7/16/1870 Harter Twp, Clay Co, IL. The census taker recorded Thos,39 , a farmer with property worth $4000/410, with wife Rebecca, 35,and 4 c hildren: Geo, 8, Anna, 4, US Grant, 2, and Wm E, 3 months.Also livin g there was Rebecca's aged mother, Anna Vangundy, 72,housekeeper.
6/2/1880 Newtown, Livingston Co, IL. Having moved before the nextcens us, Thomas S, 47, had also changed career to miner. However hehad bee n unemployed for 9 months. Rebecca V was 43 and the childrenwere Geo W , 17, laborer, also unemployed for 5 months; Anna C, 14;Grant U, 12; a nd Wm H, 10; and son Icacier (?) , 7.
6/5/1900 Reading, Livingston Co, IL. That year at census time Thomasw as 67, Rebecca E was 63. They had been married 38 years with 5childre n, 1 of whom was deceased. Thomas had returned to farming.They had 2 b oarders, William Aubrey, 23, miner, and Lewis M Morgan,20, nicel (sp?) p later, both born in OH.
The place of Thomas' birth depends on which census is being read.
