1840 Cain Twp, Fountain Co, IN. Living at Peter Vangundy's housethat year were 1 male age 20-30, Peter was 30-40, 1 female under 5, 1age 5-1 0, 2 were 10-15, and 1 female 15-20 and his wife also 30-40.Next door was brother-in-law William Myers, down the road in the otherdirection was second cousin George May and farther down was JohnVangundy, 20-30. In Shawnee twp, same county were Samuel and DavidVangundy.
9/4/1850 Same residence. By the time of that census, all the familywas gone except 13 year old Rebecca. Peter Van Gundy was a 48 yearold farmer with $4500 in land.
8/3/1860 Still at the same place, the census taker found Peter'sestate had blossomed to $11,000/1315 and he had remarried to Phebe,57. Also counted there was domestic Mary J Livengood, 17, farmerCharles Irvin, 18, and Peter's retired father John, who for the past 2years was "childish." Was it daughter Rebecca Thomas, 23, livingnext door with her own family?
6/18/1870 Hadn't moved. That year the census said Peter was 72, stillfarming and his property had grown to $17,600/2000. Wife Phebe was67, also counted there was domestic servant, Millie Beals, 18.
Did he die in IN or OH?
