Laura's parents were John Santschi (a Swiss immigrant) and Elizabeth Iames who met and married in Porter, Indiana in 1857. By the taking of the 1860 census the couple, with their baby daughter, Laura, was living in Lime Creek Township, Washington County, Iowa.
On March 6, 1876, Laura married Wellington A. Shepard, son of William Shepard and Naomi Allen, in Washington County, Iowa.
The couple had three children: Edward Lewis, Hettie and John William.
The birth year is incorrect on the gravestone. Here’s the proof:
• Laura is listed as 1/12 months old (or one month) in the 1860 census in Lime Creek township, Washington County, Iowa
• Her 1939 death certificate records her birth date as April 25, 1860
Alternative name spelling: Schantsci
Sources: Federal census records; Indiana marriages 1811-2007; state death records
On March 6, 1876, Laura married Wellington A. Shepard, son of William Shepard and Naomi Allen, in Washington County, Iowa.
The couple had three children: Edward Lewis, Hettie and John William.
The birth year is incorrect on the gravestone. Here’s the proof:
• Laura is listed as 1/12 months old (or one month) in the 1860 census in Lime Creek township, Washington County, Iowa
• Her 1939 death certificate records her birth date as April 25, 1860
Alternative name spelling: Schantsci
Sources: Federal census records; Indiana marriages 1811-2007; state death records
Laura's parents were John Santschi (a Swiss immigrant) and Elizabeth Iames who met and married in Porter, Indiana in 1857. By the taking of the 1860 census the couple, with their baby daughter, Laura, was living in Lime Creek Township, Washington County, Iowa.
On March 6, 1876, Laura married Wellington A. Shepard, son of William Shepard and Naomi Allen, in Washington County, Iowa.
The couple had three children: Edward Lewis, Hettie and John William.
The birth year is incorrect on the gravestone. Here’s the proof:
• Laura is listed as 1/12 months old (or one month) in the 1860 census in Lime Creek township, Washington County, Iowa
• Her 1939 death certificate records her birth date as April 25, 1860
Alternative name spelling: Schantsci
Sources: Federal census records; Indiana marriages 1811-2007; state death records
On March 6, 1876, Laura married Wellington A. Shepard, son of William Shepard and Naomi Allen, in Washington County, Iowa.
The couple had three children: Edward Lewis, Hettie and John William.
The birth year is incorrect on the gravestone. Here’s the proof:
• Laura is listed as 1/12 months old (or one month) in the 1860 census in Lime Creek township, Washington County, Iowa
• Her 1939 death certificate records her birth date as April 25, 1860
Alternative name spelling: Schantsci
Sources: Federal census records; Indiana marriages 1811-2007; state death records
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1861-1939
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