Pedigree of Brian L. Lightfoot Mary Catherine Houser

Abraham Howser
(1775-1838)

Mary Elizabeth Trissler
(1776-After 1815)

John Arnspiger
(1797-1849)

Catherine Funk
(1797-1838)

Abraham Houser
(1815-1849)

Barbara Ann Arnspiger
(1821-1888)

Mary Catherine Houser
(1843-1895)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Elias Lorey

Mary Catherine Houser ¹ ² ³ ⁴

Born: 23 March 1843, Jersey, Illinois, United States ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵
Marriage (1): Elias Lorey on 15 November 1865 in Lincoln, Logan, Illinois, United States ¹
Died: 17 July 1895, Sumner, Kansas, United States at age 52 ⁴
Buried: After 17 July 1895, Forest Hill Cemetery, Ashton, Sumner, Kansas, United States ⁴

bullet Another name for Mary was Kate Houser.⁵

bullet Burial Notes:

Mary's gravestone is a somewhat weathered and discolored column of white marble. The inscription reads "Mary C., wife of Elias Lorey, Died July 17, 1895, Aged 52y 3m 24d".

Find A Grave Memorial #52730197

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52730197/mary_catherine-lorey: accessed March 23, 2025), memorial page for Mary Catherine Houser Lorey (23 Mar 1843\'9617 Jul 1895), Find a Grave Memorial ID 52730197, citing Forest Hill Cemetery, Ashton, Sumner County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Judy Mayfield (contributor 46636512).
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bullet Noted events in her life were:

1. 1850 US Census, 30 August 1850, Township 8 Range 11, Jersey, Illinois, United States. ² 1850 US Census
Page 85, Family 119, Roll 111
Township 8 Range 11, Jersey County, Illinois
Catharine Houser..7..IL

(Living with widowed mother.)

2. 1860 US Census, 11 June 1860, Atlanta, Logan, Illinois, United States. ³ 1860 US Census
Page 15, Dwelling 131, Family 126, Roll 200
Atlanta, Logan County, Illinois
Mary C. Howser..17..IL

(Living with widowed mother.)

3. 1870 US Census, 1 July 1870, Eminence Township, Logan, Illinois, United States. ⁵ 1870 US Census
Page 23, Dwelling 161, Family 166
Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois
Kate Lorey..27..IL..Keeps House

(Living with husband and 2 sons.)

4. 1880 US Census, 8 June 1880, Walton Township, Sumner, Kansas, United States. ¹ 1880 US Census
Page 121B, District 195, Dwelling 48, Family 49, Roll 398
Walton Township, Sumner County, Kansas
Mary Lorey...Wife..37..IL..Keeping House

(Living with wife and 3 children.)

Mary married Elias Lorey, son of Silas Lorey and Maria Gates, on 15 November 1865 in Lincoln, Logan, Illinois, United States.¹ (Elias Lorey was born on 20 April 1834 in Morgans, Portage, Ohio, United States,¹ ⁶ ⁷ died on 13 February 1902 in Ashton, Sumner, Kansas, United States ⁷ and was buried after 13 February 1902 in Forest Hill Cemetery, Ashton, Sumner, Kansas, United States ⁷.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1870 US Census, 1 July 1870, Eminence Township, Logan, Illinois, United States. ⁵ 1870 US Census
Page 23, Dwelling 161, Family 166
Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois
Elias Lorey..35..OH..Farming
Kate Lorey..27..IL..Keeps House
Myraw Lorey..3..IL
Lorain Lorey..1m..IL..May

2. 1880 US Census, 8 June 1880, Walton Township, Sumner, Kansas, United States. ¹ 1880 US Census
Page 121B, District 195, Dwelling 48, Family 49, Roll 398
Walton Township, Sumner County, Kansas
Elias Lorey..Head..46..OH..Farmer
Mary Lorey...Wife..37..IL..Keeping House
Myron Lorey..Son..13..IL..Works On Farm
Floran Lorey..Son..10..IL..Works On Farm
Luetta Lorey..Dau..7..IL

1 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Walton Township, Sumner County, Kansas, enumeration district (ED) 195, p. 121B, dwelling 48, family 49, Elias Lorey and Mary Catherine Houser; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1417683 : accessed 2 Aug 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 398.

2 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Township 8 Range 11, Jersey County, Illinois, p. 85, dwelling 119, family 119, Barbara Ann Arnspiger; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1401638 : accessed 26 Sep 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 111.

3 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Atlanta, Logan County, Illinois, p. 15, dwelling 131, family 126, Barbara Ann Arnspiger; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1473181 : accessed 20 Mar 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 200.

4 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 21 Mar 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=52730197.

5 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois, p. 23, dwelling 161, family 166, Elias Lorey and Mary Catherine Houser; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1438024 : accessed 26 Sep 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

6 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Walton Township, Sumner County, Kansas, enumeration district (ED) 344, sheet 4B, dwelling 74, family 74, Elias Lorey; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 26 Sep 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 21 Mar 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=52730171.

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