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Archibald McNinch, Western Pennsylvania, Ohio River Valley, and Central Ohio |
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In 1794, Archibald McNinch appears on the payroll of the Westmoreland County (Frontier) Rangers, |
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“under the command of Captain John Sloan’s company at Plum Creek and other stations” [Penn. State |
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Archives, Sixth Series, Vol. 5, pgs 629, 795; cf. McAninch F.H.NL, Vol. IV, No. 1, Feb. 1996, pg. 4]. |
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In 1810, Archibald McIninch [sic] appears on the Federal Census in Sugar Creek Twp, Armstrong |
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Co., Pennsylvania: 2 0 0 1 1 - 0 0 1 0 1 ( 1 b. 1765-1784, 1 b. Bef. 1765 ) [extract by Nancy Emery]. |
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Meaning of non-zero numbers: 2 males, under 10 (sons ?, b. 1800-1810); no males, 10-16, nor 16-26; |
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1 male, 26-45 (b.1765-1784), and 1 male, 45 & over (b.bef.1765, Archibald McAninch himself?); |
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no females, under 10, nor 10-16; 1 female, 16-26 daughter?, b. 1784-1795); no females, 26-45; |
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1 female, 45 & over (assume Archibald's wife?, name unknown); last two: 0 other people, 0 slaves. |
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From this census, we can guess at 1810 family composition: Archibald, b.Bef.1765; wife, b.Bef.1765; |
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an older son, b.1765-1784; daughter, b.1784-1795; younger son, b.1800-1810; and their youngest son, |
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b.1800-1810. [1810 index, Penn., McIninch, Archibald ARSC (Armstrong Co., Sugar Creek), p. 394]. |
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In 1820, Arahabel McNinch [sic] appears on the Federal census in Scioto County, Ohio, on north side |
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of the Ohio River [1820, M33 Roll 95: McNinch, Arahabel, pg.119, Scioto County, Wayne township]. |
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The 1820 listing is “1 1 0 1 0 1 - 1 0 0 1 0 - 0 2 0 0”, which means: 1 male, under 10 [b.1810-1820]; |
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1 male 10-15 [b.1805-1810]; no males 16-18; 1 male, 16-25 [b.1795-1801 (not 16-18, age 19-25)], |
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no males, 26-44, and 1 male, 45 and over [b. Bef.1775, presumably, Archibald himself]; and |
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1 female, under 10 [b.1810-1820]; no females, 10-15, nor 16-25; 1 female, 26-44 [b.1775-1800]; |
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no females, 45 and over; 0 foreigners, 2 persons in agriculture, 0 in commerce, 0 in manufacture. |
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So, probable 1820 family composition is -- head-of-household (Archibald?), b.Bef.1775, but no female |
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in the same age group; an adult female, b.1775-1800 (second wife?); an older son, “twenty-something”, |
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b.1795-1801; another son, b.1805-1810; a daughter, b.1810-1820; and the youngest son, b.1810-1820. |
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In 1830, Archibald McNinche [sic] appears on Federal census in Franklin County, Ohio (central Ohio; |
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the state capitol Columbus is in Franklin County) [1830, M19 Roll 131 pg.18, Washington township]. |
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The 1830 listing is “0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0”, which means: |
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no males under 5; 1 male 5-10 [b.1820-25]; no male 10-15; 1 male (Archibald), 15-20 [b.1810-15]; |
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1 female under 5 [b.1825-1830]; no female 5-10, 10-15, nor 15-20; 1 female 20-30 [b.1800-1810]. |
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Clearly, this can not be same Archibald, who would be “65 & over” in 1830, since he was b.Bef.1765. |
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Could the three census records be sightings of the same family over multiple generations? It’s possible |
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if a son named Archibald is head-of-household in 1830, and if 2 children under 10 in 1830 are actually |
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grand-children of the original Archibald (did daughter 2 marry, have children, then lose her husband?). |
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The possible 11 people: |
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1810 Penn. |
1820 Ohio |
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Born |
Armstrong |
Scioto Co. |
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1. |
Archibald Mc. (“I.”) |
Bef. 1765 |
45 & over |
45 & over |
[died 1820-1830?] |
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2. |
First Wife (name unk.) |
Bef. 1765 |
45 & over |
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[died 1810-1820?] |
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Second Wife (name unk.) |
1775-1800 |
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26-44 |
[died 1820-1830?] |
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4. |
Unk.male.1 (first son) |
1765-1784 |
26-45 |
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5. |
Unk.female.1 (daughter) |
1784-1795 |
16-26 |
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6. |
Unk.male.2 (second son) |
1800-1801 |
under 10 |
19-25 |
1830 Ohio |
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7. |
Unk.male.3 (third son) |
1805-1810 |
under 10 |
10-15 |
Franklin Co. |
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8. |
Unk.female.2 (daughter) |
Abt.1810 |
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under 10 |
1830, 20-30 |
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Archibald (“II.”, 4th son) |
1810-1815 |
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under 10 |
1830, 15-20 |
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10. |
Unk.male 4 (grand-son ?) |
1820-1825 |
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1830, 5-10 |
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11. |
Unk.female.3 (grand-dau.?) |
1825-1830 |
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1830, under 5 |
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There are still lots of un-answered questions here, and un-traced male lines, including the two oldest |
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sons, last seen in Armstrong County, Penn., and a third son last seen in the Ohio River valley ca. 1820. |
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McAninch Family History Newsletter Vol. IV, No. 2, May 1996, pg. 4 page 1996-16 |