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Author: ThomasKer2
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I'm not related to this family.
marriage record -
Last Name: OWENS
First Name: SARAH
Spouse- Last Name: BEAVER
Spouse- First Name: LUKE
County: White
Date: 3-26-1838
NOTE -
1850, 1860 & 1870 census records do not show family relationships or parental
birthplaces.
1850 - Luke is not listed
1860 -
Name: Luke Beaver
Age in 1860: 48
Birth Year: abt 1812
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1860: Attica, Fountain, Indiana
Gender: Male
Post Office: Attica
Luke Beaver 48, OH = day laborer
Mary A Beaver 18, IND
William H Beaver 20, IND
Robert Beaver 17, IND
Oliver P Beaver 10, IND
Luke Beaver 8, IND [1852]
Samuel Beaver 6, IND
Amanda Beaver 26, IND
1870 -
Name: Luke Bever
[Luke Beaver]
Birth Year: abt 1815
Age in 1870: 55
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1870: Troy, Fountain, Indiana
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Covington
Luke Bever 55, OH - basket maker
Amanda Bever 40, VA [2nd wife??]
Name: Sarah Owens
Surname: Owens
Given Name: Sarah
Sex: F
Birth: in Tennesee
Death: ABT 1854
Marriage - Louis Beaver b: in Ohio c: 10 Feb 1810 in Saint Genevieve Sainte Genevieve
Missouri
Married: 26 Mar 1838 in White Indiana
Children
William Henry Beaver b: 10 Jan 1840 in Marion Indiana
Margaret A. Beaver b: 1842 in Indiana
Robert Beaver b: 1843 in Indiana
Oliver Perry Beaver b: 5 Jan 1850 in Indiana
Albert Lucas (Luke) Beaver b: 26 Oct 1851 in Indiana
Samuel Beaver b: 1854 in Indiana
Beaver
Parents of Loius [Luke] Beaver]
Father: Jean Beaver b: in Ohio
Mother: Pelagie Vereau Veroux b: in
Facts you should know about the early census records -
All census records [1790 - 1840] prior to the 1850 census ONLY listed the head of
household; whether male or female.
NO specific age was stated for any family member
NO place of birth was stated - city, state, or country
NO city, town, or village is stated - only the county; however some census takers listed
the township
NO street address was stated
NO marital status was stated - single, married, widowed, or divorced
NO family relationship was stated - brother, sister, cousin, son, daughter, wife, inlaw,
etc.
NO occupation was stated
NO parental birthplaces are stated
NO race was stated [but assume "white"]
1850, 1860 & 1870 census records do not show family relationships or parental
birthplaces.
Step children are not enumerated as "step" children
Adopted children are not enumerated as "adopted"
Grand children are not enumerated as "grand children"
Orphaned children were not enumerated as "orphan"
1850 is the 1st census that shows all family members
1880 is the 1st census that shows parental birthplaces
Indiana Vital Records -
On March 5, 1945, the General Assembly of the State of Indiana approved H. 449, an act
relating to vital statistics; providing for the collection of records of births and
deaths. Acts 1945, c. 154.
Dawn M. Adams
Staff Attorney
Indiana State Department of Health
Office of Legal Affairs
2 North Meridian Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Phone: 317/233-7874
Fax: 317/233-7143
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