Abner Arrasmith family in the census
1870 Oxford twnsp, Johnson co KS
(all kids listed below are children of Elizabeth Peckinpaugh and Abner Arrasmith)
147 Abner Arrasmith 23 farmer IA
Pennie keeping house Oh
148
Abner Arrasmith 57 farmer KY(1st wife Eliz. Peckinpaugh)
Charlotte 23 (28) keeping house IL
John W 18 works on farm IA
149
Matthias Kershner 47 farmer germany
Irene 37 keeping house il
Otirls (?) 16 IA (male)
Elizabeth 15 IA
Parthenia 11"
Melinda 8"
Francis 3KS
Mary 76 at house germany
150
George Arrasmith 26 farmer IA
Mellisd 24 OH
Leelia 2 KS
152
Sheldon Shepherd 27 farmer IL
Elizabeth 21 IA
153
David Rogers 34 farmer OH
Sarah 36 (?hard to read age) IL
Deboris 13 IA
Levin 10"
Elizabeth 6"
160
Joseph Smith 34 farmer Canada
Melinda 29 IA
Elizabeth 4 KS
Sherman 2 KS
(This is Melinda not Melvina)
I have previously posted some obits for the above and Abners will.All Abners kids are with him here except Melvina who m. her twins husbands brother, Peter James Smith.Peter was born 1834 Canada and Joseph Wood Smith was b. 1836 canada.Also missing is the son that died in the civil war, forget his name right now.
Charlotte and Abner either didn't have children together or they died, because none are mentioned in the will, but it clearly states Charlotte is his wife.Abner was also a state senator in KS during the 1870's.
Smith family in 1860 Mills co, Plattville IA
Solomon Smith 59 farmer canada
Elizabeth 54 NY
Peter J 26 farm laborer Canada (James in 1850 census)(m. Melvina)
Joseph 24""" (m. Melinda)
Solomon A 19 """
Elizabeth M 16 canada
Chandler 10 Wis.
(missing is Olive who is with them in the 1850 census in IL, also prob older kids not in 1850 census.They came to the US after 1844)
Joseph Smith lived tell abt 1923 and is in the 1920 census with his daughter Lillian Barns in Corning CA.He was a part time preacher, farmer, and minor.
Katherine Russell