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Marietta C. “Mollie” <I>Higdon</I> Strayer

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Marietta C. “Mollie” Higdon Strayer

Birth
Paxton, Ford County, Illinois, USA
Death
29 Nov 1896 (aged 26)
Ford County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Paxton, Ford County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.4101173, Longitude: -87.9897857
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Mrs. Edwin Strayer died at her home Sunday afternoon, she had been confined to her room for several months. She is survived by her husband and 2 small children. Her mother, Mrs. Peter Higdon had been in the home with her, burial in the Brick Church Cemetery.
Paxton Record Nov. 29, 1896

Extract from the 1870 Census:
Name: Marietta Higdon
Age in 1870: 2/12
Birthplace: Illinois
Race: white
Gender: female
Home in 1870: Patton, Ford, Illinois
Post office: Paxton
Occupation: none
Siblings living at home: Wm J (age 15), Gilman H (13), Eliza E (11), Benjamin (9), Ulysses G (6), and Celia (4)
Census place: Patton, Ford, Illinois; Roll: M593_221; Page: 69; Image: 139
Date: 28 Jun 1870



Extract from the 1880 Census:
Name: Marietta Higdon
Age: 10
Estimated birth year: 1870
Birthplace: Illinois
Race: white
Sex: female
Relationship to head-of-household: daughter
Home in 1880: Patton, Ford, Illinois
Marital status: single
Father's birthplace: Ohio
Mother's birthplace: Ohio
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: William J (age 25), Eliza E (21), Benjamin F (18), Grant (16), and Shotwell (7)
Census place: Patton, Ford, Illinois; Roll: T9_206; Family History Film: 1254206; Page: 357.1000; Enumeration District: 113; Image: 0717
Date: 1 Jun 1880

Children:
Cecil Strayer b. 14 Sep 1891 in Button Township, Ford County, Illinois d. after 1910 in Ford County, Illinois
Ethel Strayer b. 11 Jul 1895 in Button Township, Ford County, Illinois d. 4 May 1898.

Gravestone inscription:
Mary Etta C.
Wife of
Edwin Strayer
Died
Nov. 29, 1896
Aged 26 Ys. 7 Mo. 22 Ds.
Mrs. Edwin Strayer died at her home Sunday afternoon, she had been confined to her room for several months. She is survived by her husband and 2 small children. Her mother, Mrs. Peter Higdon had been in the home with her, burial in the Brick Church Cemetery.
Paxton Record Nov. 29, 1896

Extract from the 1870 Census:
Name: Marietta Higdon
Age in 1870: 2/12
Birthplace: Illinois
Race: white
Gender: female
Home in 1870: Patton, Ford, Illinois
Post office: Paxton
Occupation: none
Siblings living at home: Wm J (age 15), Gilman H (13), Eliza E (11), Benjamin (9), Ulysses G (6), and Celia (4)
Census place: Patton, Ford, Illinois; Roll: M593_221; Page: 69; Image: 139
Date: 28 Jun 1870



Extract from the 1880 Census:
Name: Marietta Higdon
Age: 10
Estimated birth year: 1870
Birthplace: Illinois
Race: white
Sex: female
Relationship to head-of-household: daughter
Home in 1880: Patton, Ford, Illinois
Marital status: single
Father's birthplace: Ohio
Mother's birthplace: Ohio
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: William J (age 25), Eliza E (21), Benjamin F (18), Grant (16), and Shotwell (7)
Census place: Patton, Ford, Illinois; Roll: T9_206; Family History Film: 1254206; Page: 357.1000; Enumeration District: 113; Image: 0717
Date: 1 Jun 1880

Children:
Cecil Strayer b. 14 Sep 1891 in Button Township, Ford County, Illinois d. after 1910 in Ford County, Illinois
Ethel Strayer b. 11 Jul 1895 in Button Township, Ford County, Illinois d. 4 May 1898.

Gravestone inscription:
Mary Etta C.
Wife of
Edwin Strayer
Died
Nov. 29, 1896
Aged 26 Ys. 7 Mo. 22 Ds.

Inscription


Mary Etta C.
Wife of
Edwin Strayer
Died
Nov. 29, 1896
Aged 26 Ys. 7 Mo. 22 Ds.



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  • Maintained by: PatM
  • Originally Created by: Toni Swan
  • Added: Mar 17, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49849725/marietta_c-strayer: accessed ), memorial page for Marietta C. “Mollie” Higdon Strayer (7 Apr 1870–29 Nov 1896), Find a Grave Memorial ID 49849725, citing Mount Olivet Cemetery, Paxton, Ford County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by PatM (contributor 48354920).