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- 241-242: "22 June 1900 Federal Census for New Boston City, New BostonTownship, Mercer County, Illinois; Hannah Ross, head, b. Nov 1835, 64yr., Wd., mother of 6 children, 4 children living, b. PA., father b.PA; Alice Hand, dau., w, f, b. Sept. 1873, 26 yrs., Wd., mother of 2children, 2 children living, b. Illinois, father b. OH.; Florence, gdau., w, f, May 1894, 6yrs., single, b. Illinois, father b. Iowa;Clyde, g son, w, m, June 1896, 3yrs, single, b. Illinois, father b.Iowa."
[Transcribed 10 Apr 2006, SLJuhl, compiler]
By this time Hannah was a widow and so was her daughter Alice. Alicehad Florence and Clyde living with her and her mother. Hannah's sonWilliam Ross and his wife Anna were living next to them in New Boston. They are all listed on the same census page together.
239-240: William Ross, Head, w, m, May 1870, 30 yrs., married 2 yrs,b. Illinois; Anna, wife, w, f, Apr 1876, 24 yrs, married 2 yrs, motherof 2 children, 1 living child (children not listed in census ?), b.Germany.
[Transcribed 10 Apr 2006, SLJuhl, compiler]
Update: Hannah Ross was admitted to the Mercer County Almshouse in1915, #1916.007. She was 78 years old at the time as per the MercerCounty Almshouse Register Index, 1859-1949.http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/mercer.html#copies
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