Elma Rumsey1

#24262, (30 October 1875 - 12 November 1959)
Father*Moses Rumsey Jr.1 (1836 - 1905)
Mother*Marion Van Court1 (1846 - 1916)

Family

Pierre Camille Cartier b. 1878
Child 1.Marion Cartier+12 (c 1912 - )
Her married name was Cartier.2 
Birth*30 October 1875She was born on 30 October 1875 at St. Louis, Missouri; (but b. 30 Oct 1888 in Social Security records, b. 30 Oct 1874 in passort application.)3,1,4 
10 June 1880She appeared on the census of 10 June 1880 in the household of Marion Van Court and Moses Rumsey Jr. at 2925 Pine Street, St. Louis, Missouri, age 5, b. MO.5 
4 June 1900She appeared on the census of 4 June 1900 in the household of Moses Rumsey Jr. and Marion Van Court at 37 Portland Place, St. Louis, Missouri.6 
Marriage*circa July 1908She married Pierre Camille Cartier circa July 1908.2 
28 January 1920She and Pierre Camille Cartier appeared on the census of 28 January 1920 at 9 East 78th Street, New York, New York.7 
Baptism10 December 1921She sponsored the baptism of Erwin Rumsey Hilts on 10 December 1921 at Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, New York, New York.8 
21 April 1930She and Pierre Camille Cartier appeared on the census of 21 April 1930 at 15 East 96th Street, New York, New York.9 
18 April 1940She and Pierre Camille Cartier appeared on the census of 18 April 1940 at 15 East 96th Street, New York, New York.10 
Death*12 November 1959She died on 12 November 1959 at Geneva, Switzerland, at age 84.11 

Citations

  1. [S1411] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Washington, D.C.: Social Security Administration), index online Ancestry.com, Elma Rumsey Cartier, b. St. Louis MO 30 Oct 1888, dau. of Moses Rumsey and Marion Vancourt; SSN 086-05-1192.
  2. [S62] St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri.
  3. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census.
  4. [S1939] U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1905, Publication M1372, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, District of Columbia, online Ancestry.com, United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925 > (M1372) Passport Applications, 1795-1905 > Roll 501, vol 862, 1898 Feb > img. 87/815. Appl. No. 11706, St. Louis MO, issued 3 Feb 1898. Marion Rumsey, b. St. Louis MO 19 Feb 1873; mother Mrs. Moses Rumsey, b. Rochester WI 6 Dec 1846; sister Elma Rumsey, b. St. Louis MO 30 Oct 1874; witn. D Bryson Delavan, 1 East 33rd St., NYC.
  5. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. Moses (43), b. and parents b. NY, iron merchant and manufacturer; Marion M (31), b. WI, parents b. NY, keeping house.
  6. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census. Moses (64), b. NY May 1836, parents b. US, manufacturer and merchant; Marrion [sic], b. WI Dec 1825. parents b. NY, 4 children, all living; marr. 27 yrs.
  7. [S11] 1920 U.S. Federal Census. Pierre (40), b. and parents b. France, alien, entered US 1919, jeweler; Elma (35), b. and parents b. France. [sic]
  8. [S2123] The Episcopal Diocese of New York Church Records, 1767-1970, online Ancestry.com, Manhattan > Church of the Epiphany > 1896 - 1927, img. 104/294. Baptism Register, sh. 160. Erwin Rumsey, b. St. Louis MO 20 May 1911, bapt. 10 Dec 1921, son of Erwin P Hilts and Queen R Hilts; sponsors Pierre Cartier, Elma Cartier and Marion R Delavan.
  9. [S7] 1930 U.S. Federal Census. Pierre (50), b. Paris, France, parents b. France, bank director and merchant, marr. age 28; Elma (44), b. MO, parents b. NY, marr. age 23.
  10. [S346] 1940 U.S. Federal Census. Pierre C (61), b. France, jeweler president; Elma R (50), b. MO; same res. in 1935.
  11. [S2131] St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, Florida. Sat., 14 Nov 1959, p. 5, Deaths. "Mrs. Elma Rumsey Cartier, wife of the internationally known jeweler, Pierre Cartier, died Thursday in Geneva, Switzerland. She was 80. Mrs. Cartier was born in St. Louis, the daughter of Moses Lee Rumsey and had a home in New York City."
  12. [S11] 1920 U.S. Federal Census.