Well, the step-sibling part is exaggerating a bit, but it makes for an interesting heading!
I'm working on one of my husband's branches and I think this particular group is making my hair grayer by the minute.
I'm struggling to find most of them on the census records. The ones I can find are making life difficult. Ida, a great aunt, was married twice. She had three children by her first husband and, sadly, he died before 1915. I cannot find them in the 1910 census. The oldest daughter is in the 1920 census with her grandparents, Ida's parents. The other two children are listed with their mother, Ida, and their step-father aka their uncle, James. They are NOT listed with their birth names on the census, they have their uncle's last name. I just spent the last hour figuring that one out after I connected those two kids to other parents for various reasons. I have now disconnected them and placed them with the proper parents with the proper names with the help of a few other documents. Whew!
Wait, there's more.
Ida has a sister Bertha. Bertha is James' first wife. They have eight children together. The youngest was born in 1913. Remember Ida's husband died before 1915? Well, something was going on between Ida and James...some consoling? Anyway, Ida and James have a son together around 1915 and also marry.
Bertha remarries before 1920, but is divorced before 1930. She does not have any more children that I know of. Her second husband was married before her and has three children. He marries again after Bertha.
I have to go make an appointment to get the gray covered.
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