Laura P. Eddy ^{2 3 4 5 6}

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Alt. Birth, 1843, Kentucky, United States. ^{2 5} This birth year was referenced by her age of 37 on the 1880 US Census. It was also referenced by her age of 76 on her 1920 US Census.

2. Alt. Birth, July 1845, Kentucky, United States. ⁷

3. 1870 US Census, 2 July 1870, Eminence Township, Logan, Illinois, United States. ⁴ 1870 US Census
Page 28 & 29, Dwelling 192, Family 199
Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois
Laura Howser..25..KY..Keeps House

(Living with husband and 2 sons at home of husband's 1st cousin, Nancy J. Houser and her family.)

4. 1880 US Census, 8 June 1880, Eminence Township, Logan, Illinois, United States. ² 1880 US Census
Page 242C, District 48, Dwelling 101, Family 104, Roll 227
Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois
Laura Howser..Wife..37..KY..Keeping House

(Living with husband and 3 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in 1844, then her age should have been 35 or 36 instead of 37.

5. 1900 US Census, 2 June 1900, Barnett Township, DeWitt, Illinois, United States. ³ 1900 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 34, Dwelling 20, Family 20
Barnett Township, DeWitt County, Illinois
Farm owned, no mortgage
Laura Howser..Mother-in-Law..Jul 1845..54..KY..married 35 years..5/3

(Living with husband at the home of her married daughter, Edna.)

NOTE - Her birth date was believed to be in 1844 instead of Jul 1845.

6. 1920 US Census, 15 January 1920, Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, United States. ⁵ 1920 US Census
Sheet 11A, District 90, Dwelling 274, Family 289
Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois, Ward 3
621 West Jefferson Street; home owned, with mortgage
Laura P. Houser..Mother-in-Law..76..KY

(Laura was widowed and living at the home of her married daughter, Edna.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in 1844, then her age should have been 75 instead of 76.

7. Cemetery: Woodlawn Cemetery, 1921, Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, United States. ⁶ Find A Grave Memorial #35721713

Laura married William J. Howser, son of Jonas Houser and Elizabeth Richardson, on 30 March 1864 in Atlanta, Logan, Illinois, United States.^{1 2 3} (William J. Howser was born on 30 September 1833 in Spencer, Kentucky, United States,^{2 3 4 8} died on 23 December 1908 ⁸ and was buried after 23 December 1908 in Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, United States ⁸.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1870 US Census, 2 July 1870, Eminence Township, Logan, Illinois, United States. ⁴ 1870 US Census
Page 28 & 29, Dwelling 192, Family 199
Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois
John Eddy..34..KY..Farmer
Nancy J. Eddy..33..IL..Keeps House
Mary Gardner..12..IL
Hugh Gardner..10..IL
James Eddy..8..IL
William Eddy..6..IL
Burila Eddy..2..IL
Mary Miller..43..IN..Keeps House
Shelby Eddy..3m..IL
William Howser..37..KY..Farmer
Laura Howser..25..KY..Keeps House
Frank Howser..6..IL
Walter Howser..4m..IL

NOTE - I believe that the enumerator made a mistake in not showing the William Howsers as a separate family even though Nancy, the wife of John Eddy, was a Howser. I can not tell if they all lived in one household or not. Maybe it was one big happy family. They had three adult females who were "keeping house" for the clan. I have no idea who Mary and Hugh Gardner were even though they were the oldest and listed first. There was a Mary Houser who married into the Gardner family. I also have no idea who Mary Miller was even though she was listed just before the youngest son, Shelby. She may have been a previously married sister of Laura or John. William Howser was a 1st cousin to Nancy J. Houser.
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2. 1880 US Census, 8 June 1880, Eminence Township, Logan, Illinois, United States. ² 1880 US Census
Page 242C, District 48, Dwelling 101, Family 104, Roll 227
Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois
William J. Howser..Self..44..KY..Farmer
Laura Howser..Wife..37..KY..Keeping House
Frank Howser..Son..16..IL..Farm Laborer
Walter Howser..Son..10..IL..At Home
Edna Howser..Dau..8...IL..At Home
Jane Niblack..Boarder..78..KY..At Home

3. 1900 US Census, 2 June 1900, Barnett Township, DeWitt, Illinois, United States. ³ 1900 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 34, Dwelling 20, Family 20
Barnett Township, DeWitt County, Illinois
Farm owned, no mortgage
William J. Howser..FathL..Sep 1833..66..KY
Laura Howser..MothL..Jul 1845..54..KY..married 35 years..5/3
Minnie Howser..Niece..Jun 1882..17..IL..At School
Pearl Howser..Niece..Aug 1884..15..IL..At School