Good thoughts! I had to check the pregnancy angle, but sister Alice was born in May 1921, and the census was done on 16 Jan 1920. Too long for a pregnancy, and I have never heard (or found evidence of) a miscarriage in between. They did lose their first child shortly after birth (1912), and that is well documented, so I can see them being very cautious of any pregnancy!
Still a mystery! But thank you for your ideas! Unfortunately, all the siblings are now deceased, so I can't go back and ask questions of them! On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 7:52 AM, Cathy Pinner <genea...@gmail.com> wrote: > Holly, > > Was his mother pregnant? or just had a miscarriage? Enough reason for a > friend to have her toddler. > Then again, aren't American censuses copied from other sheets like English > censuses? Easy to miss a child when copying especially if there is another > person of the same name on the sheet? > > Cathy > > Holly Nelson wrote: > > > Thanks to all for your responses. > > I was close to my grandparents, who lived in the house my father was > born in until their deaths in 1971 and 1977. There were no family > members nearby this small Indiana town, who might be babysitting for a > 21 month old toddler. Perhaps neighbors? Possible, I guess. But it > still seems that he would have been listed as a member of his parents > household. (?) > > I never have heard of my father being a sick child. I have many > pictures of him with parents at 1 and 2 years of age, and he certainly > appears healthy. > > So it is a mystery, and I do love mysteries, so will continue to > pursue. Thanks to all for enlarging my considerations! > > > Sent from my iPad > > On Jan 17, 2018, at 5:32 AM, Carrie Pillow <elkerlo...@outlook.com > <mailto:elkerlo...@outlook.com>> wrote: > > > Hi > > I have had young children living with grand parents, Aunts and Uncles > > Carie > > *From:*LegacyUserGroup > [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] *On Behalf Of > *Martha Graham > *Sent:* 16 January 2018 22:13 > *To:* Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com > <mailto:legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com>> > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Census > > Hi Holly, > > Many times a child will be visiting a neighbor, or other family > member when the Census person comes knocking. Try alternative me thods > for your Census search and see if you can find him. > > I would also make a note of his absence in the family home only after > you find him elsewhere. > > Martha > > Los Osos, CA > > -- > > > > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/ > mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > >
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