Olive wrote:
Can someone check the 1870 census of Shelby Co. and see if you can
find the
family listed below. In 1860 they were in Sugar Creek Twp, pge 898 and listed
as
John Snider, age 53, farmer b. NY,
Margaret Snider, age 54, b. KY
John H. Snider, age 22, b. KY
Martha, age 10, b. IN
I especially need to know if Martha is still in the household in 1870.
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Hi Olive,
I looked through the 1870 online census at
Ancestry.com for Sugar
Creek Twp, Shelby Co., IN and did not find a single SNIDER of any
spelling variation. Is it possible that the township boundaries
changed? Could they be in another township? I'm willing to take a look
if you have any good suggestions as to which part of Shelby Co. to view
next. Here are some things that I did find. Did your Martha ever go by
Ellen? Or was the Thurston family from Iowa?
1880 Federal Census Sugar Creek Twp, Shelby Co., IN
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation
Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Ellen THURSTON Self W Female W 36 IA Keeping House --- ---
Nelson THURSTON Son S Male W 17 IA At Home IN IA
Elmer E. THURSTON Son S Male W 16 IA At Home IN IA
Daniel THURSTON Son S Male W 13 IA At Home IN IA
Sylvester THURSTON Son S Male W 11 IN At Home IN IA
David A. THURSTON Son S Male W 9 IN IN IA
Guy O. THURSTON Son S Male W 6 IN IN IA
Silvey THURSTON Other S Female W 4 IN IN IA
Emily THURSTON Other S Female W 1 IN IN IA
I'm sure you have this marriage record already:
Shelby County, Indiana
Index To Marriage Record 1856 - 1920 Inclusive Volume III Letters P -
Z Inclusive
W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office Shelbyville
Compiled By Indiana Works Projects Administration 1940
County: Shelby
Name: Harvey N Thurston
Spouse: Martha Snider
Marriage Date: 21 Aug 1864
Book: 8
Original Source Page: 275
Regards,
Terri McDonald Hauk
t.hauk(a)comcast.net
Searching for HAUK,BAKER,TUCKER,FIELD in Shelby Co., IN from ~1830.