Life History

Notes

• 1880 Federal Census, Lafayette County, Missouri, 8 June, Waverly, District 55, page 13 (scan 353A), Hse  #122, Fam #125
  Israel, Hillary W M 39 Head Works on Farm NC NC NC [b abt 1841]
  Israel, Elizabeth W F 39 Wife Housekeeper NC NC NC [abt 1841]
  Israel, Bertie E  W F 8 Dau MO NC NC [abt 1872]
  Israel, C H  W M 6 Son MO NC NC [abt 1874]
  Israel, Lula E  W F 8mos born Oct Dau MO NC NC [b abt 1879]
  Fraine, Lucy A  W F 17 Stepdau At Home MO KY NC [b abt 1879]
  Fraine, Katy B  W F 12 Stepdau At Home MO KY NC [b abt 1879]
  
  1900 Federal Census, Lafayette County, Missouri, 5 June, Middleton Township, District 161, page 4A, Hse #76, Fam #74
  Isreal [sic], W T Head W M Dec 1841 58 Married 27 years AL NC SC Teamster Owns
  Isreal, Harriet Wife W F Jan 1843 57 Married 27 yrs 2 children/2 living KY KY KY
  ** Isreal, Jas W M Aug 1878 21 Married 2 yrs Single MO GA KY **
  Isreal, Wm M Aug 1880 19 Single MO GA KY
  ** Isreal, Lulu E Dau-in-law [wife of James] 20 Married 2 yrs 1 children/1 living MO TN KY [b abt 1880] **
  
  Lulu's maiden name was Capps, according to one careful genealogy.  AAll others have combined two wives.  The following genealogy was found in July 2015 and gave clarification to some details of James Franklin Israel's marriages.
  
  James Franklin Israel
  Birth 18 Aug 1878 in Waverly, Lafayette, Missouri, Death 1950
  Parents:
  William Taylor Israel 1848 - 1920
  Harriet Jenkins 1845 - 1925
  Marriage to Lula Capps 19 Dec 1897 (Died Death 1907)
  Marriage to Myrtle Mae Ault 23 Dec 1911 Marshall, Saline, Missouri
  (This genealogy cites the book, The Children of Israel, 9 Nov 2000, Page 400)
  --  My Ridgeway-Israel Heritage, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/10702731/person/-592088896
  
  Lulu died in 1907.  The 1910 census reports two children she had with James.  They are listed in their grandparents' home, where James nd the boys are living.
  
  1910 Federal Census, Lafayette County, Missouri, 22 April, Waverly, District 104, Page 7A, Commercial St, Hse/Fam #89
  Israel, Will Head M W 62 Married 36 yrs TX TX GA Odd Jobs [b abt 1848]
  Israel, Hattie Wife F W 66 Married 36 yrs 8 Children/8 Living KY KY KY [b abt 1844]
  Israel, James Son M W Widowed 32 MO GA KY Farm [sic] [b abt 1878]
  Israel, Will Son M W Single 30 MO GA KY Store Clerk [b abt 1880]
  Israel, Horace Grandson M W Single 11 MO GA MO [should be MO MO MO] [b abt 1899]
  Israel, Hillary Grandson M W Single 6 MO GA MO [should be MO MO MO] [b abt 1904]
  
  Cemetery Records of Lafayette County, Missouri Volume I
  Lula Capps Israel
  Birth Date 1879
  Death Date 1907
  Waverly Cemetery, Waverly, Missouri

Sources

• 1. 1900 Federal Census, Lafayette County, Missouri
  • 5 June, Middleton Township, District 161, page 4A, Hse #76, Fam #74
• 2. Cemeteries of Missouri
• 3. 1880 Federal Census, Lafayette County, Missouri
  • 1880 Federal Census, Lafayette County, Missouri, 8 June, Waverly, District 55, page 13 (scan 353A), Hse  #122, Fam #125
• 4. Ancestry Trees
• 5. 1910 Federal Census, Lafayette County, Missouri
  • 22 April, Waverly, District 104, Page 7A, Commercial St, Hse/Fam #89
• 6. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014