tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post8537329076283009365..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: About Mary and MargaretJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-85783844464359003112014-04-22T16:46:56.500-07:002014-04-22T16:46:56.500-07:00Census enumerators talked to who ever was availabl...Census enumerators talked to who ever was available...sometimes children:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-7787589979284104422014-04-19T23:18:29.394-07:002014-04-19T23:18:29.394-07:00Good point, Wendy. Thinking the government would b...Good point, Wendy. Thinking the government would be a sure thing is faulty thinking on my part. I've certainly seen census record problems before. Besides, in all fairness to mom Margaret, she was a widow on top of it all. She must have had a lot on her mind beside birth dates.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-69760215457230253482014-04-19T23:15:36.750-07:002014-04-19T23:15:36.750-07:00Iggy, I think you are sensing some of what makes m...Iggy, I think you are sensing some of what makes me doubt this, too. I don't think it unusual that more than one sibling would remain unmarried--given the hardships of that time for Irish immigrants--but I do find it hard to believe these two would be so long lived, considering their other siblings' early demise.<br /><br />Good point about whether they are even buried at that site. A helpful photo of the headstone by a friendly "Some Kind Soul" might help put this puzzle to the test. This may also entail a snail mail follow up...Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-29449688465460777912014-04-18T05:49:32.123-07:002014-04-18T05:49:32.123-07:00Maybe it wasn't mom who messed up. Maybe mom ...Maybe it wasn't mom who messed up. Maybe mom rattled off a bunch of dates and the enumerator got confused. Maybe after a long day or after dealing with grumpy neighbors, the enumerator just didn't give a hoot. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-70373659084273604362014-04-18T05:45:41.081-07:002014-04-18T05:45:41.081-07:00Ah, the old Grant's Tomb joke. :)
It's ha...Ah, the old Grant's Tomb joke. :)<br /><br />It's hard to say if these are the unmarried daughters or perhaps grandchildren... Seems odd they would both be unmarried - but it happen. I wonder how one would "prove" anything? No birth dates on the gravestones? Are they even buried there - sometimes family planning gets carried away you know...Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.com