As mentioned in the earlier blog postings when adding up all the children from the 1870 and 1850 census for the Drown family there is a total of nine. Clark's obituary said he was from a family of ten; because this could not mean a family totaling ten persons this must mean a family with ten children. In order to explain the process in how this child was found a few pieces of information must be pointed out.
In the 1870 and 1850 censes the parents names where Calvin and Janet Drown. Different family trees compiled by decedents of Clark Drown have listed Clarks Parents as a Calvin Drown and Janet Baxter. Nettie Drown, the sister of Clark, her death record said her mother was Janet Baxter. Searching for Calvin Drown and Janet Baxter reveled a death recrod for a Alvin Albert Drown. In the death record for Alvin his parents were listed as Calvin Drown and Janet Baxter alvin was born and died in Ohio. Alvin age at death was 77 years old. His birth date was listed as the 13 of August 1850. It is most likely that Alvin had not been born yet when the census taker came and recorded the family in the 1850 census. But because just assuming that is not enough as mentioned in the the blog post Two Census Part 2 there needed to be more evidence to show that Alvin is part of this family.
In 1870 Alvin was not living in the household of Calvin and Janet Drown. He would have been 20 Years of Age. There is a Alvin Drown working as a Farm Laborer in the 1870 Census living in the same place as the Drown family in 1870. Alvin is listed only seven pages way form his family in the census record. this places Alvin very close. However there is even one more fact that is worth mentioning to anchor Alvin to this family even more. In 1910 Alvin is still living in the county he was born in and in which the family lived in in 1850. In the 1910 census a brother is living with Alvin named Charles. This is that same brother that moved around each ten years and shows up living with multiple family members in the Drown family.
This information along with the parents listed at Alvin death and his birth place are strong evidence that shows that Alvin was one of the ten children to Calvin and Janet Drown. Make sure that as you continue to do your research on your family that you are crossing you "T's" and doting your "I's" making sure that your research is completely correct and accurate.
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Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Two Census Part 3
In order to understand this blog post a reader will need to read all past blog post to understand the methodology of this research posses. Clark E. Drowns obituary said he was the last living of a family of ten; that he moved to Nevada with a brother Calvin. He was married in North Dakota in 1882, the witnesses to his marriage were H. G. Wright and Nettie Wright. In the 1870 census his younger brother is Charles drown. All these things come together to prove that these two family's in the two different census are indeed the one family.
First Clark's marriage in 1882 with witnesses H.G. Wright and Nettie Wright. In the 1850 Census there is a child named Samantha Antoinette Drown. Samantha marred a Henry Gilbert Wright on the 24 of September 1868. Some of there children are recorded as being born in North Dakota. this puts them in the right spot to be witnesses at Clarks wedding. Also when following them through there life in the census. in the 1880 Census they Henry and Nettie are married living together and living with them is a Charles Drown who is a brother in law living with them; Charles is the younger brother of Clark in the 1870 census.
Second if you find Charles in the 1880-1930 censuses he is live with family members found in bolt the 1850 and 1870 census.
Third Clark moved to Nevada with a brother Calvin. The youngest child in the 1850 census is a Calvin A. Drown.
Fourth the second oldest sibling in the 1850 census also moves to Nevada and lives in South Fork near Clark.
Last if you follow all the children in the two census to there death Clark out lives all of them.
All these things are strong evidence showing that these two family's are one family. it is research such as this that makes for strong connections in linking family's together and making sure that is accurate and correct.
one more thing that need to be addressed. When totaling up the children in both census you get a total of nine children. Clarks obituary said he was the last of ten. because we have proven the two family's are one we see this is referring to children. So the question now is what of the missing child? In the next blog post this last will be reviled.
First Clark's marriage in 1882 with witnesses H.G. Wright and Nettie Wright. In the 1850 Census there is a child named Samantha Antoinette Drown. Samantha marred a Henry Gilbert Wright on the 24 of September 1868. Some of there children are recorded as being born in North Dakota. this puts them in the right spot to be witnesses at Clarks wedding. Also when following them through there life in the census. in the 1880 Census they Henry and Nettie are married living together and living with them is a Charles Drown who is a brother in law living with them; Charles is the younger brother of Clark in the 1870 census.
Second if you find Charles in the 1880-1930 censuses he is live with family members found in bolt the 1850 and 1870 census.
Third Clark moved to Nevada with a brother Calvin. The youngest child in the 1850 census is a Calvin A. Drown.
Fourth the second oldest sibling in the 1850 census also moves to Nevada and lives in South Fork near Clark.
Last if you follow all the children in the two census to there death Clark out lives all of them.
All these things are strong evidence showing that these two family's are one family. it is research such as this that makes for strong connections in linking family's together and making sure that is accurate and correct.
one more thing that need to be addressed. When totaling up the children in both census you get a total of nine children. Clarks obituary said he was the last of ten. because we have proven the two family's are one we see this is referring to children. So the question now is what of the missing child? In the next blog post this last will be reviled.
Two Census Part 2
A earlier blog post helped set up why the examination of the 1870 Ohio, Trumbull, Mesopotamia, United States Census and the 1850 Ohio, Portage, Nelson, Unites State Census; These two census contain two family's with parents listed as Calvin and Jennet Drown. However none of the children in each family match. That is not one child from one family is found in the other but the parents are the same. The leaves the question are the parents the same people in the two census.
There is a twenty year span in between the two family's and some would say that they are the same; that the children in the 1850 had moved out on there own and that the children in the 1870 census are the children who had been born within the last twenty years and were still living at home in 1870. Tho this idea is very possible it is not enough to prove that this is the case.
As researchers in the Genealogical fielded it is not enough just to assume these things. When doing research prof of these things is needed. In the next blog post direct evidence will be given as to how these two family's in the 1870 and 1850 census are related.
There is a twenty year span in between the two family's and some would say that they are the same; that the children in the 1850 had moved out on there own and that the children in the 1870 census are the children who had been born within the last twenty years and were still living at home in 1870. Tho this idea is very possible it is not enough to prove that this is the case.
As researchers in the Genealogical fielded it is not enough just to assume these things. When doing research prof of these things is needed. In the next blog post direct evidence will be given as to how these two family's in the 1870 and 1850 census are related.
Podcast
The podcast bellow is of Denece Drown sharing some of her memory's of her grandfather Clark E. Drown.
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