Mary Gergen

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Gergen was born in 1858, in Wisconsin, United States, her father, Anton Görgen, was 38 and her mother, Magdalena Schmidt, was 36. She married John Paul Heider on 27 January 1879, in Dodge, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Beaver Dam, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States in 1900 and Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, United States for about 25 years. She died in 1930, at the age of 72, and was buried in Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Paul Heider
1854–1920
Mary Gergen
1858–1930
Marriage: 27 January 1879
Edward Max Heider
1880–
Caroline Margaret Heider
1882–1966
Henry Albert Heider
1885–1957
William Anthony Heider
1887–1944
Anthony William Heider
1889–1946
Dorothy Ann Heider
1893–1970

Sources (16)

  • Mary Hider in household of Paul Hider, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Mary Gergen, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"
  • Mary Heider, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1867 · The First Successful Typewriter is Invented

A patent was filed on October 11, 1867, on a new direct action typewriter. The patent was filed by Christopher Latham Sholes, Carlos Glidden, and Samuel Soule who had invented the prototype in Milwaukee.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

German: from a variant of the personal name Georg (see George ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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