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PARLEN, ALBERT               W M  54 Head           M Canada, (nec)           Canada, (nec)           Canada, (nec)
PARLEN, LOUISA               W F  39 Wife           M Michigan                Michigan                Michigan
PARLEN, LEE                  W M  15 Child          S Michigan                Canada, (nec)           Michigan
PARLEN, WALTER               W M  14 Child          S Pennsylvania            Canada, (nec)           Michigan
PARLEN, DELL                 W M   8 Child          S Pennsylvania            Canada, (nec)           Michigan
PARLEN, MINNIE               W F   7 Child          S Pennsylvania            Canada, (nec)           Michigan
PARLEN, FRANKLIN             W M   4 Child          S Pennsylvania            Canada, (nec)       
ANDERSON, JOHN               W M  30 Head           M Indiana                 Indiana                 Indiana
ANDERSON, JEMIMA             W F  39 Wife           M Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania
ANDERSON, WILLIAM            W M   6 Child          S Pennsylvania            Indiana                 Pennsylvania
ANDERSON, MOLLIE             W F   5 Child          S Pennsylvania            Indiana                 Pennsylvania
ANDERSON, BIRDIE             W F   2 Child          S Pennsylvania            Indiana                 Pennsylvania
PAUL, GARRIE                 W M  18 Child          S Pennsylvania            Netherlands             Pennsylvania
PAUL, JAMES                  W M  15 Child          S Pennsylvania            Netherlands   
OWENS, LYMON                 W M  23 Head           M Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania
OWENS, EFFA                  W F  17 Wife           M Pennsylvania            Vermont                 Pennsylvania
OWENS, NORAH                 W F  20 Sibling        S Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania
MC CORD, JOHN                W M  65 Head           M Scotland                Scotland                Scotland
MC CORD, MARY                W F  56 Wife           M Ireland                 Ireland                 Ireland
MC CORD, MARY J              W F  23 Child          S Canada, (nec)           Scotland  
BEAR, JOHN                   W M  26 Head           M Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania
BEAR, SARAH R                W F  20 Wife           M Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania
BEAR, MANDO E                W F   2 Child          S Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania
BEAR, HENRY A                W M   0 Child          S Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania    
LIST, WILLIAM                W M  40 Head           M Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania
LIST, RACHEL                 W F  36 Wife           M Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania 
TRAX, CATHERINE              W F  56 Head           W Pennsylvania            Ireland                 Ireland
TRAX, ELLA                   W F  17 Grandchild     S Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania  
BARGWATT, FREDRICK           W M  30 Head           M Bavaria                 Bavaria                 Bavaria
BARGWATT, CATHERINE          W F  33 Wife           M Bavaria                 Bavaria                 Bavaria
BARGWATT, ELIZABETH          W F   5 Child          S Bavaria                 Bavaria                 Bavaria
BARGWATT, FREDRICK           W M   3 Child          S Pennsylvania            Bavaria                 Bavaria
BARGWATT, CARSON             W M   1 Child          S Pennsylvania            Bavaria                 Bavaria
BARGWATT, %                  W M   0 Child          S Pennsylvania            Bavaria             
ROSS, ISAAC                  W M  20 Head           S Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania
CANNEL, WILSON               W M  28 Missing        S Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania   
BLASEN, DELINDA              W F  52 Head           M Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania
BLASEN, JOSHUA               W M  26 Child          M Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania
BLASEN, ENOS                 W M  16 Child          S Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania
BLASEN, PETER                W M  15 Child          S Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania
BLASEN, EWARD H              W M   7 Child          S Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania
WEBB, ELIZABETH              W F  15 Missing        S Pennsylvania            England                 England
BLAUSER, MARY                W F  73 Missing        S Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania       
SMITH, JOHN                  W M  28 Head           M Pennsylvania            Germany, (nec)          Germany, (nec)
SMITH, M JANE                W F  22 Wife           M Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania
SMITH, DELTA C               W F   4 Child          S Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania
SMITH, MAUDA R               W F   1 Child          S Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania
SMITH, CHARLES L             W M   0 Child          S Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania
SMITH, HENRY                 W M  25 Missing          Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania     
PARKHUST, HUGH E             W M  67 Head           M Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            Ireland
PARKHUST, MARY J             W F  45 Wife           M Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania
PARKHUST, HUGH               W M  25 Child          S Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania   
MC CREA, MICHAEL             W M  29 Head           M Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania
MC CREA, JOANNA T            W F  23 Wife           M New York                New York                New York
MC CREA, PETER               W M  11 Sibling        S Pennsylvania            Pennsylvania

THE CENSUS TAKER

It was the first day of census, and all through the land;
The pollster was ready...a black book in hand.
He mounted his horse for a long dusty ride;
His book and some quills were tucked close by his side.
A long winding ride down a road barely there;
Toward the smell of fresh bread wafting up through the air.
The woman was tired, with lines on her face;
And wisps of hair she tucked back into place.
She gave him some water...as they sat at the table;
And she answered his questions...the best she was able.
He asked of her children... Yes, she had quite a few;
The oldest was twenty, the youngest not two.
She held up a toddler with cheeks round and red;
His sister, she whispered, was napping in bed.
She noted each person who lived there with pride;
And she felt the faint stirrings of the wee one inside.
He noted the sex, the color, the age...
The marks from the quill soon filled up the page.
At the number of children, she nodded her head;
And then her lips quivered for the three that were dead.
The places of birth she "never forgot";
Was it Kansas? or Utah? or Oregon...or not?
They came from Scotland, of that she was clear;
But she wasn't quite sure just how long they'd been here.
They spoke of employment, of schooling and such;
They could read some and write some...though really not much.
When the questions were answered, his job there was done;
So he mounted his horse and he rode toward the sun.
We can almost imagine his voice loud and clear;
"May God bless you all for another ten years."
Now picture a time warp... its' now you and me;
As we search for the people on our family tree.
We squint at the census and scroll down so slow;
As we search for that entry from long, long ago.
Could they only imagine on that long ago day;
That the entries they made would effect us this way?
If they knew, would they wonder at the yearning we feel;
And the searching that makes them so increasingly real.
We can hear if we listen, the words they impart;
Through their blood in our veins, and their voice in our heart.

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