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Mary A. Mahr

Mary A. Mahr (I31359)

Female 1806 - 1892  (86 years)

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  • Name Mary A. Mahr 
    Relationshipwith Albert Leopold Vitter
    Birth 18 Jul 1806  New Hanover, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave.com Memorial ID 36030859 
    • Daughter of Elizabeth & Jacob Mahr (both of German descent.) From a son's biography: In the summer of 1845, Philip, Mary, and their ten children started for their new home in Indiana in a covered wagon drawn by a team of oxen. It was necessary to cut their way through the woods in many places. The oldest children walked most of the way because there was not enough room for them in the one wagon. During their long trek the subsisted on corn bread and wild turkey.

      Missing children:

      Susanna, b 15 Nov 1832, died bef 1914. Married Henry Shafer 4 Jan 1866 in DeKalb Co, IN.

      William, b abt 1836, died bef 1840

      Mary Ann, b 26 Oct 1838, d 5 July 1935. Married David Liby 1 Dec 1861 in DeKalb Co, IN. Had 5 children: Leroy, abt 1863; Sylvester, abt 1867; Elza, abt 1870; Nettie, abt 1872; Della, abt 1876.
    Death 17 Sep 1892  Fairfield Center, Fairfield, De Kalb, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Fairfield Cemetery, Fairfield, De Kalb, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I31359  Vitter-Weaver Genealogy
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2024 

    Family Philip Gushwa, Sr.,   b. 7 Sep 1802, Milford, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Dec 1884, Fairfield, De Kalb, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 1825 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Gushwa,   b. 17 Nov or 18 Dec 1827, Holmes, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 May 1888, St Joseph, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
    Family ID F23576  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 Jul 1806 - New Hanover, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Sep 1892 - Fairfield Center, Fairfield, De Kalb, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Fairfield Cemetery, Fairfield, De Kalb, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Mahr Mary Headstone
    Mahr Mary Headstone

  • Sources 
    1. [S1251] Find A Grave, Mary A Mahr Gushwa.

      BIRTH 18 Jul 1806
      New Hanover, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
      DEATH 17 Sep 1892 (aged 86)
      Fairfield Center, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA
      BURIAL
      Fairfield Cemetery
      Fairfield Center, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
      MEMORIAL ID 36030859
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36030859/mary-a-gushwa
      Mahr Mary Headstone
      Mahr Mary Headstone




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