Maybe I am on the wrong trail, but....Maybe Josiah Topliss was a brother to Samuel?
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1841 England Census
Name Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Residence
Joseph Sopliss[Joseph Topliss] abt 1801 Derbyshire, England city, Derbyshire
Samuel Sopliss[Joseph Topliss] abt 1831 Derbyshire, England city, Derbyshire
Josiah Sopliss[Joseph Topliss] abt 1833 Derbyshire, England city, Derbyshire
Elizabeth Sopliss[Joseph Topliss] abt 1838 Derbyshire, England city, Derbyshire
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1851 England Census
Name Parent or spouse names Birth Year Birthplace Relation Residence
Samuel Topliss abt 1831 location relation city, Derbyshire
Josiah Topliss abt 1833 location relation city, Derbyshire
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Name Home in 1870(City,County,State) Birth Year Birthplace Gende
Josiah Topliss New Diggings, Lafayette, Wisconsin abt 1833 England Male
Ann Topliss New Diggings, Lafayette, Wisconsin abt 1845 England Female
Mary E Topliss New Diggings, Lafayette, Wisconsin abt 1867 Wisconsin Female
Joseph Topliss New Diggings, Lafayette, Wisconsin abt 1869 Wisconsin Male
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Name Parent or spouse names Home in 1880
(City, County, State) Birth Year Birthplace Relation to Head of House
Josiah Toplies Annie New Diggings, Lafayette, Wisconsin abt 1833 England Self (Head)
Annie Toplies Josiah New Diggings, Lafayette, Wisconsin abt 1845 England Wife
Mary Toplies New Diggings, Lafayette, Wisconsin abt 1867 Wisconsin Daughter
Joseph Toplies New Diggings, Lafayette, Wisconsin abt 1869 Wisconsin Son
Sarah Toplies New Diggings, Lafayette, Wisconsin abt 1872 Wisconsin Daughter
Martha Toplies New Diggings, Lafayette, Wisconsin abt 1876 Wisconsin Daughter
John W. Toplies New Diggings, Lafayette, Wisconsin abt 1879 Wisconsin Son
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1860 United States Federal Census
Home in 1860: New Diggings, Lafayette, Wisconsin
Household Members: Name Age
Thomas Natress 37
Nancy Natress 37
Ann Natress 15
Robbert Waggett 15
William Natrell 12
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http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/vitalrecords/Name Type Date County
Natrass, Ann Marriage May 31 1864 Lafayette Details
Topliss, Josiah Marriage May 31 1864 Lafayette Details
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Familysearch has their marriage indexed as in La Crosse County, but I think it was Lafayette because of Ann Natress
in the 1860 census.
https://www.familysearch.org/Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930
Groom's Name: Josiah Topliss
Groom's Birth Date:
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age:
Bride's Name: Ann Natrass
Bride's Birth Date:
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age:
Marriage Date: 31 May 1864
Marriage Place: La Crosse, Wisconsin
Groom's Father's Name:
Groom's Mother's Name:
Bride's Father's Name:
Bride's Mother's Name:
Groom's Race:
Groom's Marital Status:
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race:
Bride's Marital Status:
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00350-3
System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy
Source Film Number: 1276063
Reference Number: cn 01048
Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930
Groom's Name: Joseph Topliss
Groom's Birth Date:
Groom's Birthplace: Leadmine, , Wi
Groom's Age:
Bride's Name: Hannah Cross
Bride's Birth Date:
Bride's Birthplace: Vinegar Hill, Il
Bride's Age:
Marriage Date: 23 Nov 1898
Marriage Place: Benton, Lafayette, Wisconsin
Groom's Father's Name: Josiah Topliss
Groom's Mother's Name: Ann Natress
Bride's Father's Name: Philip Cross
Bride's Mother's Name: Johannah Hocking
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Marital Status:
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race: White
Bride's Marital Status:
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00351-8
System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy
Source Film Number: 1292006
Reference Number: cn0716
Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930
Groom's Name: John W. Topliss
Groom's Birth Date:
Groom's Birthplace: Leadmine, Wi
Groom's Age:
Bride's Name: Myrtie Bell Phillips
Bride's Birth Date:
Bride's Birthplace: Colfax, Mi
Bride's Age:
Marriage Date: 27 Dec 1905
Marriage Place: New Diggings, Wisconsin
Groom's Father's Name: Josiah Topliss
Groom's Mother's Name: Annie Nattress
Bride's Father's Name: Melvin Phillips
Bride's Mother's Name: Martha Clark
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Marital Status: Unknown
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race: White
Bride's Marital Status: Unknown
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00351-2
System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy
Source Film Number: 1292007
Reference Number: 1735
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Wisconsin Deaths, 1820-1907
Name: Josiah Topliss
Death Date: 13 Jan 1891
County: Lafayette
Volume: 01
Page #: 0155
Reel: 045
Image: 2955
ImageNum: 105385
Sequence #: 391230
Level Info: Wisconsin Vital Records Death Index.
U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
Name: Josiah Topliss
Residence: New Diggings, Wisconsin
Enlistment Date: 14 Aug 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Wisconsin
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company C, Wisconsin 33rd Infantry Regiment on 14 Aug 1862.
Mustered out on 09 Aug 1865.
Sources: Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers: War of the Rebellion
Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
Name: Josiah Topliss
State Filed: Wisconsin
Widow: Annie Topliss
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http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/29267881/person/12176151168Joseph Topliss
Birth 1801 in Tutbury, Staffordshire, England
Death
Parents & Siblings
No Father No Mother
Spouse....
Sarah Shepherd (1810-1841)
Age: 28 Marriage to Sarah Shepherd 1829 21 Feb Doveridge, Derbyshire, England
Children....
Samuel Topliss (1831-)
Josiah Topliss (1833-)
Elizabeth Topliss (1837-1905)
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Elizabeth Topliss (No Spouse)
Birth 25.11.1837 in Doveridge, Derbyshire, England
Death 05.02.1905 in Doveridge, Derbyshire, England
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The family tree listed above suggests that Elizabeth died in England. But, could this be her & Josiah immigrating in 1856?
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Name Arrival Date Birth Year Port of departure Ethnicity/ Nationality Ship Name
Josiah Toplis 17 Mar 1856 abt 1833 Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland English Manhattan
Elizabeth Toplis 17 Mar 1856 abt 1838 Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland English Manhattan