[or-roots] Josephine Gross - Need more help

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Thank you Les,
I haven't found her in 1880 or 1900 yet!
I do have a copy of the Donald-Ramsey marriage from Clark Co.,  Washington.
I found her younger sister, Nellie, in the 1900-1940 censuses.
 
I have various names for their parents: Nellie Ramsey, "Certificate of  
Marriage" to James Squire Donald, 30 Dec 1926, Vancouver, Clark Co., WA. 
Father:  Harry Mathews. Mother: Francis Pitts.
Nellies death cert lists Powell Pitts as her father and  Frances Mathews as 
her mother. Nellie died 11/29/1944.
Josephine's death cert lists Aleck Smith as her father and  Frances Mathews 
as her mother.
Thank you again, Mike
 
 
 
In a message dated 12/17/2012 11:35:26 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
opera_70 at yahoo.com writes:

Mike;    


Do you have them in the  1880 census?  It occurs to me she might still be 
living with her  parents in 1900, or near them.  I have made a stab at 1880 
and had  pretty much no luck, it seems more likely from circumstantial 
evidence  they were from Alabama since none of the search parameters I have tried  
have turned up much of anybody in Georgia. Unfortunately this is as  close 
as I have been able to come  so far;


1880  >  ALABAMA  >  LEE  >  AUBURN
Series: T9  Roll: 19  Page: 156 


Surname  GivenName Age Sex Race Birthplace State County Location Year
SMITH JOSEPHINE      7    F B AL    AL  LEE  AUBURN 1880


She would be best fit except for being 2  years too young and mother named 
Polly which unless she was Mary Frances  or some such (isn't Polly a 
nickname for Mary?)  and Nellie being  Mary Ann age 3  (minor little quibbles, 
though I have seen worse  matches that turned out to be the right people) What I 
have is Eleck  Smith age 37  b AL, Polly age 33  b. AL, Josephine age 7 b 
AL,  Mary Ann age 3 b AL.


I am going to look a little more but I am  also a little confused by the 
time line;


B 1871  GA or AL to parents Aleck  & Frances Smith, ma ? before 1906?  Ma 
John Gross,  1906.


Nellie's marriage cert to Donald is  available from WA archives if you 
don't have it and want  it.


Les  C

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