1900 Crooked Creek Twp, Jasper Co, IL. He was a farm laborer atcensu s time and he and Jennie had 2 pre-teen daughters in the house.He was 3 4, Jennie, 35, and they had been married for 12 years.Children were Ro lla C, 12, and Julia, 10.
1910 Same place. That year the census taker recorded him as Joe, 43,i n first marriage of 22 years to Jennie, 44. Living with them wasUncle J ames Robinson, 63, single.
1920 Same residence. His occupation had changed to carpenter, worksf rom the house and listed as a wage worker. Listed as Joseph A, hewas 5 2, Martha J was 54.
1930 Still there. According to the census, Joseph, 63, had firstmarr ied at age 21, Jennie , 64, at 22. They lived alone.
