Maggie, This family you found in Salem is my Great Granduncle Thomas Peter Burt and his family. That is the right one alright. That 1900 census entry on this page is really a mess for this family. I wonder how this families details got so messed up on this census? Mary Burt, Thomas' wife, was not born in Florida! She was born here in Oregon just a couple weeks AFTER the 1860 census was taken. They listed Mary's only daughter, Elva, as a son! The son born 1889 was named Vane Burt. He is buried in Gresham. The youngest son, Cecil, was listed as "Baby". He was a year and a half old in 1900 and they listed him as "Baby"?! You would think that after a year and half they would have thought of a name for him, don't you think?! I am just kidding actually. Whoever gave this info to the census taker may have been a neighbor or something and did not know the name of the youngest child?? The daughter-in-law on the next page that you found was the oldest son, Arthur's, wife. Her name was Fairy Burt actually. There were a lot of names in those days that had a male and a female version to the name. For instance, FAIRY was the girl's version and FERRY was the male version of the same name. Another of many examples would be MARION was a male name and MARIAN was given as the female version of that name. Her maiden name was McDaniels. Fairy's mother was a Chamness. The Chamness family came from Silverton area. Fairy died very young. There is something you brought to my attention that I had not even noticed before. I am really surprised that I had not heard anyone mention this before or noticed it myself. The address of the families is listed on the left side of the page. Wow! Interesting. Half the people on the next page are listed at the same address also. I have to presume this must have been some type of boarding house or something, don't you think? I have trouble imagining the 31 people all listed at 55 13th St as all sharing the same house! It does not indicate S or N or what part of Salem this 13th St was in. There is a NE and a SE 13th St in Salem on my Salem map. That is right by Willamette Univ., just a few blocks from the State Capitol building. Chances are this building from 1900 is no longer there and was torn down years ago? Anyway, thanks Maggie. That was nice of you to mention this. Nathan Haines --- Maggie <[email protected]> wrote: > Roy, > > Have you looked at the 1900 US Census for this > family? > It is available online, free at Heritage Quest with > a Multnomah county library card. > > This is the short version. > > Oregon, Marion County, Salem (city), Precinct > #4, census taken on 26 June 1900. > Census page 5, stamped page 146! (and B) > House address 55 13th St., Salem. There are > two families in this house. > > Gustave and Martha Roberts (ages 28 and 23) > Thomas Burt age 49, b. Sept. 1850, Scotland > Mary (wife) age 39 b. Sept 1860, Florida > Arthur (son) age 21 b. Oct 1878, Oregon > Elva (son) age 19 b. April 1881, Oregon > Roy (son) age 17 b. April 1883, Oregon > Angus (son) age 14 b. June 1886 > Wallace (son) age 12 b. April 1888 > Vasie [?] (son) age 10 b. July 1889 > Baby (son) b. July 1898 [?] > and, on the next page, same family > Terry (daughter-in-law) age 20, b. Aug 1879 > > Please note, all but wife and daughter-in-law > are listed as male. > > Also in Marion County, Oregon are > Arthur Burt, age 22 in Yew Park Precinct, born > unknown > Luther A Burt, age 30, 4th Ward, Salem born > Iowa > Taylor E Burt, age 51 in 2nd Ward, Salem born > Pennsylvania > I have not checked for spouses or children living > with these three people > > Maggie > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nathan Haines Sr." <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 12:14 AM > Subject: Re: [GFO] school newspaper > > > > Hi Mim, > > My Great Granduncle Thomas Peter Burt and his > > family lived in Salem in 1900. I am not sure which > > High School his kids went to? Could you check your > > picture to see if there are any kids with the last > > name of Burt? Roy Burt was 17 in 1900 and Angus > Burt > > was 14. They had a sister Elva Burt who would have > > been 19 in 1900. > > Thanks, > > Nathan > > [email protected] > > > > > > --- Mim Aline <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> I have a copy of the Salem High School "Clarion" > >> newspaper, October 7, 1915. (Vol. XIII, No. 1) > >> Where would be the best place to donate this? > >> > >> I also have a photograph of the 1900 graduating > >> class and a list of names that may or may not go > >> with the photo. 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