Joseph Good 1840 p 1 2

Rush Creek Twp., Fairfield Co., Ohio
1840 Federal Population Census

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Here are the ages of the Joseph Good (GC229) family on their birthdays in 1840.

   12 Jacob C.
                14 Anna
   16 Samuel
   18 Abraham
   20 Noah
   21 Daniel
   24 Joseph C.
                25 Sophia
                27 Elizabeth
   29 John S.
   30 Henry
   31 David
                33 Esther
                55 Magdalena
   57 Joseph

Noah (born August 18) would have been either 19 or 20, depending on when the census was taken. By October 6 all of the older children, Esther, David, Henry, John S., Elizabeth, Sophia, and Joseph C., were married.

The census page above shows a Joseph Good with the information below and on the left. The information on the right shows how the Joseph Good (GC229) family falls into these age groups on their birthday in 1840.

             M  F     M  F
   <  5:     .  .     .  .   
   5-10:     .  .     .  .
  10-15:     1  1     1  1
  15-20:     2  .     2  .
  20-30:     2  .     4  2           
  30-40:     .  .     2  1           
  40-50:     .  .     .  .           
  50-60:     1  1     1  1            

These census numbers match the Joseph Good (GC229) family, if they were taken after Esther's marriage on October 6 and all of the married children were no longer in the household.

This same census page shows a David Good household immediately above Joseph. That may be Joseph's son David. The last line on the page shows another David Good, and that may be Joseph's brother David.

Reference

o "Rush Creek Twp., Fairfield Co., Ohio" in 1840 Federal Population Census (US Census Bureau). Also www.dgatx.com/family/peo.../Joseph-Good/hs.html. Microfilm available through US National Archives. Joseph Good (GC229).

Notes

1. Census page image from Ancestry.com.

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