Jacob BOOKER & Henrietta A. COWDEN

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Jacob BOOKER
Henrietta A. COWDEN

Husband: Jacob BOOKER
Birth: 1798, Harrison Co., KY
Death: 22 Jan 1882, Haddon Twp., Sullivan Co., IN
Occupation: farmer
Father: David BOOKER
Mother: Theodocia SMITH

Marriage: aft. 1820

Wife: Henrietta A. COWDEN
Birth: 1808/9, KY
Occupation: homemaker
Father: John William COWDEN
Mother: Mary TRIMBLE

Children:

1. Edward W. BOOKER, b. 1827
2. Nancy Ann BOOKER, b. 1827/8, IN
3. John BOOKER, b. 1828/9
4. Mary Ann BOOKER, b. 1831/2, IN; d. 1875
5. Julia Ann BOOKER, b. 1833/4, IN; d. 1883; m. Samuel H. ROBBINS
6. David J. BOOKER, b. 1837/8, IN; d. 1866; m. Mary Ann "Polly" HOWARD
7. Henrietta BOOKER, b. 1839/40, IN; d. 1854
8. Elizabeth Ann "Betsey" BOOKER, b. 1841/2, IN; d. 1928; m. George Samuel BLAKEMAN
9. Nellia Ann BOOKER, b. 1843/4, IN; d. 1893
9. Jacob C. BOOKER, b. 1845/6, IN; d. 1892; m. 3 Nov 1870, Sullivan Co., IN, Christiana CLAYTON
11. Sara Ann BOOKER, b. Apr 1850; d. 1933; m. Thomas CLAYTON

There was an Edward Wilks BOOKER born 9 Mar 1827 in Sullivan Co., IN, who is said to be the son of Isaac and Elizabeth (PADGETT) BOOKER. I wonder if there isn't some kind of mix-up here.

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Sources:

1. 1850 Census Index/Microfilm (online at GenealogyLibrary.com): District No. 105 (Haddon), Sullivan Co., IN, p. 205, 86/88, enumerated 10 Aug 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Jacob Booker 51 M Farmer 600 Ky

Henrietta Booker 41 F Ky

Mary A 18 F Ia

Julia A 16 F Ia

David 12 M Ia

Henrietta 10 F Ia

Betsey A 8 F Ia

Nellie A 6 F Ia

Jacob 4 M Ia

Sarah A 4/12 F Ia

"Ia" = Indiana, not Iowa. Living next door to son, John BOOKER, and his wife, Mary.

2. 1860 Cenus.

3. 1870 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #39 of 57): Merom P.O., Hadden Twp., Sullivan Co., IN, p. 112A, PN 39, enumerated 20-21 Jul 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1870: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 15 16 17 19

291 272 Booker Jacob 71 M W Farmer 2850 1152 Kentucky / /

______ Henrietta 61 F W Keeping house " / / /

______ Mary A 30 F W At home Indiana /

______ Nellie A 25 F W At home "

______ Jacob C 23 M W Farm hand 200 " /

Cox Jacob A 8 M W " /

Ooooh, Mary has made a big fib about her age. Living two doors down from son, John BOOKER, and his wife, Mary.

4. A gedcom file online at GENDEX. [link died]

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