Joshua may not be the son of Thomas and Clarissa, per 1880 census.
Residences & events:
6/16/1880 Sumpter Twp, Cumberland Co, IL. At census time he was 14ye ars old and listed as a boarder and student, living in thehousehold of T homas and "Claracy."
6/26/1900 Spring Point Twp, Cumberland Co, IL. The census that yearr ecorded Gush (Josh?) at age 34, his wife's name was Nancie, 21.They h ad been married 8 years with 3 children, all surviving: JohnF, 5, Wil liam L, 3, and Ira, 5 months. Next door was Lewis Elliott,42, probabl y his brother.
The date posted is from cemetery records but If Josh died in 1919, whyw as his wife listed as a widow in the 1910 census? Could his deathdate a ctually be 1909?
