Mary Naomi Ridgeway1,2,3,4

Family Chart
ID# 19027, (1843 - 1901)
FatherJames Ridgeway5,6,7 (abt 1801 - )
MotherNaomi [surname unknown]5,6 (abt 1804 - 18 May 1885)

Key Events:

Birth: May 1843, Indiana8,9,10
Marriage: 15 Dec 1864, La Porte Co., Indiana, Henry D. Morrison (Nov 1843 - 28 Dec 1900)11,12,13
Death: 26 Jan 1901, La Porte Co., Indiana14,15

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Narrative:

     Mary Naomi Ridgeway was born in May 1843 in Indiana.8,9,10 She appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Center Twp., La Porte Co., Indiana, in the household of her parents, James Ridgeway and Naomi [surname unknown].16 She appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Center Twp., La Porte Co., Indiana, in the household of her parents.17
     Mary married Henry D. Morrison, son of Ezekiel Morrison and Elmira [surname unknown], on 15 Dec 1864 in La Porte Co., Indiana.11,12,13
     Mary and Henry appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Kankakee Twp, La Porte Co., Indiana, enumerated 13 Jun 1870, reporting real estate valued at $18,000 and personal estate of $6,000. Their son Francis was listed as living with them.18
     Mary and Henry appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of La Porte, La Porte Co., Indiana, enumerated 4 Jun 1880. Their children Francis, Anna and Mary were listed as living with them.19
     Mary and Henry appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of La Porte, La Porte Co., Indiana, at 1213 Michigan Ave., enumerated 13 Jun 1900, reporting that they owned their home, free of mortgage. Their daughter Mary was listed as living with them.20
     Her husband died on 28 Dec 1900 in Daytona, Florida.7,21
     Mary died on 26 Jan 1901 in La Porte Co., Indiana, at age 57.14,15

Children:
     Children with Henry D. Morrison

Henry and Mary had two additional children who had died before 1900, and whose names are unknown.27

Citations

  1. [S4826] James Ridgeway household, 1850 U.S. Census, La Porte Co., Indiana, shows name as Mary Naomi Ridgeway.
  2. [S4824] Daniels, Twentieth Century History of LaPorte County, Indiana, pg 220, shows name as Mary N. Ridgway.
  3. [S1105] "Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941," Ancestry.com, record for Henry D. Morrison and Mary M. Ridgeway.
  4. [S4825] James Ridgeway household, 1860 U.S. Census, La Porte Co., Indiana, shows name as Mary J. Ridgeway.
  5. [S4826] James Ridgeway household, 1850 U.S. Census, La Porte Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  6. [S4825] James Ridgeway household, 1860 U.S. Census, La Porte Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  7. [S4824] Daniels, Twentieth Century History of LaPorte County, Indiana, pg 220.
  8. [S4826] James Ridgeway household, 1850 U.S. Census, La Porte Co., Indiana, shows age 8 and state.
  9. [S4825] James Ridgeway household, 1860 U.S. Census, La Porte Co., Indiana, shows age 17 and state.
  10. [S4820] Henry Morrison household, 1900 U.S. Census, La Porte Co., Indiana, shows month, year, age 57, and state.
  11. [S1105] "Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941," Ancestry.com, record for Henry D. Morrison and Mary M. Ridgeway, shows date and county.
  12. [S4819] H. D. Morrison household, 1870 U.S. Census, La Porte Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  13. [S4820] Henry Morrison household, 1900 U.S. Census, La Porte Co., Indiana, shows married 35 years.
  14. [S4823] "Late Mortuary," The Elkhart Review, 30 Jan 1901, shows died Saturday after brief illness.
  15. [S890] "Indiana WPA Death Index, 1882-1920," Ancestry.com, record for Mary N. R. Morrison, citing Indiana WPA book H-23 pg 2 and Laporte county health office, shows date.
  16. [S4826] James Ridgeway household, 1850 U.S. Census, La Porte Co., Indiana.
  17. [S4825] James Ridgeway household, 1860 U.S. Census, La Porte Co., Indiana.
  18. [S4819] H. D. Morrison household, 1870 U.S. Census, La Porte Co., Indiana.
  19. [S4818] Henry Morrison household, 1880 U.S. Census, La Porte Co., Indiana.
  20. [S4820] Henry Morrison household, 1900 U.S. Census, La Porte Co., Indiana.
  21. [S4823] "Late Mortuary," The Elkhart Review, 30 Jan 1901, shows her husband had died but recently.
  22. [S4819] H. D. Morrison household, 1870 U.S. Census, La Porte Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  23. [S4818] Henry Morrison household, 1880 U.S. Census, La Porte Co., Indiana, shows him as the son of her husband.
  24. [S4818] Henry Morrison household, 1880 U.S. Census, La Porte Co., Indiana, shows the girl as daughter of Mary's husband.
  25. [S3682] "Iowa, Marriages, 1780-1992," FamilySearch.org, record for Edwin Williard Schurz and Mary Edith Morrison, citing FHL #1673874.
  26. [S4820] Henry Morrison household, 1900 U.S. Census, La Porte Co., Indiana, shows the girl as daughter of Mary's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  27. [S4820] Henry Morrison household, 1900 U.S. Census, La Porte Co., Indiana, shows her as the mother of five, with three living.