Sam, the census information for Stephen Willis Friend, Jr. and wife Mary Martha (DeWitt) Friend conflicts with other records. You wrote: "Friend, Stephen W.", Head, WM age 45 born Dec., 1854, married 19 > years (1881), Farmer, Owns his Farm, Free of Mortgage. "Mary M.", > Wife, WF age 32, born May 1868, Married 19 years (1881) ---------- Garrett County Marriage records: Marriage records from Garrett County, Friend, Stephen W. 27, (~1853) married Martha DeWitt, 21 (~1859) on Oct. 24, 1880. ---------------------- Mary Martha's obit: Mrs. Mary Martha Friend Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Martha Friend, 79, widow of the late Stephen Friend, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Blanche Teets, Hoye's Run on December 14, were conducted Friday afternoon, December 16, at 2:30, from the Oak Grove church, near McHenry, Rev. Carroll Skipper officiating. Interment was in the Hoye's Run cemetery. Hand dated 1938" {{ 1938 minus 79 equals 1859}} ----------------------------------------- Graves of Garrett County by DAR, page 134: Friend, Stephen Willis, Dec. 24, 1849-Apr. 11, 1937 husband of Mary Martha (DeWitt) 1859-Dec. 14, 1938; Margaret, No date, same plot. I don't know how or why the year of birth for Mary M. ended up on the census as 1868, but I am thinking it should read 1859.
Hi Pat: I went back & checked- I thought maybe I made a typo, but she did say she was 32 years old & born in May, 1868. The "preponderance of the evidence" shows you're right. She would have only been about 12 years old when she married if she was born in 1868. This is why I like to have 3,4 or more census records to compare with other records. I only have this one, and you're right; she must have been born 1859. Sam Pat Thompson wrote: > Sam, the census information for Stephen Willis Friend, Jr. and wife Mary > Martha (DeWitt) Friend conflicts with other records. > > You wrote: > "Friend, Stephen W.", Head, WM age 45 born Dec., 1854, married 19 > > years (1881), Farmer, Owns his Farm, Free of Mortgage. "Mary M.", > > Wife, WF age 32, born May 1868, Married 19 years (1881) > ---------- > Garrett County Marriage records: > > Marriage records from Garrett County, > Friend, Stephen W. 27, (~1853) married Martha DeWitt, 21 (~1859) on Oct. 24, > 1880. > ---------------------- > > Mary Martha's obit: > Mrs. Mary Martha Friend > Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Martha Friend, 79, widow of the late Stephen > Friend, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Blanche Teets, Hoye's Run > on December 14, were conducted Friday afternoon, December 16, at 2:30, from > the Oak Grove church, near McHenry, Rev. Carroll Skipper officiating. > Interment was in the Hoye's Run cemetery. > Hand dated 1938" > > {{ 1938 minus 79 equals 1859}} > ----------------------------------------- > > Graves of Garrett County by DAR, page 134: > Friend, Stephen Willis, Dec. 24, 1849-Apr. 11, 1937 husband of Mary Martha > (DeWitt) 1859-Dec. 14, 1938; Margaret, No date, same plot. > > I don't know how or why the year of birth for Mary M. ended up on the census as 1868, but I am thinking it should read 1859. > > ==== MDGARRET Mailing List ==== > If you need help with this list, make sure to email the list administrator, Carol Hepburn, at chepburn@cox.net.