Margaret A. Houser ¹

   Other names for Margaret were Margaret A. Houser ² and "Maggie" Howser.^{3 4}

  General Notes:

For the 1900 US Census, Maggie was living at the home of J. C. Patterson and family who is believed to be a brother of Maggie's mother, Margaret Patterson, who probably died between 1876 and 1880. At that time, her father, James Morrison Houser, kept his 4 sons but sent the young daughter to live with his married sister, Elizabeth Houser and her family. Maggie appeared on the 1880 US Census as living with her Aunt Elizabeth in Logan County. Evidently she was later sent to live with this brother of her mother and she appears here on the 1900 US Census as living with her Uncle J. C. Patterson.

What is a little troubling about this 1900 US Census is that the parents' birth locations are shown as Kentucky and Illinois instead of what I expected to see, Kentucky and Scotland. I have a long discussion from other researchers about the names and number of wives for James Morrison Houser and it involves a key piece of evidence on the 1880 US Census for Maggie while she was living with her Aunt. That census showed Maggie's mother as being born in Scotland.

On this 1900 US Census, it shows that J. C. Patterson was born in Illinois in 1847, unlike his supposed sister, Margaret, who I claim was born in Scotland in 1844. Notice however, that J. C.'s parents were both born in Scotland so it remains highly possible that Margaret was born in Scotland in 1844, his parents then came to the United States sometime between 1844 and 1847, and then J. C. Patterson was born in Illinois in 1847. (Brian L. Lightfoot)
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  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 1880 and a birth location of Illinois.

This birth year was referenced by her age of 30 on the 1910 US Census.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Eminence Township, Logan, IL on 9 June 1880. ³

1880 US Census
Page 243A, District 48, Family 121, Roll 0227
Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois
Maggie Howser..Dau..4..IL..At home

(Living with Aunt Elizabeth Houser-Adams and her family.)
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Lincoln, IL on 2 June 1900. ⁴

1900 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 30, Dwelling 45, Family 46
Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois
626 College Avenue; house owned no mortgage
Maggie Houser..Niece..Jun 1876..23..IL

(Living at home of Uncle J. C. Patterson and his family.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Jocko Township, Flathead County, MT on 22 April 1910. ¹

1910 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 23, Dwelling 73, Family 82, Roll 832
Jocko Township, Flathead County, Montana
Farm owned, no mortgage
Margaret A. Howser..Half-sister..30..IL..none

(Living with her father at the home of her half-brother, Edgar.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 8 Jun 1876, then her age should have been 33 instead of 30.
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