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Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941

Name: Frank Jacobs
Spouse Name: Mary Shulemire
Marriage Date: 17 Mar 1887
Marriage County: Boone
Source Title 1: Boone County, Indiana
Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Records 1844 - 1920 Inclusive Vo
Source Title 3: W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's O
Book: C-9
OS Page: 306

Putting this as a reference in case the two missing sisters turn up with any of Mary's family later on (but they could be with Frank's family or might not even have lived):


1880 United States Federal Census about Mary A. Shulmire
Name: Mary A. Shulmire
Age: 12
Birth Year: abt 1868
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1880: Lebanon, Boone, Indiana
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Stepdaughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Name: Mary C. Hull
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: At Home
Cannot read/write:
Blind:
Deaf and dumb:
Otherwise disabled:
Idiotic or insane:


Household Members:
Name Age
George Hull 40 - chairmaker, b Ohio
Mary C. Hull 45 - b Germany
Mary A. Shulmire 12
Lewis Shulmire 23 - brick mason, b Ind.

Different version of Mary & Frank's marriage with a bit more info:

Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941
Name: Mary Shulemire
Marriage Date: 17 Mar 1887
Marriage County: Boone
Estimated Birth Year: 1868
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Father Name: Philip
Mother Name: Christena Cantansen **
Source Title 1: Boone County, Indiana
Source Title 2: Index to Supplemental Record Marriage Transcript 1
Source Title 3: W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's O
Book: C-20
OS Page: 205

(** Although the 1880 census shows Mary's mother as Mary, she is Mary C on her remarriage to George Hull, which could be Christena)

Corresponding record for Frank:

Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941
Name: Frank Jacobs
Marriage Date: 17 Mar 1887
Marriage County: Boone
Estimated Birth Year: 1861
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Father Name: John
Mother Name: Mariah Stum
Source Title 1: Boone County, Indiana
Source Title 2: Index to Supplemental Record Marriage Transcript 1
Source Title 3: W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's O
Book: C-20

No idea if this is the right location, but it's a possible:

Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920
Name: Mary Jacobs
Date: 3 Jun 1892
Location: St. Joe County
Gender: Female
Race: White
Source Location: County Health Office, South Bend
Source notes: The source of this record is the book H-17 on page 160 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration.

Thanks for your help MarieCeleste.

My friend said the story was Alfred was adopted after his father died in a factory explosion. Perhaps it was just his sisters who were adopted after their mother died.

Rose

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http://www.archive.org/stream/12thcensusofpopu260unit#page/n250/mode/1up
http://www.archive.org/stream/10thcensus0266unit#page/n978/mode/1up
http://www.archive.org/stream/12thcensusofpopu388unit#page/n946/mode/1up
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http://www.archive.org/stream/13thcensus1910po368unit#page/n445/mode/1up
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FS has daur as Caroline Carnes - I read name as Gerrie, but it's not clear]