MORGAN COUNTY INDIANA
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
John Martin Arnot (husband) and Pauline Pruitt(name of wife before marriage)
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1) Details relating to marriage
Date of Marriage 1875 Place of Marriage Lake Valley, Ind.
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? 5 How many deaf? 0
How many hearing? 5 How many died in infancy?
Give nay 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.
Leroy E. (hearing) b 1877 Aug (census 1880)
Oore G. (hearing) b 1880 March
Eli J. (hearing) b 1882 Dec
John K. (hearing) b1884 Jan
Anna M. (hearing) b 1887 Feb
II QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED BY HUSBAND.
1) PARENTAGE, Name of your father?
Name of your mother before marriage?
Were you parents related before marriage? 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:
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.
John M b 1841
1 bro and 1 sis deaf
How many of these (yourself included) are or were deaf? 3 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? Cause of deafness?
Attended what School or Institution? Ind.
Residence when admitted? Delphi, Ind.
Year when admitted? Age when admitted? Years under instruction?
Present residence? Lake Valley, Ind.
Occupation? Shoe Maker
II QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED BY WIFE.
1) PARENTAGE, Name of your father? Eli Pruitt
Name of your mother before marriage?
Were you parents related before marriage? 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:
mo. died March 30/91 of paralysis aged 66 yrs Hoosier Apr 23/91
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.
Pauline J. b 1851
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? 12 Cause of deafness?
Attended what School or Institution? Ind.
Residence when admitted? Hall, Ind. Marion Co.
Year when admitted? 1866 Age when admitted? 15 Years under instruction?
Present residence? Lake Valley, Ind.
Occupation?
Remarks: Census School Statistics 1890
Additions RO Johnson 1892
Date of Information June 2 1890 Signed H.L. Tracy
Contributed by Erica Beatty