This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Shaw, Mead, Fifield, Hayes, Haywood, Tindall Classification: Census Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QFB.2ACE/1728.1 Message Board Post: 1900 (June 1) United States Federal Census > Michigan > Barry > Carlton > District 36 Pg 16, family 195 SHAW, Kean, WM, July 1834- 65, married 18 years, born (changed to) Canada, parents born (changed to) Canada, employed 5 months as day labor, immigrated 1898 (2 years in U.S.A.- an alien), speaks English, doesn't read/write ......... Sarah, WF, June 1858- 41, married 18 yrs, mother of 6, 4 living in 1900, Can, Can, Can, immigrated 1898, speaks English, doesn't read/write ..........Etta, WF, July 1884- 15, Can, Can, Can, immigrated 1898, speaks/reads/writes English ..........Ida, FW, Feb 1889- 11, Can, Can, Can, immigrated 1898, speaks/reads/writes English, school 9 mo. ..........Pearl. FW, Apr 1891- 9, Can, Can, Can, immigrated 1898, speaks/reads/writes English Death Records of Barry County Clerk 1118332 1903 SHAW, AEANAEAS CLARK B-123 Marriage Records of Barry County Clerk 1211605 1903 TINDALL, WILLIAM S. m. SHAW, ETTA M. D-245 (in 1910 William is divorced and lives with his mother Esther (Michigan > Barry > 2-Wd Hastings > District 41, pg 14) 1211604 1903 FIFIELD, WILLIAM P. JR. m. SHAW, ELLEN G. D-239 (William Pitt Fifield born 1881 per Barry Co. Clerk birth records Book 1942, page 4620) 1231161 1904 HAYES, ALBERT E. m. SHAW, IDA G. D-248 1211609 1911 HAYWOOD, VERN J. m. SHAW, PEARL E-43 1910 (April 15) United States Federal Census > Michigan > Calhoun > Battle Creek Township > District 53 pg 10, family 120 MEAD, Fred W, WM 33, marriage 2 - 5 yrs, born Michigan, laborer in stove factory .........Etta M, WF 25, marriage 2 - 5 yrs, mother of 4- 2 living, born Canada .........Clare F, WM, 4, Michigan .........Hilda F, WF, 10/12ths, Michigan .........Ralph, WM, 22, single cousin, Michigan, laborer stove factory 1910 United States Federal Census > Michigan > Barry > Irving Twp > District 45 pg 26, family 334 FIFIELD, William P,. WM, 28, married once- 6 years, born MI, NY, MI laborer at odd jobs, can read & write ......... Ellen G, WF, 23, married once- 6 years, mother of 2, both living, born Canada-Eng, Can-French, Can--Eng, immigrated 1898, can read & write ..........Vernon S., WM, 5, b MI, MI, Can pg 27, family 334 con't Fifield, Grace B, WF, 2, MI, MI, Canada SHAW, Sarah J., mother-in-law, WF, 57, widow, mother of 6, 4 living, Canada, Can, Can, immigrated 1898, worked 8 months in last year as a servant in a Hotel, does not read or write 1920 (January 1) United States Federal Census > Michigan > Barry > Assyria > District 42, Pg 16, family 200 MEAD, Fred, WM, 42, married, reads/writes, b MI, father MI. mother, OH, renter, occupation illegible ........ Arlett, WF, 35, married, reads/writes, b Canada, parents Canada, immigrated in 1899, naturalized 1904 ........ Clare, WM, 14, school, reads/writes, b MI, father MI. mother Can ........ Hilda, WF, 10, school, reads/writes, b MI, father MI. mother Can ........ Theron, WM, 8, school, b MI, father MI. mother Can ........ Orin, WM, ?? /12ths, b MI, father MI. mother Can 1920 United States Federal Census > Michigan > Barry > Hastings Ward 1 > District 49 Pg 20, family 283 FIFIELD, William B., WM, 38, MI, NY, NY, renter, assembler, _____ Ford? ........ Ellen J, WF, 32, immigrated 1899, naturalized 1903 .........Vernor S, WM, 15, MI, MI, Can, school, reads/writes Pg 21, family 283 con't ......... Grace B., WF, 8, MI, MI, Can, school, reads/writes 1920 United States Federal Census > Michigan > Barry > Hastings Ward 4 > District 52 Pg 22, family 297 HAYES, Albert E WM, 34, MI, MI, MI renter, reads/writes, .....................laborer at press factory [perhaps E.W. Bliss Mfg. In Hastings. amh] ..........Ida G., WF, 31, Can-Eng, Can-Eng, Can-Eng immigrated date ukn., naturalized, reads/writes ......... Mildred, WF, 14, MI, MI, Can, school, reads/writes ..........William F, WM, 12, MI, MI, Can, school, reads/writes ..........Hazel J., WF, 10, MI, MI, Can, school, reads/writes ..........Albert E, WM, 1 8/12ths, MI, MI, Can 1920 United States Federal Census > Michigan > Barry > Irving > District 55 Pg12, family 149 HAYWOOD, Vern J., WM, 28 married, MI, Can, OH, farmer, reads/writes ............. Pearl, WF, 21, married, Canada, Can-Irish, Can- Irish, reads/writes ..............Francise J, WF, 6, MI, MI, Can, school- reads/writes ............. Leo V, WM, 3, MI, MI, Can 1930 (April 1) United States Federal Census > Michigan > Calhoun > Battle Creek > District 32, pg 22, family 313 MEAD, Clare E, WM, 24, married age 22, machine operator food factory ........ Mary G, WF, 17, married age 15, b MI ........ Martha G, WF, 1 3/12ths, b MI Hope this gives you some leads. The Mead family you asked about seems to have lived in the Battle Creek (Calhoun Co.) Michigan area or southern Barry County just a bit NE of Battle Creek. Anne