Laura EarlGender: FemaleBirth: Circa 1844 - Trumbull, Ohio, United StatesResidence: 1850 - Howland Township, Trumbull, Ohio, United StatesResidence: 1860 - Lynn Township, Knox, Illinois, United StatesParents: Edward Earl, Elizabeth Earl (born Larrimore)Siblings: Elizabeth Richards (born Earl), John Earl, Mary Earl, Robert Roy Earl, Matilda Earl, Anson Earl, George Earl, Nancy Gilbert (born Earl)
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Laura EarlGender: FemaleBirth: Circa 1844 - Ohio, United StatesResidence: 1860 - Lynn, Knox, Illinois, USAAge: 16Father (implied): Edward EarlMother (implied): Sarah EarlSiblings (implied): Matilda Earl, Nancy Earl, Anson EarlCensus: HouseholdRelation to head; Name; AgeHead (implied); Edward Earl; 58Wife (implied); Sarah Earl; 42Daughter (implied); Laura Earl; 16Daughter (implied); Matilda Earl; 8Daughter (implied); Nancy Earl; 5Son (implied); Anson Earl; 2
Federal census takers were asked to record information about every person who was in each household on the census day. A census taker might have visited a house on a later date, but the information he collected was supposed to be about the people who were in the house on the census day. The basic census enumeration unit was the county. Each county was divided into enumeration districts, one for each enumerator. The completed forms were sent to the Commerce Department's Census Office in Washington, D.C.Federal censuses are usually reliable, depending on the knowledge of the informant and the care of the census enumerator. Information may have been given to a census taker by any member of the family or by a neighbor. Some information may have been incorrect or deliberately falsified.