Harriet (Dunkin) Stiffler (1873 - 1942)

Born 27 Jul 1873 in Liberty Township, Delaware, Indiana, United States

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Died 31 Dec 1942 at age 69 in Selma, Liberty Township, Delaware, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Harriett "Hattie" Dunkin was born on July 27, 1873 in Liberty Twp., Delaware County Indiana.^[1] She was the daughter of John Dunkin and Julia Ann DeWitt. She lived in Liberty, Delaware, Indiana with her parents and sisters in 1880.^[2]

She married Charles Stiffler on March 2, 1898 in Delaware County, Indiana.^[3] They had 4 children.

1. Niles Weaver Stiffler (1903-1987)
2. Louise 'Jane' Stiffler (1905-2003)
3. Franklin Dunkin Stiffler (1910-1991)
4. Nodas Leon Stiffler (1914-1996)

They made their home in Liberty Twp., Delaware County, Indiana in 1900, where Charles was engaged in Farming. At the time they had his Widowed father, Joseph Stiffler-58, living with them and helping with the farm.^[4] By 1910, Niles-6, and Jane-4, nad been born and were in the home.^[5] In 1920 they were on the farm with all 4 children, Niles W-16, Louise J-14, Franklin-9, and Nodas L-5.^[6] By 1930, it was Charles farming with Hattie -57, and 3 of the children, Jane-24, Franklin D.-19, and Nodas-15, in the home.^[7] In 1940 they were living in Selma, Delaware County, Indiana on their farm with Jane-34, the only child left in the home.^[8]

She died at the age of 69, on May December 1942, in Delaware County, Indiana, and was buried in the Mount Tabor Cemetery, in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Harriett Dunkin Stiffler (1873–1942), Find A Grave: Memorial #71207482, citing Mount Tabor Cemetery, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Glenda Barry (contributor 47272780) .
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHM5-2P8 : 19 February 2021), Hattie Dunkin in household of John S Dunkin, Liberty, Delaware, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 185, sheet 439A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,274.
3. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXRT-RYP : 8 December 2017), Charles Stiffler and Harriette Dunkin, 02 Mar 1898; citing Delaware, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004476520.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMBT-W5D : accessed 12 March 2021), Hariet Stiffler in household of Charles Stiffler, Liberty Township, Delaware, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 46, sheet 15B, family 325, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,368.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKG6-XSQ : accessed 12 March 2021), Harriett Stiffler in household of Charles Stiffler, Liberty, Delaware, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 46, sheet 15A, family 230, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 346; FHL microfilm 1,374,359.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFQT-L5X : 1 February 2021), Harriet Stiffler in entry for Charles Stiffler, 1920.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHMW-JVN : accessed 12 March 2021), Hattie Stiffler in household of Charles Stiffler, Liberty, Delaware, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 31, sheet 8A, line 18, family 179, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 583; FHL microfilm 2,340,318.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1R2-QYN : 5 January 2021), Harriett Stiffler in household of Chas Stiffler, Selma, Delaware, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 18-44, sheet 4A, line 2, family 70, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1038.