OBITUARY
Chesterton Tribune
April 12, 1895
Mrs. Margaret Smith, of Waverly, died at her home of pneumonia on Sunday March 31, at the age of 59 years. Funeral services were held on Wednesday April 3, at St. Patrick's Church, Chesterton, Rev, Fr. Kroll officiating. The remains were buried in the Catholic Cemetery. The deceased leaves a husband and a large family of children to mourn her loss.
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There is some age confusion and if Margaret was the first wife of her husband Andrew. Some censuses show a 23 yr age difference and others a 10 year.
According to the 1860, 1870 and 1880 census in Westchester Twp, Porter County Indiana:
Wife of Andrew
Mother of
Frank (Francis)
Henry
Emily
Nancy
Barbara
Edward
Ella?
Henrietta "Etta"
John
Louisa
William
Sylvester
1880 census:
Andrew age 66 (b. 1814)
Margaret age 43
Ella (Etta?) age 20
John age 15
Louisa age 12
William age 8
Sylvester age 3
OBITUARY
Chesterton Tribune
April 12, 1895
Mrs. Margaret Smith, of Waverly, died at her home of pneumonia on Sunday March 31, at the age of 59 years. Funeral services were held on Wednesday April 3, at St. Patrick's Church, Chesterton, Rev, Fr. Kroll officiating. The remains were buried in the Catholic Cemetery. The deceased leaves a husband and a large family of children to mourn her loss.
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There is some age confusion and if Margaret was the first wife of her husband Andrew. Some censuses show a 23 yr age difference and others a 10 year.
According to the 1860, 1870 and 1880 census in Westchester Twp, Porter County Indiana:
Wife of Andrew
Mother of
Frank (Francis)
Henry
Emily
Nancy
Barbara
Edward
Ella?
Henrietta "Etta"
John
Louisa
William
Sylvester
1880 census:
Andrew age 66 (b. 1814)
Margaret age 43
Ella (Etta?) age 20
John age 15
Louisa age 12
William age 8
Sylvester age 3
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