U.S. SPECIAL CENSUS ON DEAF FAMILY MARRIAGES

U.S. SPECIAL CENSUS ON DEAF FAMILY MARRIAGES AND HEARING RELATIVES, 1885-1895

(Please answer the questions as fully as possible and return record to E.A. Fay, Kendall Green, Washington, D.C.)

Marriage Record
of
Edmund S. Leach (husband) and Florence Adams (name of wife before marriage)

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1) Details relating to marriage
Date of Marriage March 16 1882 Place of Marriage Alexandria, Indiana
Were parties related before marriage?   If so what relationship? Give any other details known relating to marriage

2)Offspring. Total Number of children born of this marriage?0 How many deaf?
How many hearing? How many died in infancy?
Give any other details known relating to offspring; for example--- names, dates of birth or death, causes of death, ages at death, etc., where possible.
If any are or were deaf, write the word deaf after their names.

II QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED BY HUSBAND.
1) PARENTAGE, Name of your father? John Leach
Name of your mother before marriage? Mary Lewis
Were you parents related before marriage? no If so, what relationship?
Give any other details known relating to parents; for example-- causes of death, date of death, ages at death, etc., where possible:
Still living
2. BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
Give your full name and date of birth, and the names of all your brothers and sisters, with date of birth, if possible.
Where dates are not given, state whether names are in the order of birth or not.
Edmund S. b 1861
Mrs. Nathan Kimball
Mrs. James Mann
2 brothers and 4 sisters

How many of these (yourself included) are or were deaf? 3 How many hearing? 3
How many died young (under two years)? X Give any other details known: for example-- causes of death, ages at death, etc.
Write the word deaf after the names of all who are or were deaf?

3) Other Relatives. Have you any deaf relatives other than brothers and sisters or children? yes
If so, give relationship and names, if possible.
2 cousins
John Lewis   Mary Leach
4.NOTE. Are you deaf or hearing? Deaf
Age when deafness occured? 13 Cause of deafness?
Attended what School or Institution? Ind
Residence when admitted? Fairmont, Ind
Year when admitted? 1870 Age when admitted? 10 Years under instruction? 3
Present residence? Fairmont Ind
Occupation? Farmer

II QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED BY WIFE.
1) PARENTAGE, Name of your father? Martin C. Adams
Name of your mother before marriage? Mary Shuman/Shumon
Were you parents related before marriage? no If so, what relationship?
Give any other details known relating to parents; for example-- causes of death, date of death, ages at death, etc., where possible:
Father died in 1886

2. BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
Give your full name and date of birth, and the names of all your brothers and sisters, with date of birth, if possible.
Where dates are not given, state whether names are in the order of birth or not.

How many of these (yourself included) are or were deaf? How many hearing?
How many died young (under two years)? X Give any other details known: for example-- causes of death, ages at death, etc.
Write the word deaf after the names of all who are or were deaf?

3) Other Relatives. Have you any deaf relatives other than brothers and sisters or children?
If so, give relationship and names, if possible.

4.NOTE. Are you deaf or hearing? Deaf
Age when deafness occured? 13 Cause of deafness?
Attended what School or Institution? Ind.
Residence when admitted? Galvaston
Year when admitted? 1869 Age when admitted? 10 Years under instruction? 10
Present residence? Fairmont
Occupation? Farmers Wife

Remarks: French Adams Record

Date of Information Jan 1890 Signed E.A. Fay
                                                       Edmond S. Leach