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PARLEN, ALBERT               W M  54 Head           M Canada, (nec)           Canada, (nec)           Canada, (nec)PARLEN, LOUISA               W F  39 Wife           M Michigan                Michigan                MichiganPARLEN, LEE                  W M  15 Child          S Michigan                Canada, (nec)           MichiganPARLEN, WALTER               W M  14 Child          S Pennsylvania            Canada, (nec)           MichiganPARLEN, DELL                 W M   8 Child          S Pennsylvania            Canada, (nec)           MichiganPARLEN, MINNIE               W F   7 Child          S Pennsylvania            Canada, (nec)           MichiganPARLEN, FRANKLIN             W M   4 Child          S Pennsylvania            Canada, (nec)       ANDERSON, JOHN               W M  30 Head           M Indiana                 Indiana                 IndianaANDERSON, JEMIMA             W F  39 Wife           M Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            PennsylvaniaANDERSON, WILLIAM            W M   6 Child          S Pennsylvania            Indiana                 PennsylvaniaANDERSON, MOLLIE             W F   5 Child          S Pennsylvania            Indiana                 PennsylvaniaANDERSON, BIRDIE             W F   2 Child          S Pennsylvania            Indiana                 PennsylvaniaPAUL, GARRIE                 W M  18 Child          S Pennsylvania            Netherlands             PennsylvaniaPAUL, JAMES                  W M  15 Child          S Pennsylvania            Netherlands   OWENS, LYMON                 W M  23 Head           M Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            PennsylvaniaOWENS, EFFA                  W F  17 Wife           M Pennsylvania            Vermont                 PennsylvaniaOWENS, NORAH                 W F  20 Sibling        S Pennsylvania            PennsylvaniaMC CORD, JOHN                W M  65 Head           M Scotland                Scotland                ScotlandMC CORD, MARY                W F  56 Wife           M Ireland                 Ireland                 IrelandMC CORD, MARY J              W F  23 Child          S Canada, (nec)           Scotland  BEAR, JOHN                   W M  26 Head           M Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            PennsylvaniaBEAR, SARAH R                W F  20 Wife           M Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            PennsylvaniaBEAR, MANDO E                W F   2 Child          S Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            PennsylvaniaBEAR, HENRY A                W M   0 Child          S Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania    LIST, WILLIAM                W M  40 Head           M Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            PennsylvaniaLIST, RACHEL                 W F  36 Wife           M Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania TRAX, CATHERINE              W F  56 Head           W Pennsylvania            Ireland                 IrelandTRAX, ELLA                   W F  17 Grandchild     S Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania  BARGWATT, FREDRICK           W M  30 Head           M Bavaria                 Bavaria                 BavariaBARGWATT, CATHERINE          W F  33 Wife           M Bavaria                 Bavaria                 BavariaBARGWATT, ELIZABETH          W F   5 Child          S Bavaria                 Bavaria                 BavariaBARGWATT, FREDRICK           W M   3 Child          S Pennsylvania            Bavaria                 BavariaBARGWATT, CARSON             W M   1 Child          S Pennsylvania            Bavaria                 BavariaBARGWATT, %                  W M   0 Child          S Pennsylvania            Bavaria             ROSS, ISAAC                  W M  20 Head           S Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            PennsylvaniaCANNEL, WILSON               W M  28 Missing        S Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania   BLASEN, DELINDA              W F  52 Head           M Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            PennsylvaniaBLASEN, JOSHUA               W M  26 Child          M Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            PennsylvaniaBLASEN, ENOS                 W M  16 Child          S Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            PennsylvaniaBLASEN, PETER                W M  15 Child          S Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            PennsylvaniaBLASEN, EWARD H              W M   7 Child          S Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            PennsylvaniaWEBB, ELIZABETH              W F  15 Missing        S Pennsylvania            England                 EnglandBLAUSER, MARY                W F  73 Missing        S Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania       SMITH, JOHN                  W M  28 Head           M Pennsylvania            Germany, (nec)          Germany, (nec)SMITH, M JANE                W F  22 Wife           M Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            PennsylvaniaSMITH, DELTA C               W F   4 Child          S Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            PennsylvaniaSMITH, MAUDA R               W F   1 Child          S Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            PennsylvaniaSMITH, CHARLES L             W M   0 Child          S Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            PennsylvaniaSMITH, HENRY                 W M  25 Missing          Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania     PARKHUST, HUGH E             W M  67 Head           M Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            IrelandPARKHUST, MARY J             W F  45 Wife           M Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            PennsylvaniaPARKHUST, HUGH               W M  25 Child          S Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania   MC CREA, MICHAEL             W M  29 Head           M Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            PennsylvaniaMC CREA, JOANNA T            W F  23 Wife           M New York                New York                New YorkMC CREA, PETER               W M  11 Sibling        S Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania 

THE CENSUS TAKER

It was the first day of census, and all through the land;
The pollster was ready...a black book in hand.
He mounted his horse for a long dusty ride;
His book and some quills were tucked close by his side.
A long winding ride down a road barely there;
Toward the smell of fresh bread wafting up through the air.
The woman was tired, with lines on her face;
And wisps of hair she tucked back into place.
She gave him some water...as they sat at the table;
And she answered his questions...the best she was able.
He asked of her children... Yes, she had quite a few;
The oldest was twenty, the youngest not two.
She held up a toddler with cheeks round and red;
His sister, she whispered, was napping in bed.
She noted each person who lived there with pride;
And she felt the faint stirrings of the wee one inside.
He noted the sex, the color, the age...
The marks from the quill soon filled up the page.
At the number of children, she nodded her head;
And then her lips quivered for the three that were dead.
The places of birth she "never forgot";
Was it Kansas? or Utah? or Oregon...or not?
They came from Scotland, of that she was clear;
But she wasn't quite sure just how long they'd been here.
They spoke of employment, of schooling and such;
They could read some and write some...though really not much.
When the questions were answered, his job there was done;
So he mounted his horse and he rode toward the sun.
We can almost imagine his voice loud and clear;
"May God bless you all for another ten years."
Now picture a time warp... its' now you and me;
As we search for the people on our family tree.
We squint at the census and scroll down so slow;
As we search for that entry from long, long ago.
Could they only imagine on that long ago day;
That the entries they made would effect us this way?
If they knew, would they wonder at the yearning we feel;
And the searching that makes them so increasingly real.
We can hear if we listen, the words they impart;
Through their blood in our veins, and their voice in our heart.

Author Unknown

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