Mary Elizabeth Bowman ^{1 2 3 4 5}

  General Notes:

I have two possibilities for the whereabouts of Mary for the 1880 census. My strongest possibility is that she was in Columbiana County, Ohio and staying with her Aunt Celestia Rinehart who was married to George Springer. The Mary in that census record is shown about two years younger than her supposed birth date of September 24, 1858. On this census record her relationship is noted as "niece".

1880 US Census
Page 280C, Roll 1001
Center Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
George Springer..Self..31..OH..Farmer
Celestia Springer..Wife..31..OH..K. House
Lizzie Springer..Dau..10..OH..At School
Mary Bowman..Niece..20..OH..Boarder

My second guess would be that she may have been married and living about five residences away from her parents in Mahoning County, Ohio. The age of Mary in this record matches her supposed birth date of September 24, 1858. The transcription of the record shows the surname spelled as "Kirkbnde" but obviously that is not correct:

1880 US Census
Page 99B, Roll 1045
Ellsword, Mahoning County, Ohio
William Kirkbnde..Head..23..OH..Blacksmith
Mary Kirkbnde..Wife..22..OH..Housekeeping
Carl Kirkbnde..Son..1m..OH
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  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 1859 and a birth location of Green Township, Mahoning, OH.

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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Green Township, Mahoning, OH on 9 July 1860. ⁴

1860 US Census
Page 130, Roll 1005, Family 978
Green Township, Mahoning County, Ohio
Mary E. Bowman..2..OH
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 24 Sep 1858, then her age should have been 1 instead of 2.
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Ellsworth Township, Mahoning, OH on 12 August 1870. ⁵

1870 US Census
Page 15, Dwelling 131, Family 133
Ellsworth Township, Mahoning County, Ohio
Mary Bowman..11..OH..Attending School
(Living with parents.)
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