Samuel James Lank

  General Notes:

30 June 1870 Census for Lewes and Rehobeth Hd., Sussex Cty, DE: Samuel J. Lank, 27, farmer; Sarah H., 27; Emily A., 1. Also included in household is William Lank, 20, farmhand, born IA, perhaps a nephew.
9 June 1880 Census for Indian River Hd., Sussex Cnty, DE: Samuel Lank, 37, farmer, b. DE as were parents; Sarah H., 37; Emily A., 10; Annie W., 9; Abraham [Edwin], 8; Louisa, 5. Also included is Alfred Simpler, 2, seaman, brother-in-law.
16 June 1900 Census for Lewes and Rehobeth Hd., Sussex Cty, DE: Samuel J. Lank, 57, farmer, married 32 yrs, b. June 1842 DE, as were parents; Sarah, 57, b. June 1842 DE, as were parents, bearing 4 children, 4 living; Adelia, 31, single, b. Mar. 1869 DE; Anna W. Lingo (Singer?), 30, dtr, married; Edwin, 28, farm laborer.
18 April 1910 Census for Sussex Cnty, DE: Samuell J. Lank, 64, widower, farmer; Adelia, 41, dtr, single; Ida Walls, 35, dtr, no children, married 8 yrs; Ulysus L. Walls, 45, son-in-law.
19 Jan. 1920 Census for Lewes and Rehobeth Hd., Sussex Cty, DE: Samuel G. Lank, 78, widower; Adelia, 50, dtr, single.

Samuel married Sarah H. Simpler on May 1, 1868. (Sarah H. Simpler was born on Jun 14, 1842 and died on Aug 26, 1909.)