I am posting these census to Clinton Co. list, for anyone who does Summerson research, or has Summerson as an allied family. These census are 1900, & 1910 Portage Co., Plover twp., WI. for Mary Summerson (daughter of David Summerson Jr. & Elizabeth Shaffer) & spouse, George Sterling, and their children. 1900 pg. 145 A 67/67 Sterling, George L., born Dec. 1856 (43yrs) married 16yr. WI/PA/PA (this is son of George & Mary, and he is a farmer, owns debt free farm) Sterling, Mary E. (wife) Mar. 1866 (34yrs) 4children/4living WI/Eng/Eng .........., Mary E. (dau.) Jun 1881 (13yr) .........., Myra E. (dau.) Nov 1890 (9yr) .........., Bertha M. (dau) Sep 1897 (3yr) .........., Frank C. (son) Sep 1899 (9mo.) 68/68 Maughs, Clinton Nov 1860 (39yr)marr. 20yr. farmer WI/N.Y./N.Y (this is son in law & daughter....his name changes to Moss in 1920, he is farmer & owns debt free farm) Maughs, Angeline (wife) Feb 1868 (42yrs) 5children/4living WI/PA/PA .........., Maud S. (dau) May 1881 (19) .........., John S. (son) Dec 1886 (13) .........., Leo H. (son) Apr 1889 (11) .........., Pearl D. (dau) Aug 1898 (2yrs) Page 148 B 146/146 Warner, Horace....listed as Hotel Keeper..has wife, children & his own dad living here. He also has a boarder who is George Sterling, so Mary must have died between 1880-1900. Sterling, George (boarder) Jun 1812 (87yr) widow PA/Germ./born on ocean Page 149 B 160/160 Sterling, William, Feb 1854 (46yrs) m.16yr. WI/PA/PA bartender ..................., Josephine (wife) Apr 1868 (32yr) 4children/3liv WI/NY/NY ....., This name was scratched out, but I found it on 1910....daugter: ......, Cecil L. Feb 1889 (11) female ......, Effie M. (dau) May 1893 (7yr) ......, Dorris M. (dau) Jul 1897 (2yr) Now William & his wife, Laura Josephine, either divorced between 1900 & 1910, or he died, as his spouse is married to William Yarton in 1910. 1910 pg. 138 ED#58 179/179 Yarton, William 33yrs marr.(2nd) 8yrs. Yarton, Laura J. 32yrs. (2nd marr) 6 children/ 5 living ........., Dorris M. 13 (dau.) (Wm. must have adopted this one) ........., Eugene 11 (son) ........., Myrtle 13 (dau.) ........., Ralph 16 (son) ........., Jessie 17 (daughter) ........., Etta M. 2 (dau.) ........., Ella M. (either 0/12 or 6/12, could not make it out. Daughter) Sterling, Cecil L. 21yr. (step daug.) Sterling, Effie M. 17yr. (step daug.) (Eugene, Myrtle, Ralph,& Jessie are William's by 1st marriage) pg. 140 227/243 Sterling, George F. 53yrs. marr. 26yrs. Sterling, Mary E. (wife) 44yr. 4 Children/4 living .........., Frank C. (son) 10yr. .........., Bertha M. (dau.) 12yr. 222/238 Moss, (changed from Maughs) Clinton D. 49yrs. marr.29yr.WI/WI/WI Moss, Angelina M. (wife) 51yrs 5 children/ 4 living WI/PA/PA ......., Leo H. (son) 21 ......., Earl D. (son) 11 I went all through Plover twp. in 1920, and could not find any of these people. But George must have been the death that we saw of George Sterling in Portage Co. as he does not appear on 1910 census. .

Thanks Dianne, And please thank Dianne DeShong for the information re: Mary Summerson & George Sterling's marriage < deshong@penn.com > . . . It came from a page of Sterling family research that she sent me. Dee Zito ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken & Dianne" <kec@cowtown.net> To: <PACLINTO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 3:55 PM Subject: Mary Summerson Sterling > I am posting these census to Clinton Co. list, for anyone who does > Summerson research, or has Summerson as an allied family. > These census are 1900, & 1910 Portage Co., Plover twp., WI. > for Mary Summerson (daughter of David Summerson Jr. & Elizabeth Shaffer) > & spouse, George Sterling, and their children.