Henrietta (Goff) Howe - Who Are You?

On 18 February 1858, a woman named Henrietta Goff married Christopher C Howe (full name probably Christopher Columbus Howe) in McHenry County, Illinois. They were married by James H Baldwin, MG.[1]

Neither name is that common, and you would think this would be an easy problem to solve. After all, I can find Henrietta and Christopher in Iowa from 1860-1900, and have Henrietta's death certificate from 1902.[2] Of course, none of those name her parents. Other family members move to Iowa in the 1860s and 1870s. It seemed like a perfect fit. Until I realized....

There are two Henrietta Goffs living in McHenry County, Illinois in 1850. Both are born between 1832 and 1835 in New York.

The first is Henrietta Goff, aged 15 years and born in New York, living in the household of David Gough [sic] and Sarah Goff in Center, McHenry Co, Illinois.[3] This is my Henrietta Goff, as her mother is Sarah (Davis) Goff and her grandparents are Asa Davis and Sarah Richardson, and her great-grandparents are Jonathan Richardson and Rhoda Thompson.

The second is Henrietta Goff, aged 19 years and born in New York, living the household of Cameron and Lydia Goff [enumerated as Taff] in Brooklyn, McHenry Co, Illinois.[4]

Based on ages alone, the second Henrietta appears to be a better match than the first when comparing ages in later census records. But knowing how off census ages can be, I keep digging!

A family history, the Genealogy of the Child, Childs and Childe Family, by Elias Child and published in 1881, identifies Henrietta Goff, daughter of Cameron Goff and Lydia Morse, as the wife of Christopher C Howe.[5]

A 1885 history of McHenry County, Illinois, biography of Henrietta's brother William W Goff states that her husband is Christopher C Howe.[6]

The icing on the cupcake:

The Woodstock (Illinois) Sentinel, Thursday, 17 November 1898, Volume XLIII, Number 18 (whole number 2202), page 5, column 3; digital image, Newspapers.com, http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 12 June 2017.

Looks like it is back to the drawing board for my Henrietta Goff.

(Of course, these two families are related through the Goff family. The two Henriettas are second cousins, sharing a set of great-grandparents, David Goff and Almy Card.)




[1] "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GB2P-LH1?cc=1803970&wc=326F-ZNY%3A146220501 : 3 March 2016), 1420738 (005204724) > image 57 of 457; county offices, Illinois; entry for Christopher C Howe and Henrietta Goff, license number 1995.

[2] Illinois, Cook County, Department of Health: City of Chicago, Bureau of Vital Statistics, death certificate, Mrs. C. C. Howe (Henrietta), 27 September 1902, Chicago, file no. 6122; digital image, Cook County Clerk's Office - Genealogy Online, http://www.cookcountygenealogy.com/Search.aspx, accessed 12 June 2017.

[3] 1850 US Census, Illinois, McHenry County, population schedule, Center, p. 374 (stamped), lines 29-38, household 174, family 174, household of David Gough, 12 October 1850; digital image, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 June 2017, citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 117.

[4] 1850 US Census, Illinois, McHenry County, population schedule, Brooklyn, p. 347 (stamped), lines 8-12, household 92, family 92, household of Cameron Taff, 19 October 1850; digital image, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 June 2017, citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 117.

[5] Elias Howe, Genealogy of the Child, Childs and Childe Family, Of the Past and Present in the United States and the Canadas from 1630 to 1881 (Utica, New York:  Curtis & Childs, 1881), 181.

[6] History of McHenry County, Illinois : together with sketches of its cities, villages and towns : educational, religious, civil, military, and political history : portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens, also a condensed History of Illinois (Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co., 1885), 601.

Wife of George O Pierce Identified!

This blog post answers Richardson family research question number 7: Who is the wife of George O Pierce (grandson of William Richardson)?


I had previously identified George O Richardson as a grandson of William Richardson (d.1877) based on the probate of William Richardson. The petition for proving William's will included the following living children in January 1894: Chester and Hiram, both of Canadice, Ontario County; John of Mendon, Monroe County; George of Harbor Springs, Emmet County, Michigan; Woolsey of Clyde, Washington County, Arkansas; and Polly J Magee of Springwater, Livingston County.  Four grandchildren were also named: George O Pierce of Springwater, Livingston County; and Miles, Oscar, and Lucy Adams of Litchfield, Hillsdale County, Michigan.

Miles, Oscar, and Lucy Adams were the children of Angelina (Richardson) Adams, who died in October 1874.[1] 

Polly (Richardson) Pierce Magee raised George O Pierce, as he is found in her household in the 1865 New York State Census just two years after his birth.[2] That census gives his relationship to the head of the household, Nelson Pierce, husband of Polly, as "nephew." If he was a son of Polly, he would not be listed as a grandchild in the probate of his grandfather since Polly was still living at the time.[3] However, the identity of his mother is still unproven.

George died 21 February 1898 in Canadice, Ontario County, New York.[4]. He died due to a logging accident on his brother Chester's property.[5]

I didn't know the name of George's wife, but I knew when she died: 1 March 1897. Her obituary gave her name as "Mrs. Geo. Richardson" and stated that she left a daughter and husband.[6]

Using the censuses from 1900-1910, that daughter was identified as Nora (Pierce) Wright, born October 1886, probably in Springwater or Canadice, wife of Frank Wright.[7]

Using the microfiche New York State Vital Records Index (via awesome lookup by a librarian at the Onondaga Public Library), there are two entries:

• Marriages: George O. PIERCE, m. 9 May, 1885, Venice, #5177
• Deaths: Hattie Pierce, d. 1 March, 1897, Canadice, #9088

The marriage record, alas, did not pertain to my George O Pierce. Since I didn't have the bride's name, and I was using a lookup instead of looking at the microfiche myself since I'm not going to get to New York anytime soon, that is not surprising.

The death record for Hattie Pierce was more helpful. First, the index had given me her first name! The death record included her age at death, place of death, cause of death, place of burial, and the names of both of her parents.[8]

Death Record of Hattie Pierce

Hattie's parents were Seneca Swan and Mary [--?--] Swan. She died of pleurisy.

In quick searching today, Seneca Swan died in the 1880s. Mary was Mary Eliza (Nutt) Swan Watkins, widow of Seneca Swan and Loren Watkins.[9]

So now we know that the mother of Nora (Pierce) Wright and wife of George O Pierce was Hattie (Swan) Pierce. She was the daughter of Seneca Swan and Mary Elizabeth (Nutt) Swan Watkins.




[1] Moses Conant Warren, A Genealogy of One Branch of the Morey Family, 1631-1890, Emily Wilder Leavitt, ed., privately printed (1890), pages 8 and 11.

[2] 1865 New York state census, household of Nelson Pierce, 10 June 1865, Springwater - Second Election District, Livingston Co, New York, page 9, lines 32-35, dwelling no. 60, family no.58, digital image, “New York State Census, 1865,” FamilySearch, http://beta.familysearch.org : accessed 9 December 2010.

[3] Polly died between 1910 and 1920, when her husband is enumerated as a widower in her brother George Richardson's household. 1920 US census, household of George Richardson, 3 January 1920, Springwater, Livingston Co, New York, ED 65, page 2A (114), lines 14-21, dwelling no. 36, family no. 36, digital image, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 December 2010, citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 1118.

[4] Death record, Canadice, Ontario Co, New York, "George O PIerce," 21 February 1898, volume not identified; copy of relevant entry from Town of Canadice, Ontario Co, New York.

[5] “"Rich" to Riz" Obituaries,” Ontario County NY Genealogy, 29 September 2011, http://ontario.nygenweb.net/WimtoWonobituaries.htm, accessed 29 October 2011.

[6] “"Rich" to Riz" Obituaries,” Ontario County NY Genealogy, 29 September 2011, http://ontario.nygenweb.net/WimtoWonobituaries.htm, accessed 29 October 2011.

[7] 1900 US census, household of William MaGee [sic], 27 June 1900, Springwater, Livingston Co, New York, ED 42, page 9B, lines 65-68, dwelling no. 219, family no. 226, digital image, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 December 2010, citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 1071.

[8] Death record, Canadice, Ontario County, New York, "Hattie Pierce," 1 March 1897, volume not identified, number 105 (stamped); copy of relevant entry from Town of Canadice, 24 April 2017.

[9] Obituary of Mrs. Mary Eliza Watkins, The Cohocoton Valley Times Index, Wednesday, 28 November 1906, Volume XV, Number 28, page 3, column 2; digital image, Old Fulton New York Postcards, http://fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html, accessed 24 April 2017.

Richardson Research Question 1: Jonathan Richardson (I) in Livonia, NY

Occasionally, my mom will ask me if I am sure there were three Jonathan Richardson's in Dad's family. Every time, I assure her that yes, there were three men named Jonathan Richardson (father, son, grandson).

However, little evidence exists in Livonia, Ontario County (now Livingston County), New York where the family settled between 1800 and 1810 (probably around 1804/5). The sources consist of two census records and three deeds.

Deed 1:
On 29 November 1814 Jonathan Richardson of Livonia, Ontario Co, New York bought a parcel of land from Robert Bowne of New York City for $329.31.  This land was described as being in the town[1] of Livonia containing 73.018 acres "...lying in the northwest corner of lot number sevente [sic]...."[2]  The witnesses were Wm H Bowne and Edmund P Gallagher.

Deed 2:
On 2 February 1821 Jonathan Richardson Sr sold 73.018 acres of land in the northwest corner of lot 70 of Livonia to Jonathan Richardson Jr for $1.[3] The witnesses were Jonathan 3rd Richardson, Asa Davis, and Warren Wheeler.

• Analysis:
• The wife of Jonathan Richardson Sr did not sign away her right to her dower portion of the land, a further indication that she was probably deceased by 1821 (also she was not in the 1820 census).
• Note that on this deed there are three men named Jonathan Richardson acting on this deed: the original Jonathan; Jonathan Jr, his son; and Jonathan III, his grandson, son of Jonathan Jr.
• Asa Davis is almost certainly the same Asa Davis that married Jonathan Richardson Sr’s first daughter, Sarah.
• Warren Wheeler administered the estate of Daniel Richardson (believed brother of Jonathan Jr and Joseph Sr) when he died in 1820.

Deed 3:
On 14 October 1829, Jonathan Richardson and Rhoda his wife of Livonia, New York sold to Jonathan Richardson Junior of Richmond, Ontario Co, New York a parcel of land containing 73.018 acres in lot 70 of Livonia for $1,500.[4]

• Witnesses to the deed were George Smith and Daniel Richardson
• This Daniel Richardson cannot be the brother of the Jonathan2 and Joseph Sr as he died 10 November 1820 and his widow, Philena Richardson, had remarried by 1830 to John Backus.
• Could be Daniel Richardson (b.1809) son of Jonathan and Rhoda Richardson, as he would be 20 years old. [This is most likely, given that Jonathan and Rhoda are the ones selling the land.]
• Could also be Daniel Richardson (b.1805), son of Joseph and Abigail Richardson; he would be 24 years old in 1829. However, there is no record of this Daniel after the 1820 census.
• Third potential is Daniel J Richardson (b.1806), son of Daniel and Philena Richardson, as he would be 23 years old. By 1827, he was living in Mt. Morris, Livingston Co, NY, with his wife, Thankful G. (Camp) Richardson.

• Analysis:
•  Rhoda signed her right to her dower portion of the land.
• Based on this deed and the previous deed selling this parcel of land, Jonathan I Richardson had died, and Jonathan II Richardson, known as Jonathan Richardson Jr has now become a Jonathan Richardson without a modifier. The Jonathan Jr in this deed is the Jonathan III in the 1821 deed.
• Portions of Richmond, Ontario Co, New York became part of the town of Canadice (in the same county) in 1829.

The 1810 US Federal census has the family of Jonathan (I) Richardson and Jonathan (II) Richardson in the same household:[5]

• Jona Richardson's household consists of:
• 3 males aged under 10 years [b. 1800-1810]
• 1 male aged 10 to 15 years [b. 1795-1800]
• 2 males aged over 45 years [b. bef 1765]
• 2 females aged under 10 years [b. 1800-1810]
• 2 females aged 10-15 years [b. 1795-1800]
• 1 female aged 16-25 years [b. 1785-1794]
• 1 female aged 26-44 years [b. 1766-1784]
• 1 female aged over 45 years [b. bef 1765]
• Unknown if the head of household is Jonathan (I) or Jonathan (II).

The family makeup is probably as follows:

• Daniel, b. 9 Feb 1809, aged 1 year
• Uriah, b. 31 Jan 1807, 3 years, probably Anna’s twin
• Anna,  b. Feb 1807, 3 years, probably Uriah’s twin
• Unknown boy, b. probably circa 1804/1805
• Laura, b. 5 Nov 1802, 8 years
• Jonathan III, b. 31 Aug 1799, 10 years
• Unknown girl, b. circa 1797
• Clarissa, b. 11 Sep 1795, 14 years
• Rhoda, b. 1793-1794, 16-17 years
• Rhoda (Thompson), wife of Jonathan II, b. 24 July 1773, 37 years
• Jonathan II, b. 26 Nov 1762 or Dec. 3, 1762, aged 47 years
• Jonathan I, b. supposedly abt 1743, if correct, aged about 67 years
• Unknown female, possible wife of Jonathan I, aged 45 years or older at census

The 1820 US Federal census also has a combined household:[6]

• Jonathan Richardson's household consists of:

• 2 males aged under 10 years [b. 1810-1820]
• 2 males aged 10-16 years [b. 1804-1810]
• 2 males aged 16-26 years [b. 1794-1804]
• 2 males aged over 45 years [b. bef 1775]
• 5 females aged under 10 years [b. 1810-1820]
• 2 females aged 16-26 years [b. 1794-1804]
• 1 female aged over 45 years [b. bef 1775]

The 1820 census household:

• Unknown boy, possibly b. c.1819-1820
• Marinda, b. 26 June 1818 or February 1819, 1-2 years
• Unknown girl, possibly b. c. 1816-1817
• Louisa, b. abt 1815, 4-5 years
• Harriet, b. abt 1813, 6-7 years
• Philander, b. 1810-1811, 9 years, probably twin to Philandra
• Philandra, b. 1810-1811, 9 years, probably twin to Philander
• Daniel, b. 9 Feb 1809, 11 years
• Uriah (b. 31 Jan 1807, aged 13 years) 
• Unknown male, b. circa 1804 (based on this census and 1810) 
• Possibly Laura, b. 5 Nov 1802, aged 18 years
• Probably Maranda/Miranda/Mianda/Marinda (Moore), wife of Jonathan III, b. 30 April 1800, 20 years
• Jonathan III, b. 31 Aug 1799, 20 years 
• Rhoda (Thompson), wife of Jonathan II, b. 24 July 1773, 47 years 
• Jonathan II, b. 1762, 57 years
• Jonathan I, b. supposedly abt 1743, 77 years if correct.   

There is no probate for Jonathan I or Jonathan II in Ontario or Livingston counties.

Based on other sources, I believe the family came from Leyden, Massachusetts. However, what these five sources show is that there were three men named Jonathan Richardson in Livonia, NY, between 1810 and 1829.

Jonathan I - b. supposedly c. 1743; died between 1821 and 1829; spouse unknown.
Jonathan II - b.1762; d. 1850; son of Jonathan I; spouse Rhoda Thompson
Jonathan III - b. 1799; d.1880; son of Jonathan II and Rhoda Thompson; spouse Marinda Moore.

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[1] For town, read “township”; “In New York, a town is the major division of each county (excluding the five counties that comprise New York City), very similar to townships in other states such as Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana.” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_New_York#Town)

[2] Bowne, Robert H to Jonathan Richardson, 29 November 1814, Ontario County, New York, Deed Book 22: 468-469, Ontario Co, New York County Clerk, Deed records v. 22-23 1814-1815, Family History Library microfilm 0494835.

[3] Richardson, Jonathan Sr to Jonathan Richardson Jr, 2 February 1821, Ontario County, New York, Deed Book 37: 359-360, Ontario Co, New York County Clerk, Deed records v. 36-37, 1820-1821, Family History Library microfilm 0494842.

[4] Richardson, Jonathan and Rhoda to Jonathan Richardson Jr, 14 October 1829, Livingston County, New York, Deed Book 8:44-45, Livingston Co, New York County Clerk, Deed Records v. 8-9, 1829-1831, Family History Library microfilm 0510038.

[5] 1810 US Census, Ontario County, New York, 6 August 1810, Livonia, page 191 (page 741 crossed out), line 10 (15 from bottom), household of Jona Richardson, digital image, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 June 2010, citing NARA microfilm publication M252, roll 74. Missing is Jonathan and Rhoda (Thompson) Richardson’s eldest child, daughter Sarah (b. 13 Oct 1792), who married Asa Davis c.1806.

[6] 1820 US Census, Ontario County, New York, 7 August 1820, Livonia, page 38 (60), line 15, household of Jonathan Richardson, 7 August 1820, Livonia, Ontario Co, New York, page 38 (60), line 15, digital image, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 June 2009, citing NARA microfilm publication M33, roll 62.

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Analysis of a late 19th century mug book entry - Part 2b: Census Records

Part 2b: Households of John and Patrick Mahan/Mahon, Indiana Co, Pennsylvania

For previous parts, see [Part 1] and [Part 2a].


As noted in Part 2a, there is a second Patrick Mahan living in Washington Co, Pennsylvania at the same time as "my" Patrick Mahan.  This post gives the available census records of the "other" family.  Other record posts will include records of this family as compared to "my" Mahans.


This other Patrick Mahan is the son of John Mahan.  There is an autobiography of Patrick's grandson Harry E. Mahan, given in Stewart's 1912 Indiana Co Pennsylvania: Her People Past and Present. [1] This autobiography states that Patrick Mahan came to the country with his father, John Mahan; that he died in 1871; and gives a list of Patrick's children (Rebecca; Mary (married George Trimble); Margaret; Martha (married William Rong [actually Long]; Jennie; Elizabeth (married James Dickson [also seen as Dixon]); Nancy Ann (married Andrew Duncan); David B.; and Ebenezer).


Census Records:


1820 household of John Mahon[2]:

• 1 male aged 16-26 years
• 1male aged over 45 years
• 1 female aged 10-16 years
• 3 females aged 16-26 years
• 1 female aged over 45 years
• 2 foreigners in his household [presumably the two males] were not naturalized.

1820 household of Peter [actually Patrick] Mahan[3]:

• 1 male aged 16-26 years
• 2 females aged under 10 years
• 2 females aged 16-26 years
• One foreigner not naturalized, presumably the male head-of-household

1830 household of John Mahon[4]:

• 1 male aged 10-15 years
• 1 male aged 60-70 years
• 1 female aged 5-10 years
• 2 females aged 20-30 years
• 1 female aged 60-70 years

1830 household of Patrick Mahon[5]:

• 1 male aged 30-40 years
• 1 female aged under 5 years
• 2 females aged 15-20 years
• 1 female aged 30-40 years

1840 household of John Mahan[6]:

• 1 male aged 70-80 years
• 1 female aged 20-30 years
• 1 female aged 70 80 years
• 1 person engaged in agriculture

1840 household of Patrick Mahon[7]:

• 2 males aged under 5 years
• 1 male aged 50 to 60 years
• 1 female aged under 5 years
• 2 females aged 5-10 years
• 1 female aged 10-15 years
• 3 females aged 15-20 years
• 1 female aged 20-30 years [may be a misentry]
• 1 female 30-40 years
• 1 person engaged in agriculture

1850 household of Patrick Mahan[8]:

• Patrick Mahon, 60 years, m, w, farmer, $600 in real estate, b. Ireland, can read and write
• Rebecca " ", 37 years, f, w, b. Pennsylvania, can read and write, insane
• Mary " ", 34 years, f, w, b. Pennsylvania, can read and write
• [pg 423] Martha Mahon, 23 years, f, w, b. Pennsylvania, can read and write
• Jane " ", 20 years, f, w, b. Pennsylvania
• Elizabeth " ", 16 years, f, w, b. Pennsylvania, attended school within the census year
• Ann A " ", 14 years, f, w, b. Pennsylvania, attended school within the census year
• David " ", 12 years, m, w, b. Pennsylvania, attended school within the census year
• Ebenezer " ", 10 years, m, w, b. Pennsylvania, attended school within the census year

1860 household of Patrick Mahan[9]:

• Patrick Mahan, 75 years, m, w, farmer, $2000 real estate, $700 personal estate, b. Ireland, can read and write
• Mary " ", 40 years, f, w, housekeeper, b. Pennsylvania, can read and write
• Elizabeth " ", 37 years, f, w, " " [housekeeper], b. Pennsylvania, can read and write
• Jane " ", 35 years, f, w, " " [housekeeper], b. Pennsylvania, can read and write
• Nancy A " ", 33 years, f, w, " " [housekeeper], b. Pennsylvania, can read and write
• David " ", 22, m, w, school teacher, [no real or personal estate], b. Pennsylvania, can read and write
• Ebenezer " ", 17 years, m, w, farm laborer, b. Pennsylvania, can read and write
• Rebecca " ", 42 years, f, w, [no occupation], b. Pennsylvania, can read and write

1870 household of Patrick Mahan[10]:

• Patrick Mahan, 84 years, m, w, farmer, $2500 real estate, $585 personal estate, b. Ireland, both parents of foreign birth, can read and write
• Elizabeth " ", 4[?] years, f, w, housekeeper, b. Pennsylvania, both parents of foreign birth, can read and write
• Jane " ", 34 years, f, w, b. Pennsylvania, both parents of foreign birth, can read and write
• Harry " ", 8 years, m, w, b. Pennsylvania, can read and write, attended school within the census year
• Rebecca " ", 57 years, f, w, b. Pennsylvania, both parents of foreign birth, can read and write, insane

By 1880 Jane and Harry are living with Elizabeth (Mahan) and her husband James Dickson/Dixon, in Indiana Co, Pennsylvania.[11]


[1] Stewart, Prof. J. T., Indiana County Pennsylvania: Her People, Past and Present, Chicago, J.H. Beers & Co, 1913, 2 vols, p. 948.

[2] 1820 US Census, household of John Mahon, 7 August 1820, Washington Township, Indiana Co, Pennsylvania, page 21, "M" surnames, line 20, digital image, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 March 2010, citing NARA microfilm publication M33, roll 105.

[3] 1820 US Census, household of Peter [Patrick] Mahan, 7 August 1820, Washington Township, Indiana Co, Pennsylvania, page 21, "M" surnames, last entry, digital image, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 March 2010, citing NARA microfilm publication M33, roll 105.

[4] 1830 US Census, household of John Mahon, 1 June 1830, Washington Township, Indiana Co, Pennsylvania, page 240, line 22, digital image, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 March 2010, citing NARA microfilm publication M19, roll 152, imaged from Family History Library Film 0020626.

[5] 1830 US Census, household of Patrick Mahon, 1 June 1830, Washington Township, Indiana Co, Pennsylvania, page 240, line 23, digital image, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 March 2010, citing NARA microfilm publication M19, roll 152, imaged from Family History Library Film 0020626.

[6] 1840 US Census, household of John Mahan, 1 June 1840, Washington Township, Indiana Co, Pennsylvania, page 113, line 12, digital image, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 29 July 2012, citing NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 463, imaged from Family History Library microfilm 0020546.


[7] 1840 US Census, household of Patrick Mahon Sen., 1 June 1840, Washington Township, Indiana Co, Pennsylvania, page 116, line 23, digital image, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 29 July 2012, citing NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 463, imaged from Family History Library microfilm 0020546.

[8] 1850 US Census, household of Patrick Mahan, 10 August 1850, Washington Township, Indiana Co, Pennsylvania, pages 422 and 423 (211 and 212 stamped), lines 40-42 and 1-6, dwelling no. 16, family no. 16, digital image, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 27 March 2010, citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 785.

[9] 1860 US Census, household of Patrick Mahan, 28 July 1860, Washington Township, Indiana Co, Pennsylvania, page 272, lines 29-36, dwelling number 1929, family number 1883, digital image, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 March 2010, citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 1117, imaged from Family History Library microfilm 805117.

[10] 1870 US Census, household of Patrick Mahan, 6 July 1870, Washington Township, Indiana Co, Pennsylvania, page 28, lines 22-26, dwelling number 200, family number 204, digital image, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 27 March 2010, citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 1351, imaged from Family History Library microfilm 552850.

[11] 1880 US Census, household of James E. Dixon, 12 June 1880, Washington Township, Indiana Co, Pennsylvania, ED 141, page 17A (270), lines 38-42, dwelling number 162, family number 164, digital image, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 29 July 2012, citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 1335, imaged from Family History Library microfilm 1255135.