexander Co., Illinois.
Census: 1920 Shows William R, age 61, wife Telitha C, age 55 owning home at 1331 Campbell St. in Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon and shows William as a Saw-Jiler, Contractor.
Residence: 1916 Shows Isaac N. Hartsook Carpenter, Renting 1329 Campbell St., Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon. William R. Hartsook (Telitha C) Carpenter, Home 1329 Campbell St., Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon.
Residence: 1921 Multnomah County Tax Assessment Roll for 1518 Interstate Avenue, Good Morning Addition, Lot 11T013, Block 13, Portland Oregon. Value of Buildings $390, Total Value $910, Amount of Taxes $37.86, Pg 1437, Line 27, School Dist. 1
Note: Western Union Telegram to Telitha Hartsook, dated September 10, 1906, shows them in Cairo at that time on 3rd Street.
William Robert was born William Robert HARTSOCK, but some time between 1870 and 1880 the spelling changed for the whole family. Verbal family history says one Isaac had a fight with a brother and changed his name from Hartsock to Hartsook. This falls in line with the name change time period.
William Robert was a carpenter by trade, starting out at the age of 12, as a carpenter's apprentice. His father was a farmer and carpenter, as well as his brothers.
By 1880 William Robert and Telitha had a farm in Woodsonville, Hart County. They were farming land next to Telitha's brother, Henry Payton and his family. About 5 or 6 farms away were Telitha's parents and her brothers farms. William's parents were in the nearby community of Hardyville. William Robert's brother, John was living with them at the time of the census in 1880, he was 12 years old. Both Isaac and William Robert moved their families to Louisville, where the City was growing and in need of qualified builders. In 1900 the population of Cairo was growing, and again there was a need for builders, so William Robert moved his family to Cairo, Alexander Co., Illinois. They remained in Cairo for 10 years before moving on. What made them move on to Oregon, no one knows, except again, Portland was growing in leaps and bounds, incorporating small outlining towns. And with the 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition, made Portland look very desirable to a lot of people.
William Robert Hartsook had several siblings, one of which went to California. He had a farm or ranch, and durning a big Anthrax epidemic, was wiped out. William's nephew, Lemual Key, was said to have gone to visit the "Hartsook" in California several times, in his early 20's. Sadly, I can not confirm if this is correct, as Lemual Key passed away, and his sister only remember's him talking about it, nothing more. It is possible that Charles or Edward may have gone to California, as I have not been able to trace them.
William Robert suffered a stroke on October 5, 1929, and passed away on the 8th of October, at his home. At the time of William Robert's death, he was living at 1518 &1522 Interstate. The house was a duplex, Lemual Hartsook and his family were living in the other half of the house.
Father: Isaac Wesley HARTSOCK b: 6 MAY 1835 in Washington Co., Virginia
Mother: Susanne Delina NEELY b: 12 APR 1834 in Washington Co., Virginia
Marriage 1
Telitha Cuma PAYTON b: 13 FEB 1864 in Horse Cave, Hart Co., Kentucky
- Married:
31 DEC 1878
in Horse Cave, Hart Co., Kentucky
Children
 Lizzie Greggs HARTSOOK b: 7 DEC 1879 in Horsecave, Hart Co., Kentucky Isaac Newton HARTSOOK b: 27 JAN 1882 in Louisville, Kentucky- Rosie Lee HARTSOOK b: 29 OCT 1883 in Louisville Kentucky
- Amos R. HARTSOOK b: 9 DEC 1885 in Hart Co., Kentucky
- William Vanice HARTSOOK b: 23 APR 1888 in Louisville, Kentucky
- Lemual Payton HARTSOOK b: 27 AUG 1890 in Louisville Kentucky
Sources:
- Title: 1920 census, Oregon, Multnomah Co., Portland, Roll: T625_1503, PG: 4B, ED: 181, Image: 0346
- Title: 1910 Illinois, Alexander Co., 7-WD Cairo, Series: T624, Roll: 230, PG: 236
- Title: 1890 Kentucky Census Substitute, Louisville
- Title: 1880 Kentucky Census, Hart Co., Woodsonville
- Title: 1900 Census, Illinois, Alexander Co., Cairo Pct., Series: T623, Roll: 237, PG: 114
- Title: Multnomah County Tax Assessment Roll for 1921, 1518 Interstate Avenue, Portland, Oregon
- Title: Oregon Death Index, Portland, Multnomah Co., Death Date: October 9, 1929, Certificate #2896, Name: William Robert Hartsook
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