1930 US Census free during August

garibaldired · Post by **garibaldired** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:34 pm

Just in case anyone is following this and are interested

a very kind gentleman looked at the marriage records for Allegany County in Maryland for the Mckinley girls but alas there is no sign

However he did find an interesting reference to William Mckinley being a signatory on a letter authorising a miners' strike written in April 1900. Now is this the same chap whose wife (now a widow) and children are in the Bronx in June 1900?
I can find no further reference to William or any likely candidate for the 3 married girls in 1900. How likely is it they all packed their bags and moved on?

Best wishes,
Meg

speleobat2 · Post by **speleobat2** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 1:45 am

Hi Meg,

I'm surprised that he didn't find at least one of the older girls since they were all away from the family by the 1900 census!

As far as them packing up and moving, Lonaconing was a coal mining town and coal mining towns were pretty much one industry towns. After William Sr. died, there wouldn't have been much reason for the family to stay. They would have been looking for some place where they could find work especially to support Ann and the younger children.

Carol

garibaldired · Post by **garibaldired** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:54 am

HI Carol,

Yes I was surprised too. That is one of the reasons I wondered whether they had moved from Maryland. On the other hand if William was alive in April 1900 it makes it all even more of a puzzle.
Perhaps one I'll never solve.

Best wishes,
Meg

garibaldired · Post by **garibaldired** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 8:13 pm

Hi Carol,

What you said about Lonaconing being a one industry town made me think more about where they might have gone.
I knew Margaret Mckinley's (William's first wife and the mother of these girls) father , Samuel Dobbie was in Connecticut in 1900 so I looked again at his entry for that census.
And here's that lesson that I never seem to learn.......yes it looks like he was with one of those daughters and family

In my defence he is entered as a "boarder" and the name looks like Mabel rather than the Isabel I now believe it to be!
Oh dear, so now to look through the Connecticut records

Do you have any idea how accessible they are?

Best wishes,
Meg

speleobat2 · Post by **speleobat2** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 8:39 pm

Hi Meg,

Here's the official Connecticut vital records site:

http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=31 ... Nav=|46940|

They divide their records according to pre and post 1897 and you have to send for them.

Did you have everything that you want on the Pughs and McKinleys in West Virginia? I posted a West Virginia website under the Americas Forum here on TS. I was able to find Virgil's death record and certificate on it.

Also, there was a Solomon Pugh and a Margaret Patterson living with the Peppers in West Virginia on the 1920 and 1930 Census records, but you have probably already seen them.

Carol

garibaldired · Post by **garibaldired** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 8:49 pm

Carol,

Thanks once again!
Yes I did get all that from the West Virginia website you posted. What an excellent resource it is too - and free

No I hadn't seen Solomon Pugh and Margaret Patterson with the Peppers in 1920 and 1930........only seen Virgil with Margaret Peppers in 1930.
Interestingly Pat(t)erson was Margaret Mckinley's mother's maiden name!

Best wishes,
a still embarrassed Meg

PS when can we expect the next (1940?) US census to be released?

speleobat2 · Post by **speleobat2** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 8:53 pm

Meg,

The 1940 Census comes out in 2012. We have a 72 year wait over here.

Don't be embarassed! I'm finding whole branches of our mother's tree in small towns that we drove through on our way to our grandparents house every summer and Mom never once mentioned that we had relatives in!

Besides, there's nothing more satisfying that a big "Ah Ha!, Gotcha!" when you do find one of those elusive relatives!

Carol

speleobat2 · Post by **speleobat2** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 9:02 pm

Hi again,

Magaret Patterson shows on the 1920 census with Virgil McKinley. If you click on "View others on page" and scroll down you'll find Solomon Pugh.

I also noticed a Peter McKinley in Lonaconing, MD on the 1870 Census, but didn't see him after that and ran out of time last evening.

Carol

garibaldired · Post by **garibaldired** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 9:58 pm

Hi Carol,

there's nothing more satisfying that a big "Ah Ha!, Gotcha!" when you do find one of those elusive relatives!

You're quite right of course!
I don't have full access to ancestry; that's why I found the footnote offer so good

.

Thanks for all your help.
Best wishes,
Meg

garibaldired · Post by **garibaldired** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:37 pm

I'd just like to thank Carol publically for all the help she has given me in the search for these three sisters. In fact she found both Margaret and Minnie living with their families in Connecticut.

So take a bow Carol

You're a star!

Best wishes,

Meg