Here is my Agnew family history research for the night, which led to nowhere.
James Agnew’s father is James Agnew. The elder James is married to Mary. It is pointless to search for records on a “James & Mary” Agnew as there are about 10M of them. Elder James lists his birth place as Ohio, his parents’ as PA. Mary is born in PA. Searched for a marriage record for them in PA or OH to no avail.
James & Mary can be traced through the 1880 census still in Hamilton County, OH. They have a number of kids. Mary cannot be our James’ mother, unless she had him at 14. So I’d like to find any sort of records on the elder James, to lead to his first WIFE which would probably be our James’ mother? An elderly Samuel Agnew is living w/ them in 1850. James is 38, Mary is 22 and our James is 8 yrs. old. The elderly Samuel is 70-something…….. he came from PA also. There is a famous Samuel Agnew born in 1778 which would be a match…….. but he supposedly died in 1849. He DID have a son named JAMES who everyone lists as dying in 1870, so that is not OUR ELDERLY JAMES, because he is still with Mary in the 1880 census. 🙂
James & Mary have many other children, mostly girls, though Alfred is born in 1849. Then there is a Mary E., Lizzie, Sallie, & an adopted daughter Hellen.
Searched findagrave for cemetary markers for any of them, to no avail. The 1890 census was mostly destroyed in a fire. Anccestry has put together city directory records, etc., to patch some of it. Found a widow Mary Agnew in Hamilton County, Ohio, in 1901. She is living w/ a David Agnew & “Annie”. I do not see that James & Mary ever had a son David. (It could be another relative she is living with.)
Published our Agnew family story in an international Agnew newsletter this month, was hoping someone somewhere might respond with clues. Nothing yet.
Do not know Mary’s maiden name.
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