Tighlman Biser
(Abt 1804-)
Mary Ann Lamar
(Abt 1809-)
Laurette Biser
(1834-1877)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Ezra Parker Willard

Laurette Biser 3 4

  • Born: 20 June 1834, Burkittsville, MD 1 3
  • Marriage (1): Ezra Parker Willard on 1 September 1852 in , Frederick County, MD 1 2
  • Died: 27 September 1877, Burkittsville, MD at age 43 4
  • Buried: After 27 September 1877, Burkittsville, MD 4

bullet   Another name for Laurette was Lauretta Biser.1

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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth information of 30 December 1834. 4

• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in District 10, Frederick County, MD on 15 June 1870. 3

1870 US Census
Page 4, Family 22
District 10, Frederick County, Maryland
Laura Williard..36..MD..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 7 children.)
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• She has alternate death information of 21 September 1877 and Burkittsville, MD. 1



• She was buried after 27 September 1877 in the Burkittsville Union Cemetery in Burkittsville, MD.

As of 2013, the gravestone is extremely weathered and very difficult to read.

Find A Grave Memorial #111640186
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Laurette married Ezra Parker Willard, son of John Willard and Maria Magdalena Shafer, on 1 September 1852 in , Frederick County, MD.1 2 (Ezra Parker Willard was born on 5 February 1821 in Burkittsville, MD,1 2 5 6 died on 26 June 1912 in Knoxville, MD 1 6 and was buried after 26 June 1912 in Burkittsville, MD 6.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in District 10, Frederick County, MD on 15 June 1870. 3

1870 US Census
Page 4, Family 22
District 10, Frederick County, Maryland
Ezra Williard..47..MD..Farmer
Laura Williard..36..MD..Keeping House
Ida M. Williard..16..MD..At Home
Charles Williard..12..MD..At Home
Harvy C. Williard..11..MD..At Home
Robert L. Williard..7..MD..At Home
George W. Williard..9..MD
Authur M. Williard..5..MD
Ezra P. Williard..2..MD
Louisa Branen..22..MD..House Keeper
Jude Jackson..14..MD
Abram Robinson..39..MD..Farm Hand

NOTE - Ezra's real estate valuations were set at $30,000 and personal estate at $5,000 making them quite a weathly family.
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Petersville, MD on 16 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 405B, District 85, Roll 0510
Petersville, Frederick County, Maryland
Ezra Williard..Head..59..MD..Farmer
Frank Williard..Son..22..MD..Works On Farm
Harry C. Williard..Son..21..MD..Works On Farm
George W. Williard..Son..18..MD..Works On Farm
William R. Williard..Son..17..MD..Works On Farm
Arthur M. Williard..Son..15..MD..Works On Farm
Ezra P. Williard..Son..12..MD..Works On Farm
Laura B. Williard..Dau..4..MD
Sarah Ray..Othr..22..MD..Housekeeper
Della Ray..Othr..4..MD
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Sources


1 Dianne Shafer, "John Michael Shafer Family Tree," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2868409 : accessed 16 Jul 2012).

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Petersville, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 85, p. 405B, Ezra Parker Willard and Laurette Biser; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 18 Mar 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0510.

3 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, District 10, Frederick County, Maryland, p. 4, dwelling 21, family 22, Ezra Parker Willard and Laura Lauretta Biser; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 29 Aug 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

4 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 29 Jun 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=111640186.

5 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Petersville, Frederick County, Maryland, p. 396B, dwelling 289, family 299, Maria Magdalena Shafer; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Aug 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 292.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 29 Jun 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=121990277.


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