In the 1910 census we find them on Good Hope Road in Concord township, Ross County, Ohio. Henry and Anna can both read and write and have been married for 6 years. They have 3 daughters: Harriet is 4, Elanor is 2, and Lana Jane is 7 months. They have a hired girl living with them, Nellie Rowe; she is 18 and is able to read and write. Pete is a General Farmer and they rent the farm they live on.
In 1918 we find them at 121 Martin Ave in Columbus Ohio through his WWI draft card. This record reports he is a railroad man and works for H. V. R. R. Co in Columbus Ohio. He is of medium build and height with blue eyes and light hair.
They are at the same address in the 1920 census. They have 4 children now, a son named Madeira, he is listed as a year old in this census. His sisters are all in school and range in age from 10 to 14. Henry "Pete" is listed as a laborer with 'housework' as the industry.
They are found on Whitethorne Ave. in the incorporated place of Columbus City, Franklin County in the 1930 census. They rent the home for $45 and they own a radio. The residence is not a farm, and Pete is listed as a decorator in general practice industry. He is not the only one employed, his two youngest daughters each have an occupation listed. 21 year old Elanor, a secretary in an office, but is currently out of work and the notation under question number 29 is 1A7 {this is the line number for the unemployment schedule for this census year. These records have not been located at this time, but in case they ever surface.} Jane is now 20, and is employed in an office doing filing work. Their only son, Madeira, is now 12 and is a student.
Wayne township in Fayette County Ohio is where they are living in the 1940 census. They are the only two in the home, and they place their residence in the same home in 1935. The residence is a house, and they rent it. Henry is a high school graduate, while Anna's education goes to eighth grade. His occupation is interior decorator, and he works of his own accord. The week previous to the census, he worked for 30 hours. In 1939, he worked 26 weeks and earned approximately $390, they have no alternate source of income.
On his WWII draft card, he lists his occupation as a self employed painter. They live on Chillicothe Pike in Wayne township, Fayette County. Their mailing address is Washington C.H. Ohio Route 6. They do not own a telephone. At the time of this document in 1942, he was 58 years old.
Pete died 16 Nov 1945 in Wayne township, Fayette County, Ohio. Anna died on 5 Mar 1966, she was a patient in Madison County Hospital, located in London, Madison County, Ohio. She was a resident of Washington Courthouse, Ohio.
DNA confirms Henry and Anna are MRCAs for a private number of kits.
Children of Anna and Pete
- Harriet Elizabeth
- Elanor M b 1908
- Lana Jane b 1909
- Madeira Milburn b 1918^
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