-------------- Original message from Bfamilyseekr@wmconnect.com: -------------- > Hi, > Saw your letter about the Scroggin family and sorry to change the subject, > but do you have any information on James Jarvis Burroughs listed in the 1900 > Census: > 1900 Census, East Lincoln, Logan Co. IL > Burrows, James March 1837 b. Ohio > Mary H. July 1849 b. IL > Addie M. Sept 1867 b. IL > Did James and his family stay in Logan County? What happened to them after > 1900? > Thanks for any help you can give me. > Lois Branch Lois -- Are you sure you're barking up the right tree? I know that you are searching for the descendants of your husband's 3ggf, Edward BURROUGHS. However, I do not think that the James BURROWS who appeared on the 1900 Logan Co., Illinois census was the same person as James or Jarvis BURROUGHS, the third child of Edward BURROUGHS of Wayne Co., Illinois. Consider the following trail of evidence: 1840 Census -- Edward BURROUGHS, age 20-29, was enumerated in Chester twp, Meigs Co., Ohio. Among those included in his household were one male age 5-9 and one male under age 5. We can conclude from the 1850 census that these boys were his two eldest sons, Hayes and James. 1850 Census (taken 29 Oct) -- James BURROUGHS, age 13, b. OH, was enumerated in Chester twp, Meigs Co., Ohio, in the household of Edward BURROUGHS. No child named Jarvis was listed with the family. 1853 -- Edward BURROUGHS and his family removed to Wayne County, Illinois (per the obituary of his daughter Harriet). 1860 Census (taken 8 Aug) -- Jarvis BURRIS, age 23, farmer, b. OH, was enumerated in twp 1S, range 7E [Lamard twp], Wayne Co., Illinois. Also listed in his household were Catharine, age 26, b. OH; Harriet M., age 2, b. IL; Hattie, age 14, b. OH; and William, age 10, b. OH. Catharine was evidently his wife, and Harriet M. his daughter. Hattie was his sister Mehetable (my 2nd great grandmother), and William was his brother. The adjacent household was that of Jarvis's stepmother, Cynthia BURRIS, age 32, farmeress, b. PA. Her household included her daughter Mary, age 1, b. IL; and her five sons from her first marriage to John WALLER. As you and I have previously discussed, Edward BURROUGHS was probably in Tippecanoe Co., Indiana at this time, visiting his terminally ill mother (she died 9 Sep 1860). Unfortunately, the census for Tippecanoe County had been taken prior to Edward's arrival there, so he apparently missed being enumerated in 1860 altogether! Edward BURROUGHS ! did app ear on the 1870 and 1880 censuses for Wayne County. 1870 Census (taken 4 Aug) -- Jarvus BURROWS, age 33, farmer, b. OH, was enumerated in Romine twp, Marion Co., Illinois. Also listed in his household were Catharine, age 37, b. OH; Harriet, age 13, b. OH [actually IL]; Sarah, age 12, b. IL; Manurvey [Minerva], age 9, b. IL; Hattie, age 4, b. IL; and John, age 2, b. IL. Romine twp is in the southeastern corner of Marion County, bordering Wayne County. I have not located Sarah on the 1860 census. 1880 Census (taken 8 Jun) -- Jarvis BURROUGHS, age 43, farmer, b. OH, father b. NJ [actually OH], mother b. OH [actually NH] was enumerated in Romine twp, Marion Co., Illinois. Also listed in his household were wife Arminda, age 30, b. IL, father & mother b. KY; son William, age 16, b. IL; dau Hettie, age 13, b. IL; son John, age 11, b. IL; son Peter, age 10, b. IL; dau Emma, age 9, b. IL; son George, age 5, b. IL; and son Franklin, age 3, b. IL. The adjacent household was that of Jarvis's brother, William BURROUGHS. Arminda was evidently Jarvis's second wife; I have seen her maiden name given as FORTH, but I have not verified that. I have not located Jarvis's son William on the 1870 census, and I have not determined which of the younger children (if any) were born to Arminda. The census gives IL as the birthplace for the mother of all seven children, but this is obviously an error, since Jarvis's first wife was born in Ohio. 1887 -- Jarvis BURROUGHS md. Mary M. McCLAIN 14 Nov in Clay Co., Illinois (per the online Illinois Statewide Marriage Index). Clay County borders Wayne County on the north and Marion County on the east. Based upon the 1900 census (which showed Mary as the mother of two children), it is likely that McCLAIN was the surname of a previous husband. 1900 Census (taken 29 Jun) -- Jarvis BUROUGHS, age 63, farmer, b. Mar 1837 in OH, md. 30 yrs, father b. OH, mother b. OH [actually NH] was enumerated in Romine twp, Marion Co., Illinois. Also listed in his household were wife Mary M., age 67, b. Jan 1849 in IL, md. 30 yrs, mother of 2 ch., 2 living, father b. TN, mother b. KY; son Milton, age 15, b. May 1885 in IL; son Luther, age 13, b. Jan 1887 in IL; and gson William G., age 10, b. Apr 1890 in IL. I have not discovered the identity of William's parents. There are clearly some errors in this census listing; Mary's age as recorded is inconsistent with her birthdate, and Jarvis and Mary had obviously not been married for 30 years. Conclusions: 1) The James BURROUGHS listed as the son of Edward BURROUGHS in the 1850 Meigs Co., Ohio census was probably the same person as the Jarvis BURROUGHS listed in Wayne Co. and Marion Co., Illinois in the 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1900 censuses. 2) Despite the fact that he was born in Ohio in Mar 1837 and had a wife named Mary, the James BURROWS listed in the 1900 Logan Co., Illinois census was probably not the same person as James or Jarvis BURROUGHS, the son of Edward BURROUGHS of Wayne County, Illinois. Please let me know if you have any questions. Guy I. Colby IV Irving, TX