{"id":7852,"date":"2018-11-01T14:15:50","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T14:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/?p=7852"},"modified":"2018-11-01T14:15:50","modified_gmt":"2018-11-01T14:15:50","slug":"when-could-they-vote-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/?p=7852","title":{"rendered":"When Could They Vote?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/rootdig.genealogytipoftheday.com\/?p=7849\">The Right to Vote<\/a>,&#8221; the importance of knowing contemporary law was discussed as it applied to an ancestor&#8217;s right to vote. Have you thought about when your ancestors became eligible to vote? For female ancestors that right may have come in stages as some states allowed voting in state or local elections before the 19th amendment to the US Constitution was enacted.<\/p>\n<p>A good little exercise.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--><\/style>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" style=\"height: 1601px;\" border=\"1\" width=\"669\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"178\" \/>\n<col width=\"82\" \/>\n<col width=\"63\" \/>\n<col width=\"149\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Name&quot;}\">Name<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Year of Birth&quot;}\">Year of Birth<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Year they Could Vote&quot;}\">Year they Could Vote<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Comments--reason&quot;}\">Comments&#8211;reason<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Connie (Ufkes) Neill&quot;}\">Connie (Ufkes) Neill<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1942}\">1942<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1963}\">1963<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;reached age 21&quot;}\">reached age 21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Cecil Neill&quot;}\">Cecil Neill<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1903}\">1903<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1924}\">1924<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;reached age 21&quot;}\">reached age 21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Ida (Trautvetter) Neill&quot;}\">Ida (Trautvetter) Neill<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1910}\">1910<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1931}\">1931<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;reached age 21&quot;}\">reached age 21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;John Ufkes&quot;}\">John Ufkes<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1917}\">1917<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1938}\">1938<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;reached age 21&quot;}\">reached age 21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Dorothy (Habben) Ufkes&quot;}\">Dorothy (Habben) Ufkes<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1924}\">1924<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1945}\">1945<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;reached age 21&quot;}\">reached age 21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Charles Neill&quot;}\">Charles Neill<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1875}\">1875<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1896}\">1896<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;reached age 21&quot;}\">reached age 21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Fannie (Rampley) Neill&quot;}\">Fannie (Rampley) Neill<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1883}\">1883<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1920}\">1920<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;19th amendment&quot;}\">19th amendment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;George Trautvetter&quot;}\">George Trautvetter<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1869}\">1869<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1890}\">1890<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;reached age 21&quot;}\">reached age 21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Ida (Sargent) Trautvetter&quot;}\">Ida (Sargent) Trautvetter<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1874}\">1874<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1920}\">1920<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;19th amendment&quot;}\">19th amendment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Mimka Habben&quot;}\">Mimka Habben<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1881}\">1881<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1902}\">1902<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;reached age 21&quot;}\">reached age 21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Tjode (Goldenstein) Habben&quot;}\">Tjode (Goldenstein) Habben<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1882}\">1882<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1920}\">1920<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;19th amendment&quot;}\">19th amendment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Fred Ufkes&quot;}\">Fred Ufkes<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1893}\">1893<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1914}\">1914<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;reached age 21&quot;}\">reached age 21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Tena (Janssen) Ufkes&quot;}\">Tena (Janssen) Ufkes<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1895}\">1895<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1920}\">1920<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;19th amendment&quot;}\">19th amendment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Samuel Neill&quot;}\">Samuel Neill<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;1830s-Ireland&quot;}\">1830s-Ireland<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;(have to check)&quot;}\">(have to check)<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;naturalization&quot;}\">naturalization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Anne (Murphy) Neill&quot;}\">Anne (Murphy) Neill<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;1830s&quot;}\">1830s<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;never&quot;}\">never<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;died in 1895&quot;}\">died in 1895<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;John Michael Trautvetter&quot;}\">John Michael Trautvetter<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;1838--Germany&quot;}\">1838&#8211;Germany<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;---&quot;}\">&#8212;<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;not certain if he was actually naturalized&quot;}\">not certain if he was actually naturalized<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Franciska (Bieger) Trautvetter&quot;}\">Franciska (Bieger) Trautvetter<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1851}\">1851<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;never&quot;}\">never<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;died in 1888&quot;}\">died in 1888<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Ira Sargent&quot;}\">Ira Sargent<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;about 1843&quot;}\">about 1843<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;probably 1864&quot;}\">probably 1864<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;reached age 21&quot;}\">reached age 21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Ellen (Butler) Sargent&quot;}\">Ellen (Butler) Sargent<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;about 1857&quot;}\">about 1857<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;who knows&quot;}\">who knows<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;lost track of her after 1880--if she lived to vote I don't know about it&quot;}\">lost track of her after 1880&#8211;if she lived to vote I don&#8217;t know about it<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;John Ufkes&quot;}\">John Ufkes<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;1838-Ostfriesland, Germany&quot;}\">1838-Ostfriesland, Germany<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;naturalization&quot;}\">naturalization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Noentje (Grass) Ufkes&quot;}\">Noentje (Grass) Ufkes<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;never&quot;}\">never<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;died before women's suffrage&quot;}\">died before women&#8217;s suffrage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Jans Janssen&quot;}\">Jans Janssen<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;1856-Ostfriesland, Germany&quot;}\">1856-Ostfriesland, Germany<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;naturalization&quot;}\">naturalization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Reka (Sartorius) Janssen&quot;}\">Reka (Sartorius) Janssen<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;1865-Illinois&quot;}\">1865-Illinois<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;never&quot;}\">never<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;died before women's suffrage&quot;}\">died before women&#8217;s suffrage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;John Habben&quot;}\">John Habben<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;185-Ostfriesland, Germany&quot;}\">185-Ostfriesland, Germany<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;naturalization&quot;}\">naturalization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Anke (Fecht) Habben&quot;}\">Anke (Fecht) Habben<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;1860-Ostfriesland, Germany&quot;}\">1860-Ostfriesland, Germany<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1920}\">1920<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;19th amendment-naturalized when her father naturalized&quot;}\">19th amendment-naturalized when her father naturalized<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Foche Goldenstein&quot;}\">Foche Goldenstein<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;1857-Ostfriesland, Germany&quot;}\">1857-Ostfriesland, Germany<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1879}\">1879<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;naturalization&quot;}\">naturalization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Anna (Dirks) Goldenstein&quot;}\">Anna (Dirks) Goldenstein<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;1861-Illinois&quot;}\">1861-Illinois<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1920}\">1920<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;19th amendment&quot;}\">19th amendment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;George Trautvetter&quot;}\">George Trautvetter<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;1798-Germany&quot;}\">1798-Germany<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;never&quot;}\">never<\/td>\n<td 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Have you thought about when your ancestors became eligible to vote? 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