Federal Census

Schillinger House on Jerome Street

This is the house that Franz Xaver Schillinger bought in 1900 in on Jerome Street in New Lots, Brooklyn. For the next 20 years 10 – 11 members of his family would live there with him, including his daughter Mary, her husband and 3 children, and his son Charles, his sister-in-law and his three children. It is a 2000 square foot house, located a block off Atlantic Avenue. Within blocks of this home, his son Louis and his family lived on Schenck Avenue and his daughter Catherine lived on Logan Street. St. Michael and St. Malachy Catholic Church is located across the street.

Jerome Street - Schillinger Home

Jerome Street – Schillinger Home

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James Jackson Johns and Ellen Moore Parentage Research Report

I’ve been working on trying to answer the question about who are the parents of James Jackson Johns and Ellen Moore. I didn’t have a name for the parents of Ellen Moore, who is my third great grandmother, and reportedly one of the ancestors with Native American ancestry. James Jackson Johns, my third great grandfather, is often listed as the youngest son of Bartlett C. Johns, but I didn’t have anything to substantively prove that fact. So I set out to see what I could find in order to definitively prove who were their parents.

My research document is attached here, along with images of the records I used in this research.

James Jackson Johns – Ellen Moore Parentage Research Report

Pedigree Charts

Family Group Records

James Jackson Johns Confederate Service Records

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Finding Ellen Moore

I started with Ellen Moore.  I knew she was born in Coweta County in 1838.  I had no information about her parents or siblings. I found her in the 1870, 1880, 1900 and 1910 Federal Censuses under her married name, but I had nothing from her childhood.

I first started looking for her in earlier census records, in the hopes that I could find her living in a household with her parents and obtain their names.

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In 1860 I found an Ellen Johns living in George married to a Joseph M. Johns, listed as age 20 and 23 respectively.  It is unlikely that this is the right family as the husband’s name is not an exact match, the ages are off and the location is not right.  Ellen Moore was married in 1859 in Paulding County, GA, so by 1860 she would have been in her husband’s household, but I am unable to find any other reference that might be her in the 1860 census.

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The Thomas Family in Brooklyn 1930
The House on Schneck Avenue

The House on Schneck Avenue

The house Nan lived in when she was five in Brooklyn, NY. From the 1930 Federal Census, the Deegan and Weymer families lived in the other apartments in the building. The Deegan’s had a teenage son and a teenage daughter, and the Weymer’s had a 21 year old son, and a six year old son. In addition to her parents and sister, Nan’s grandmother lived with them in their apartment.  Her father’s occupation is listed as an Operator, and the industry on the census appears to be “Monotype” but it’s a little illegible, so I’m not entirely sure.  Her grandmother is listed as a Cook, and her industry is completely illegible, so I have no idea who she would have been working for.

1930 Federal Census

1930 Federal Census

 

Elizabeth Leary – Census Records

The 1850 Federal Census is one of the few places I’ve found a reference to my 4th great-grandmother Elizabeth Ambrose nee Leary. She is married to David Ambrose and they have three young daughters: Mary Ann, Ellen and Catherine. They lived in the Western District of the 1st Ward of New York, which is the tip of Manhattan in the area now part of the Wall Street/Financial District. Elizabeth and David were listed as the same age in 1850: 26 years old, which would put their dates of birth circa 1824. Both of their birthplaces are listed as Ireland, while their daughters’ are all listed as New York, which means they immigrated sometime between 1824 and 1847 when Mary Ann was born. Mary Ann is listed as 3 years old, Ellen as 1 year old, and Catherine as 2 months old. David is listed as working as a laborer.

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1850 Federal Census

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