The census of 1900, when he was 9 months old, gives his birth date as Aug 1899. The census of 1910 gives his age as 17, rather than the 11 years that he surely was and the same 11 years that his parents had been married. However, he married in 1914 (at age 15) and gave his birthdate as 1892 when he registered for WWI in 1917 (at which point he already had 2 children although really still only 18 years old.)
He is married to Helen Ruger.
They got married on December 31, 1914, he was 22 years old.
Child(ren):
Lewis must have been quite precocious to have married at 15. The date of his birth, given in his WWI registration is 7 years older than the birth year given in the 1900 census. Likewise, he gained 16 years between the 1900 and 1910 censuses, rather than the normal 10 years. I wonder why?
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Lewis Costner, Jr. 37, head, divorced, married at 22, born Pennsylvania, laborer cemetery; Janet Costner 14, daughter, single, born Pennsylvania; Ray G Costner 6, son, single, born Pennsylvania; IN SAME HOUSE: Lewis Costner, Sr., 81, head, ; married at 22, born Pennsylvania, none; Lillian Costner, 59, wife, married at 27, born Pennsylvania; Dorothy Bennett 13, granddaughter, born Pennsylvania; Frank Bennett 67, brother [brother-in-law], married at 27, born Pennsylvania, none;
Lewis Cosner 60, head, married twice, this time for 11 years, born Pennsylvania, farmer;
Lillian Cosner 39, wife, married twice, this time for 11 years, 2 births/2 children living, born Pennsylvania; Lewis Cosner 17, son, born Pennsylvania, farm laborer [Lewis should be age 11, not 17]; Ray Bennett 17 [14] [19], stepson, born Pennsylvania, farm laborer;
Lewis Cosner 47, head, lived in same house in 1935, farmer; Raymond Cosner 16, son, lived in same house in 1935;
Lewis Cosner 51, head, born Nov 1848 in Pennsylvania, married 0 years, farmer; Lilian Cosner ; 29, wife, born Apr 1871 in Pennsylvania, married 0 years, 1 birth/1 child living; Louis Cosner 9/12, son, born Aug 1899 in Pennsylvania;
Name: Lowis Cosnor [Lewis Cosnor], residing at Clarks Summit, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania; Birthplace: Newton, Pennsylvania; Birth Date: 20 Aug 1892; Race:/ Washington, D.C.: NARA
Caucasian (White); Teamster employed by Charles Dailey, Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania; Wife and 2 children under 12; tall, slender, light blue eyes, light brown hair;
Name: Lewis Cosner, Born: 20 Aug 1892; Died: Dec 1978; Last Residence: 18508 Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA/ MyFamily.com