Mary (Forney) Lautzenheiser (abt. 1821 - 1900)

Born about 30 Apr 1821 in Pennsylvania, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Abraham Fry — married 12 Apr 1840 in Stark County, Ohio, USA

Wife of Reuben Lautzenheiser — married 9 Jan 1851 in Stark County, Ohio, USA

Died 10 Apr 1900 at about age 78 in Waterloo, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA

Biography

Mary Polly Forney was born about 1821 in Pennsylvania.^[1] She was probably the daughter of Henry Forney and Mary Elizabeth Ritter.^[2]

Polly married Abraham Fry on April 12, 1840 in Stark County, Ohio.^[3] They had one known son, William H. Fry.^[1]

After Abraham died, Mary married Reuben Lautzenheiser on January 9, 1851 in Stark County.^[4] They had one known son, Scott Lautzenheiser, who is 19 in the 1880 census.^[5]

She died on April 10, 1900 ^[6] and may be buried in Waterloo Cemetery, Waterloo (DeKalb County), Indiana.^[2]

Notes

The FindAGrave memorial which has no sources, nor images gives Mary's birth date as April 30, 1826.^[2] It is highly unlikely that Mary married Abraham Fry when she was only 13 years old. Also, the census information does not corroborate that late date. The 1850, 1860, and 1880 census all have a birthdate of 1821 in Pennsylvania.

Census Notes

1850 Census: Osnaburg Township, Stark County, Ohio ^[1]

Elizabeth Forney F 65 Pennsylvania

Mary Forney F 29 Pennsylvania

Nancy Heily F 25 Pennsylvania

John Heily M 28 Ohio Carpentry

Mary Heily F 7 Ohio

Zephamiah Heily M 5 Ohio

Elizabeth Heily F 3 Ohio

Sam'l Heily M 11/12ths Ohio

Wm H Fry M 9 Ohio

1860 Census: Waterloo, DeKalb County, Indiana ^[7]

Reuben Loutesenhein M 33 Ohio Plasterer $500, $25

Mary Loutesenhein F 39 Pennsylvania Cannot read/write

1880 Census: Waterloo, Grant Township, DeKalb County, Indiana ^[5]

Reuben Lautcenheiser M 54 Ohio Plasterer, Cannot read/write

Mary Lautcenheiser Wife F 59 Pennsylvania, Keeping house, Cannot read/write

Scott Lautcenheiser Son M 19 Indiana, Laborer

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch 1850 Census, Entry for Elizabeth Forney and Mary Forney, Osnaburg Township, Stark, Ohio, 1850. Census date: 7 Sep 1850.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Find a Grave, database and images accessed 28 July 2023, memorial page for Mary Forney Lautzenheiser (30 Apr 1826–10 Apr 1900), Find A Grave: Memorial #47960671, citing Waterloo Cemetery, Waterloo, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA. No sources, no images.
3. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch Ohio Marriage Fry, Abraham Frey and Polly Fenney, 12 April 1840, Stark County, Ohio. Misindexed: Names are clearly Abraham Fry and Polly Forney.
4. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch Ohio Marriage Loutzenheiser, Reuben Loutzenheiser and Mary Fry, 9 Jan 1851, Stark County, Ohio.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch 1880 Census, Mary Lautcenheiser in household of Reuben Lautcenheiser, Waterloo, Grant Township, DeKalb, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
6. ↑ "Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920," database, FamilySearch Indiana Death index, Mary Loutzenhiser, 10 Apr 1900, Waterloo, Indiana; from "Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2003); citing "The source of this record is the book CSS-2 on page 113 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration." County Health Office Auburn.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch 1860 Census, Entry for Reuben Loutesenhein and Mary Loutesenhein, Waterloo, Union Township, DeKalb, Indiana, Waterloo, Union Township, DeKalb, Indiana, 1860. Census date: 15 Jun 1860

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Forney-180 was started through the import of My Family File.ged on Apr 18, 2012 by Nick Walker.