20 November 2009
Explaining my Thoughts
"I didn't do it, Mommy!"
18 November 2009
I'll Admit It
11 November 2009
My New Genealogy Blog
10 November 2009
It only took 6 years . . .
09 November 2009
Eli's Speech Evaluation
But I hadn’t had any concerns about any of his development other than his speech. They tested his speech, and confirmed that he does have a lisp. The speech therapist told me that it was interesting, because lots of kids with lisps replace an ‘S’ sound with a ‘Th’ sound, but Eli not only does that, but also replaces a ‘T’ sound with a ‘Th’ sound – she said she’d never heard a child do that specific sound replacement before. (She was telling me that they recently visited a little girl who was also very bright and had a lisp with just the ‘Th’ sound replacing the ‘S’ sound, and that they decided not to do any speech therapy for her – so I guess Eli is just on the very edge of needing a little extra help). And I know that he can make an ‘S’ sound, because he sometimes replaces other consonants with an ‘S’ sound, even when there’s not an ‘S’ in the word. I guess that they add up all the scores on their tests and they have to have above a certain score in order for the child to qualify for speech therapy. And she told me that Eli qualified on the pronunciation part of the test, but they have to qualify on at least two parts of the test, and since he didn’t qualify on any of the non-speech parts of the test, she averaged his score down a little bit on the language section in order for him to qualify. She said that because some of the time she could understand him well and other times she had a hard time understanding him, she thought he would really benefit from speech therapy. She told me that we would get the reports in the mail and would probably start therapy after the school Christmas break in January. She said that someone will come to our house twice a week, and that she thought he would be done with the therapy relatively quickly (which I assumed meant a month or maybe two, until she said she thought he’d almost be done with therapy when he starts kindergarten next fall). So, I’m glad that they are going to work with him on this, and I’m glad that it will be at our house and that the school districts cover the cost – I really don’t mind the high taxes here in NYS because you can really see where the tax money is being spent for the people in the communities, especially for the children.
08 November 2009
Our Week
So, our week has been rather hectic at times, but overall it has been pretty nice. On Monday Kolby had his 6-year-old check-up (and since the boys all got the flu shot at Camden’s last appointment, and the swine flue vaccine at Isaac’s last appointment, it was pretty nice to go and not have any of them have to have anything). Kolby is healthy and is growing well – he is up to about 46 pounds and 46 inches tall (from 44 pounds and 44 inches tall a year ago). The doctor noticed Kolby reading a book when she came into the office, and she said he was doing really well with his reading. He has kind of taken off lately – and can now recognize many words without help and can read basic books. I think that it’s pretty cool to see a child learn how to read.
This week I was also able to contact some people who are going to come to the house tomorrow afternoon to do a speech evaluation for Eli (they do this for free through the school districts out here). I’m assuming that they will tell us that he is pretty normal and just needs some extra work on pronouncing some of his word sounds, and will grow out of it too as he gets older, but we’ll see.
On Tuesday Eli enjoyed going back to preschool after having to miss both days last week because he was not feeling well.
And on Wednesday we went and spent the morning at the Phillips’ house while Kristin helped me (well, really I helped her a little bit and she did most everything) to convert an old dress I had into a skirt. It turned out really cute and I was excited to wear it to church this weekend. Thanks, Kristin, for taking the time to do that for me!
On Thursday Courtland turned 9 months old. He’s getting to be such a big boy – moving all around the house all the time. I spent most of the day Thursday making and decorating birthday cakes for the birthday party we had for Kolby this weekend, and cleaning the house up. Kolby had his piano lesson that afternoon, which he always enjoys. And his brothers love to sit and watch him take his lesson too – Eli has told me more than once that he is looking forward to learning to play the piano when he turns 5. Kolby is almost finished with the two lesson books that I picked up for him about a month or so ago, so he’s really learning a lot pretty quickly. And Michael had his scout committee “roundtable” meeting that night too, so that was a full day. When he got home that night we got out the paint and painted the darker tan color below the chair rail in the entryway and the kitchen. It turned out really nice looking – now we just need to get the chair rail back up in the kitchen and it will be great.
Friday morning I had plans to go with Kristin to Jennifer Schmuhl’s house for a quick visit because it was Jennifer’s birthday. Kristin had a doctor’s appointment for Mary that morning, and then she was going to stop by afterwards so we could go visit Jennifer at 10am. I was getting things ready around the house and getting the kids ready. Kolby and Eli took a shower before Michael left for work, the boys had breakfast, I changed lots of clothes and diapers, I cleaned up some things around the house, I got Kolby to get his backpack ready and he made some peanut butter sandwiches for himself and his brothers. Isaac and Camden were playing with their toys upstairs while we were getting everything ready. Then Kolby called out to tell me that Isaac had made a mess, and I went upstairs to find that someone had left the bathroom door open (so instead of playing with his toys in the bedroom, Isaac had been playing in the bathroom for the last 10 minutes or so). He had gotten the bottle of children’s vitamins, opened the child-proof lid (don’t ask me how), and eaten somewhere around 60 vitamins, with the remaining 10 or 20 vitamins all partially chewed up and spit out in the sink, on the counter, on the stool, and the floor. He had gotten red vitamin “juice” all over himself, and then smeared it on the walls and floor. So, after cleaning him up I called poison control to make sure that he wouldn’t have any problems, and luckily I was told that the vitamins didn’t have any iron or anything in them that would cause a problem. So, I cleaned up that mess and then I turned around to find that while they had taken a shower earlier Kolby and Eli had squirted shampoo and conditioner all over the walls, shower curtain, tub, faucets, and the shampoo and soup bottles inside the shower, so I got to wash that all down. By the time I was done cleaning up those messes, it was really too late for me to take the time to get ready, but I showered anyways because I needed it. Kristin was patient and waited for me to finish getting everyone in the car, and Kolby insisted on taking his backpack, coat, and the sandwiches in the car with him, even though it was 10am and his school bus doesn’t come until almost noon.
When we got to Jennifer’s house we decided to just run up to the door and have a brief visit, so the boys waited in the car. They kept opening the automatic sliding door of the van, though, which set off the panic alarm over and over as I had to keep pushing the buttons to silence that alarm. After a few minutes they stopped doing that, so I figured that they must have gotten into the sandwiches or something to keep them occupied. We had a nice little visit with Jennifer, and then Kristin and I went to leave. When I got in the car the boys were all laughing at themselves – they thought they were hilarious because they had put the front seat backs all the way down, opened the mirrors, turned on the windshield wipers and the hazard lights, moved all the vents, pushed the buttons on the radio, etc. I was putting the seats back up when Kristin pulled out and headed home. Then I tried to start the car, and it wouldn’t start. The mirrors that they had opened had lights in them, which had drained the car battery. I had to have Jennifer come out and let me use her car to jump ours, and her car was set up differently, with the battery below some other engine components, so we had to make some phone calls to figure out how to even jump it in the first place. While I was doing this, my 3 oldest boys were going into her house to use the bathroom and I guess Eli had to wait too long, because he needed a change of clothes before he came back out. I finally got things ready, and we headed out, having missed Kolby’s school bus. It was good that Kolby had insisted on bringing the lunches and his backpack, because we dropped him off at school before going home. I got the boys down for naps, and fortunately for the rest of the day things calmed down a bit.
I got everything done that I wanted to with getting the house all cleaned up, which felt good to have that all done. Then after dinner we put Isaac down to bed and Kolby’s friends started to arrive. We had 9 kids come, plus Kolby, Eli, and Camden. We ate popcorn and watched a short ‘Wallace and Gromit’ movie that I’d picked up at Blockbuster, had cake and ice cream sandwiches, opened gifts, and then got out the sets of Legos that Kolby had gotten from us and other family members for his birthday and all of the kids built things until their parents picked them up. The party lasted from 7 to 9pm, and we were amazed that that many 5 and 6 year olds could be that well behaved for that long, that late at night. It was great. The best birthday party yet, I think.
And yesterday was a nice relaxing day. We purposefully didn’t schedule a lot so we could try to have a break from our usual crazy busy Saturdays. We had Michael’s special whole grain blueberry waffles for breakfast, Kolby and I ran to the store in the morning, then we got the boys’ toys cleaned up, Michael got the front yard mowed (after I had spent 2 hours earlier in the week raking the leaves), I got the bathroom floor mopped upstairs (the only thing I had wanted to get cleaned in the house that I hadn’t gotten to before the party), the boys played with some dinosaur toys that Kolby got at his party, and Kolby and Eli also worked on one of his new Lego sets in the study, then we picked up a babysitter so we could go to a church meeting last night in Palmyra. After the meeting we stopped at the store to exchange a couple of space heaters that I had picked up earlier (we’ve got big plans to heat our house [mostly] this winter with electric heaters rather than the gas furnace, which should hopefully save us a lot of money with the electric plan they have here). We also picked up a movie and set up the projector that Michael had home from work for the night and had a nice little date night in after Michael dropped off the babysitter.
Today we had ‘stake conference,’ a church meeting that is held twice a year when all of the congregations in the area all meet together at once. It was a long 2-hour meeting with all of the boys, and we were all glad to have a chance to walk around afterwards when we stopped by the Hill Cumorah and then briefly stopped by the visitor’s center there to see a new exhibit of sculptures of Jesus’ life.
So, I’d say overall we had a pretty good week. Hopefully things are going well with all of you too.
07 November 2009
Ott Family Census Findings
Census Records:
1900 census -- Anna Ott family

1900 United States Federal Census, Cincinnati, Ward 11, Hamilton, Ohio,
"Line 49, Anna Ott, head of household, white, female born Apr 1845, age 55, widow, mother of 5 children, 3 children living, born in Germany, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany, year of immigration to the United States: 1883, number of years in the United States: 17, able to read, able to write, able to speak English, renting house.
Line 50, Louis Ott, son, white, male born June 1884, age 15, single, born in Ohio, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany, occupation: Jeweler, 0 months unemployed, able to read, able to write, able to speak English."
1910 census -- Anna Ott family

1910 United States Federal Census, Cincinnati, Ward 10, Hamilton, Ohio,
"Line 77, Anna Ott, head of household, female, white, age 64, widow, mother of 5 children, 3 children living, born in Ger. German, father born in Ger. German, mother born in Ger. German, year of immigration to the U.S.: 1882, whether able to speak English or if not give the language spoken: German, occupation: none, able to read, able to write, renting house.
Line 78, Louis Ott, son, male, white, age 26, single, born in Ohio, father born in Ger. German, mother born in Ger. German, able to speak English, occupation: Press Hand, industry: Factory, type of worker: w, 0 months unemployed, able to read, able to write."
1920 census -- Anna Ott family and Anna Spohr family
"Family no. 232:
Line 58, Maril Lawson, head of household, male, white, age 32 . . .
Line 59, Melvin Lawson, son, male, white, age 7 . . .
Line 60, Louis Kelly, roomer, male, white, age 27 . . .
Line 61, Alven Edmondston, roomer, male, white, age 22 . . .
Family no. 233:
Line 62, Anna Ott, head of household, owns home, home is mortgaged, female, white, age 75, widow, year of immigration: Un, naturalized: Un, able to read, able to write, born in Austria, mother tongue: Ger, father born in Austria, father’s mother tongue: Ger, mother born in Austria, mother’s mother tongue: Ger, able to speak English, occupation: none.
Line 63, Frank Ott, son, male, white, age 42, single, year of immigration: Un, naturalized: Na, naturalized 1895, able to read, able to write, born in Austria, mother tongue: Ger, father born in Austria, father’s mother tongue: Ger, mother born in Austria, mother’s mother tongue: Ger, able to speak English, occupation: Manager, industry: Pool Room, type of worker: Em.
Line 64, Louis Ott, son, male, white, age 35, single, able to read, able to write, born in Ohio, father born in Austria, father’s mother tongue: Ger, mother born in Austria, mother’s mother tongue: Ger, able to speak English, occupation: Manager, industry: Pool Room, type of worker: Em.
Family no. 234:
Line 65, Anna Spohr, head of household, owns home, home mortgaged, female, white, age 45, widow, year of immigration: Un, naturalized: Na, naturalized 1906, able to read, able to write, born in Austria, mother tongue: Ger, father born in Austria, father’s mother tongue: Ger, mother born in Austria, mother’s mother tongue: Ger, able to speak English, occupation: Proprietor, industry: Confectionery, type of worker: Em.
Line 66, Louis Spohr, son, male, white, age 20, single, did not attend school within the year, able to read, able to write, born in Illinois, father born in Austria, father’s mother tongue: Ger, mother born in Austria, mother’s mother tongue: Ger, able to speak English, occupation: Apprentice, industry: Electrical, type of worker: W.
Line 67, Carl Spohr, son, male, white, age 16, single, attended school within the year, able to read, able to write, born in Missouri, father born in Austria, father’s mother tongue: Ger, mother born in Austria, mother’s mother tongue: Ger, able to speak English, occupation: none.
Line 68, Gussie Lippert, roomer, female, white, age 37 . . .
Line 68, Amelia Lippert, daughter, female, white, age 9 . . ."
Spohr Family Census Findings
Census Records:
1900 census -- Louis and Anna Spohr, and William and Amalie Schaefer families, (2 pages)

1900 United States Federal Census, Venice, Madison, Illinois,
"Dwelling 165:
Line 96, Louis Spohr, head of household, white, male, born Aug 1871, age 28, married 2 years, born in Germany, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany, year of immigration to the United States: 1882, number of years in the United States: 17, naturalization: Na, occupation: banker, 0 months unemployed, able to read, able to write, able to speak English.
Line 97, Anna Spohr, wife, white, female, born Aug 1873, age 26, married 2 years, mother of 1 child, 1 child living, born in Germany, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany, year of immigration to the United States: 1881, number of years in the United States: 18, able to read, able to write, able to speak English.
Line 98, Louis Spohr, son, white, male, born Oct 1899, age 8/12, single, born in Illinois, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany.
Line 99, Frank Ott, brother, white, male, born June 1877, age 22, single, born in Germany, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany, year of immigration to the United States: 1882, number of years in the United States: 18, naturalization: Na, occupation: Drill Presser, 0 months unemployed, able to read, able to write, able to speak English.
Dwelling 166:
Line 100, Wm Schaffer, head of household, white, male, born Feby 1862, age 38, married 4 years, born in Germany, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany, year of immigration to the United States: 1883, number of years in the United States: 16, naturalization: Na, occupation: Foreman Steel Wrks, 0 months unemployed, able to read, able to write, able to speak English, owns house free (not mortgaged).
Line 1, Amelia Schaffer, wife, white, female, born Mch 1867, age 33, married 4 years, mother of 6 children, 6 children living, born in Austria, father born in Austria, mother born in Austria, year of immigration to the United States: 1882, number of years in the United States: 17, able to read, able to write, able to speak English.
Line 2, Wm Schaffer, son, white, female, born July 1889, age 10, single, born in Missouri, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany, occupation: at school, attended school 9 months, able to read, able to write, able to speak English.
Line 3, Minnie Schaffer, daughter, white, female, born Sepr 1890, age 9, single, born in Missouri, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany, occupation: at school, attended school 9 months, able to read, able to write, able to speak English.
Line 4, George Schaffer, son, white, male, born Apr 1893, age 7, single, born in Illinois, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany, occupation: at school, attended school 9 months, able to read, able to write, able to speak English.
Line 5, Annie Schaffer, daughter, white, female, born Aug 1897, age 2, single, born in Illinois, father born in Germany, mother born in Austria.
Line 6, Agnes Schaffer, daughter, white, female, born May 1900, age 0/12, single, born in Illinois, father born in Germany, mother born in Austria.
Line 7, Louis Schaffer, son, white, male, born May 1900, age 0/12, single, born in Illinois, father born in Germany, mother born in Austria."
1910 census -- Louis and Anna Spohr family

1910 United States Federal Census, Venice, Madison, Illinois,
"Line 66, Louis Spohr, head of household, male, white, age 37, first marriage, married 11 years, born in Aust. Bohemian, father born in Aust. Bohemian, mother born in Aust. Bohemian, year of immigration to the U.S.: 1886, whether naturalized or alien: Na, able to speak English, occupation: Confectionery, industry: retail, type of worker: oa, able to read, able to write, renting house.
Line 67, Anna Spohr, wife, female, white, age 34, first marriage, married 11 years, mother of 4 children, 2 children living, born in Aust. Bohemian, father born in Aust. Bohemian, mother born in Aust. Bohemian, year of immigration to the U.S.: 1884, able to speak English, occupation: none, able to read, able to write.
Line 68, Louis Spohr, son, male, white, age 10, single, born in Illinois, father born in Aust. Bohemian, mother born in Aust. Bohemian, able to speak English, occupation: none, able to read, able to write, attended school within the year.
Line 69, Carl Spohr, son, male, white, age 7, single, born in Missouri, father born in Aust. Bohemian, mother born in Aust. Bohemian, able to speak English, occupation: none, able to read, able to write, attended school within the year.
Line 70, Frank Ott, brother in law, male, white, age 32, single, born in Aust. Bohemian, father born in Aust. Bohemian, mother born in Aust. Bohemian, year of immigration to the U.S.: 1884, whether naturalized or alien: Na, able to speak English, occupation: [illegible], industry: [illegible], type of worker: w, able to read, able to write."

"Family no. 232:
Line 58, Maril Lawson, head of household, male, white, age 32 . . .
Line 59, Melvin Lawson, son, male, white, age 7 . . .
Line 60, Louis Kelly, roomer, male, white, age 27 . . .
Line 61, Alven Edmondston, roomer, male, white, age 22 . . .
Family no. 233:
Line 62, Anna Ott, head of household, owns home, home is mortgaged, female, white, age 75, widow, year of immigration: Un, naturalized: Un, able to read, able to write, born in Austria, mother tongue: Ger, father born in Austria, father’s mother tongue: Ger, mother born in Austria, mother’s mother tongue: Ger, able to speak English, occupation: none.
Line 63, Frank Ott, son, male, white, age 42, single, year of immigration: Un, naturalized: Na, naturalized 1895, able to read, able to write, born in Austria, mother tongue: Ger, father born in Austria, father’s mother tongue: Ger, mother born in Austria, mother’s mother tongue: Ger, able to speak English, occupation: Manager, industry: Pool Room, type of worker: Em.
Line 64, Louis Ott, son, male, white, age 35, single, able to read, able to write, born in Ohio, father born in Austria, father’s mother tongue: Ger, mother born in Austria, mother’s mother tongue: Ger, able to speak English, occupation: Manager, industry: Pool Room, type of worker: Em.
Family no. 234:
Line 65, Anna Spohr, head of household, owns home, home mortgaged, female, white, age 45, widow, year of immigration: Un, naturalized: Na, naturalized 1906, able to read, able to write, born in Austria, mother tongue: Ger, father born in Austria, father’s mother tongue: Ger, mother born in Austria, mother’s mother tongue: Ger, able to speak English, occupation: Proprietor, industry: Confectionery, type of worker: Em.
Line 66, Louis Spohr, son, male, white, age 20, single, did not attend school within the year, able to read, able to write, born in Illinois, father born in Austria, father’s mother tongue: Ger, mother born in Austria, mother’s mother tongue: Ger, able to speak English, occupation: Apprentice, industry: Electrical, type of worker: W.
Line 67, Carl Spohr, son, male, white, age 16, single, attended school within the year, able to read, able to write, born in Missouri, father born in Austria, father’s mother tongue: Ger, mother born in Austria, mother’s mother tongue: Ger, able to speak English, occupation: none.
Line 68, Gussie Lippert, roomer, female, white, age 37 . . .
Line 68, Amelia Lippert, daughter, female, white, age 9 . . ."
Schaefer Family Census Findings
Summary of Census Findings for William and Amalie Schaefer and family:
Census Records:
"Dwelling 165:
Line 96, Louis Spohr, head of household, white, male, born Aug 1871, age 28, married 2 years, born in Germany, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany, year of immigration to the United States: 1882, number of years in the United States: 17, naturalization: Na, occupation: banker, 0 months unemployed, able to read, able to write, able to speak English.
Line 97, Anna Spohr, wife, white, female, born Aug 1873, age 26, married 2 years, mother of 1 child, 1 child living, born in Germany, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany, year of immigration to the United States: 1881, number of years in the United States: 18, able to read, able to write, able to speak English.
Line 98, Louis Spohr, son, white, male, born Oct 1899, age 8/12, single, born in Illinois, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany.
Line 99, Frank Ott, brother, white, male, born June 1877, age 22, single, born in Germany, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany, year of immigration to the United States: 1882, number of years in the United States: 18, naturalization: Na, occupation: Drill Presser, 0 months unemployed, able to read, able to write, able to speak English.
Dwelling 166:
Line 100, Wm Schaffer, head of household, white, male, born Feby 1862, age 38, married 4 years, born in Germany, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany, year of immigration to the United States: 1883, number of years in the United States: 16, naturalization: Na, occupation: Foreman Steel Wrks, 0 months unemployed, able to read, able to write, able to speak English, owns house free (not mortgaged).
Line 1, Amelia Schaffer, wife, white, female, born Mch 1867, age 33, married 4 years, mother of 6 children, 6 children living, born in Austria, father born in Austria, mother born in Austria, year of immigration to the United States: 1882, number of years in the United States: 17, able to read, able to write, able to speak English.
Line 2, Wm Schaffer, son, white, female, born July 1889, age 10, single, born in Missouri, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany, occupation: at school, attended school 9 months, able to read, able to write, able to speak English.
Line 3, Minnie Schaffer, daughter, white, female, born Sepr 1890, age 9, single, born in Missouri, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany, occupation: at school, attended school 9 months, able to read, able to write, able to speak English.
Line 4, George Schaffer, son, white, male, born Apr 1893, age 7, single, born in Illinois, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany, occupation: at school, attended school 9 months, able to read, able to write, able to speak English.
Line 5, Annie Schaffer, daughter, white, female, born Aug 1897, age 2, single, born in Illinois, father born in Germany, mother born in Austria.
Line 6, Agnes Schaffer, daughter, white, female, born May 1900, age 0/12, single, born in Illinois, father born in Germany, mother born in Austria.
Line 7, Louis Schaffer, son, white, male, born May 1900, age 0/12, single, born in Illinois, father born in Germany, mother born in Austria."
1910 census -- William and Amalie Schaefer family

1910 United States Federal Census, Venice, Madison, Illinois,
"Line 20, William A Schaffer, head of household, male, white, age 48, second marriage, 13 years of present marriage, born in Germany, able to speak German, father born in Germany, father able to speak German, mother born in Germany, mother able to speak German, immigrated to U.S. in 1883, Naturalized, able to speak English, occupation: Teamster, able to read, able to write.
Line 21, Mollie Schaffer, wife, female, white, age 43, first marriage, 13 years of present marriage, mother of 5 children, 4 children living, born in Austria, able to speak German, father born in Austria, father able to speak German, mother born in Austria, mother able to speak German, immigrated to U.S. in 1883, able to speak English, occupation: none, able to read, able to write.
Line 22, George Schaffer, son, male, white, age 17, single, born in Illinois, father born in Germany, father able to speak German, mother born in Missouri, able to speak English, occupation: Teamster, able to read, able to write.
Line 23, Annie Schaffer, daughter, female, white, age 12, single, born in Illinois, father born in Germany, father able to speak German, other born in Austria, mother able to speak German, able to speak English, occupation: none, able to read, able to write, attended school within the year.
Line 24, Agnes Schaffer, daughter, female, white, age 10, single, born in Illinois, father born in Germany, father able to speak German, other born in Austria, mother able to speak German, able to speak English, occupation: none, able to read, able to write, attended school within the year.
Line 25, Lewis Schaffer, son, male, white, age 10, single, born in Illinois, father born in Germany, father able to speak German, other born in Austria, mother able to speak German, able to speak English, occupation: none, able to read, able to write, attended school within the year.
Line 26, Liddie Schaffer, daughter, female, white, age 6, single, born in Illinois, father born in Germany, father able to speak German, other born in Austria, mother able to speak German, able to speak English."
1920 census -- William and Amalie Schaefer family, George and Bertha Schaefer family, and Kenneth Ross

1920 United States Federal Census, Venice, Madison, Illinois,
"House number 1508:
Line 81, William Taylor, head of household, male, white, age 40, married . . .
Line 82, Sahah Taylor, wife, female, white, age 37, married . . .
Line 83, Edna Taylor, niece, female, white, age 15, single . . .
Line 84, Frank Brown, roomer, male, white, age 42, married . . .
Line 85, Kenneth Ross, roomer, male, white, age 26, single, able to read, able to write, born in Minnesota, father born in Canada, father’s mother tongue: English, mother born in Canada, mother’s mother tongue: English, able to speak English, occupation: Clerk, industry: Car Shops, type of worker: w.
Line 86, N. A. Young, roomer, male, white, age 25, single . . .
House number 1514:
Line 87, George Schaefer, head of household, renting home, male, white, age 26, married, able to read, able to write, born in Illinois, father born in Germany, father’s mother tongue: German, mother born in Germany, mother’s mother tongue: German, able to speak English, occupation: Chauffeur, industry: Steel Mill, type of worker: w.
Line 88, Bertha Schaefer, wife, female, white, age 21, married, able to read, able to write, born in Illinois, father born in Illinois, mother born in Illinois, able to speak English, occupation: none.
Line 89, Dorothy Schaefer, daughter, female, white, age 8/12, single, born in Illinois, father born in Illinois, mother born in Illinois, occupation: none.
Line 90, Elizabeth Keiderling, Mother-in-Law, female, white, age 50, widow, able to read, able to write, born in Illinois, father born in Germany, father’s mother tongue: German, mother born in Germany, mother’s mother tongue: German, able to speak English, occupation: Cook, industry: Rooming Hovel, type of worker: w.
House number 1516:
Line 91, W. A. Schaefer, head of household, owns home free (not mortgaged), male, white, age 58, married, immigrated to U.S. in 1883, Naturalized, year of naturalization: 1890, able to read, able to write, born in Germany, mother tongue: German, father born in Germany, father’s mother tongue: German, mother born in Germany, mother’s mother tongue: German, able to speak English, occupation: Merchant, industry: Coal Co., type of worker: Em.
Line 92, Molly Schaefer, wife, female, white, age 53, married, immigrated to U.S. in 1885, Naturalized, year of naturalization: 1890, able to read, able to write, born in Austria, mother tongue: German, father born in Austria, father’s mother tongue: German, mother born in Austria, mother’s mother tongue: German, able to speak English, occupation: none.
Line 93, Anna Schaefer, daughter, female, white, age 22, single, able to read, able to write, born in Illinois, father born in Germany, father’s mother tongue: German, mother born in Austria, mother’s mother tongue: German, able to speak English, occupation: Stenographer, industry: Asphalt, type of worker: w.
Line 94, Agnus Schaefer, daughter, female, white, age 20, single, did not attend school within the year, able to read, able to write, born in Illinois, father born in Germany, father’s mother tongue: German, mother born in Austria, mother’s mother tongue: German, able to speak English, occupation: Stenographer, industry: Envelope Factory, type of worker: w.
Line 95, Louis Schaefer, son, male, white, age 20, single, did not attend school within the year, able to read, able to write, born in Illinois, father born in Germany, father’s mother tongue: German, mother born in Austria, mother’s mother tongue: German, able to speak English, occupation: Machinist, industry: Packing House, type of worker: w.
Line 96, Liddia Schaefer, daughter, female, white, age 15, single, attended school within the year, able to read, able to write, born in Illinois, father born in Germany, father’s mother tongue: German, mother born in Austria, mother’s mother tongue: German, able to speak English, occupation: none."
1930 census -- William and Amalie Schaefer family
1930 United States Federal Census, Nameoki Township, Madison, Illinois,
"Line 86, William Schaefer, head of household, owns home, value of home: 10,000, family not living on a farm, male, white, age 68, married, age 26 at first marriage, did not attend school within the year, able to read and write, born in Germany, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany, language spoken at home before coming to the U.S.: German, year of immigration to the U.S.: 1884, Naturalized, able to speak English, occupation: none, not a U.S. veteran.
Line 87, Amelia Schaefer, wife, female, white, age 63, married, age 21 at first marriage, did not attend school within the year, able to read and write, born in Germany, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany, language spoken at home before coming to the U.S.: German, year of immigration to the U.S.: 1884, Naturalized, able to speak English, occupation: none.
Line 88, Ray Becks, son in law, male, white, age 30, married, age 22 at first marriage, did not attend school within the year, able to read and write, born in Illinois, father born in Illinois, mother born in Illinois, able to speak English, occupation: Salesman, industry: Oil Refinery, type of worker: w, actually at work, not a U.S. veteran.
Line 89, Agnes Becks, daughter, female, white, age 30, married, age 22 at first marriage, did not attend school within the year, able to read and write, born in Illinois, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany, able to speak English, occupation: none.
Line 90, Kenneth Ross, son in law, male, white, age 32, married, age 27 at first marriage, did not attend school within the year, able to read and write, born in Minnesota, father born in Canada, mother born in Wisconsin, able to speak English, occupation: Foreman, industry: Car and Foundry, type of worker: w, actually at work, not a U.S. veteran.
Line 91, Anna Ross, daughter, female, white, age 32, married, age 27 at first marriage, did not attend school within the year, able to read and write, born in Illinois, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany, able to speak English, occupation: none."
1930 census -- George and Bertha Schaefer family

1930 United States Federal Census, Venice, Madison, Illinois,
"Line 90, George Schaefer, head of household, owns home, value of home: 8000, has radio set, family not living on a farm, male, white, age 36, married, age 23 at first marriage, did not attend school within the year, able to read and write, born in Illinois, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany, able to speak English, occupation: Garage Man, industry: Garage, type of worker: O, actually at work, not a U.S. veteran.
Line 91, Bertha Schaefer, wife, female, white, age 31, married, age 18 at first marriage, did not attend school within the year, able to read and write, born in Illinois, father born in Illinois, mother born in Illinois, able to speak English, occupation: none.
Line 92, Dorothy Schaefer, daughter, female, white, age 10, single, attended school within the year, able to read and write, born in Illinois, father born in Illinois, mother born in Illinois, able to speak English, occupation: none.
Line 93, Albert Schaefer, son, male, white, age 8, single, attended school within the year, able to read and write, born in Illinois, father born in Illinois, mother born in Illinois, occupation: none.
Line 94, George Schaefer, son, male, white, age 6, single, attended school within the year, able to read and write, born in Illinois, father born in Illinois, mother born in Illinois, occupation: none."
1930 census -- Oliver and Lydia Scott family

"Line 86, Oliver Scott, head of household, renting home, monthly rent: $17, radio set, family not living on a farm, male, white, age 26, married, age 21 at first marriage, did not attend school within the year, able to read and write, born in Michigan, father born in Ohio, mother born in Michigan, able to speak English, occupation: Salesman, industry: Retail Shoe, type of worker: w, actually at work, not a U.S. veteran.
Line 87, Lydia Scott, wife, female, white, age 25, married, age 21 at first marriage, did not attend school within the year, able to read and write, born in Illinois, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany, able to speak English, occupation: none.
Line 88, Robert Oliver Scott, son, male, white, age 1 6/12, single, did not attend school within the year, able to read and write, born in Illinois, father born in Michigan, mother born in Illinois, occupation: none."















