Children

Research Notes

• 1840 Federal Census puts the Ganoungs in Catharine, Chemung Co., NY: Elias, Sarah, two females under 4 (Sarah - 4, Catharine - 2). Mary Elizabeth is 7. John L is male under 5.
• 1850-09-13 Federal census has Ganoung family living in dwelling 1446, Catharine, Chemung Co., NY: Elias(41), Sarah (36), Mary E(16), Sarah(14), John(12), Catherine(10), Jonathan(7). Neighbors to one side: Brazil Ganoung, wife Emiline, daughter Elizabeth(9). Neighbors to the other side: Elias and Hannah Darling and family - George(5) and Sophrona(3). Not sure these Darlings tie in to Darlings we meet in later letters.
• 1855-1863 Somewhere in here John moves to Michigan and marries Martha Mary Burgess,
• 1863-06/07 Consolidated list of draft registrations records has John as a resident of Mecosta, Michigan. He's married.
• 1870-06-22 Federal census puts the Ganung family in Mecosta, Michigan: John L(34), Martha(25), Frank(6), and Mary A(2). Children born in Michigan.
• 1874-11-20 Martha Mary Burgess passes.
• 1880-06-21 Federal census still puts the Ganong family in Mecosta, Michigan: John L(41), Edna(27), Frank(15), "Maryan"{11), Ida M(10), Sarah J(2), Jennett(2) and stepdaughter Luna Bellfry(12).
• 1889-09-01 letter from Mate Wood to her mom, Mary E Wood, says "I got a letter from Lissa the other day and she said she had a letter from Mich saying Uncle John was dead  He was burried the 11th of last month  He leaves a wife and three small children" In 1889, Alice is 5, Jennett is 11, Jennie is 15 . That doesn't sound like the "three small children" that Mate references.