Wabash 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
William Bates (husband) and Malinda Kirkman (name of wife before marriage)
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1) Details relating to marriage
Date of Marriage Nov 21 1888 Place of Marriage Roann Ind.
Were parties related before marriage? no 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 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.
II QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED BY HUSBAND.
1) PARENTAGE, Name of your father? George W. Bates
Name of your mother before marriage? Catherine Flanigan
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 of Consumption aged 44
Mother died at the age of 27 at Warsaw, Ind.
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.
Wm Edwin Bates b Dec 9 1845
Mollie B. Swartz 1850
How many of these (yourself included) are or were deaf? 1 How many hearing? 1 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? no
If so, give relationship and names, if possible.
4.NOTE. Are you deaf or hearing? Deaf
Age when deafness occured? 37 mo Cause of deafness? Dont know
Attended what School or Institution? Indiana
Residence when admitted? Warsaw, Ind.
Year when admitted? 1855 Age when admitted? 10 Years under instruction? 3
Present residence? Pierceton, Ind.
Occupation? sawing timber, farmer
II QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED BY WIFE.
1) PARENTAGE, Name of your father? Peter Kirkman
Name of your mother before marriage? Mary Pruit
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 Mar 21 1879 of dropsy at the age of 65 years
Mother will be 71 the 2nd of May next
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.
Malinda b Nov 30 1854 Mahala Clark Feb 1838
Jane Petty, Mar 12 1839 Mary Ferrell Mar 7 1841
Lizzie Murphy Feb 6 1843 Sallie Peter, ? Black, Ella Ward, Z Saukirman
Nancy Oscar Theodore
How many of these (yourself included) are or were deaf? 1 How many hearing? 12 How many died young (under two years)? 1
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?
Lizzie died at the age of 24 cause of dropsy Sallie died at the age of 25 of consumption
3) Other Relatives. Have you any deaf relatives other than brothers and sisters or children? no
If so, give relationship and names, if possible.
4.NOTE. Are you deaf or hearing? Deaf
Age when deafness occured? 6 Cause of deafness? Brain Fever
Attended what School or Institution? Indiana
Residence when admitted? Oakford, Ind.
Year when admitted? 1868 Age when admitted? 11 Years under instruction? 9
Present residence? Princeton, Ind.
Occupation? HouseKeeper
Remarks: From ? Advance
Date of Information Jan 11 90 Signed Malinda Bates
Contributed by Erica Beatty