Mary Agnes (Ackert) Wiskus (abt. 1879 - 1943)

Born about 22 Nov 1879 in Waverly, Bremer Co. Iowa

Ancestors

Wife of John Bernard Wiskus — married 4 Oct 1898 in Roselle, Carroll Co., Iowa USA

Descendants

Died 20 Mar 1943 at about age 63 in Carroll, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Mary was born about 1879^[1]. Mary Ackert ... She passed away in 1943.^[4]

Mary Agnes was born to David and Sarah Jane (Hillhouse) Ackert^[1]. According to census records at the age of 6 months was the last time that Mary was a child of these two people and David Ackert fell off all known records. It has been reported that Sarah Jane had put the 3 youngest of 5 children on the orphan train and kept the 2 oldest children. the family of the Mersmen's adopted the 3 children as servants and only in later years were the 2 oldest children researched and found the 3 younger children, but at this time Mary had already passed. Mary was the Great Grandmother of Michael Wiskus. Through the process of adoption, Mary has several years of possible birth the Nearest and the one that makes the most sense is November 1879. submitted by Michael Wiskus - great grand son of Mary Agnes Wiskus (Ackert)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDKT-SF1 : accessed 14 August 2015), Mary Ackert in household of David Ackert, Jefferson, Bremer, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district 72, sheet 293D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0328; FHL microfilm 1,254,328.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8BW-L21 : accessed 14 August 2015), Mary Wiskus in household of John B Wiskus, Newton, Carroll, Iowa, United States; citing sheet 1A, family 8, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,481.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMTC-HTF : accessed 14 August 2015), Mary Wiskus in household of John B Wiskus, Newton Township, Carroll, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 14-24, sheet 4A, family 51, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 1144.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=107583769

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