1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #51 of 71):  Borough of Minersville, Schuylkill Co., PA, Roll M432_826, p. 272A, 375/375, enumerated 15 Aug 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

Henry Bush	25	M		Farmer
Elizabeth	30	F
William	13	M
Stephen Dando	19	M

Listed two households from future father-in-law, Isaac STRAUB.

3.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #53 of 102):  Minersville P.O., Minersville Borough (East Ward), Schuylkill Co., PA, Roll M653_1178, p. 289, PN 369, 2839/2723, enumerated 28 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

Stephen Dandorf	28	M		Coal Miner	1500		England
Margart    "	26	F					Penn
Jenet      "	3	F					"
Laura      "	3/1?	F					"

4.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #9 of 93 — indexed "Danas"):  Minersville P.O., Minersville, Schuylkill Co., PA, Roll M593_1447, p. 71A, PN 9, 65/65, enumerated 19 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

Dando Stephen	39	M	W	Coal Merchant	30000	2000	England
_____ Margret	36	F	W	House Keeping			Pennsylvania
_____ Jenetta	13	F	W				Pennsylvania
_____ Mary E	10	F	W				Pennsylvania
_____ William	7	M	W				Pennsylvania

Listed three households from Henry PROSSER (æ 41, b. England, wife Susanah).

5.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #8 of 9):  Minersville, Schuylkill Co., PA, Roll T9_1192, p. 246D, PN 8, SD 3, ED 215, enumerated 5 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

1880:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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2

3

4

5

6

8

9

10

13

21

24

25

26

79

81

Dando Stephen K

W

M

(47)

/

Dry Goods + Grocery Clerk

England

England

England

_____ Margaret

W

F

44

Wife

/

Keeping House

Penna

Wales

Wales

_____ Jennie I

W

F

22

Dau

/

At Home

Penna

England

Penna

_____ Mollie K

W

F

19

Dau

/

At School

/

Penna

England

Penna

_____ Willie K

W

M

16

Son

/

At School

/

Penna

England

Penna

Listed six households from William KEAR (æ 74, b. Wales) and his wife, Elizabeth (æ 69, b. Wales), who are almost certainly Margaret's parents.

6.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

7.  1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #13 of 53):  North Street, Minersville Borough (Ward 1), Schuylkill Co., PA, Roll T623_1482, p. 86A, SN 7, SD 7, ED 126, enumerated 2 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

1900:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

*

133

129

Dando Margarett

Head

W

F

Jun 1834

65

Wd

Penn

Wales

Wales

Y

Y

Y

O

F

H

_____ Jenetta? I?

Dau

W

F

Jun 1858

41

S

Penn

England

Penn

Music Teacher

4

Y

Y

Y

Steele Charles E

Head

W

M

Mar 1861

39

M

18

Penn

Penn

Penn

Editor Free Press

0

Y

Y

Y

R

H

______ Mary

Wife

W

F

May 1861

39

M

18

2

1

Penn

Penn

Penn

Y

Y

Y

______ Margarett G

Dau

W

F

Dec 1896

3

S

Penn

Penn

Penn

???es ???

Aunt

W

F

Dec 1815

84

Wd

0

0

Wales

Wales

Wales

1850

50

Y

Y

Y

135

130

Manwaring John

Head

W

M

Aug 1869

30

M

2

Penn

Wales

Penn

Day Laborer

3

Y

Y

Y

_________ Lizzie

Wife

W

F

Sep 1871

28

M

2

2

2

Penn

Wales

Wales

Y

Y

Y

_________ Ray

Dau

W

F

May 1898

2

S

Penn

Penn

Penn

_________ William

Son

W

M

Aug 1899

10/12

S

Penn

Penn

Penn

Prosser Nettie

S-in-Law

W

F

Apr 1892

8

S

Penn

Wales

Wales

At School

8

Y

Y

Y

Straub Ralph E

G.Son

W

M

Jan 1888

12

S

Penn

Penn

Penn

At School

9

Y

Y

Y

*North Street

Over and above difficult handwriting, this record was faded and very hard to read, so my extraction is not complete nor necessarily accurate.
John MANWARING is too young to be Ralph's grandfather; Ralph has to be Margaret (KEAR) DANDO's grandson, son of her daughter, Jenetta (DANDO) STRAUB.

8.  1910 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #22 of 64):  Front Street, Minersville Borough (Ward 1), Schuylkill Co., PA, Roll T624_1417 (Part 1), p. 142B, SN 11B, SD 8, ED 47, enumerated 21 Apr 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

1910:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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5

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8

9

10

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12

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17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

*

193

212

Dando Margaret

Head

M

W

74

Wd

6

2

PA

England English

England English

Eng

None

Y

Y

O

F

H

Straub Jenie

Dau

F

W

51

Wd

1

1

PA

England English

Pennsylvania

Eng

Teacher

Music

OA

Y

Y

Steel Charles E

S-in-law

M

W

49

M1

28

PA

England English

Pennsylvania

Eng

Cashier

Bank

W

N

0

Y

Y

_____ Mary

Dau

F

W

48

M1

28

2

1

PA

England English

Pennsylvania

Eng

None

Y

Y

_____ Margaret

GDau

F

W

13

S

PA

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

Eng

None

Y

Y

Y

*Front Street

9.  Messages posted to the Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, board (online at Ancestry.com).