7/30/1860 T13N R6E, PO Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL was their address atc ensus time. Joseph was listed as a 27 year old farmer but had onlyper sonal property which was worth $200. Next door were his parentsso he p robably helped his father. Wife Jane J was 26, their onlychild was Cl arence A, 6 moinths. Wm A Drew, 17, farm hand was alsocounted there. T wo doors down was Nancy's uncle William Purvis.
1870 Where was this family that year at census time? On the westwardm ove?
6/11/1880 Washington Twp, Story Co, IA. The census taker recorded int he family Joseph, 48, Nancy, 46, Adison, 20, Manerva, 19, Bessie,13, U lysus, 11, Nellie, 9, and Homer, 6. Also listed there werehired hands , John Georgenson, 18, works on farm; and Orpeas France,20, laborer. J oseph was a farmer, Adison worked on the farm.
6/19/1900 City of Marion, Linn Co, IA. Joseph A, 67, lived in aboard ing house of male railroad workers at census time. He had beenmarried 1 2 years and worked as a laborer.
1900 Sioux City, Woodbury Co, IA. He was counted again at home atage 6 5, married 10 years to Sarah, 58, who had never had children butliving w ith them was Blanch E Booker,
17, step-daughter.
4/16/1910 Same place. That year he was a 77 year old widowerboarding w ith the William Booker family. He was still working as alaborer but a t what is blurred, may be wholesale hardware, of whichBooker managed.
1/15/1920 City of Portland, Multnomah Co, OR. At age 87, he waslivin g with daughter Florence and Wilson McLaughlin and most likelydied the re the following year.
