For Week 40 of #52Ancestors, the theme is “Harvest.” I decided to look and see how many of my great-great grandfathers (you have 8) were listed in the 1880 U.S. Federal Census/1881 Canadian Census with an occupation of “Farmer.” Here we go:
- James Wells – Farmer, aged 40, Horsepasture District, Henry Co., Virginia
- Willis Clark – Dead
- Arthur Belknap – aged 11 – his dad was a laborer in Dover, Fulton Co., Ohio
- William Bost – Farm Laborer, aged 20, Marion Twp., Henry Co., Ohio
- John Wilson – Farmer, aged 48, Howe Island, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
- Archibald Thompson – Sailor, aged 43, Amherst Island, Lennox & Addington, Ontario, Canada
- Henry Ochs – Farmer, aged 34, Taylor, Wayne Co., Michigan
- Fred Moore – Farm Laborer, aged 17, living with his grandmother in Stafford, Genesee Co., New York
So 1 of my g-g grandfathers was dead by 1880, 1 was only 11, 1 was a sailor, and the rest were farmers or farm laborers. Interesting stuff!
