Mary Elizabeth Darner ^{1 2 3 4 5}

   Other names for Mary were Maria Darner and Mary Dorner.

  General Notes:

NOTE - Mary's age is not consistent between the 1850 and 1880 census. Her supposed birth date was in Sep 1794.

The 1850 census record was completed on 18 Sep 1850 but the data was supposed to be as of 1 Jun 1850 which means Mary's age should have been entered as 55 instead of 53. However, the rules of data entry were not always followed closely so if her 56th birthday had occurred in the first 18 days of September just prior to her family being enumerated, then her age could have shown up as 56 instead of 53. Either way, the entry of only 53 years suggest her birth year could actually be 1797 instead of 1794.

Mary's age on the 1860 census suggest her birth year was 1793 or 1794 which more closely matches her supposed birth year of 1794.

Her age of 87 on the 1880 census suggests a birth date in 1792 or 1793. There are several other date conflicts for the children on the 1850 census and this may be a case of where this error-filled record is a result of a well-meaning neighbor who supplied the data instead of a family member.
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  Noted events in her life were:

1. Alt. Birth, 1793, Maryland, United States. ³ This birth year was referenced by her age of 67 on the 1860 census.

2. Alt. Birth, 12 October 1793, Frederick, Maryland, United States.

3. Alt. Birth, 1797, Maryland, United States. ² This birth year was referenced by her age of 53 on the 1850 US Census.

4. Alt. Birth, 1799, Maryland, United States. ⁴ This birth year was referenced by her age of 71 on the 1870 US Census.

5. 1850 US Census, 18 September 1850, Washington Township, Allen, Indiana, United States. ² 1850 US Census
Page 143, Dwelling 920, Family 932, Roll 135
Washington Township, Allen County, Indiana
Mary Cutshall..53..MD
(Living with husband and 5 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in Sep 1794, then her age should have been 55 instead of 53.

6. 1860 US Census, 6 June 1860, Washington Township, Allen, Indiana, United States. ³ 1860 US Census
Page 11, Roll 243, Dwelling 74, Family 74
Washington Township, Allen County, Indiana
Mary Cutshall..67..MD
(Living with husband and married son, Thomas, and his family.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in Sep 1794, then her age should have been 65 instead of 67.

7. 1870 US Census, 13 July 1870, Washington Township, Allen, Indiana, United States. ⁴ 1870 US Census
Page 3, Dwelling 22, Family 22, Roll 298
Washington Township, Allen County, Indiana
Mary Cutshall..71..MD..Keeps House
(Living with husband.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in Sep 1794, then her age should have been 75 instead of 71.

8. 1880 US Census, 10 June 1880, Washington Township, Allen, Indiana, United States. ⁵ 1880 US Census
Page 264B, District 106, Dwelling 153, Family 156, Roll 264
Washington Township, Allen County, Indiana
Mary E. Cuttshall..Mother..87..MD..Lives With Son
(Widowed and living with her married granddaughter and her family.)

NOTE - If her birth date were in Sep 1794, then her age should have been 85 instead of 87. After the elderly Mary's husband, Samuel Cutshall, died in 1873, the elderly Mary was living with her son, William H. Cutshall. When her granddaughter, Mary, was married in late 1879, she moved in with her newly married granddaughter and husband, George Tyler. The elderly Mary died about one year after this census.
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9. Cemetery: Bethel Cemetery, After 4 May 1881, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States.

Mary married Samuel Cutshall, son of Henry Cutshall and Unknown, on 26 December 1812 in Frederick, Maryland, United States. (Samuel Cutshall was born on 15 May 1789 in Maryland, United States, died on 18 November 1873 in Allen, Indiana, United States ¹ and was buried after 18 November 1873 in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States ¹.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1850 US Census, 18 September 1850, Washington Township, Allen, Indiana, United States. ² 1850 US Census
Page 143, Dwelling 920, Family 932, Roll 135
Washington Township, Allen County, Indiana
Samuel Cutshall..58..MD..Farmer
Mary Cutshall..53..MD
George Cutshall..22..OH..Laborer
Martha A. Cutshall..19..OH
Joseph Cutshall..17..OH..Laborer
William N. Cutshall..16..OH
Thomas Cutshall..13..OH
Harlow or Newton (?) Colman..19..IN..Laborer

2. 1860 US Census, 6 June 1860, Washington Township, Allen, Indiana, United States. ³ 1860 US Census
Page 11, Roll 243, Dwelling 74, Family 74
Washington Township, Allen County, Indiana
Samuel Cutshall..69..MD..Farmer
Mary Cutshall..67..MD
Thomas Cutshall..23..IN..Farmer
Martha Cutshall..17..IN (DauL)
Isaac W. Cutshall..1..IN (GSon)

NOTE - Sons Joseph and William Cutshall were married and living in the same township as their parents in 1860. George also was probably out on his own.

3. 1870 US Census, 13 July 1870, Washington Township, Allen, Indiana, United States. ⁴ 1870 US Census
Page 3, Dwelling 22, Family 22, Roll 298
Washington Township, Allen County, Indiana
Sam Cutshall..78..MD..Farmer
Mary Cutshall..71..MD..Keeps House

  Marriage Notes:

Mary's age is not consistent between the 1850 and 1870 census. Her supposed birth date was September 1794. The 1850 census record was completed on September 18, 1850 but the data was supposed to be as of 1 Jun 1850 which means Mary's age should have been entered as 55. However, the rules of data entry were not always followed closely so if her 56th birthday had occurred in the first 18 days of September just prior to her family being enumerated, then her age could have shown up as 56. Either way, the entry of only 53 years suggest her birth year could actually be 1797 instead of 1794. Mary's age on the 1860 census suggest her birth year was 1793 or 1994. It is my belief that the 1850 entry is not the correct age and it should have been entered as either 55 or 56. (Brian L. Lightfoot)
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Martha's age is not consistent between the 1850 and 1860 census. She is listed on the 1850 census as being 19 years old but only 17 years old on the 1860 census. If the 1860 census entry of 17 years old is correct, then her birth year was about 1843 and that would mean that her mother was about 49 years old at the time of the birth which is not unreasonable. However, that also puts quite a gap between the next youngest child who was born in 1837. If I assume that the 1860 census is not correct and that her age should be shown as 29 instead of 17, that would put her birth year at 1831 which fits in comfortably with the other known birth years of the children. One other problem is that the 1850 record shows her place of birth as Ohio and the 1860 record shows it as Indiana. The only simple solution of avoiding all of these conflicts is that they were two different people but I don't believe that is true. (Brian L. Lightfoot)
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Thomas' age is consistent between the 1850 and 1860 census records but his birth location is shown as Ohio in 1850 and Indiana in 1860. However, the 1860 census record for his brother, William, shows that his birth year of 1837 would be the same as Thomas' which can't be true unless they were twins. I believe that the age of Thomas is correct in both census records for Thomas which would result in a birth year of 1837. I believe that only the 1850 census record of William is correct which shows his age as 3 years older than Thomas and would result in a birth year of 1834 for William. (Brian L. Lightfoot)
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