6/14/1900 Wale St, Roodhouse, Greene Co, IL. The census listed JohnW S coby at age 34, Martha at 32, and they had been married 16 years.Inter estingly, Martha had birthed 1 child but 3 were living and withthem: s on, Charles V, 12, and daughters Stella J, 10, and Mary F, 2.John's oc cupation was coal miner. They were the only ones by thename in the co unty.
Abt 1901 KS
5/12/1910 Dist 29, 4-wd, Craig Co, OK. By the next census, John, 50,a nd Alace, 40, were living with daughter Stella and George Epperson.Joh n and Alice had been married 24 years, she had birthed 10 childrenwith o nly 6 still living. Liiving with them were children Mary, 11,Carol, 8 , Fanny, 6, and Mattie, 3. John was still a coal miner.
James could not have been born 4/11/1855. as LDS records say, as thatd ate is only a few days after his parent's marriage, plus the factthat t hey had only baby Eliza in 1860. In 1870 he was only 4 andyounger tha n Fannie. If he died in 1953 at age 89, as LDS recordssay, then his b irth year must be 1864-1865. In 1880 he was 10.
