NameMary ——
Birthabt 1837, Ohio2780
Spouses
BirthFeb 1817, Union Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania2147, p. 3.
Christening5 Apr 1817, St. Paul’s (Old White) Church, Ringtown, Union Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania2147, p. 3. Age: <1
Death23 Aug 18922782 Age: 75
BurialRandolph Cemetery, Riverside Township, Fremont County, Iowa2782
FatherAdam FOCHT (1787-1853)
MotherSusanna FURRY (1791-1862)
Notes for Mary ——

1837 Birth:2780 Birth year of 1837 estimated based on age (23 years) in the 1860 census; birth place taken from same source.

1860 U.S. Census:2780 Mary enumerated in the household of her husband Louis Focht in Sidney Township, Fremont County, Iowa as a female age 23, born in Ohio. Also enumerated in the household were step-children Andrew, age 18; Amanda, age 16; Adam, age 13; and William, age 11. Two other children (Susannah, age 8, and Gilbert, age 4) were also in the household, but it is not known if their mother was Louis' first wife, Martha Bailiff, or second wife Mary. It is likely that Susannah was the daughter of Martha Bailiff.

1870 U.S. Census:2781 Mary enumerated in the household of her husband Louis Focht in Sidney Township, Fremont County, Iowa as a female age 33, white, housekeeping, born in Ohio. Also enumerated in the household was step-son William, age 21, and children Huldah, age 10; Matilda, age 8; and Sarah, age 2. Mary Reeves, age 15, also resided in the household.

1880 U.S. Census:2784 Mary enumerated in the household of her husband Lewis Focht in Prairie Township, Fremont County, Iowa as a female age 41, wife, married, housekeeping, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Pennsylvania. Also enumerated in the household were daughters Matilda, age 17, and Sarah, age 12. Husband Lewis was noted an dissabled with "brain fever" and had been unemployed for 3 months during the year.
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