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- The spelling of Mary's middle name is problematic. James Wood spells her name "Mary Catherine" and gives a birth date of 4 Dec 1828 [sic]. (THE SNUFFERS, p. 81) But her marriage license used the spelling "Mary Catharine." M.E.Myers, MARRIAGE LICENSES OF FREDERICK COUNTY [MD], 1841-1865, pp. 203, 218 (1988), as did the Seabrooks article mentioned below.
The 1850 census listed Mary, 22 [sic], living with her parents Jacob, 66, and Elizabeth, 61, and her brothers Joseph, 33, and William, 19. It further stated that Mary was born in "Pa." 1850 U.S. Census, Emmitsburg, Frederick Cnty, MD (M 432, Roll 292, stamped p. 167); M.F. Hitselberger & J.P. Dern, BRIDGE IN TIME, THE COMPLETE 1850 CENSUS OF FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND, p. 167 (Monocacy Book Co., Redwood City, CA: 1978).
Mary Catherine was married to Jesse Albert Seabrook "in Emmitsburg by Frederick County license 13 February 1857, and [they] migrated to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, by 1880; she d. 27 October 1883 and he by 1900. [They had 8 children.]" Richard S. Wheeler, "Seabrooks of Maryland and Pennsylvania," vol. 34, Maryland Genealogical Soc'y Bull., p. 148 (1993).
The 1870 census lists her husband Jesse as a 40 yr old man, born in PA, operating a restaurant, and living with Mary, 31 (born in MD), and 4 children all born in Maryland: Francis, 13; Mary 8; Jesse, 6; and Edward, 3. 1870 U.S. Census, Emmitsburg Corp, Frederick Cnty, MD (M 593, Roll 586, stamped p. 288).
The 1880 census lists "Jessie A" as a 49-yr old grocer, living with his wife Mary C, 42 (born in MD), son Nelson, 23, a clerk; daughter "May", 18, "at school"; son Jessie, 16, a farmer; sons Edward P, 13, Moses, 9, and Angelo, 8; and daughter Euphemia, 6; all "at school." All of the family, adults and children, were born in Maryland. 1880 U.S. Census, 1st Ward, Cedar Rapids, Linn Cnty, IA (T 9, Roll 351, stamped p. 73).
Mary's gravestone in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, IA, gives her birth date as 4 Dec 1838.
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Research needs to be done to determine whether Mary was born in PA, as the 1850 census states, or in Frederick Cnty, MD, with the rest of her family. The 1850 Maryland census listed Mary Snouffer, 22 years old, born in "Pa" [sic], living in the home of Jacob and Elizabeth Snouffer, but listed in a different "family," family # 146, with Joseph, 33, and William [Ignatius], 19. 1850 U.S. Census, Emmitsburg, Frederick Cnty, MD (M 432, Roll 292, stamped p. 167); M.F. Hitselberger & J.P. Dern, BRIDGE IN TIME, THE COMPLETE 1850 CENSUS OF FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND, p. 167 (Monocacy Book Co., Redwood City, CA; 1978).
Further research also is necessary as to her age: According to Jim Wood's, THE SNUFFERS, p. 81, she was born in 1828. But Wood cites as his source my father, William N. Snouffer, whose source was his mother Bertha Ina (Newens) Snouffer. And her family chart very clearly lists Mary Catherine's birthdate as "December 4 - 1838." So Wood's assertion that she was born in 1828 appears to be a typographical error.
The censuses also disagree. According to the 1850 census she was born in 1828. But, according to the 1870 and 1880 censuses, she was born in 1838 -- and her tombstone reads 1838.
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