Margaret Miranda Ernsbarger ^{2 3 4 5 6 7 8}

   Another name for Margaret was Margaret M. Ernsberger.⁹

  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Fairview Township, Jones, IA on 7 October 1850. ⁹

Page 196B, Roll 185, Dwelling 844, Family 844
Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa
Margaret M. Ernsberger...4..IA
(Living with widowed father.)
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• She appeared on the 1852 Iowa State Census in Fairview Township, Jones, IA in January 1852. ¹⁰

Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa
John Ernsbarger...3 males...5 females...1 voter...2 militia...8 total
(One of the 5 females is considered to be Margaret; living with widowed father.)
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• She appeared on the 1854 Iowa State Census in Fairview Township, Jones, IA in January 1854. ¹¹

Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa
John Ensbarger...3 males...5 females...2 voters...2 militia...8 total
(One of the 5 females is considered to have been Margaret; living with widowed father.)
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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Fairview Township, Jones, IA on June 1860. ⁶

Page 46, Family 344
Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa
Margaret Ernsbarger...14..IA
(Living with widowed father.)
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Fairview Township, Jones, IA on 5 August 1870. ⁷

Page 72, Dwelling 559, Household 582
Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa
Miranda Stewart..24..OH (?)..Keeping House
(Living with husband and son.)

NOTE - Her birth location should have been Iowa instead of Ohio.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Rose Creek Township, Republic County, KS on June 1880. ²

Sheet 44B, District 274, Roll 0394
Rose Creek Township, Republic County, Kansas
Wife..M. Miranda Steward..34..IA..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 2 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Chester, NE on 2 June 1900. ³

Sheet 2A, District 159, Dwelling 28, Household 29
Chester, Thayer County, Nebraska
Home owned, no mortgage
Years Married: 32
Wife..Miranda M. Steward..Apr 1846..54..IA..3/3
(Living with husband and 3 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Lancaster Precinct, Lancaster County, NE on April 1910. ⁴

Sheet 6A, District 48, Household 146
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Nebraska
Wife..Miranda M. Steward..63..OH
(Living with husband and 3 children.)

NOTE - Her birth location should have been Iowa instead of Ohio.
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• She was buried after 14 August 1925 in the Wyuka in Lincoln, NE.

Plot: Sec-5 Lot-5485 Sp-3
Find A Grave Memorial #62731080
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Margaret married James R. Steward on 20 February 1868 in Greenfield Township, Jones, IA.^{1 2 3 4} (James R. Steward was born on 7 December 1845 in Ohio,^{2 3 4 12} died on 25 September 1914 ¹² and was buried after 25 September 1914 in Lincoln, NE ¹².)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Fairview Township, Jones, IA on 5 August 1870. ⁷

Page 72, Dwelling 559, Household 582
Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa
James Stewart..33..OH..Farmer Tenant
Miranda Stewart..24..OH..Keeping House
Herbert Stewart..2m..IA..born in March
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Rose Creek Township, Republic County, KS on June 1880. ²

Sheet 44B, District 274, Roll 0394
Rose Creek Township, Republic County, Kansas
Self..R. J. Steward..35..OH..Farmer
Wife..M. Miranda Steward..34..IA..Keeping House
Daughter..A. Edith Steward..2..KS
Son..R. Herbert Steward..10..IA
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Chester, NE on 2 June 1900. ³

Sheet 2A, District 159, Dwelling 28, Household 29
Chester, Thayer County, Nebraska
Home owned, no mortgage
Years Married: 32
Head..James R. Steward..Dec 1845..54..OH..Carpenter
Wife..Miranda M. Steward..Apr 1846..54..IA..3/3
Son..Herbert R. Steward..Mar 1870..30..IA..Tin Smith
Daughter..Edith A. Steward..Jul 1877..22..KS..Teacher at High School
Daughter..Grace M. Steward..Aug 1882..17..KS
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Lancaster Precinct, Lancaster County, NE on April 1910. ⁴

Sheet 6A, District 48, Household 146
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Nebraska
Head..James R. Steward..64..OH
Wife..Miranda M. Steward..63..OH
Son..Herbert R. Steward..40..IA
Daughter..Edith A. Steward..31..KS
Daughter..Grace M. Steward..26..KS
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  Marriage Notes:

After being married in Iowa, they remained there for a few years with their son, Herbert, being born there.

By 1878 they had moved to Republic County, Kansas where their two daughters were born, Edith in 1878 and Grace in 1882.

By 1900 they had moved once again to Thayer County, Nebraska. Shortly thereafter, they moved once again to Lancaster County, Nebraska. James died in 1914 and Margaret died in 1925. They are both buried in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska as well as their son Herbert.
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