1900 Census Josephine Bennett Whisler

Interesting that Josephine listed herself as widowed instead of divorced.  I don't know if it was wishful thinking or just a social stigma thing back then. 

1900 United States Federal Census 1900 United States Federal Census

Name: Josephine Whisler Home in 1900: Platte, Taylor, Iowa [Lenox, Taylor, Iowa] Age: 28 Birth Date: Feb 1872 Birthplace: Illinois Race: White Gender: Female Relationship to head-of-house: Head Father's Birthplace: Michigan Mother's Birthplace: Illinois Mother: number of living children: 3 Mother: How many children: 3 Marital Status: Widowed Occupation: View on Image Household Members: Name Age Josephine Whisler 28 Earl L Whisler 8 Bruce V Whisler 5 Percy E Whisler 2 Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Platte, Taylor, Iowa; Roll: T623_461; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 127. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. Description: This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.