BackGround: Winter Quarters Temple, Winter Quarters, Nebraska.
Samantha was born 25 January 1854 in Addison, Somerset, Pennsylvania, and married 20 November 1873 in , Des Moines, Iowa, Benjamin SHORT the son of George SHORT and Rachel WALKER. He was born 10 December 1846 in Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa and died 31 March 1929, Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa. Samantrha died 18 September 1915, in Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa.
1850 Census Augusta, Des Moines, Iowa, Page 450
R Estate Where
Name Age Sex Race Occupation Value Born
George 31 M ---- Farmer & 0,500 Ohio
Rachel 26 F ---- ---------- -------- Ohio
Matilda 7 F ---- ---------- -------- Iowa
Benjamin 4 M ---- ---------- -------- Iowa
James 2 M ---- ---------- -------- Iowa
1856 State Census; Danville Twp., Des Moines, Iowa Page 1148
Where
Name Age Sex Mar Wid Years Born Occupation Comments
J or I ZIGLER 31 M X --- 1 Pennsylvania Blacksmith --------
E. ZIGLER 28 F X --- 1 Pennsylvania ---------- --------
W. A. ZIGLER 9 M --- --- 1 Pennsylvania ---------- --------
S. E. ZIGLER 8 F --- --- 1 Pennsylvania ---------- --------
ALBERT ZIGLER 6 M --- --- 1 Pennsylvania ---------- --------
E. ZIGLER 5 F --- --- 1 Pennsylvania ---------- --------
S. ZIGLER 3 F --- --- 1 Pennsylvania ---------- --------
JACOB ZIGLER * M --- --- 0 Iowa ---------- Age 1/2
1860 Danville, Des Moine, Iowa Page 1006
R Estate Personal Where
Name Age Sex Race Occupation Value Value Born
John SIGLER 36 M ---- Blacksmith -------- -------- Pennsylvania
Elizabeth SIGLER 32 F ---- ---------- -------- -------- Pennsylvania
Albert SIGLER 9 M ---- ---------- -------- -------- Pennsylvania
Ellen SIGLER 7 F ---- ---------- -------- -------- Pennsylvania
Samantha SIGLER 6 F ---- ---------- -------- -------- Pennsylvania
Jacob SIGLER 5 M ---- ---------- -------- -------- Iowa
Edward SIGLER 2 M ---- ---------- -------- -------- Iowa
Alice SIGLER 3M F ---- ---------- -------- -------- Iowa
1870 Census Flint River, Des Moines, Iowa, Page 473
R Estate Personan Where
Name Age Sec Race Occupation Value Value Born
ZIGLAR John T 45 M W Blacksmith -------- $ 0,400 Pennsylvania
" Elizabeth 42 F W Keeping House -------- -------- Pennsylvania
" Ellen 17 F W ------------- -------- -------- Pennsylvania
" Albert 19 M W Farm Laborer -------- -------- Pennsylvania
" Samantha 15 F W ------------- -------- -------- Pennsylvania
" Jacob 13 M W Farm Laborer -------- -------- Iowa
" Jno, Edward 11 M W Farm Laborer -------- -------- Iowa
" Flora 9 F W ------------- -------- -------- Iowa
" Orlena 7 F W ------------- -------- -------- Iowa
" Mary 5 F W ------------- -------- -------- Iowa
" Viletta 3 F W ------------- -------- -------- Iowa
1880 Census Jackson, Montgomery, Iowa. ED 149 Page 42 Line 17
Mar | Place of Birth |
Name Race Sex Age Relat Sta Occupation |Self Father Mother|
SHORT Benj W M 23 ----- M Farmer Iowa Ohio Ohio
" Samantha W F 25 Wife M Keeping House Penn. Penn. Penn.
" George W M 4 Son --- ------------- Iowa Iowa Penn.
" Maggie W F 3 Dau --- ------------- Iowa Iowa Penn.
1885 State Census Scott, Henry, Iowa, Page 222
Where
Name Age Sex Race Sta Occupation Born
SHORT Benjamin 38 M ---- M Farmer Des Moines
" Samantha S 30 F ---- F Keeping House PA
" George W 9 M ---- --- ------------- Henry
" Maggie 7 F ---- --- ------------- Des Moines
" Orleanna 3 F ---- --- ------------- Montgomery
1895 State Census Canaan Twp., Henry, Iowa
Birth
Name Age Place Race County Town
SHORT Benjamine 48 Des Iowa W Henry Canaan
" Samantha 40 PA W Henry Canaan
" George W 19 Henry Iowa W Henry Canaan
" Maggie B 17 Des W Henry Canaan
" Orlena A 12 Mont W Henry Canaan
" Frank H 8 Henry Iowa W Henry Canaan
1900 Census Canaan Twp., Henry, Iowa, ED 27 Sheet 2A Line 7
Mon. Year Mar Yrs | Place of Birth |
Name Relat Race Sex Born Born Age Sta Mar |Self Father Mother| Occupation
SHORT Benjamine Head W M Dec 1847 53 M 26 Iowa Ohio Ohio Farmer
" Samantha S Wife W F Jan 1854 46 M 26 Penn. Penn. Penn. ----------
" George W Son W M Dec 1875 24 S --- Iowa Iowa Penn. Farmer
" Orlena Dau W F Jun 1880 18 S --- Iowa Iowa Penn. ----------
" Frank H Son W M Feb 1886 14 S --- Iowa Iowa Penn. Farm Hand
Samantha S Mother of 5 Children 4 Living
1910 Census Canaan, Henry, Iowa, ED 29 Sheet 11B Line 95
Mar Yrs | Place of Birth |
Name Relat Sex Race Age Sta Mar |Self Father Mother| Occupation
SHORT Benjamein Head M W 63 M1 37 Iowa Ohio Ohio Farmer
" Samantha Wife F W 55 M1 37 Penn. Penn. Penn. None
WINTERS Charles Board M W 72 Wd --- Ohio Eng. Eng. Own Income
Samantha Mother of 5 Children 4 Living
1925 State Census Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, Page
Home Parents
Mar Where Where Where
Name Relat Sex Race Age Sta Value Born Father Born Mother Born
ROKEY Edward E Head M W 36 M $ 3,000 Iowa ROKEY Wm M Iowa SCHWARNTRUBER Fannie Iowa
" Orlena A Wife F W 41 M ------- Iowa SHORT Benjamin Iowa ZIEGLER Samantha Iowa
SHORT Benjamin F-n-L M W 77 W ------- Iowa SHORT George Ohio WALKER Rachel Indiana
CHILDREN of Susan Samantha ZEIGLER and Benjamine SHORT:
1. GEORGE WESLEY b: 7 Dec 1875; , Henry, Iowa.
md: 2 Oct 1900; , , Iowa.
Nettie Louisa CROCKER
2. MARGARET BELL "MAGGIE" b: 17 Jun 1877; , Des Moines, Iowa.
d: 11 Dec 1952;
3. ORLENA ALICE b: 4 Jun 1880; Jackson, Montgomery, Iowa.
md: ; , , Iowa.
Edward E ROKEY
d: 12 Oct 1968; Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa.
4. FRANK HENRY b: 18 Feb 1886; Mount Union, Henry, Iowa.
md: 16 Feb 1904; , Henry, Iowa.
Iva Blondeen WELLS
d: 8 Jul 1962; Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa.
5. CHILD b: ; , , Iowa.
d: Bef 1900; , , Iowa.
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