I spent a day searching on the name “U-ta-wa-un” to see what I could turn up. I Googled him and I tried a number of newspaper search engines. I found a surprising amount of information about him. But is he the same person as Layton Kanistanaux?
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Who Is “U-Ta-Wa-Un”?
Is This Marleah in 1870?
I have been searching for Layton & Marleah in census records prior to the 1875 NY State Census. I had no luck searching on the family name Kanistanaux. I decided to try just “Marleah” in an 1870 census search. I was surprised and very pleased to find a possible candidate.
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1900 Census for Pomfret, NY
Here is a census record I missed the first time I searched. This is the older of the two Dr. Lee-O-Netto ladies. It is always worth taking the time to recheck sources and experiment with search engines.
1930 Census for the Horton Family
Today I am posting the last census for the Horton family. I was unable to find them in the 1920 Census. I did not take the time to search Randolph page by page, since I have them in a number of census already. However, descendants should take the time to find them in 1920, just in case there is something important to learn from it.
1910 Census for the Horton Family
The post today will show the Horton Family in Randolph, Cattaraugus Co., NY for the 1910 Census year.
1900 Census for the Horton Family
Carrie Horton and her family are still in Stockton for the 1900 Census.
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1892 NY State Census for the Horton Family
Today I am posting the 1892 New York State Census for Carrie Horton and her family. This year she is found in Stockton, NY.
1880 Census for the Horton Family
Today is the beginning of a series of census records documenting the family of Caroline Augusta Kanistanaux. I found them from 1880 through to 1930, including the New York State Census.
1931 Obituary for Carolina A. Horton
While rooting around trying to find more on the Dr. Lee-O-Netto ladies, I came upon this wonderful little treasure.
1930 Allegany NY Census
I thought this might be the last census for a while. However, I recently found an obituary that provided some new data and will sending me searching for still more census records. With most genealogy research, finding one answer very often creates more questions.