| Mary Polkow S1
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| female
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- Child of family
- Carl Polkow and Fredericka Polkow (2)
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- Spouse of family
- Charles Thimian and Mary Polkow (2)
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- Birth S1
- 1867
- Illinois
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- Census S2
- 1870
- Thornton (township), Cook, Illinois, United States
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- Census S1
- 1880
- Thornton (township), Cook, Illinois, United States
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- Census S4
- 1900
- Thornton (township), Cook, Illinois, United States
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- Census S3
- 1910
- Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
- Granville Township,
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- Census S6
- 1930
- Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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Mary was the oldest of a family of five. There were three girls and two boys. Mary was born and grew up in Thornton Illinois, which at the time was a rural farming community south of Chicago, but has since become suburban. She married Charles Thimian in 1887S3,S5. They had five children, Walter, Charlie, Louise, Tony, Edna. All their children were born in Illinois.
In 1893, six years after marrying Charles, she lost youngest sister Minnie to typhoid fever. Her second child Charlie was born that same year.
In the 1900 census the Charles and Mary Polkow Thimian household follows that of her father Carl Polkow, meaning they lived near her father, probably next door.
In 1903, she would again have a child and lose a family member. Mary's youngest child, daughter Edna was born in 1903. Mary's mother Fredericke died that year.
Sometime between 1903 and 1910 the family moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her father Carl is living in their household in 1910 so he must have gone with them after having become a widower.
Census
Mary Polkow Thimian Census
| Year | Source | Image
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| 1870 | 1870 US Federal Population Census: Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois | 
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| 1880 | 1880 US Federal Population Census: Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois | 
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| 1900 | 1900 US Federal Population Census: Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois | 
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| 1910 | 1910 US Federal Population Census: Granville Township, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin | 
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| 1930 | 1930 US Federal Population Census Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin | Link
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| S1. | Srblac/1880 US Federal Population Census: Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois, 1880, Primary quality
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| S2. | Srblac/1870 US Federal Population Census: Thorton Township, Cook County, Illinois, 1870, Primary quality
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| S3. | Srblac/1910 US Federal Population Census: Granville Township, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, 1910, Primary quality
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| S4. | Srblac/1900 US Federal Population Census: Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois, 1900, Primary quality
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| S5. | Srblac/Illinois State Archives Polkow Marriages, 1887, Primary quality
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| S6. | Srblac/1930 US Federal Population Census Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, 1930, Primary quality
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