1880 South Macon, Macon Co, IL. The census that year recorded Johnat 3 4, a farmer, Martha was 29. Children included Eda, 8; Minnie, 6;and C ora, 3. John also told the census taker his mother was born inPA.
6/1/1900 Same place. Again listed as John in the census, he was 54,m arried 30 years to Martha, 49, who had birthed 4 children, allliving. C hildren in the house were Cora, 23, and Frances, 7. Johnwas a landlor d, as were his father and brothers.
Unless he was born prematurely, his birth date conflicts with nextolde r brother, David, who is only 8 months older.
There may be a death date discrepancy as he was not listed as a
survivor of his father in 1909.
