George Washington Logsdon Jr. (abt. 1851)

Born about 1851 in Jasper County, Iowa, United States of America

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Biography

George Washington Logsdon, Jr. was born in Jasper County, Iowa in about 1851. He was the son of Washington Logsdon and Susanah C. "Susan" Linder.^[1]

In about 1849, Washington's father had moved northwards from Kentucky into the frontier area of Iowa, where he had purchased land and established a farm in Jasper County.^[2] The township boundaries apparently shifted over the years, since the farm was in Independence Township by the time of the 1860 census.^[3]

Before 1870, Washington's father moved the family south into Marion Township in Jasper County, Missouri, where he purchased a farm near the forming town of Carthage. In 1870, Washington was living at home and working as a laborer.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "George W. Logsdon, jr," est. age 5, male, years in Iowa: 5, b. Iowa: Iowa State Census, 1856, Clear Creek Township, Jasper County, Iowa, Family No. 24, Pages 14 -15 (accessed 24 Jul 2021 - subscription required).
2. ↑ "Georg W. Logsdon," est. age 37, male, married, years in Iowa: 7, b. Kentucky, farmer, owner: Iowa State Census, 1856, Clear Creek Township, Jasper County, Iowa, Family No. 24, Pages 14 -15 (accessed 24 Jul 2021 - subscription required).
3. ↑ "Washington Logsdon," est. age 9, male, white, b. Iowa: United States Census, 1860, Independence Township, Jasper County, Iowa, Family No. 259, Page 37, Line 34 (accessed 24 Jul 2021).
4. ↑ "Logsdon Washington," est. age 19, male, white, laborer, b. Iowa: United States Census, 1870, Marion Township, Jasper County, Missouri, Carthage Post Office, Family No. 569, Page 74, Line 14 (accessed 23 Jul 2021).

• Census Returns:
• Iowa State Census, 1856, Ancestry.com. Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest. (subscription required).
• United States Census, 1860, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9B9J-S1ZV?cc=1473181&wc=7QL9-YQR%3A1589426666%2C1589423902%2C1589423232 : 24 March 2017), Iowa > Jasper > Independence > image 1 of 12; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
• United States Census, 1870, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-64V3-DPK?cc=1438024&wc=KLPG-829%3A518659401%2C519053501%2C518762401 : 12 June 2019), Missouri > Jasper > Marion > image 82 of 104; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)