Census Sunday : Albert F. Adams household, 1940, Monroe County, Indiana

My maternal 1st cousin 3 times removed, Gladys Marie (Gilliland) Adams, was enumerated in the 1940 census of Washington Township, Monroe County, Indiana in her husband, Albert's household.  

1940 U.S. census, Monroe County, Indiana, population schedule, Washington Township, enumeration district (ED) 53-52, SD 7, sheet 8B, dwelling 164, ; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 July 2015); National Archives, Washington, D.C..

The family consisted of Albert F., age 40, Gladys M., age 31, and children Wilma, age 14, Eugene, age 12, Colleen, age 8, and Loyd, age 6.  All were born in Indiana.  Albert's occupation was listed as a grader of roads.  Perhaps he worked for the local highway department.  All of the children had attended school within the year and their residence in 1935 was the same location.  Gladys had completed one year of high school, while Albert had completed the 8th grade.

Prior to this find, I didn't have the names of the children in the family, other than Lloyd.  Lloyd and I have corresponded, and he supplied me with many fantastic family photos of my Gilliland relatives.

Gladys was the daughter of William Everett Gilliland and Maude Arthur.  Our common ancestor is Mary Ellen Swafford,

Census Sunday is a daily blogging prompt used by many genealogy bloggers to help them post content on their sites.

State & Federal census sheets are filled with information for genealogists. Both the population & non-population schedules give us insights into the lives of our ancestors. What have you found that is Surprising? Reassuring? Bewildering? Census Sunday is a daily blogging prompt suggested by Colleen Pasquale of Leaves and Branches.

Surname Saturday : Cheney

The CHENEY surname is in my maternal line.  The origins of the family are English.  There is much more research needed on the early English lines.

Stories and history :

Ahnentafel # 3077 : Margaret Cheney (1656-1717).  Margaret was born November 26, 1656 in England.  She married Nicholas Fessenden (1650-1719) on January 1, 1674 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Nicholas was born 1650 in Canterbury, England.  They had 14 children in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Nicholas died February 24, 1719 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts and is buried in the Old Burial Ground in Cambridge.  Margaret died December 10, 1717 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massaschusetts and is buried in the Old Burial Ground in Cambridge.

Anhentafel # 6154 : Thomas Cheney (1633-1694).  Thomas was born 1633 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.  He married Jane Atkinson (   -1724).  Jane's birth is unknown.  They had 7 children in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Jane died July 29, 1724.  Thomas died in 1694.

Ahentafel # 12308 : William Cheney (1603-1667).  William was born July 31, 1603 in Lanbourn, Berkshire, England.  He married Margaret Cole (c1604-1686).  William immigrated to America in 1633.  Margaret was born circa 1604 in England.  They raised 6 children in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.  Margaret died July 1686 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.  William died January 31, 1667 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

Ahentafel # 24616 : William Cheney (1584-   ).  William was born 1584 in England.  Nothing further is known.

Ahnentafel # 49232 : John Cheney Nothing further known.

Ahnentafel # 98464 : Robert Cheney.  Nothing further known.

Related blog posts :

• Today in my database : William Cheney (b. July 31, 1603)

• My connection with Dick Cheney

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Shaky Leaves : Margaret (Zimmerman) Rosenberger Sherick (1835-1911)

Margaret (Zimmerman) Rosenberger Sherick (1835-1911) was the wife of my 3rd-great grandfather, David Sherick (1832-1914) on my paternal side.  Ancestry.com is currently showing 10 hints from historical records for her in my LeMaster & Allied Familes tree.

I have ignored the Ancestry Member Tree hints for now and will concentrate on the records.

There are a lot of records to update in my RootsMagic database, including the census records.

In the 1910 census of Pleasant Township, Seneca County, Ohio, Margaret was living with her husband David.  They owned their home free of mortgage, and had been married for 25 years.  One fact I hadn't noted before was that she was the mother of one child who was still living.

1910 US Census, Seneca County, Ohio, population schedule, Pleasant Township, enumeration district (ED) 167, SD 12, sheet 1A, dwelling 7, family 7, ; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 August 2015); National Archives, Washington, D.C..

In the 1900 census of Pleasant Township, Seneca County, Ohio, Margaret was living with her husband David, a minister.  They owned their home, but the enumerator wrote that they had been married for 57 years!  There was also a servant boarding in the home, Sally Simmons, age 28 born in Ohio.

1900 US Census, Seneca County, Ohio, population schedule, Pleasant Township, enumeration district (ED) 114, SD 12, sheet 8B, dwelling 178, family 182, ; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 August 2015); National Archives, Washington, D.C..

Another database was the Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810-2013 where they listed the following:

Name:	Margaret Sherrick [Margaret Rosenberger]
Death Date:	1911
Spouse:	David
Newspaper Information:	Newspaper: Seneca Advertiser; Newspaper Date: 17 Apr 1911; Newspaper Page: 8 Column: 5; Repository: Tiffin Seneca Public Library - Tiffin, OH ; Years Available: 1842-1919
Newspaper Information:	Newspaper: Seneca Advertiser; Newspaper Date: 17 Aug 1911; Newspaper Page: 8 Column: 5; Repository: Tiffin Seneca Public Library - Tiffin, OH ; Years Available: 1842-1919
Notes:	1ST HUSBAND WAS DAVID ROSENBERGER
Library Link:	Order Copy

Also was a link to Maggie's memorial at the FindAGrave site.  She is buried in the Fairmont Cemetery in Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio at the grave site with her first husband, Anthony David Rosenberger.

Another database was Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1900 where I located the marriage date of Margaret's marriage to her first husband.

Name:	Margaret Zimmerman
Gender:	Female
Spouse:	Anthony D. Rosenberger
Spouse Gender:	Male
Marriage Date:	20 Nov 1870
County:	Seneca
State:	Ohio

I still need to locate the marriage date between Margaret and my 3rd-great grandfather, David Sherick, but it must have happened after 1879, when her first husband died.

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In the 1860 census of Liberty Township, Seneca County, Ohio, Margaret was living in her father, Barney Zimmerman's household.  Her age was 24 and she was born in Maryland.

1860 US Census, Seneca County, Ohio, population schedule, Tiffin P.O., page 128 (penned), dwelling 912, family 904, ; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 August 2015); National Archives, Washington, D.C..

In the 1850 census of Liberty Township, Seneca County, Ohio, Margaret was living in her father, Barney Zimmerman's household.  Her age was 16 and she was born in Maryland and had attended school within the year.

1850 US census, Seneca County, Ohio, population schedule, Liberty Township, dwelling 215, family 215, ; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 August 2015); National Archives, Washington, D.C..

One thing I found through these records was that the name of Margaret's mother was Sarah.  I've yet to find the name of her child with David Rosenberger.  I've updated my RootsMagic database.

If you are related or have any addition corrections or information, I would love to hear from you.