Halsey, Rufus Henry

1856 - 1907  (51 years)

• Name	Halsey, Rufus Henry
  Birth	9 Mar 1856	Washingtonville, Blooming Grove, Orange, New York, United States
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	Brooklyn Ward 04, Kings, New York, United States   [1]
  	Age: 54
  	Page 25 Role: Son
  Census	1870	Brooklyn Ward 04, Kings, New York, United States   [2]
  	Age: 62
  	Page 273 Role: Son
  Education	1877
  	Williams College.
  Census	1880	Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States   [3]
  	Liddy Halsey is listed as head Role: Son
  Census	1900	Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States   [4]
  	Age: 44
  	Page 6
  Find A Grave	Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States   [5]
  	176656488
  	Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176656488/rufus_henry-halsey: accessed May 5, 2025), memorial page for Rufus Henry Halsey (1856–25 Jul 1907), Find a Grave Memorial ID 176656488, citing Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Runner Mary (contributor 47186549).
  Death	25 Jul 1907	Lake Gogebic, Marenisco, Michigan, United States   [6]
  	Cause: Age: 51
  Obituary	27 Jul 1907	Utah, United States   [7]
  	He was accidentally shot while on vacation at Lake Gogebic in Upper Michigan.
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  _COLOR	5
  _COLOR1	6
  _FSFTID	LCMW-FB9
  _UID	11C27BE214B34B8295109AD2DB347DD53668
  Burial	Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States   [5]
  Person ID	I189	Charles Banks and Jon Ray Family Tree
  Last Modified	9 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Halsey, Warren P.,   b. 26 Jan 1806, Blooming Grove, Orange, New York, United States d. 4 Jan 1871, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Foster, Lydia N.,   b. 22 Jan 1826, Quogue, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 16 Mar 1902, Quogue, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	20 May 1846	Quogue, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Family ID	F47	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cole, Emma Lavinia,   b. 28 May 1856, Athens, Greene, New York, United States d. 7 Apr 1904, Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	16 Jan 1881	Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States
  	119
  Children	1. Halsey, Mary Cornelia,   b. 28 Sep 1881, West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States d. 24 Oct 1956, Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States (Age 75 years)   2. Halsey, Henry Rowland,   b. 12 Mar 1885, Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States d. 29 Jan 1975, Fresno, California, United States (Age 89 years)   3. Halsey, Richard Charles Sr,   b. 20 Oct 1886, Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States d. 10 Jan 1950, Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States (Age 63 years)   4. Halsey, Elizabeth,   b. 27 Aug 1890, Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States d. 10 Sep 1974, Monterey, Monterey, California, United States (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F734	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 Mar 1856 - Washingtonville, Blooming Grove, Orange, New York, United States Census - 1880 - Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States Marriage - 16 Jan 1881 - Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States Census - Age: 44 - 1900 - Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States Find A Grave - 176656488 - - Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States Death - Cause: Age: 51 - 25 Jul 1907 - Lake Gogebic, Marenisco, Michigan, United States Obituary - 27 Jul 1907 - Utah, United States Burial - - Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Halsey, Rufus Henry (1856 - 1907) - [PROFILE PICTURE] 1907 Binghamton Press and Leader.jpg
  		Halsey, Rufus Henry (1856 - 1907) - [PROFILE PICTURE].jpg

  
  

• Notes

  Halsey Science Building on the University of Oshkosh campus is named for him

  
  

• Reference

  Charles Banks. "Halsey, Rufus Henry". The families of Charles Banks and Jon Ray. https://familytree.banksray.com/getperson.php?personID=I189&tree=banksray (accessed April 19, 2026).