Lydia Elizabeth Taylor ^{1 2 3}

  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Chester Township, Eaton, MI on 4 June 1880. ³

1880 US Census
Page 103B, Roll 0577, District 65, Dwelling 59, Family 63
Chester Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Ritchey Krebs..---..38..OH..Keeping House..Married (Lydia Elizabeth Taylor Ritchey)
(Living with Christian Krebs, her 3 daughters from a previous marriage, and Christian's 3 sons.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in Mar 1841, then her age should have been 39 instead of 38.
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Brookfield Township, Eaton, MI on 7 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 62, Household 64
Brookfield Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Years Married: 35
Elizabeth Krebs..Wife..Mar 1841..59..OH..5/3
(Living with husband.)
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Lydia married Christian F. Krebs, son of Mathias Krebs and Elizabeth Fast, on 21 August 1900 in Brookfield, MI.^{1 2} (Christian F. Krebs was born on 30 April 1830 in Orange Township, Richland, OH ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8} and died on 18 March 1908 in Brookfield, MI ⁴.). The cause of his death was Intestinal Obstruction.

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Brookfield Township, Eaton, MI on 7 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 62, Household 64
Brookfield Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Years Married: 35
C. F. Krebs..Head..Apr 1830..70..OH
Elizabeth Krebs..Wife..Mar 1841..59..OH..5/3

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• Marriage Image: 21 August 1900, in Brookfield, MI. ¹

  Marriage Notes:

Name: Christian F. Krebs
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 21 Aug 1900
Event Place: Brookfield, Eaton, Michigan
Gender: Male
Age: 70y
Birthplace: Michigan
Father's Name: Mathias Krebs
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Fast
Spouse's Name: Lydia Elizabeth Taylor Richey
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 59y
Spouse's Birthplace: Ohio
Spouse's Father's Name: Mathias Taylor
Spouse's Mother's Name: Elizabeth French

Citing this Record
"Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N38S-TNH : 9 November 2020), Christian F. Krebs and Lydia Elizabeth Taylor Richey, 21 Aug 1900; citing Marriage, Brookfield, Eaton, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4208648.
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Lydia was previously marriage to Abraham Ritchey. They had 3 children, Amanda, Mary Ann, and Emma.
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Lydia was living with Christian at the time of the 1880 US Census but unfortunately the enumerator did a sloppy job of entering given names and surnames. Lydia's names seems to appear as "Ritchey Krebs" when it probably should have been "Lydia Ritchey", her married name from her first husband, Abraham Ritchey. She also had her 3 children with her from her first marriage, Amanda, Mary Ann, and Emma but instead of the Ritchey surname, the enumerator gave all 3 of them a Krebs surname. It appears that although Lydia and Christian were living together, they were not married at the time and the 1880 US Census form shows a blank in the column for the relationship to Christian although her marital status was strangely marked as married. Maybe she was still married to Abraham Ritchey and was awaiting the divorce action to be final.

On the 1900 US Census, Christian was listed as "C. F. Krebs" with a 59 year old wife named "Elizabeth Krebs". Some researchers want to erroneously indicate that this was Elizabeth Shoemaker but her gravestone clearly indicates that she died in 1873. In actuality is was Lydia Elizabeth Taylor, the 4th wife of Christian and she must have preferred her middle name of Elizabeth instead of Lydia. Each indicated that they had been married for 35 years which would mean they were married in 1865 which was not true. They actually never got around to getting married until 2 months after the census in August 1900.
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Lydia next married Abraham Richey on an unknown date. (Abraham Richey was born in 1829 and died in 1904.)