I'm sorry, but are there typos in this census? It looks as if the wife is only 4 years old at the birth of her first child. Also the marriage record seems odd, as it is after all the children are born. Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dale Marr" <marrdye@sbcglobal.net> To: <ARFULTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 11:44 AM Subject: Re: [ARFULTON] Jim or James Smith 1900 Census request > 1900 Fulton Co., AR -- Afton Twp. -- 15 Jun 1900 -- p. 192 > > Smith, James 50 Mar 1850 MO KY IL Head md. 1 yr. > Mary 27 Jan 1873 AR TN TN Wife 1 ch./1 liv. > Edmond 22 Nov 1877 AR MO AR Son > Bert(?) A. 14 Jan 1886 AR MO AR Son > Dewonda 12 Dec 1887 AR MO AR Daughter > Emma 10 Apr 1890 AR MO AR Daughter > Jennie M. 7 May 1893 AR MO AR Daughter > Esther M. 2 Oct 1897 AR MO AR Daughter > Pulley, Arthur 10 Jan 1890 AR AR AR Step-son > > > This is probably their marriage record: > > James P. Smith md. Mary Pulley > 19 Apr 1900 > Sharp Co., AR > > I don't find one for Mary and her first husband. > > > ==== ARFULTON Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, > political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal > messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be > grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen > Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

> I'm sorry, but are there typos in this census? It looks as if the wife is only 4 years old at the birth of her first child. Also the marriage record seems odd, as it is after all the children are born. Nope, no typos. Mary was married to someone named Pulley first, and the step-son, Arthur Pulley, is her son from that marriage. Then Mary married James Smith in 1899 or 1900. (The census showed they'd been married "1 year," but that could be anywhere from a few months to over a year. I think that's probably their marriage record I found in Sharp Co. in 1900. James Smith was also married before, and all the Smith kids are his from his previous marriage(s). None of the children listed belong to both of them. At least that's how I interpret it. > 1900 Fulton Co., AR -- Afton Twp. -- 15 Jun 1900 -- p. 192 > > Smith, James 50 Mar 1850 MO KY IL Head md. 1 yr. > Mary 27 Jan 1873 AR TN TN Wife 1 ch./1 liv. > Edmond 22 Nov 1877 AR MO AR Son > Bert(?) A. 14 Jan 1886 AR MO AR Son > Dewonda 12 Dec 1887 AR MO AR Daughter > Emma 10 Apr 1890 AR MO AR Daughter > Jennie M. 7 May 1893 AR MO AR Daughter > Esther M. 2 Oct 1897 AR MO AR Daughter >Pulley, Arthur 10 Jan 1890 AR AR AR Step-son