Person:Mary Drinkwater (26)
Mary Elizabeth Drinkwater
b.4 Oct 1857 England
 
Parents and Siblings
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m. 27 Oct 1850
  1. Edward Drinkwater1851 - 1896
  2. Alice Drinkwater1853 - 1930
  3. Ephraim Drinkwater1855 -
  4. Mary Elizabeth Drinkwater1857 -
  5. Louisa Drinkwater1861 -
  6. Samuel H Drinkwater1864 - 1950
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Mary Elizabeth Drinkwater
Alt Name Lizzie Drinkwater
Gender Female
Birth[2][3] 4 Oct 1857 England
Education[5] 1877 White Hall School, Camp Hill, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

1858 US Census: Mary E. Drinkwater arrives in the Port of New York from Liverpool, England with her mother and siblings.

1860 US Census: Mary E. lives in Pequannock,Morris, New Jersey with her parents and siblings.

1865: Mary's father is killed in the Civil War and she becomes eligible for the Pennsylvania Orphan's School System.

Mary E. is admitted to White Hall Orphans School on Sept. 1, 1868 from Emmaus Orphans School.

1870 US Census: Mary E. is a student at White Hall Orphans School.

Mary is transferred to Chester Springs Orphans School Sept. 8, 1871.

There is no record of her discharge at age 16.

1880 US Census: Lizzie Drinkwater is a housekeeper for the Crabtree family in Rock Falls, Whiteside, Illinois. She is 22 yo.

1920 U.S. Census: Mary E. Williams lives in Chicago Ward 13, Cook (Chicago), Illinois with Alice D. Johnson (her sister) and Frank P. Johnson. She is 62 yo.

References
  1. ↑ Mary E. Drinkwater, in Year: 1858; Arrival: New York, United States;
    1858.

    Mary A. Drinkwater and her children: Edward, Alice, Ephraim, and Mary E. arrive in the US aboard the Harvest Queen on 17 July 1858.

    Microfilm Serial: M237; Microfilm Roll: M237_185; Line:26; List Number:643.

  2. ↑ United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9).

    Thomas and Maggie Crabtree family and their housekeeper Lizzie Drinkwater 22 yo. ck Falls, Whiteside, Illinois.

    Roll:258; Family History Film: 1254258; Page 71D; Enumeration District: 193; Image: 0576.

  3. ↑ United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653).

    Record for Humphrey, Mary A., Edward, Alice, Ephraham, and Mary E. Drinkwater living in Pequannock, Morris, New Jersey.

    Year: 1860; Census Place: Pequannock, Morris, New Jersey; Roll: ; Page: 751; Image: 286.

  4.   United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T625).

    Record for Mary E. Williams aka Mary Elizabeth Drinkwater 62 yo living with her sister Alice Johnson.

    Roll: T625_323; Page:4B; Enumeration District: 806; Image: 283.

  5. ↑ White Hall Soldiers' Orphan School, in Paul, James Laughery. Pennsylvania's soldiers' orphan schools: giving a brief account of the origin of the late Civil War, the rise and progress of the orphan system, and legislative enactments relating thereto ; with brief sketches and engravings of the several institutions with names of pupils subjoined. (Philadelphia: Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, 1876)
    362.

    Birth, transfer, and discharge dates for Mary E., Louisa, Samuel, and Ephraim Drinkwater.

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