[or-roots] Census oddities

[Leslie Chapman]

Here's a strange one for you;

1840  >  NEW HAMPSHIRE  >  CHESHIRE  >  SWANZEY


The whole town is recorded in alphabetical order, kind of neat, but when I wanted to look for someone in the 1850 census it meant I had no neighbors to tell me I was in the vicinity. Not that it probably made any difference since I am pretty sure my guy had moved on. Darn these fiddle footed Americans. 

It seems more the exception than the rule to find someone in the same place for more than two consecutive Censuses.

I do have an Oregon question related to the above quadry;

Luella M. Marden  b 27 Sept 1911 Rapid City SD to John B. BLake b about 1910 Illinois [latter from finding them in coos Co in 1940 which "maybe" makes this an Oregon question.

She subsequently marries Floyd McCurdy b 13 Mar 1909 KS he dies March 1983 Saolome, AZ

My number one question is what happened to John Blake? I find no good match for death in Oregon or Divorce, but then I don't know where Floyd is in 1940 and these fiddle footed people could be have moved on to another state by the time she gets to hubby number two, but if someone could double check the OR death and marriage indexes for me I'd appreciate it, family search says none of these events are listed there, but I know that doesn't mean they really aren't

Les C
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