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Census Records

Year	Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
1930	Rumsey, Cortez C	Brother-in-Law	Ithaca Newfield [Illegible] Rd	50	White	New York	Single	Agent
1940	Rumsey, Court C	Brother	Main St	60	White	New York	Married Spouse Not Present	Salesman
1950	Rumsey, Cortez	Head	2 Bridge St	70	White	New York	Never Married	Farm Hand

Relatives in 1930 US Census

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Johnson, Fred D	Head	Ithaca Newfield [Illegible] Rd	76	White	New York	Married	Merchant
Johnson, Gyda T R	Wife	Ithaca Newfield [Illegible] Rd	54	White	New York	Married	None

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Johnson, Gyda R	Head	Main St	64	White	New York	Widowed	None

“Cortez "Cort" Rumsey lived in the basement of 2 Bridge St. and would build campfires in the middle of the dirt floor to keep warm in the winter.“

Personal communication from Lynn H. Watros to Matt Watros.

Obituary: "Mrs. Gyda Rumsey Johnson, 67, a lifelong resident of Newfield, died at 4 a.m. today, June 3, 1943, in a nursing home in Newfield. The widow of Fred Johnson, she was a member of the Baptist Church ... She is survived by a brother, Cortez Rumsey of Newfield ..."

Ithaca Journal, June 3, 1943, page 3.

Obituary: "Cortez Rumsey, 87, of Newfield, died Saturday, July 1, 1967, at Margaret's Nursing Home after a long illness. He was born in Enfield Aug. 14, 1879, son of the late Charles and Julia Stamp Rumsey."

Ithaca Journal, July 3, 1967, page 7.