Thomas Dancey
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Name Thomas Dancey Birth 27 May 1873 Anderdon Twp, Essex, Ontario, Canada
[1] Christening 12 Jan 1874 Anderdon Twp, Essex, Ontario, Canada
[1] Gender Male Occupation 1 Apr 1930 Mount Vernon, Knox, OH, USA
[2] Layout Man for Bridge Works Residence 1 Apr 1930 Mount Vernon, Knox, OH, USA
[3] Address:
305 Sandusky StreetOccupation 1 Apr 1940 Mount Vernon, Knox, OH, USA
[4] Layout Man for Bridge Builder Residence 1 Apr 1940 Mount Vernon, Knox, OH, USA
[4] Address:
703 West High Street_UID 05970CA2077D11D6B5590000F8027BDA12BB Death 22 Oct 1942 Knox, OH, USA
[5] Burial Mount Vernon, Knox, OH, USA
Person ID I15 Donnelly and Dancey | Dancey_Branch Last Modified 28 May 2026
Father Joseph Dancey, b. Abt 1830, Germany
d. 21 Dec 1881, Anderdon Township, Essex, Ontario, Canada
(Age 51 years) Mother Harriett Mills, b. Abt 1840, Ontario, Canada
d. 13 Mar 1885, Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan USA
(Age 45 years) Family ID F116 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Luella Salters, b. Jul 1876, Fairmount, Grant, IN, USA
d. 1943 (Age 66 years) Marriage 3 Jul 1894 Fairmount, Grant, IN, USA
[6] Children 1. Georgia Dancey 2. Evelyn Dancey + 3. Guy Michael Dancey, b. 8 Aug 1900, Fairmount, Grant, IN, USA
d. 9 Aug 1951, Mount Vernon, Knox, OH, USA
(Age 51 years)4. Harry William Dancey, b. 26 Nov 1904 d. 16 Sep 1962, Newark, Licking, OH, USA
(Age 57 years)Family ID F3 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Documents 
1940 US Federal Census for OH, Knox, Mount Vernon ED 42-10
1940 Federal Census image for Thomas Dancey head of household
1930 US Federal Census for OH, Knox, Mount Vernon ED 12
1930 Federal Census image for Thomas Dancey head of household
1920 US Federal Census for OH, Knox, Clinton ED 99
1920 Federal Census Image for Thomas Dancey head of household
1910 US Federal Census for OH, Knox, Mount Vernon ED 2-58
1910 Census Federal Census image for Thomas Dancey Head of Household
1900 US Federal Census for IN, Grant, Fairmount ED 033 (Pg 1)
1900 Federal Census image for Thomas Dancey head of household. House number is missing from census so address is approximate.
1900 US Federal Census for IN, Grant, Fairmount ED 033 (Pg 2)
1900 Federal Census image for Thomas Dancey head of household. House number is missing from census so address is approximate.
Thomas Dancey Obituary from the Newark OH Advocate newspaper, Oct 23 1942.
4th column, 4th obituary from the bottom.
St Jean Baptiste Baptism Record
Roman Catholic Parish Register from 1857 through 1874 for Amherstberg Parish, Essex, Ontario Canada. Recorded in Latin. The left page, bottom 3 entries are for Daniel, Thomas and Mary Dancey. All performed by Father Pierre Dominic Laurent

Map of Anderdon township circa 1881
Map of Anderdon township, Essex, Ontario, Canada from illustrated atlas of the dominion of Canada 1881
1881 Canadian Census for Ontario, Essex, Anderdon Twp.
1881 Canadian Census image for Joseph Dancey head of household
Headstones 
Thomas Dancey and Luella Dancey (nee Salters) Headstone
Thomas Dancey and Luella Salters Headstone at Mound View Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Knox, OH, USA
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Notes - He listed his birth year on the 1900 census as July 1874. 1910 Census confirms this.
1900 Census shows him living at 351 E Eighth Street, Fairmount, Indiana.
1910 Census Data (Knox Co, Mt. Vernon City, ED # 58, Sheet 11B , Line 94) shows him living in Mt Vernon OH.
1200 W Vine St
As follows:
Thomas (35)
Luella (33)
Eva M (14)
Georgia (12)
Guy (9)
Harry W (5)
Baptism record is from St. Jean The Baptist and indicates 1873 birth date.
Death Certificate #63461, Knox County, OH
His baptism shows he was born in Canada in Anderdon Twp, Amherstberg. The 1881 Census supports this as well showing he was born in Ontario.
- He listed his birth year on the 1900 census as July 1874. 1910 Census confirms this.
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Sources - [S7] Ontario French Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1747-1967.
- [S226] 1930 US Federal Census, Ward 4, Clinton Twp.; 42-12; 8A; 185; Thomas Dancey; Downloaded; 4 August 2004.
- [S226] 1930 US Federal Census, Ward 4, Clinton Twp; 42-12; 8A; 185; Thomas Dancey; Downloaded; 4 August 2004.
- [S225] 1940 US Federal Census, Ward 2, Clinton Twp.; 42-10; 14-B; 321; Thomas Dancey; Downloaded; 14 January 2014.
- [S5] Ohio Death Certificiate Index.
- [S21] Grant County, Indiana Marriage Records.
- [S7] Ontario French Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1747-1967.
