Mary 1 2 3
- Born: 18 Oct 1819, Ohio 4
- Marriage: John Ernsperger about 1842 1
- Died: 16 Aug 1892 at age 72
- Buried: After 16 Aug 1892, South Bend, IN
 Noted events in her life were:
• She has alternate birth date of 1822 and a birth location of Ohio.
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• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on 9 Oct 1850. 5
Page 134B, Dwelling 527, Family 527
Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
Mary Ernsperger...28..OH
(Living with husband and 3 sons.)
• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on 16 Jul 1870. 3
Page 3, Dwelling 25, Family 24
Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
Mary Ernsperger...50..OH..Keeping Housein
(Living with husband and 6 children.)
NOTE - If her birth date was in 1822, then her age should have been 47 or 48 instead of 50.
• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on 5 Jun 1880. 1
1880 US Census
Page 331D, Dwelling 85, Family 90, District 160, Roll 0309
Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
Mary Ernsperger..Wife..61..OH..Keeping House
(Living with husband, son, and brother-in-law.)
NOTE - If her birth date was 18 Oct 1819, then her age should have been 60 instead of 61.
• She was buried after 16 Aug 1892 in the Bowman Cemetery in South Bend, IN.
Plot: Section 1-2 Lot
Find A Grave Memorial #46416132
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Mary married John Ernsperger, son of Christopher Ernsperger and Catherine E. Fister, about 1842.1 (John Ernsperger was born on 1 Jan 1815 in Frederick, MD 1 3 7 8 9, baptized on 13 Apr 1815 in Frederick, MD,7 died on 26 Mar 1904 and was buried after 26 Mar 1904 in South Bend, IN.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on 9 Oct 1850. 5
Page 134B, Dwelling 527, Family 527
Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
John Ernsperger...32..MD..Farmer
Mary Ernsperger...28..OH
Albert Ernsperger...7..OH
James Ernsperger...5..OH
Henry Ernsperger...1..IN
• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on 16 Jul 1870. 4
Page 3, Dwelling 25, Family 24
Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
John Ernsperger...55..MD..Farmer
Mary Ernsperger...50..OH..Keeping Housein
James Ernsperger...25..OH
Henry Ernsperger...21..IN
George Ernsperger...18..IN..Farming
Jane Ernsperger...15..IN
Delia Ernsperger...13..IN
William Ernsperger...10..IN
• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on 5 Jun 1880. 1
1880 US Census
Page 331D, Dwelling 85, Family 90, District 160, Roll 0309
Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
John Ernsperger..Self..65..MD..Farmer
Mary Ernsperger..Wife..61..OH..Keeping House
William Ernsperger..Son..21..IN..Farming
George W. Ernsperger..Bro..70..MD..Farming
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Sources
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1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 160, p. 331D, dwelling 85, family 90, John Ernsperger and Mary (?); index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 Mar 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0309.
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1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, p. 134B, dwelling 526, family 526; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Dec 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432.
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1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, p. 3, dwelling 25, family 24; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Dec 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.
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1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, p. 3, dwelling 25, family 24, John Ernsperger and Mary (?); index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Dec 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.
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1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Penn Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, p. 134B, dwelling 527, family 527, John Ernsperger and Mary (?); index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Dec 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432.
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Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 28 Mar 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=46416132.
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"Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674912 : accessed 28 Mar 2014), name: Johannes Ernstberger; birth date: 01 Jan 1815; birthplace: Fredrick, Fredrick, Maryland.
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Jennifer (Owens) Ackerfield, "Allen, Blake, Clark, Cordell, Davis, Grow, Hays, Love, Mayes, McCracken, Moore, Nutter, Owens, Pauly, Simon, Spiering, Winters," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jrowens11 : accessed 7 Nov 2012).
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Jo Arnspiger, "Descendents of George Heinrich Ernstberger" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jarnspiger; Updated: 2005-02-07 02:45:02 UTC (Mon)).