Louis Weichmann

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(02-07-2015 12:20 AM)Pamela Wrote:  What a great find! It's not the federal census but what kind is it? I see the date was November 1870 which was right after their marriage of Oct 25. Maybe the post office had this done because of a change in address? Also Annie and Lou's ages are wrong and brings them closer to each other in age. I wonder who gave the wrong ages? Their address is Race St which I believe is near Cherry. Interesting! Another piece to the puzzle. How did you find it?

I found this record as well (on ancestry.com) and it is the 1870 Federal census. The other census record was recorded earlier in the year (more like June if memory serves). Apparently, they got married and when moved to the new address that area had not yet had the census completed. Hence being in the 1870 Federal census twice. In doing genealogy research, I have seen this happen a handful of times. As far as who reported the ages, who knows. Most of the time it was whoever was around when the census worker came. It could have been any members of the household or even a neighbor. I'm sure it also depends on the diligence of the census worker. This one did not get this record completed until November and did not even record the day so he doesn't seem like one of the better ones.

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Rich, thanks for the great summation of Louis Weichmann and Annie in later years. Several years ago I visited Anderson, IN on a mission for Richard Sloan and among other things took photos of the home in which Weichmann died {belonging to his sister Wilamena (Wiechmann) O'Crawley}. It still stands and is a residence today. I will dig through my files and see if I can find the photo in my files. This mission is what piqued my interest in Weichmann and planted the seed of the article I have written (see post #30).

Roger, I seem to remember seeing his middle initial somewhere before but can't remember. I will do some checking and see what I come up with.

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OK. Found my photo of the home. It is attached.