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} Note A - The census year begins June 1, 1879, and ends May
31, 1880.
Supervisor's Dist. No. 2 }
Note B - All persons will be included in the Enumeration who were living on the
1st day of June 1880. No others will. Children BORN SINCE
Enumeration Dist. No. 153 }
June 1, 1880 will be omitted. Members of families who have DIED SINCE June 1,
1880 will be included.
Note C - Questions number 13, 14, 22 and 23 are not to be asked in respect to
persons 10 years of age.
SCHEDULE 1 - Inhabitants in Birch Tree Township Township, in the county of
Shannon, state of Missouri
enumerated by me on the 17th day of June, 1880.
Lin W. Munsell
Enumerator
| Dwelling houses numbered in order of visitation | Families numbered in order of visitation | The Name of each
Person whose place of abode on 1st day of June 1880 was in this family |
Personal Description | If born within the census year, give the month | Relationship of each person to the head of this family, whether wife, son, daughter, servant, boarder or other | Civil Condition | Married during census year | Occupation | Is the person (on the day of the enumerr- ator's visit) sick or tempo rarily disabled, so as to be unable to attend to ordinary business or duties? If so, what is the sickness or disability? |
Health | Education | Nativity | ||||||||||||||
| Color white-W black-B Mulatto-MU Chinese-C Indian-I |
Sex - Male-M Female-F |
Age at last birthday prior to June 1, 1880. If under 1 year, give months in fractions, thus: 8/12 | Single | Married | Wid- owed, divorced |
Profess- ion, Occupa- tion or Trade of each person, male or female |
Number of months this person has been unemploy-ed during the census year |
Blind | Deaf and dumb | Idiotic | Insane | Maimed, crippled, bedridden or otherwise disabled | Attended school within the census year | Cannot read | Cannot write | Place of Birth of this person, naming State or Territory of United States, or the Country if of foreign birth | Place of Birth of the father of this person, naming State or Territory of United States, or the Country if of foreign birth | Place of Birth of the mother of this person, naming State or Territory of United States, or the Country if of foreign birth | ||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | |
| 10 | 11 | MILLS, Thomas Govan
Other children: Mary & William. |
W | M | 46 | / | Farmer | North Carolina |
North Carolina |
North Carolina |
1 | |||||||||||||||
| , Susanna A. | W | F | 49 | Wife | / |
House Keeper |
Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| , Martha J. | W | F | 22 | Daughter | / |
House Keeper |
/ | / | Georgia | North Carolina |
Georgia | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| , Amanda | W | F | 14 | Daughter | / | Georgia | North Carolina |
Georgia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| , Rosa L. | W | F | 6 | Grand Daughter |
/ | Missouri | North Carolina |
Georgia | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 12 | LEMONS, James A.
Had 2 Older sons: James N. & Alexander A. |
W | M | 61 | / | Farmer | North Carolina |
North Carolina |
New York | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| , Nancy Naomi Koffman | W | F | 48 | Wife | / | House Keeper |
Tennessee | Tennessee | Tennessee | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| , Robert L. | W | M | 11 | Son | / | Missouri | North Carolina |
Tennessee | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| , Charles H. | W | M | 8 | Son | / | Missouri | North Carolina |
Tennessee | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 13 | PAYNE, Seaborn They had 8 older children: William Dudley, Sina Elizabeth, Missouri Catherine, Fanny, Nancy Ann, Mary Adeline, Philemon |
W | M | 61 | / | Farmer | Tennessee | Virginia | North Carolina |
10 | |||||||||||||||
| , Martha Ann Ross | W | F | 56 | Wife | / | House Keeper |
Tennessee | Tennessee | North Carolina |
11 | ||||||||||||||||
| , Allice G. (Alice 'Geneva' ) | W | F | 9 | Daughter | / | Tennessee | Tennessee | Tennessee | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 14 | RUCKER, Felix
L. Son of John Franklin Rucker, Sr. & Lucy Ann Combs. They had 10 children besides Bill; W. P., Lee C., Richard A., Lena M., Etta E., Alice A., Virgil S., Estella and Gladys. He married 2nd Effie Stigall 18 Oct 1905. |
W | M | 25 | / | Farmer | Missouri | Tennessee | Illinois | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| , Nancy Ann Polk | W | F | 19 | Wife | / |
House Keeper |
Tennessee | Tennessee | Tennessee | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| , William
Albert 'Bill' Married Etta Mae Teague 1902; son Ralph Weston Rucker. |
W | M | 8/12 | Apr | Son | / | Missouri | Missouri | Tennessee | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| , Lucy
Ann Combs Widow of John Franklin Rucker, Sr. Daughter of Jesse Combs. She was the mother of 8 children: William Pinkney, James Riley, John Franklin, Jr., Columbus, Martha Ann, Louisa Ann, Elliott & Felix L. |
W | F | 54 | Mother | / | Home | / | Illinois | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 15 | TEAGUE, John H. Another daughter, Etta Mae, was born in 1881. |
W | M | 39 | / | Farmer | / | Tennessee | North Carolina |
Tennessee | 17 | ||||||||||||||
| , Josaphine
(Josephine Bockman) Daughter of Christopher Bockman & Nancy Ann Fultz. |
W | F | 27 | Wife | / | House Keeper |
/ | Tennessee | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
| , Missouri
Francis Married Henry Butler |
W | F | 11 | Daughter | / | Missouri | Tennessee | Tennessee | 19 | |||||||||||||||||
| , Thomas Anvil | W | M | 7 | Son | / | Missouri | Tennessee | Tennessee | 20 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 16 | PAYNE, Wm. D.
(William Dudley) Son of Seaborn Payne & Martha Ann Ross. |
W | M | 34 | / | Farmer | Tennessee | Tennessee | Tennessee | 21 | |||||||||||||||
| , S. Jane (Margaret Sylvesta Jane Calhoun) | W | F | 26 | Wife | / | House Keeper |
Kentucky | Kentucky | Kentucky | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| , Ellen | W | F | 8 | Daughter | / | Tennessee | Tennessee | Kentucky | 23 | |||||||||||||||||
| , Flora Bell | W | F | 1 | Daughter | / | Missouri | Tennessee | Kentucky | 24 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 17 | NICHOLS, Griffeth
'Griffie' Son of Henry & Margaret Nichols. Griffie & Malinda had 6 other children: Henry Gilbert, Charter, Martha Asillee, Malinda, Lemuel Jones & Troy Ellis Raymond Nichols. |
W | M | 36 | / | Farmer | Tennessee | Virginia | Tennessee | 25 | |||||||||||||||
| , Malinda Alice Savage | W | F | 31 | Wife | / | House Keeper |
Tennessee | Tennessee | Tennessee | 26 | ||||||||||||||||
| , Viola Belle | W | F | 12 | Daughter | / | Tennessee | Tennessee | Tennessee | 27 | |||||||||||||||||
| , Amanda Etta 'Ettie' | W | F | 10 | Daughter | / | Tennessee | Tennessee | Tennessee | 28 | |||||||||||||||||
| , Asa C. | W | M | 8 | Son | / | Missouri | Tennessee | Tennessee | 29 | |||||||||||||||||
| , Robert M. (other source: Robert Alston) | W | M | 6 | Son | / | Missouri | Tennessee | Tennessee | 30 | |||||||||||||||||
| , William Alexander | W | M | 4 | Son | / | Missouri | Tennessee | Tennessee | 31 | |||||||||||||||||
| , Martin Carvel | W | M | 2 | Son | / | Missouri | Tennessee | Tennessee | 32 | |||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 18 | BARNES, William Jones Son of Martin Barnes & Mary 'Polly' Neighbors.; or, another source: Son of Sam Barnes & Adeline Jones. Birch Tree Shannon Co MO Children born aft. 1880: John Wesley, Permelia 'Neatie', Louiza Jane 'Lovie', William Thomas & Richard Bland 'Dick' Barnes; also, 2 children died in infancy abt. 1870-1871. |
W | M | 30 | / | Farmer | Arkansas | Kentucky | Kentucky | 33 | |||||||||||||||
| , Louisa
Jane Bockman Daughter of Christopher Bockman & Nancy Ann Fultz. |
W | F | 30 | Wife | / | House Keeper |
Tennessee | Tennessee | Tennessee | 34 | ||||||||||||||||
| , Nancy Jane | W | F | 10 | Daughter | / | Missouri | Arkansas | Tennessee | 35 | |||||||||||||||||
| , Mary E. | W | F | 8 | Daughter | / | Missouri | Arkansas | Tennessee | 36 | |||||||||||||||||
| , Samuel D. (other source: Samuel Alexander) | W | M | 6 | Son | / | Missouri | Arkansas | Tennessee | 37 | |||||||||||||||||
| , Fanny (Frances Minerva 'Fannie' ) | W | F | 4 | Daughter | / | Missouri | Arkansas | Tennessee | 38 | |||||||||||||||||
| , Jacob
Boston 'Jake' Married Cora Jane Jones 26 Aug 1900 at Carter Co MO. 9 children. |
W | M | 2 | Son | / | Missouri | Arkansas | Tennessee | 39 | |||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 19 | ANDERSON, John They had 1 other daughter, Alice, born Dec. 1869, not listed here. May have died in childhood. |
W | M | 41 | / | Farmer | Illinois | Georgia | Georgia | 40 | |||||||||||||||
| , Elizabeth Evans | W | F | 39 | Wife | / | House Keeper |
Tennessee | Tennessee | Tennessee | 41 | ||||||||||||||||
| , Henry 'Franklin' | W | M | 12 | Son | / | Farmer | / | Illinois | Illinois | Tennessee | 42 | |||||||||||||||
| , Sarah 'Evaline' | W | F | 10 | Daughter | / | / | Illinois | Illinois | Tennessee | 43 | ||||||||||||||||
| , Rosetta | W | F | 8 | Daughter | / | Missouri | Illinois | Tennessee | 44 | |||||||||||||||||
| , William A. | W | M | 6 | Son | / | Missouri | Illinois | Tennessee | 45 | |||||||||||||||||
| , Thomas G. | W | M | 4 | Son | / | Missouri | Illinois | Tennessee | 46 | |||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 20 | DECKARD, Lem (Lemuel) | W | M | 32 | / | Farmer | Arkansas | Tennessee | Tennessee | 47 | |||||||||||||||
| , Martin | W | M | 4 | Son | / | Missouri | Arkansas | Missouri | 48 | |||||||||||||||||
| , William N. | W | M | 2 | Son | / | Missouri | Arkansas | Missouri | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
| , Jacob | W | M | 5/12 | Jan | Son | / | Missouri | Arkansas | Missouri | 50 | ||||||||||||||||