Shaky Leaves : Daniel Adney 1840 Census Union County Indiana

Found the record of Eileen's maternal 5th-great grandfather, Daniel Adney (1777-1862) in the 1840 census of Union County, Indiana through Ancestry.com's hints.

1840 US Census, Union County, Indiana, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 December 2015); National Archives, Washington, D.C..

Name:	Daniel Adney
Home in 1840 (City, County, State):	Union, Indiana
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29:	3
Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69:	1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:	2
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14:	1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29:	1
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39:	1
Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69:	1
Persons Employed in Manufacture and Trade:	2
Free White Persons - Under 20:	3
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:	5
Total Free White Persons:	10
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:	10

The record shows a total of ten persons in the household.  Daniel and his wife Anna, had a total of 11 children.  By 1840, most of his children had married and had families of their own.  Likely this household was a multi-generational household.

Daniel (1777-1862) was born in Botetourt County, Virginia.  His wife, Anna Coger (1780-1844) was born in Virginia as well.   Both died in Union County, Indiana; Daniel in 1862 and Anna in 1844.

They were the parents of : Sarah "Sally", Mary "Polly", John, Anna, Daniel, Elizabeth, Rebecca, Jacob, Isaac, Miriam and Catherine Adney.  

If you have additional information or are related to this family, I would love to hear from you.

On This Day : September 17

1720 - Judith MAXSON born.  Judith was the daughter of Joseph MAXSON and Bethiah MAXSON.

1722 - Margaret FESSENDEN died in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Margaret was the daughter of William FESSENDEN and Martha WYETH.

1734 - Abijah CRANDALL born.  Abijah was the son of John CRANDALL and Hannah ________.

1734 - Elijah CRANDALL born.  Elijah was the son of John CRANDALL and Hannah ________.

1743 - Jacob BEALS married Elizabeth GRIEST in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  Jacob was the son of Jacob BEALS and Mary BROOKSBY.

1747 - Sylvanus BURDICK born.  Sylvanus was the son of Nathan BURDICK and Goodeth MAXSON.

1753 - Peter COGER born in Rockingham County, Virginia.  Peter was the son of Hans Jacob KOGER and Lucinda CRUM.  Peter was Eileen's 6x-great grandfather.

1777 - Micajah MILLS married Mary HIATT. Micajah was the son of Hur MILLS and Rachel HARROLD.

1779 - Christopher WHITE born.  Christopher was the son of John WHITE and Rebecca HAINES.

1785 - John SHIRK born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  John was the son of Michael SHIRK and Barbara FLICKINGER.

1789 - Jonathan J. HIGGINS born in Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  Jonathan was the son of Judiah H. HIGGINS and Mary HILL.

1799 - Charles POTTER born.  Charles was the son of George POTTER and Mary STILLMAN.

1801 - Baalam RAINS born.  Baalam was the son of Anthony RAINS and Nancy GRAHAM.

1817 - Daniel D. FISHER born in Brown County, Ohio.  Daniel was the son of George FISHER and Hannah WRIGHT.

1822 - Rebecca YOUNG born.  Rebecca was the daughter of Charles YOUNG and Nancy SCOTHORN.

1829 - Edward F. MOULTON born in Rutland County, Vermont.  Edward was the son of Selah MOULTON and Lydia FINEL.

1836 - Ira HUNT married Mary GRAHAM.  Ira was the son of John HUNT and Rachel HAWORTH.

1843 - Mary Jane CROCKETT born.  Mary was the daughter of Joseph CROCKETT and Elizabeth JAMES.

1853 - Levi WILLSON died.  Levi was the son of Samuel WILLSON and Deborah COLLINS.

1855 - Hannah BROWN died.  Hannah was the daughter of David BEALS and Rachel WEST.

1858 - Thomas HEATON died in Brown County, Ohio.  Thomas was the son of John HEATON and Abigail PAXTON.  Thomas was my 5x-great grandfather.

1863 - Thomas Jefferson PEFLEY married Ruth Anne DUFFEY in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana.  Thomas was the son of Solomon PEFLEY and Frances ROOF. Ruth was the daughter of Daniel DUFFEY and Susanna FREEZE.  They were Eileen's 2x-great grandparents.

1863 - Nicholas Modest MIGUET married Caroline A. LONG in Buchanan County, Iowa.  Nicholas was the son of John Peter MIGUET and Frances ________.

1864 - John A. SWAFFORD born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  John was the son of John A. SWAFFORD and Mary Evaliny TAYLOR.

1866 - Nancy MAIN died in Blue River Township, Henry County, Indiana.  Nancy was the daughter of Aaron BALES and Susannah RUSSELL.

1896 - Lula B. LEE born.  Lula was the daughter of Tom Burrell LEE and Flora Catherine PATTON.

1911 - George A. PETTICORD born.  George was the son of William Logan PETTICORD and Pina BOYER.

1952 - John William SWAFFORD died in Richmond, Missouri.  John was the son of John B. SWAFFORD and Nancy Rowena MILLARD.

On This Day : September 3

1730 - Charity CHEW married Michael FISHER in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.  Charity was the daughter of John CHEW and Sarah JENNINGS.

1771 - John PHILBRICK born.  John was the son of John PHILBRICK and Sally JEWETT.

1775 - Isabella PATRICK born.  Isabella was the daughter of John PATRICK and Janett McPHEETERS.

1781 - Peter COGER married Mary McELWAIN in Rockingham County, Virginia.  Peter was the son of Hans Jacob KOGER and Lucinda CRUM.  Mary was the daughter of George McELWAIN and Nancy RECTOR.  They were Eileen's 6x-great grandparents.

1781 - Nathan SMITH died in Frederick County, Virginia.  Nathan was the son of Joseph SMITH and Rachel BEALS.

1788 - Jesse C. CHEW born in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Jesse was the son of Nathaniel CHEW and Sarah SPRINGER.

1795 - George MAXSON married Anna MAXON.  George was the son of Simeon MAXSON and Mary BABCOCK.

1806 - George BROWN married Isabelle NEALE in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.  George was the son of Alexander BROWN and Elizabeth WRIGHT.

1820 - Daniel KING born in Ohio.  Daniel was the son of William KING and Sarah SULLIVAN.  Daniel was my 3x-great grandfather.

1829 - Richard HIGGINS died in Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  Richard was the son of Judiah H. HIGGINS and Mary HILL.

1830 - Thomas LEE born.  Thomas was the son of Robert LEE and Matilda SWAFFORD.

1842 - Joshua CARSON born.  Joshua was the son of Jacob CARSON and Esther BEALS.

1844 - John SWAFFORD married Mary L. FULKERSON in Monroe County, Indiana.  John was the son of Larkin SWAFFORD and Nancy ________.

1844 - Lavina Jane CAMPBELL born.  Lavina was the daughter of James McPheeters CAMPBELL and Betsey G. BROWN.

1846 - Julia M. PIERCE married Charles L. MARK.  Julia was the daughter of Austin PIERCE and Mary Ann STERLING.

1847 - John THOMPSON married  Elizabeth A. CLORE.  John was the son of Joseph THOMPSON and Amy BEALS.

1854 - Andrew Jackson JACOBS married Hannah P. MURRAY in Ohio.  Andrew was the son of James Thomas JACOBS and Isabella FEILY.

1867 - Anna Maria Louise Catherine KAHRE married William ELDER.  Anna was the daughter of Heinrich Hermann KAHRE and Anna Maria Sophia RULLMANN.

1868 - Almina P. PIERCE married Andrew Jackson SIGLER.  Almina was the daughter of Francis S. PIERCE and Rebecca PAGE.

1868 - Margaret P. PIERCE married William Henry Harrison SOMMERS.  Margaret was the daughter of Francis S. PIERCE and Rebecca PAGE.

1869 - Mary E. CHEW died in Darke County, Ohio.  Mary was the daughter of Abel Woolston CHEW and Salome H. HOLDEMAN.

1870 - Joseph James KING died in Madison County, Indiana.  Joseph was the son of George Washington KING and Elizabeth HOWARD.

1885 - Luhanna Paralee BURCHFIEL married William M. MOORE.  Luhanna was the daughter of Joseph Rmenia BURCHFIEL and Louisa LEE.

1887 - Clarinda Ann RICHARDS married Charles Thomas McCOWIN.  Clarinda was the daughter of John Thomas RICHARDS and Mary Jane CROCKETT.

1887 - Salome YOUNG died in Jay County, Indiana.  Salome was my 4x-great grandmother.

1890 - Warren Melvin MARSHALL married Nora Inez DAY in Creswell, Oregon.  Warren was the son of Andrew MARSHALL and Sarah MAXSON.

1897 - Doty METZNER born.  Doty was the daughter of John W. METZNER.

1898 - Hollis E. LEWIS married Jennie I. SMITH in Huntington County, Indiana.  Hollis was the son of Jacob LEWIS and Laura GROFF.

1900 - Elizabeth SMITH died.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Samuel McPHEETERS and Lucreita BARRETT.

1904 - Irvin G. METZNER married Julia STONE in Jay County, Indiana.  Irvin was the son of William F. METZNER and Mary Ann HALEY.

1904 - James Richard Nolan REYNOLDS born in Ft. Jennings, Putnam County, Ohio.  James was the son of William Roger REYNOLDS and Rosa Annabelle McLANE.

1919 - Allen F. SWOFFORD died in Richmond, Missouri.  Allen was the son of Clinton Franklin SWOFFORD and Lucy F. STEVA.

1967 - Virgil Henry SWAFFORD died in Richmond, Missouri.  Virgil was the son of Henry SWAFFORD and Ina Lee HUMBARD.

1969 - Fred A. LEE died in Richmond, Missouri.  Fred was the son of William Burell LEE and Margaret Jane SWAFFORD.

Find A Grave Photo Success : Daniel Adney

Member 'Buddy' has located the gravesite of Eileen's maternal 5th-great grandfather, Daniel Adney in the Woods Chapel Cemetery in Union Co., IN.

Daniel was born January 12, 1777 in Botetourt Co., VA and died May 2, 1862 in Union Co., IN. He married Anna Coger on February 3, 1798 in Franklin Co., VA.