Where Did John Batten die? (England - Pittsburgh - Michigan - ??)

[Barrie Green]

For several years I have dragged this problem out of my 'too hard bin' and got nowhere. Would really like to tidy up the details of this ancestor.

Briefly, John Batten (shoemaker) - son of Wm and Norah, b. 1828 All Hallows, London, m. 1856  Sarah Brewer Islington, son Wm John b. 1857 Aberdeen, dau. Amy C. b. 1865 Cheshire, all sailed on SS Prussian (occ. Mason - probably Masonic Lodge) arr. Quebec June 1869.
Have found him on 1871 C. Canada,  1900 C. & 1910 C. Allegheny Pitts. Wife Sarah d. 1903 bd. South Side Cem. Pittsb. (Large headstone etc.) John Batten m. Mary Smith Rate 21 Aug. 1914 PT. Huron, St. Clair Michigan, Divorced Nov. 19 1917 Port Huron, by wife - uncontested for desertion (ex remarries the same day!) so she wasn't a widow!
Have found several deaths of a John Batten but none of those have a clue that it was the above person.
Can anyone point me in the right direction please as at the time of his divorce he would have been about 90 yrs  of age with not many years left!
Grateful for any ideas.

Faith

[RJ137]

Pittsburgh Daily Post
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Tuesday, April 21, 1914 - Page 2

Clipping:  https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3146158/pittsburgh_daily_post/

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The Pittsburgh Press
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Thursday, February 21, 1918 - Page 23

Clipping: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22877790/john_batten_90th_birthday/

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Pittsburgh Daily Post
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Thursday, February 21, 1918 - Page 15 

Clipping: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3146197/pittsburgh_daily_post/

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His daughter Amy C Peel who he was living with died in 1928. He was not mentioned.


The Pittsburgh Press
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Friday, October 12, 1928 - Page 54

death notice: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22878201/amy_peeldeath/

[Barrie Green]

Thank you so much RJ137 for all that data. It certainly puts meat on the bones for me now as it gives the location where he was finally living and I can now hunt out his death.
 I loved the article with his photo and also the connection with Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge. I knew about the  family connection there but did not know they had kept in touch.
Once again, all your help is much appreciated.
Faith

[usaPetticrew]

1910 US federal census:
He was living in a home for aged people, as noted on the top of the census form.

Name:    John Batten
Age in 1910:    82
Birth Year:    abt 1828
Birthplace:    England
Home in 1910:    Wilkinsburg Ward 2, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Street:    Swissvale Avenue
Race:    White
Gender:    Male
Relation to Head of House:    Inmate
Marital Status:    Widowed
Father's Birthplace:    England
Mother's Birthplace:    England
Native Tongue:    English
Able to Read:    Yes
Able to Write:    Yes

I couldn't find John in the 1920 census.  Here is his daughter:

Name:    Amie C Peel
Age:    52
Birth Year:    abt 1868
Birthplace:    England
Home in 1920:    Franklin Park, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Residence Date:    1920
Race:    White
Gender:    Female
Immigration Year:    1880
Relation to Head of House:    Wife
Marital Status:    Married
Spouse's Name:    James A Peel
Father's Birthplace:    England
Mother's Birthplace:    England
Native Tongue:    English
Able to Speak English:    Yes
Naturalization Status:    Naturalized
Able to Read:    Yes
Able to Write:    Yes

[Barrie Green]

Thank you usapetticrew, Yes, I had worked out that from the congratulatory ads on his 90th birthday - Feb. 1918-(see first reply) and not being on the 1920 census with his daughter which I was aware of, he may have died in the intervening years unless he was hospitalised somewhere else.
I'm forever hopeful!
Regards - Faith