Notes for: Nannie B. Shirk
1910 Census, Mercer Co, Pennsylvania (Shenango Twp), enumerated on May 5 1910:
James S. Lees, 39, b. England, both parents b. England, immigrated in 1873, naturalized, farmer, married 6 yrs; wife Nannie, 31, b. Pennsylvania, both parents b. Pennsylvania, mother of 3 children (all still living); dau Margaret, 5, b. Pennsylvania; son Thomas, 2, b. Pennsylvania; son Samuel, 10 months, b. Pennsylvania.
1920 Census, Gallitan Co, Montana (School District, City of Three Forks), enumerated in Jan 10 1920 at Second Avenue East:
James S. Lees, 48, b. England, both parents b. England, immigrated in 1881, naturalized in 1890, laborer; wife Nannie B, 41, b. Pennsylvania, both parents b. Pennsylvania; dau Margaret S, 14, b. Pennsylvania; son Thomas Herbert, 12, b. Pennsylvania; son Samuel Spencer, 10, b. Pennsylvania; son William M, 8, b. Pennsylvania; son John, 4y 9m, b. Montana; dau Sarah Kate, 3y 5m, b. Montana.
1930 Census, Windham Co, Connecticut (Town of Plainfield), enumerated on Apr 14 1930:
James S. Lees, 59, b. England, both parents b. England, immigrated in 1874, naturalized, works in mill yard, age 33 at first marriage; wife Nannie, 51, b. Pennsylvania, both parents b. Pennsylvania, age 25 at first marriage; dau Margaret, 25, b. Pennsylvania, single, works at cotton mill; son William, 19, b. Pennsylvania, single, works at cotton mill; son John, 15, b. Montana, works at cotton mill; dau Sarah K, 13, b. Montana; dau Elizabeth, 8, b. Connecticut.
1940 Census, Mercer Co, Pennsylvania (Shenango Twp, community of West Middlesex), enumerated on Apr 22 1940:
James S. Lees, 69, b. England, farmer, 5 yrs education; wife Nannie, 63, b. Pa, 8 yrs education; son William, 29, b. Pa, single, landscape gardener, 8 yrs education; son John, 25, b. Montana, single, landscape gardener, 8 yrs education; dau Elizabeth, 18, b. Connecticut, single, occupation "new worker," 4 yrs high school. (Note: In the 1940 Census, the term "new worker" referred to young people who had recently completed their schooling but were unable to obtain employment.)