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Bloomington Twp, Monroe County, Indiana, 17 Sep 1850 p.231a, dwelling number 161, family number 161 Langley Isaac 31 m w laborer TN cannot R/W Philipina 30 f w TN cannot R/W Joseph 16 m w laborer IN Milly 14 f w IN John 10 m w IN William 8 m w IN Isaac 6 m w IN Rebecca 5 f w IN James 4 m w IN Grundy 1 m w IN Jane 1/12 f w IN |
(Note that the census enumerator listed the place of birth for all the children above as "Ia". IA is the modern day postal code for Iowa, and the census index for this family says that the children were all born in Iowa. However, after looking at several pages of the census I am persuaded that the enumerator wrote "Ia" for people who were born in Indiana, not Iowa. Rebecca Langley age 5 is believed to have been the mother of Peona (Peony or Piney) Langley who married Jacob Benton Cross. Jacob Benton Cross was born in Tennessee, but was from a branch of my Cross family that moved to Indiana. Piney Langley was born about 1862 or 1863. The 1870 and 1880 censuses would suggest that she was the daughter of Isaac Langley and Philopena Shoffner. Piney was definitely raised by Isaac and Philopena. However, I believe that Piney was the daughter of Rebecca born out of wedlock, and hence that she was the granddaughter of Isaac and Philopena rather than having been their daughter. I haven't found Rebecca in any census subsequent to 1860. I don't know if she died or if she married between 1860 and 1870. In any case, she was no longer living with the family in 1870. Jacob Benton Cross was the son of Franklin W. (Frank) Cross and Virginia Florence Laymance. As such, Jacob was the great grandson of my fourth great grandfather William Cross the Revolutionary War Drummer boy. Jacob's line was William -> Elijah -> Franklin W. (Frank) -> Jacob. |
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