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Archibald McNinch, Western Pennsylvania, Ohio River Valley, and Central Ohio |
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[Article re-formatted for 2-pages html on website, March 2012 /Frank McAninch] |
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In 1794, Archibald McNinch [sic] appears on the payroll of the Westmoreland County |
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(Frontier) Rangers, “under the command of Captain John Sloan’s company at Plum Creek |
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and other stations” [Published Pennsylvania State Archives, Sixth Series, Vol. 5, in the section |
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“Pennsylvania Militia 1790-1800”). pages 629, 795; cf. MFHN v.IV n.1 Feb. 1996 p.1996-04]. |
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In 1810, Archibald McIninch [sic] appears on the Federal Census in Sugar Creek Township, |
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Armstrong County, Pennsylvania: “2 0 0 1 1 - 0 0 1 0 1 - 0 0” |
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The meaning of the various numbers in this census record is |
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2 males under 10 (sons?) [born 1800-1810]; no males 10-16, no males 16-26; |
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1 male 26-45 [born 1765-1784]; |
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1 male 45 & over [born bef.1765] [Archibald McA/Ninch himself?]; |
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no females under 10, no females 10-16; |
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1 female 16-26 [born 1784-1795]; no females 26-45; |
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1 female 45 & over [born bef.1765] [assume Archibald's wife?, name unknown]; |
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and the last two numbers mean: 0 other people, 0 slaves. |
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[1810 Census: NARA M252 Roll 44 (microfilm) pg.203 (also handwritten 394 on the page)] |
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From this census, we can guess at 1810 family composition: |
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Archibald, born before 1765; wife, born before 1765; |
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an older son, born 1765-1784; daughter, born 1784-1795; |
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younger son, born 1800-1810; and their youngest son, born 1800-1810. |
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In 1820, Arahabel McNinch [sic] appears on the Federal census in Scioto County, Ohio, |
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on the north side of the Ohio River: “1 1 0 1 0 1 - 1 0 0 1 0 - 0 2 0 0” |
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The meaning of the various numbers in this census record is |
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1 male under 10 [born 1810-1820]; |
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1 male 10-15 [born 1805-1810]; no males 16-18; |
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1 male 16-25 [born 1795-1801 (no males 16-18, so, age 19-25)], no males 26-44; |
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1 male 45 and over [born bef.1775] [presumably, Archibald himself]; |
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1 female under 10 [born 1810-1820]; no females 10-15, no females 16-25; |
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1 female 26-44 [b.1775-1800]; no females 45 and over; |
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0 foreigners, 2 persons engaged in agriculture, 0 in commerce, 0 in manufacture. |
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[1820, NARA M33 Roll 95: McNinch, Arahabel, pg.119, Scioto County, Wayne township]. |
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So, probable 1820 family composition is -- |
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head-of-household (Archibald), born bef.1775, but no female in the same age group; |
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an adult female, born 1775-1800 (second wife?); |
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an older son, “twenty-something”, born 1795-1801; |
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another son, born 1805-1810; |
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a daughter, born 1810-1820; |
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and the youngest son, born 1810-1820. |
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McAninch Family History NL v.IV n.2 / May 1996 / Frank McAninch, Editor / page 1996-16(a) |