Household Record 644

Res.1/Male/Husb}   Sams, Mason Boone		Family History} Olson
Res.2/Fem./Wife}   Moffet, Margaret Sherman (Maggie)		HH Type} Historic household
Address/Location:   Name(s)} Mason B. & Maggie S. Sams Optional} Ottawa County Str./Apt.} Culver Twp. City/etc.} Kansas		Household Dates:   Source}     Exa  5 Jun 1900   Move-In}   Bef  5 Jun 1900   Move-Out} Aft 1920
Source 1} 1616=1900 USA cen Source 2} 1178=1905 KS cen Source 3} 417 = 1910 USA cen Source 4} 1178=1915 KS cen Source 5} 1617=1920 USA cen	Last Updated by} Karen Hancock Date Updated} 23 Aug 2014 Date Created}  22 Apr  2014
Notes:  In the 1900 U.S. census, Mason B. Sams, 43, and his wife, Maggie S. Sams, 36, were living in Culver Twp., Ottawa, Kansas.  Mason, born Dec 1856 in Missouri, was a farmer renting the land.  Maggie, born Sep 1863 in Missouri, and had ten children, nine of whom were living.  Their children were Bertie M., 15, born Jul 1884; Sherman B., 14, Nov 1885; Nancy A., 12, Jan 1888; Lawrence L., 10, Feb 1890; Edna E. 8, Oct 1891; Nora T. 6, Jul 1893; Elmo M.*, 5, Mar 1895; Lora B., 1, Sep 1898; and Robert W., 3 months, Feb 1900.  Bertie had been born in Missouri, and Nora in Nebraska, but the rest of their children had been born in Kansas. In the 1905 Kansas State Census, the entire family is still together in Culver Twp., Ottawa.  Mason was a farmer, and Sherman, 19, was a teacher.  In the 1910 U.S. census, Mason B., 53, was doing general farming, and owned the land.  The rest of the household included his wife, Maggie S. 46, Anna N. (Nancy), 22, a teacher; Edna E., 18; Nora T.; 16, John E., 15; Lora B. 11, and Robert W., 10. By the 1915 Kansas census, M.B. Sams, 58, farmer, and his wife, M.S. Sams, 51, housekeeper, were heads of a much smaller household.  It included John, 20, farmer, Lara, 16, student, and William, 15, student.  In the 1920 U.S. census, Mann B. Sams, 63, was still farming with his wife, Maggie S., 56.  Laura B. was a school teacher, and Robert W., 20, a student.  John J., 24, was farming, and had married.  His wife Mable G., 18, was keeping house. *In the 1900 U.S. census and the 1905 Kansas State census, John was listed as Elmo M. Sams.  In the 1910 U.S. census, he was listed as John E. Sams.  In the 1915 Kansas State census, his name was John.  When he registered for the World War I draft, he listed himself as John Joe Sams.  The 1920 U.S. census lists him as John J. Sams.
Total # of Residents} 11   Other Residents:	Household   His Last HH} ___  His Next HH} ___ Links =>  Her Last HH} ___ Her Next HH} ___
3rd Res.} Sams, Bertie M. ___   4th Res.} Sams, Sherman B. ___   5th Res.} Sams, Nancy Anna ___   6th Res.} Sams, Lawrence L. ___   7th Res.} Sams, Edna E. ___   8th Res.} Sams, Nora T. ___   9th Res.} Sams, Elmo M. (John)* 645 10th Res.} Sams, Lora B. ___ 11th Res.} Sams, Robert William ___ 12th Res.} Sams, Mable G.  [1920] 645
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