Mary Demiah Carothers

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      Sex: F

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Individual Information

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     Birth Date: 25 May 1857 - Coffey County, Kansas
    Christening: 
          Death: 20 May 1929 - Coffey County, Kansas
         Burial: in LeRoy Cemetery, Coffey County, Kansas
 Cause of Death: 

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Parents

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         Father: Jacob Carothers
         Mother: Lovina A. Hougham

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Spouses and Children

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1. *William Ward
       Marriage: 18 Feb 1883 - Coffey County, Kansas
       Children:
                1. Clarence William Ward
                2. Harvy J. Ward
                3. Inez E. Ward

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Notes

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General:

Oer 1900 US Census: 6/1/1900 Spring Creek, Coffey, Kansas
Wm. Ward is the 43 year old white male head of household, who owns his farm home free of mortgage. Born August 1856 in Illinois, his parents in Ohio, he is a farmer. His wife of 17 years is 43 year old Marry D. Ward, born May 1857 in Kansas, her father in Illinois, her mother in Indiana. She has had 4 children, 3 still living. Clarence W. Ward is their 16 year old son, born Feb 1884 in Kansas. Clarence is a farm laborer, unemployed for 6 months. Harvey J. Ward is their 15 year old son, born Aug 1886 in Kansas. He also is a farm laborer, unemployed for 6 months. Inez E. Ward is their 9 year old daughter, born Aug 1890 in Kansas, currently at school. Joseph P. Ward is Wm.'s 71 year old widowed father, born October 1828 in Ohio, his father in Kentucky, his mother in English Canada.

http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=sevans&id=I0012
ID: I0012 Name: Mary Demiah Crothers Sex: F
Birth: 25 MAY 1857 in Coffey County, Kansas
Death: 20 MAY 1929 in Coffey County, Kansas Burial: LeRoy Cemetery, Coffey County, Kansas
Note: The family history said that she was the first white child born in Coffey County, Kansas. Though she may have not been the first, she was at least one of the first, being born in May 1857, shortly after her parents arrived in Coffey County.
On the 1880 Kansas census, she was listed as "Teaching School".


Father: Jacob Carothers b: 20 OCT 1833 in Coles County, Illinois
Mother: Lovina A Hougham b: 1 JAN 1832 in Lawrence County, Indiana

Marriage 1 William Ward b: 14 AUG 1856 in Mercer County, Illinois
Married: 18 FEB 1883 in Coffey County, Kansas
Children
Clarence William Ward b: 10 FEB 1884 in LeRoy, Coffey County, Kansas
Harvey Jacob Ward b: 4 AUG 1886 in Coffey County, Kansas
Inez Ethel Ward b: 9 AUG 1890 in Coffey County, Kansas
Glenn Jackson Ward b: ABT. 1900 in Coffey County, Kansas