Maria Louisa Close, 1836–

Name
Maria Louisa /Close/
Birth
Census 1850 US Fed
Note: Living with parents and family at Groton, New York.
Death of a brother
Burial of a brother
Note: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=137577868
Death of a sister
Burial of a sister
Note: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=137577835
Census 1860 US Fed
Note: Can't find a record for this year.
Death of a sister
Burial of a sister
Note: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=137577768
Marriage
Note: Estimate
Birth of a daughter
Census 1870 US Fed
Note: Living with husband George and family at Columbus, Wisconsin. Keeping House.

Living with husband George and family at Columbus, Wisconsin. Keeping House.

Recorded as born in Wisconsin.

Birth of a daughter
Death of a sister
Burial of a sister
Note: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=137577920
Census 1875 US NY
Note: Living with family at Groton, New York.

Living with family at Groton, New York.

Living with parents and family.

Death of a father
Burial of a father
Note: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=43099241
Census 1880 US Fed
Note: Living with family at Groton, New York. Dressmaker.

Living with family at Groton, New York. Dressmaker.

Recorded as Married, but no sign of husband George. Also recorded as Maimed, Crippled or Bed-ridden.

Disappeared
after 1881
Note: Not sure what happened to her after that.
Death of a mother
Burial of a mother
Note: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=132316008
Death of a brother
Note: New York, Death Index, 1880-1956

New York, Death Index, 1880-1956

Name: Charles Close
Death Date: 30 Sep 1916
Death Place: Genoa, New York, USA
Certificate Number: 53532

Burial of a brother
Note: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=93791199
Note
Note: NOTE: Not entirely sure about this, Maria and Louisa could be different people. One disappears early and the other turns up later. Both have dates of birth around the same time.

NOTE: Not entirely sure about this, Maria and Louisa could be different people. One disappears early and the other turns up later. Both have dates of birth around the same time.

If they are different then Louisa is probably older, since she doesn't appear on the 1850 US Federal Census, but then would only be 15 or 16 if she married. We also have a couple of other Louisa's born at around the same time and place to confuse things even more. Time will tell.

Family with parents
father
1860 US Federal Census (p1)
1814–1876
Birth: about 1814 — New York County, New York, America
Death: 10 September 1876 — New York, America
mother
1860 US Federal Census (p1)
1816–1898
Birth: about 1816 — Cayuga County, New York, America
Death: about 1898 — Groton, Tompkins County, New York, America
Marriage Marriage — about 1835 — New York, America
2 years
herself
1870 US Federal Census
1836–
Birth: about 1836 — Cayuga County, New York, America
4 years
younger brother
1850 US Federal Census (p1)
1839–
Birth: about 1839 — Cayuga County, New York, America
4 years
younger brother
1915 US NY State Census
1842–1916
Birth: about 1842 — Cayuga County, New York, America
Death: 30 September 1916 — Genoa, Cayuga County, New York, America
3 years
younger sister
1860 US Federal Census (p1)
1844–
Birth: about 1844 — Cayuga County, New York, America
3 years
younger sister
1860 US Federal Census (p1)
1846–1861
Birth: about 1846 — Cayuga County, New York, America
Death: about 1861 — Groton, Tompkins County, New York, America
4 years
younger brother
1850 US Federal Census (p1)
1849–1854
Birth: about 1849 — Tompkins County, New York, America
Death: about 1854 — Groton, Tompkins County, New York, America
4 years
younger sister
1852–1854
Birth: about 1852 — Cayuga County, New York, America
Death: about 1854 — Groton, Tompkins County, New York, America
5 years
younger sister
1860 US Federal Census (p1)
1856–1874
Birth: about 1856 — Groton, Tompkins County, New York, America
Death: about 1874 — Groton, Tompkins County, New York, America
1 year
younger brother
1860 US Federal Census (p1)
1856–
Birth: about 1856 — Groton, Tompkins County, New York, America
Family with George Woodruff
husband
1870 US Federal Census
1832–
Birth: about 1832 — New York, America
herself
1870 US Federal Census
1836–
Birth: about 1836 — Cayuga County, New York, America
Marriage Marriage — about 1864 — New York, America
3 years
daughter
1870 US Federal Census
1866–
Birth: about 1866 — Wisconsin, America
6 years
daughter
1880 US Federal Census
1871–
Birth: about 1871 — Wisconsin, America
Census 1850 US Fed

Living with parents and family at Groton, New York.

Census 1860 US Fed

Can't find a record for this year.

Marriage

Estimate

Census 1870 US Fed

Living with husband George and family at Columbus, Wisconsin. Keeping House.

Recorded as born in Wisconsin.

Census 1875 US NY

Living with family at Groton, New York.

Living with parents and family.

Census 1880 US Fed

Living with family at Groton, New York. Dressmaker.

Recorded as Married, but no sign of husband George. Also recorded as Maimed, Crippled or Bed-ridden.

Disappeared

Not sure what happened to her after that.

Note

NOTE: Not entirely sure about this, Maria and Louisa could be different people. One disappears early and the other turns up later. Both have dates of birth around the same time.

If they are different then Louisa is probably older, since she doesn't appear on the 1850 US Federal Census, but then would only be 15 or 16 if she married. We also have a couple of other Louisa's born at around the same time and place to confuse things even more. Time will tell.