Bos Family Research

John Bos II Part 5 1890s John Bos II mini-pedigree from Ancestry.com 1890 1890s  The Federal Census was taken in 1890, but this particular one is almost all destroyed by a fire.  Very sad affair.  I have searched the South Dakota State censuses, and the Washington Censuses, but I just cannot find any enumeration list for this family earlier than 1900! In Other News for 1890:   Battle of Wounded Knee  happens (OurTimelines.com, 2018). Bismarck Resigns      He had achieved a few things but in 1890 Otto von Bismarck was forced to resign by Wilhelm II. His policies for social security were derided by his competitors, and his conservatism had started to wain on his being the leading statesman of Europe. It is interesting that Adolf Hitler was so enamored by the Prussian (Pearson, 2018). Idaho  becomes the 43rd state (OurTimelines.com, 2018). Oklahoma  organizes as a territory,...

1892 -- birth 1897 -- Historical Insight Barnum Brown 1900 -- living Oak Harbor When Nicholas Willard Bos was born on July 8, 1892, in Cowlitz, Washington, his father, John, was 37 and his mother, Willhelmina, was 43. He married Grace M. Westerdyke Bos on August 29, 1917, in Coupeville, Washington. They had three children in 13 years. He died on September 19, 1970, in Mount Vernon, Washington, at the age of 78, and was buried there. -- Ancestry.com Nicholas Willard Bos mini pedigree, Ancestry.com  1892 Birth "Nicholas Willard Bos was born on 8 July 1892 in Cowlitz Washington to Wilhelmina Usi Bos age 43 and John Bos age 37." I am not able to find any birth record for this man.  I have gone through Island County records found on Ancestry and Family Search, but there is no record of his birth.  The sources available to confirm this date for his birth is his death record, the censuses, the draft registration cards for both WWI and WWII, the marriage recor...