Wow, it is amazing to look back at work I was doing two years ago and pick up where I left off. My last post about Jehial was featured the Federal Census. I was able to find him in the Federal Census up until 1880, most of 1890 Federal Census was lost in a fire. Try as I might, I could not find him in the 1900 Federal Census. His daughter, Sarah J Stanton Husted is there, living at the address where Jehial would eventually live, but no Jehial. I know that he was alive in 1900 however because there is data about him in the 1905 Iowa State Census. I was also able to find information about him in the 1885 and 1895 Iowa State Census.
Here he is in the 1885 Iowa State Census:
- Taken in 1885 in Olive, Iowa
- Name looks like Josiah Stanton
- Age is 55, making year of birth 1930
- No occupation listed
- Born in NY
- Blind
- Wife age 66 named Rebecca Stanton, born in NY, Occupation listed as housewife
The 1895 Iowa Census has no images just information:
- Taken in 1895 in Calamees, Clinton IA
- Name listed as Jehial Stanton
- Age 70 making year of birth 1825
- Birthplace is NY
The 1905 Iowa Census has no images of the census data but images of the index.
Information from both of those sources:
- Taken in 1905 in Scott, IA
- Name listed as Jehial Stanton
- Age 82 making year of birth 1923
- Widowed
- Father’s and Mother’s birthplace NY
- Lives with Sarah J. Husted and Jas E. Husted
Lastly in 1905 there is a population schedule. I’m not sure if this is different but it has the same information above, so it’s probably the same.
The only additional information on this population schedule is that Jehial had been in Iowa for 39 years, making his arrival in Iowa around 1866.
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