Where in the World is Mary Wrightweasner Graf?
There are a few ancestors that I would give anything to know more about and my second great grandmother, Mary Wrightweesner Graf is one of those ancestors. She left her homeland in Germany, traveled to the United States in 1859, settled in Indiana, and was left a widow at the age of 34 with eight children. She never remarried and died at the age of 63 in 1898.
One of the first place family historians search for their ancestors is in the United States Census records. I am compiling my census information into a table format. Each month I share a "Where in the World" post. Compiling my information this way shows me where I have gaps in my research.
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FACT
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DATE
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PLACE OF RESIDENCE
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ENUMERATION DISTRICT/PAGE ID./DWELLING
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Birth
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about 1835
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Bayern, Germany
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Arrival
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18 Nov 1859
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New York, New York, United States
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Census
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1860
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Harrison, Miami, Indiana, United
States
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/393/768
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Census
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1870
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North Grove, Miami, Indiana, United
States
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/16/114
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Census
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1880
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Harrison, Miami, Indiana, United
States
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125/7/62
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Death
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13 June 1898
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North Grove, Miami, Indiana, United
States
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I like your idea of creating a table to summarize census information. Makes it quick and easy to see what you know and where people are each decade. By the way, more and more Indiana newspapers are available online. Were you able to find great-great-grandma's obit?
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