i tend to poke and tug at all the strings i can find as i move backwards, hence these questions.
if the bio is correct on mary's husband's name, is the william james here a match? Name: William James Age in 1870: 75 Birth Year: abt 1795 Birthplace: Wales Home in 1870: Yellow Springs, Des Moines, Iowa Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Dodgeville Value of real estate: View image Household Members: Name Age Wm L Roberts 41 Mary Roberts 44 Mary Ann Roberts 10 Jane Ann Roberts 8 William P Roberts 6 Lucelin Roberts 2 William James 75
because i think the same family minus william james IS in macon in 1880: Name: William Roberts Age: 53 Birth Year: abt 1827 Birthplace: Wales Home in 1880: Russell, Macon, Missouri Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Mary Roberts Father's Birthplace: Wales Mother's Birthplace: Wales Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Farmer
Household Members: Name Age William Roberts 53 Mary Roberts 53 Mary E. Roberts 20 Jane Roberts 17 William Roberts 16 Gwesyn Roberts 12
If that's the right william, it gives me a tentative age to be looking for in wales)
and anotehr question: is there no question at all that it was william and the kids who used james who changed their name vs john evans who changed his surname when he left wales?
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i tend to poke and tug at all the strings i can find as i move backwards, hence these questions.
if the bio is correct on mary's husband's name, is the william james here a match?
Name: William James
Age in 1870: 75
Birth Year: abt 1795
Birthplace: Wales
Home in 1870: Yellow Springs, Des Moines, Iowa
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Dodgeville
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Wm L Roberts 41
Mary Roberts 44
Mary Ann Roberts 10
Jane Ann Roberts 8
William P Roberts 6
Lucelin Roberts 2
William James 75
because i think the same family minus william james IS in macon in 1880:
Name: William Roberts
Age: 53
Birth Year: abt 1827
Birthplace: Wales
Home in 1880: Russell, Macon, Missouri
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary Roberts
Father's Birthplace: Wales
Mother's Birthplace: Wales
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
Name Age
William Roberts 53
Mary Roberts 53
Mary E. Roberts 20
Jane Roberts 17
William Roberts 16
Gwesyn Roberts 12
If that's the right william, it gives me a tentative age to be looking for in wales)
and anotehr question: is there no question at all that it was william and the kids who used james who changed their name vs john evans who changed his surname when he left wales?