Census Sunday - Kate Covey and George Chilcutt

I haven't done much research on my 2x great-grandparents Kate Covey and George Chilcutt, so decided to see what I could find out in the census records. I've seen several trees on Ancestry.com that place Kate's death in 1910, but found her in the census records through 1940. In the 1940 census, Kate was supporting herself by renting out rooms in her house on 105 Cross Street in Chestertown, MD.

1940 census, Kate Chilcutt, Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland

In 1930, Kate was living in the same house, but as a roomer. I don't know yet if she was related to the head of the household, Annie Everett. Annie's daughter was named Pearl and so was Kate's daughter, my great-grandmother Pearl Lena Chilcutt, so that name ran in the family.

1930 census, Kate O. Chilcutt, Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland

But wait! Kate Chilcutt is also living with her daughter and son-in-law James and Ola Thomson in Church Hill, Queen Anne's County. The Church Hill census was taken on April 8th, while the other 1930 census was taken on April 21st. Is it possible that she moved in that time period? The age matches in both, but the age at first marriage is different. This isn't the first time that I've found two entries for someone in my family, but it does cast some doubt on whether or not the 1940 and 1930 entries in Chestertown are for my Kate Chilcutt.

1930 census, Kate Chilcutt, Church Hill, Queen Anne's County, Maryland

I haven't located Kate in the 1920 census yet. I know from probate records that George Chilcutt died in 1916, so Kate could have been living with one of her children. While I don't have a marriage record for Kate and George, according to the 1910 census, they had been married for 34 years which would place the year of their marriage at 1876.

1910 census, George and Kate Chilcutt, Ruthsburg, Queen Anne's County, Maryland

In 1900, Kate and George are living with their children Howard, Walter, Pearl, and Tiny in Queenstown, Queen Anne's County, Maryland. Kate's year of birth has been pretty consistent at 1861 and the place of birth for all of the family has been Maryland. George's occupation is given as Farmer.

1900 census, George and Kate Chilcutt, Queenstown, Queen Anne's County, Maryland

In 1880, Kate and George are living in Queenstown with Kate's mother Sarah Covey. George's occupation is given as Laborer.

1880 census, George and Kate Chilcutt, Queenstown, Queen Anne's County, Maryland

I'll follow up in future posts with the census records for George and Kate when they were living with their parents.

To Do: Investigate the 1940 and 1930 census entries for Kate to verify if they are for my Kate and find Kate in the 1920 census.

Source for census images: Ancestry.com. 1880-1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line] Census Sunday is a daily blogging prompt suggested by Colleen Pasquale of Leaves and Branches.