Indiana McCaslins

In the 1880 US Federal Census for Columbus, Cass, Indiana, 32-year-old Indiana-born farmer J [Jacob] Blackketter and his 24-year-old Indiana-born wife Nancy I (keeping house) have in their household their Indiana-born daughters, 5-year-old Josie, 2-year-old Linnie and 6-month old Bessie, and Nancys sister L C [Lucy C] Mc Coslin [McCaslin]. Living next door is Nancys brother, 29-year-old Indiana-born farmer J R Mc Coslin [McCaslin], his 26-year-old Indiana-born wife Hattie F and their daughter 4-year-old Indiana-born daughter, Mabel.

In the 1900 US Federal Census for Bethlehem, Cass, Indiana, 25-year-old farm laborer Ego and his 22-year-old Indiana-born wife Linnie [Blackketter] Smith are newly wed as they are recorded with zero years of marriage and no children. They are living in a rented house and both are literate.

In the 1910 US Federal Census for Bethlehem, Cass, Indiana, 68-year-old Indiana-born farmer Job E and his 65-year-old Indiana-born wife Emeline [Cool] Smith have been married 42 years and have had seven children, but only six are living. Two of their daughters are living with their parents, 38-year-old Nora and 24-year-old Bernice. Job is recorded as living on his own income and Bernice is a housekeeper for a private family. Job is listed as being blind. The family is living on a farm that Job owns, free of mortgage, on Chestnut Road. Living next door, are Job and Emelines son, 35-year-old Indiana-born farmer Ego, Egos 32-year-old Indiana-born wife Lynnie [Linnie Blackketter] Smith and their two Indiana-born children, 9-year-old Harold and 4-year-old Geraldine. Harold has attended school in the past year. This family is living on a rented farm, presumably rented from Job, where Ego does General Farming.

In the 1920 US Federal Census for Bethlehem, Cass, Indiana, 75-year-old Indiana-born widow Emma [Emeline Cool] Smith owns a farm free of mortgage but is not farming it herself as her profession is listed as none. Her two unmarried daughters, 47-year-old Nora and 32-year-old Bernice are living with her on Moss Road. Emelines 45-year-old farmer son Ego, his 45-year-old wife Lynnie [Linnie Blackketter] Smith, their two children, 20-year-old Harold B and 15-year-old Bonnie G [Geraldine on the 1910 census] and a 15-year-old boarder John Adkin are living a few farms away. Ego is still farming rented land. Everyone in these two families is literate. Harold, Bonnie and John have attended school in the past year.

In the 1930 US Federal Census for Bethlehem, Cass, Indiana, 55-year-old farmer Ego and his 52-year-old wife Lynnie [Linnie Blackketter] Smith were married when he was 24- and she was 21-years old. They have in their household their two unmarried children, 29-year-old bank teller Harold, and 24-year-old stenographer Geraldine. Ego owns the land he is farming. Ego, Harold and Geraldine have worked on the last regularly scheduled working day. Harold owns a radio. Neither Ego nor Harold is a veteran of WWI.

In the 1940 US Federal Census for Bethlehem, Cass, Indiana, 65-year-old, Indiana-born Ego and his 62-year-old, Indiana-born wife Lynnie [Linnie Blackketter] Smith Have in their househld their 39-year-old, Indiana-born son Harold B Smith. They are living on Route 1 in a house that Ego owns, worth $2,000. They were living in this house , which is on a farm, in 1935. Ego and Linnie have completed eighth grade. Harold has completed one year of college. Ego is the owner of the farm and has worked 80 hours in the past week, has worked 52 weeks of the past year and has no income from wage or salary, but has another source of income. Linnie is a housewife who is not looking for work. Harold is a bookkeeper for a bottling works, has worked 65 hours in the past week, 52 weeks in the past year, and has earned $1,800 in the past year.

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Lynnie Blackketter Smith, born 1 Jan 1878, died 8 Nov 1949 and was buried in Spring Creek Christian Cemetery, Metea, Cass, Indiana (Find A Grave Memorial# 29764030), next to her husband, Ego Smith.