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Lillace Alma Ames (Russell, Libbey)

Records and documents: Lillace Alma Ames (Russell, Libbey)

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1880 U.S. census, Canaan village, Somerset County, Maine, ED 157, page 18B, lines 12-16 (dwelling 246): Augustus Ames household with an infant 'Aug' (crop). — 1880 U.S. census, Canaan village, Somerset County, Maine, ED 157, page 18B, lines 12-16 (dwelling 246): Augustus Ames household with an infant 'Aug' (crop). 1880 · p. 18B
Source: National Archives (NARA T9).
How it is shown: Cropped (the whole page was not retained); no retouch, no search highlight.
Keep in mind: A crop. The wife's first name lies under an ink blot and is not read. The infant is read as Lillace (Aug 1879 birth, age 10 months).
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1900 U.S. census, Skowhegan village, Somerset County, Maine, ED 164, sheet 37A: Augustus Ames household (Lillie A.). — 1900 U.S. census, Skowhegan village, Somerset County, Maine, ED 164, sheet 37A: Augustus Ames household (Lillie A.). 1900 · sheet 37A
Source: National Archives (NARA T623), via FamilySearch.
How it is shown: Complete page as supplied; no crop, no retouch, no search highlight.
Keep in mind: Whole sheet. Gives Lillace's birth as Aug 1878; the 1880 census and obituaries fit 1879. Names a minor sibling now deceased; no living person.
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1900 U.S. census, Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine (NARA roll 600, page 37, ED 164): the page the family tree attaches to Augustus Ames, Helen A Ames, Lorenzo W Ames, Lillace Alma Ames (Russell, Libbey), Elizabeth Ames. — 1900 U.S. census, Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine (NARA roll 600, page 37, ED 164): the page the family tree attaches to Augustus Ames, Helen A Ames, Lorenzo W Ames, Lillace Alma Ames (Russell, Libbey), Elizabeth Ames. 1900 · NARA roll 600, page 37, ED 164
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1900 census, via Ancestry (image attached in the family tree).
How it is shown: Complete page as supplied; no crop, no retouch, no search highlight.
Keep in mind: What the page is: the 1900 census schedule cited in the tree as: _TEXT Year: 1900; Census Place: Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine; Roll: 600; Page: 37; Enumeration District: 0164. The page was not transcribed line by line. So the lines for these people were not individually checked here. Lillace is linked on a partly truncated name in the tree's list. Whether these are our people: Likely, not Confirmed. The family tree attaches this page to Augustus Ames, Helen A Ames, Lorenzo W Ames, Lillace Alma Ames (Russell, Libbey), Elizabeth Ames as the household in question; the identification of each name on the page is as the tree has it.
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June 1900, Skowhegan: 'Lillie A. Ames,' 21, single and able to read and write, at home with her parents, her father a carpenter. No occupation is entered for her. — June 1900, Skowhegan: 'Lillie A. Ames,' 21, single and able to read and write, at home with her parents, her father a carpenter. No occupation is entered for her. 1900
Source: See item citation.
How it is shown: Complete, unchanged crop as held; no further crop or retouch.
Evidence for: June 1900, Skowhegan: 'Lillie A. Ames,' 21, single and able to read and write, a
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Back in her parents' house with her three daughters, Madison, 1910 census -- her husband is absent from the household. — Back in her parents' house with her three daughters, Madison, 1910 census -- her husband is absent from the household. 1910
Source: U.S. Census Bureau; NARA.
How it is shown: Complete, unchanged crop as held; no further crop or retouch.
Evidence for: 1910 U.S. census, Madison, Maine, ED 229, sheet 14B: Ames household, with Alma [Lillace] Russell and her daughters
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Record of a Marriage, Elmer B. Libby and Lillace A. Russell, Skowhegan, 1910 (Maine Vital Records 1908-1922, image 1814). — Record of a Marriage, Elmer B. Libby and Lillace A. Russell, Skowhegan, 1910 (Maine Vital Records 1908-1922, image 1814). 1910
Source: Maine State Archives (vital records), via FamilySearch.
How it is shown: Complete page as supplied; no crop, no retouch, no search highlight.
Keep in mind: The day reads 'Nov. 5. 1910'; the FamilySearch index says 15 November and the state index 5 November. The bride's status is 'divorced'.
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The 1910 marriage record entering her status as divorced -- the only document that speaks to how her first marriage ended. — The 1910 marriage record entering her status as divorced -- the only document that speaks to how her first marriage ended. 1910
Source: Maine Vital Records 1908-1922, image 1814, via FamilySearch.
How it is shown: Complete, unchanged crop as held; no further crop or retouch.
Evidence for: Record of a Marriage, Elmer B. Libby and Lillace A. Russell, Skowhegan, 1910
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The reverse of the same record, turned for reading: the bride's parents, Augustus Ames and Annie Bragg, and the groom's, Frank Libby and Revina Bard. — The reverse of the same record, turned for reading: the bride's parents, Augustus Ames and Annie Bragg, and the groom's, Frank Libby and Revina Bard. 1910
Source: See item citation.
How it is shown: Complete, unchanged crop as held; no further crop or retouch.
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1920 U.S. census, Cornville, Somerset County, Maine, ED 101, sheet 3A, lines 10-13: Elmer Libby household with Nellie M. Russell, stepdaughter, 17 (crop). — 1920 U.S. census, Cornville, Somerset County, Maine, ED 101, sheet 3A, lines 10-13: Elmer Libby household with Nellie M. Russell, stepdaughter, 17 (crop). 1920 · sheet 3A, lines 10-13
Source: National Archives (NARA T625).
How it is shown: Cropped (the whole page was not retained); no retouch, no search highlight.
Keep in mind: A crop. The stepdaughter relationship is the enumerator's. 'Nellie M.' is read as Natalie Mildred.
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1930 U.S. census, Vassalboro, Kennebec County, Maine, sheet 17B, lines 94-95: Elmer B. Libby and Lillace. — 1930 U.S. census, Vassalboro, Kennebec County, Maine, sheet 17B, lines 94-95: Elmer B. Libby and Lillace. 1930 · sheet 17B
Source: National Archives (NARA T626), via FamilySearch.
How it is shown: Complete page as supplied; no crop, no retouch, no search highlight.
Keep in mind: Whole sheet. Names the two only in the cited rows; neighbours not linked.
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May 1930, Vassalboro: Elmer B. Libby, 56, a farm laborer, and Lillace, 52, in a rented house at $8 a month with no other household member. No occupation is entered for her. — May 1930, Vassalboro: Elmer B. Libby, 56, a farm laborer, and Lillace, 52, in a rented house at $8 a month with no other household member. No occupation is entered for her. 1930
Source: See item citation.
How it is shown: Complete, unchanged crop as held; no further crop or retouch.
Evidence for: May 1930, Vassalboro: Elmer B. Libby, 56, a farm laborer, and Lillace, 52, in a
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1940 U.S. census, Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine, ED 13-62, sheet 16B, lines 69-70: Elmer B. Libbey and Lillace (dwelling 294). — 1940 U.S. census, Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine, ED 13-62, sheet 16B, lines 69-70: Elmer B. Libbey and Lillace (dwelling 294). 1940 · sheet 16B
Source: National Archives (NARA T627), via FamilySearch.
How it is shown: Complete page as supplied; no crop, no retouch, no search highlight.
Keep in mind: Whole sheet. The sheet also lists neighbours (not linked); the two cited rows are the only ones tied to the tree.
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April 1940, Skowhegan: Elmer, 65, a farm operator on his own account, and 'Lillie Alma,' 60, a homemaker, renting a farm household on West Front Street; both were living at Vassalboro in 1935. — April 1940, Skowhegan: Elmer, 65, a farm operator on his own account, and 'Lillie Alma,' 60, a homemaker, renting a farm household on West Front Street; both were living at Vassalboro in 1935. 1940
Source: See item citation.
How it is shown: Complete, unchanged crop as held; no further crop or retouch.
Evidence for: April 1940, Skowhegan: Elmer, 65, a farm operator on his own account, and 'Lilli
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1880 U.S. census, Canaan, Somerset County, Maine (roll 487, page 257b, ED 157): the page the family tree attaches to the household of Augustus Ames and his wife Annie. — 1880 U.S. census, Canaan, Somerset County, Maine (roll 487, page 257b, ED 157): the page the family tree attaches to the household of Augustus Ames and his wife Annie.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1880 census, via Ancestry (image attached in the family tree).
How it is shown: Complete page in the registry; no crop, no retouch.
Keep in mind: What the page is: the 1880 census schedule cited as Canaan, Somerset, Maine, roll 487, page 257b, ED 157. The page was not transcribed line by line. The scan carries a rotated stamp-like number on its right edge (printed by the source), which is part of the supplied image. Whether these are our people: Likely, not Confirmed: the registry tags Augustus Ames, Elizabeth Ames, Ames, Lillace Alma Ames (Russell, Libbey) to the page as the tree has it.
Record: 1880 United States Federal Census
Record: 1880 United States Federal Census
Record: 1880 United States Federal Census
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1910 U.S. census, Madison, Somerset County, Maine (roll T624_546, page 14b, ED 229): the page the family tree attaches to the Russell household and Lillace (Ames) Russell. — 1910 U.S. census, Madison, Somerset County, Maine (roll T624_546, page 14b, ED 229): the page the family tree attaches to the Russell household and Lillace (Ames) Russell.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1910 census, via Ancestry (image attached in the family tree).
How it is shown: Complete page in the registry; no crop, no retouch.
Keep in mind: What the page is: the 1910 census schedule cited as Madison, Somerset, Maine, roll T624_546, page 14b, ED 229. The page was not transcribed line by line. Whether these are our people: Likely, not Confirmed: the registry tags Mary Gwendolyn Russell (Foss), Gertrude Faye Russell (Foss), Natalie Mildred Russell Oak, Lillace Alma Ames (Russell, Libbey) to the page as the tree has it.
Record: 1910 United States Federal Census
Record: 1910 United States Federal Census
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1920 United States Federal Census — 1920 United States Federal Census
Source: record image attached to a citation
Record: 1920 United States Federal Census
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Maine, Birth Records, 1621-1922 — Maine, Birth Records, 1621-1922
Source: record image attached to a citation
Record: Maine, Birth Records, 1621-1922
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Marriage Record — Marriage Record
Source: Copied into the family tree from another contributor.
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