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RE: Abraham Shane
1850 Bear Creek Twp., Jay Co., Indiana
Enumeration Date: September 11, 1850
Page: 322B
Line: 9
Dwelling/Family: 38/38
Shane, Josiah - age 38, farmer, born in Maryland.
" Elizabeth - age 29, born in Maryland.
" William H. - age 10, born in Ohio.
" John T. - age 7, born in Ohio.
" Lucy A. - age 4, born in Indiana.
" Rufus - age 2, born in Indiana.
(This family was also found in the 1850 Jefferson Twp., Adams Co. census. Seems they were
counted again on November 11, 1850 two months after the Jay Co., census count)
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1860 Bear Creek Twp., Jay Co., Indiana
Enumeration Date: July 6, 1860
Page: 229
Line: 34
Dwelling/Family: 627/637
Shein, Josiah - age 50, laborer, born in Maryland.
" Elizabeth - age 40, housekeeper, born in Maryland.
" William H. - age 21, farm laborer, born in Ohio.
" John - age 17, farm laborer, born in Ohio.
" Lucy Ann - age 14, born in Indiana.
" Susan - age 9, born in Indiana.
" Josiah - age 5, born in Indiana.
" Mary E. - age 4, born in Indiana.
" Catherine E. - age 2, born in Indiana.
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1870 Bear Creek Twp., Jay Co., Indiana
Enumeration Date: July 12, 1870
Page: 11B
Line: 17
Dwelling/Family: 168/166
Shane, Josiah - age 61, farmer, born in Maryland.
" Elizabeth - age 50, keeping house, born in Maryland.
" Lucy A. - age 14 born in Indiana. (age 24???)
" Catherine E. - age 13, born in Indiana.
Line: 21
Dwelling/Family: 169/167
Shane, William - age 30, farmer, born in Ohio.
" Lucy A. - age 29, keeping house, born in Ohio.
" William F. - age 8, born in Indiana.
" James E. - age 4, born in Indiana.
" Lewis V. - age 2, born in Indiana.
Line: 26
Dwelling/Family: 170/168
Shane, John T. - age 26, farm laborer, born in Ohio.
" Ann - age 24, keeping house, born in Indiana.
" Abraham - age 4, born in Indiana.
" Josiah - age 2, born in Indiana.
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1880 Bluffton, Wells Co., Indiana
Enumeration District: 149
Sheet Number: 181B
Enumeration Date: June 8 & 9, 1880
Line: 42
Dwelling/Family: 169/175
Shane, John - age 34, married, laborer, born in Ohio. Parents born in Maryland.
" Ann - wife, age 33, keeping house, born in Indiana. Father born in Maryland.
Mother born in Ohio.
" Abraham - son, age 14, laborer, born in Indiana.
" Josiah - son, age 12, born in Indiana.
" John W. - son, age 11, born in Indiana.
" William H. - son, age 5, born in Indiana.
" Demarius - daughter, age 3, born in Indiana.
" Elizabeth - mother, age 61, widowed, born in Maryland. Parents born in Maryland.
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RE: Ida D. Poffenberger
1870 Bluffton, Wells Co., Indiana
Enumeration Date: June 8, 1870
Page: 65
Line: 13
Dwelling/Family: 154/165
Poffenbarger, Josias - age 40, teamsters, born in Maryland.
" Louisa - age 36, keeping house, born in Germany.
" Ada A. - age 9, born in Indiana.
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1880 Bluffton, Wells Co., Indiana
Enumeration District: 149
Sheet Number: 193A
Enumeration Date: June 19, 1880
Line: 34
Dwelling/Family: 395/414
Poffenbarger, Josiah - age 50, married, teamster, born in Maryland. Parents born in
Maryland.
" Louisa - wife, age 45, married, keeping house, born in Indiana.
" Ida - daughter, age 6, born in Indiana.
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1900 Bluffton, Harrison Twp., Wells Co., Indiana
Enumeration District: 142
Sheet Number: 63B
Enumeration Date: June 15, 1900
Line: 91
Dwelling/Family: 340/346
Address: 1029 W. Cherry Street
Poffenberger, Josiah - born August 1829, age 70, married 40 yrs., born in Maryland.
Parents born in Maryland.
" Louisa - wife, born March 1835, age 65, married 40 yrs., born in Germany. Parents
born in Germany. Immigrated to the US in 1862.
Line: 95
Dwelling/Family: 342/348
Address: 1016 W. Cherry Street
Shane, Aberiham - born April 1865, age 38, married 9 yrs., born in Indiana. Parents
birthplace unknown. Occupation day laborer.
" Ida D. - wife, born October 1873, age 26, married 9 yrs., 5 children/ 4 children
living, born in Indiana. Father born in Maryland. Mother born in Germany.
" Virgie C. - daughter, born October 1891, age 8, born in Indiana.
" Josiah O. - son, born August 1895, age 4, born in Indiana.
" Fern D. - daughter, born October 1897, age 2, born in Indiana.
" Baby - son, born April 1900, age 2mo., born in Indiana.
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Hope this info helps.................Karen