Now, I have Places and Timeframes to search for my Smith Family in other Census records derived from their Birth Dates and Birth Places which they provided in the 1880 Census.
What do we have? Where to Look?
The information we have in the 1880 Census:
1. Robert C 59 (1821), Ohio
2. Jane 44 (1836), Virginia
3. Susan M 19 (1861) Illinois
4. Ira N 17 (1863) Illinois
5. Uriah 11 (1869) Ohio
6. Perry 9 (1871) Kentucky
7. Flora 6 (1874) Virginia
8. Archibald 2 (1878) Arkansas
In the 1870 Census there are two possibilities: Ohio and Kentucky.
In the 1860 Census perhaps Illinois.
In the 1850, 1840, and 1830 Census records I don't have a clue, because, according to my scrap of paper, Robert Cade Smith was not married until 1855. My guess would be either Ohio or Virginia or both (or neither).
Found them! It looks as if this is the correct Census record for the Smith Family, since it included Robert Smith, Jane, Dora (Susan Madora), Ira, and UriahThe 1870 Census for Union, Lawrence County, Ohio lists Robert Smith 40, Steamboat Carpenter (how exciting!), born in Virginia [?], Jane 33, born in Ohio [?], Dora 9, born in Illinois, Ira 7 born in Illinois, Uriah 1, born in Ohio and Anne Porter 57, born in Ohio Living with Son.
I believe there may have been some inconsistencies with this Census! Robert should have been 49 instead of 40. Robert and Jane's Birth Places are reversed. Anne Porter, if she was Robert's mother, would have been either 17 when she gave birth to Robert if he was indeed 40...or 8, if he was actually 49. Perhaps her age was slightly off, or...?
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