I agree it is likely Iowa if found in the Iowa census and Indiana if found
in the Indiana census for 1850. But you CANNOT assume either if found in
another state. A large number of Gibson Co., IN folks migrated to Menard
Co., IL and they are all IA in that census.
Garland Edgell
----- Original Message -----
From: "Judy Sandage Murphy" <jmurphy(a)erinet.com>
To: <ingibson(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 3:40 AM
Subject: Re: [INGIBSON] THOMPSON- DEGAN-FISHER-SPILLMAN-MOWERY
The 1850 census is sometimes confusing because Iowa used Ia and
Indiana
also used Ia -- but usually it is for Iowa unless it was written in
Indiana (at least this is what I have found from countless readings of
various states in that year).
Since it shows Ia that may also mean that the parents were born Iowa and
not In.
Did you find any later census' which shows his parents as being born in
Indiana?
Judy M.
>
> Andrew THOMPSON, b abt 1816 Indiana; married Harriet DEGAN, b abt 1827,
> Illinois; married in 1850 and lived in Wabash County, Illinois, per 1850
> census. Children Henry R. THOMPSON, b 1852, and Laura Ann THOMPSON,
> 1854-1942. Laura married William B. FISHER of Indiana, son of Daniel
> FISHER
> and Catherine MOWERY. Daniel's second wife was Rhoda SPILLMAN.
>
> I'm stuck on Andrew THOMPSON's parents. 1850 Census says they were also
> born
> in Indiana, which, if true, makes them very early settlers.
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