She married (1) Felix G. Eby in Linn County, Oregon, on October 11, 1885; (2) Amos Naxie Rhodes at South Bend, Washington, on January 18, 1909.
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Site contributor Nathan Haines (FAG #46775496) has done extensive research on Mary (Arnspiger) Rhodes, and has submitted the following biographical compilation:
Mary was the daughter of Simon Peter Arnspiger and his wife Rachel Bell. Mary was a very, very complicated research project for me. I have been searching for her on and off for over 15 years and have finally gotten her figured out. Simon Peter Arnspiger's uncle George Arnspiger had a daughter Mary Arnspiger who married my Great-Granduncle Thomas Peter Burt, thus my interest in the Arnspiger branch off of my tree. Simon Peter Arnspiger's wife Rachel Bell was the sister of the above named George Arnspiger's wife, Martha Bell.
Both Simon and Rachel had numerous siblings. The Bell and Arnspiger families came to Oregon in 1853 according to Donation Land Claim records. George Arnspiger got his Donation Land Claim in Clackamas County and Simon Peter got his Donation Land Claim in Linn County just north of Eugene a few miles.
The Arnspiger name has been spelled wrong quite a number of times. That always complicates research on a family.
Simon and his wife Rachel of one year were in the 1850 census in Illinois., living with Rachel's parents, Nathaniel and Mary Bell, and Rachel's siblings, not long before they all moved to Oregon over the Oregon Trail. Simon and his wife were listed as Arnsparger on that census.
Mary is in the 1860 census as five years old living with her parents and siblings in Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon. The family is listed as last name Anspager on that census. Mary is in the 1870 census in Harrisburg, Linn County, Oregon, with her parents and siblings where Simon got his Donation Land Claim homestead. The family was listed as Amspiger in that census. Simon was listed as Saml P. Amspiger.
Mary is in the 1880 census living with her parents still in Harrisburg, Linn Co., Oregon. This time the family is listed as Arnspieger. Is Arnspiger really that hard of a name to spell? Sheesh.
Mary is in the Linn County, Oregon, marriage index as getting married for the first time, October 11, 1885, to Felix Eby. Mary was listed in that record as Mary Arnsberger. Only one letter wrong in the last name that time.
Next Mary and husband Felix are found in the 1900 census living in Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon. It lists Felix as having been born in 1863 which is correct but lists Mary as having been born June 1864! Wrong. Mary was born in 1855, not 1864. It was pretty common in those days to lie on the census about things, or sometimes that is not the case and it was the census taker getting "the job done" by asking a neighbor who somebody was, in this case being Felix and Mary, so if they were not home a neighbor or friend would tell the census taker info which often times was close but not right about somebody the census taker was trying to find. Felix and Mary had their two children living with them Veva and Earl born 1884 and 1886 on that 1900 census.
Next you find a notice in the Eugene, Oregon, newspaper about Mary filing for divorce from Felix in 1903 for cruelty.
Next Mary gets remarried to her second husband, Amos Naxie Rhodes, January 18, 1909, in South Bend, Pacific County, Washington. She was listed as Mrs. Marie Eby on the marriage record indicating she was previously married and was on that marriage record under her previous married name. Maybe they did that because it was easier to spell Eby than it was to spell Arnspiger. (Bad joke). Why did they put her name was Marie? Her name wasn't Marie, it was Mary.
In the State of Washington marriage ledger book when this marriage was recorded she was listed as Marie (Arnspoger) Eby, with a question mark above the "o" in the name like whoever entered it in the records was not sure how Mary's maiden name was spelled. So this one was not on the recorder. They could not read somebody else's writing. Add this to the long list of how many different ways there are to spell Arnspiger wrong.
Next you find Mary and her second husband in South Bend, Washington, where they got married. Mary listed as Marie again. She must have decided to start going by Marie for whatever reason you can guess. That census spelled Rhodes correctly but spelled Amos as Anrice Rhodes! Groan. They listed "Marie" as born 1867. She was born in 1855. They listed them as having been married one year which is correct. They had a daughter Marjorie living with them. Amos and Mary were married in 1909 and Marjorie was listed as 9 years old. Marjorie was listed as a daughter to the head of house Amos. If Marjorie had been Mary's daughter, Marjorie would have been listed as a step-daughter to Amos on that census so Amos had been previously as was Mary and Marjorie was from Amos's previous marriage.
Next you find Mary in the 1920 census and listed as Mary, not Marie, still married to and living with Amos Rhodes. They moved to and were living in Coburg, Lane County, Oregon, which is right near where Mary was born. This census they listed Mary as born about 1867 and Amos as born about 1873. Mary was not born in 1867 and Amos was not born in 1873. Amos was born in 1863. At least they got them a lot further apart in age which they were. Mary was actually about 8 years older than Amos.
On that same census page in 1920 was Mary's brother Frank and his wife Arra living near Mary and Amos. Frank being another child of Simon and Rachel Bell Arnspiger.
Next you find Mary in the 1930 census living in The Dalles as a housekeeper to a Joe Crume who it says was a boilermaker and 40 years old. It lists Mary as Marie again and born about 1857 in Oregon. That was a lot closer to her actual birth year than any one after the 1880 census. The 1930 census listed her as married but she was not living with her husband so I could assume they parted ways but were not divorced.
Mary had a sister Laura who married Addie Morris. Laura was a few years younger than Mary and was born in 1859. Laura died in Harrisburg, Oregon, where she was born. There was an obituary for Laura in The Oregonian newspaper in 1929 when she died. It said among other things that Laura was survived by two sisters, Mrs. Mary Rhodes of Portland and Mrs. Emma Pierce of Harrisburg, Oregon. From this we know that Mary was living in Portland in 1929 and possibly a little before and/or after that time. She was living in The Dalles in 1930. Mary did have the two above named sisters Laura and Emma Arnspiger, two of her 6 siblings.
At some point between 1930 and 1932 she either moved back to Portland or came to Portland for better medical care than she could have gotten in The Dalles possibly?
Then lastly, Mary's death certificate. It is a comedy of errors in a manner of speaking. I can't believe what a mess they made of that document! They at least named her as Mary and as Rhodes. They got that right. They listed her as married so her and Amos never got divorced. For name of husband it listed him as unknown which further proves my theory that Mary and Amos were separated and no longer together. If they had been together Amos probably would have given the details for Mary on the death certificate. The details were what the hospital records had in them for what they could possibly find out about who she was. They said she was born July 21, 1853. She wasn't born in 1853 but possibly was born July 21? It says she was born in Iowa. She was NOT born in Iowa. She was born in Oregon. It says her father was Joseph Armpiger who was born in Pennsylvania. Groan. They came close on the last name but Mary's father was Simon not Joseph and Simon was born in Kentucky, not Iowa. For Mary's mother they had her as Rebecca Bell born in Indiana. Mary's mother was Rachel Bell, not Rebecca and Rachel was born in Illinois, not Indiana. The attending doctor on the death certificate says he attended Mary from March of 1932 to the day she died in September. It says Mary died of a cerebral hemorrhage, which is a stroke. If Mary had a stroke before she went to the hospital it could have been very hard for them to understand anything she said and would contribute to the info being wrong on her death certificate.
Mary's husband Amos died in 1940 in The Dalles. Amos died at a County Farm which was probably one of the many "Poor Farms" for people who were really poor and had nowhere to go. Mary died at the County Hospital in Portland and that hospital probably took in a lot of poor people who had little if any money to pay for medical care.
Mary is interred with two other women in the same niche, Ann Dorman and Helen Slipp. In studying them I can find no indication of any kind that any of the three are related in any way to the other two. The only relation they have to each other is they all died just within a few months of each other. Maybe they got a better deal on interment if they accepted being interred with other people's urns they were not related to in their same niche?
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Site contributor Nathan Haines (FAG #46775496) has done extensive research on Mary (Arnspiger) Rhodes, and has submitted the following biographical compilation:
Mary was the daughter of Simon Peter Arnspiger and his wife Rachel Bell. Mary was a very, very complicated research project for me. I have been searching for her on and off for over 15 years and have finally gotten her figured out. Simon Peter Arnspiger's uncle George Arnspiger had a daughter Mary Arnspiger who married my Great-Granduncle Thomas Peter Burt, thus my interest in the Arnspiger branch off of my tree. Simon Peter Arnspiger's wife Rachel Bell was the sister of the above named George Arnspiger's wife, Martha Bell.
Both Simon and Rachel had numerous siblings. The Bell and Arnspiger families came to Oregon in 1853 according to Donation Land Claim records. George Arnspiger got his Donation Land Claim in Clackamas County and Simon Peter got his Donation Land Claim in Linn County just north of Eugene a few miles.
The Arnspiger name has been spelled wrong quite a number of times. That always complicates research on a family.
Simon and his wife Rachel of one year were in the 1850 census in Illinois., living with Rachel's parents, Nathaniel and Mary Bell, and Rachel's siblings, not long before they all moved to Oregon over the Oregon Trail. Simon and his wife were listed as Arnsparger on that census.
Mary is in the 1860 census as five years old living with her parents and siblings in Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon. The family is listed as last name Anspager on that census. Mary is in the 1870 census in Harrisburg, Linn County, Oregon, with her parents and siblings where Simon got his Donation Land Claim homestead. The family was listed as Amspiger in that census. Simon was listed as Saml P. Amspiger.
Mary is in the 1880 census living with her parents still in Harrisburg, Linn Co., Oregon. This time the family is listed as Arnspieger. Is Arnspiger really that hard of a name to spell? Sheesh.
Mary is in the Linn County, Oregon, marriage index as getting married for the first time, October 11, 1885, to Felix Eby. Mary was listed in that record as Mary Arnsberger. Only one letter wrong in the last name that time.
Next Mary and husband Felix are found in the 1900 census living in Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon. It lists Felix as having been born in 1863 which is correct but lists Mary as having been born June 1864! Wrong. Mary was born in 1855, not 1864. It was pretty common in those days to lie on the census about things, or sometimes that is not the case and it was the census taker getting "the job done" by asking a neighbor who somebody was, in this case being Felix and Mary, so if they were not home a neighbor or friend would tell the census taker info which often times was close but not right about somebody the census taker was trying to find. Felix and Mary had their two children living with them Veva and Earl born 1884 and 1886 on that 1900 census.
Next you find a notice in the Eugene, Oregon, newspaper about Mary filing for divorce from Felix in 1903 for cruelty.
Next Mary gets remarried to her second husband, Amos Naxie Rhodes, January 18, 1909, in South Bend, Pacific County, Washington. She was listed as Mrs. Marie Eby on the marriage record indicating she was previously married and was on that marriage record under her previous married name. Maybe they did that because it was easier to spell Eby than it was to spell Arnspiger. (Bad joke). Why did they put her name was Marie? Her name wasn't Marie, it was Mary.
In the State of Washington marriage ledger book when this marriage was recorded she was listed as Marie (Arnspoger) Eby, with a question mark above the "o" in the name like whoever entered it in the records was not sure how Mary's maiden name was spelled. So this one was not on the recorder. They could not read somebody else's writing. Add this to the long list of how many different ways there are to spell Arnspiger wrong.
Next you find Mary and her second husband in South Bend, Washington, where they got married. Mary listed as Marie again. She must have decided to start going by Marie for whatever reason you can guess. That census spelled Rhodes correctly but spelled Amos as Anrice Rhodes! Groan. They listed "Marie" as born 1867. She was born in 1855. They listed them as having been married one year which is correct. They had a daughter Marjorie living with them. Amos and Mary were married in 1909 and Marjorie was listed as 9 years old. Marjorie was listed as a daughter to the head of house Amos. If Marjorie had been Mary's daughter, Marjorie would have been listed as a step-daughter to Amos on that census so Amos had been previously as was Mary and Marjorie was from Amos's previous marriage.
Next you find Mary in the 1920 census and listed as Mary, not Marie, still married to and living with Amos Rhodes. They moved to and were living in Coburg, Lane County, Oregon, which is right near where Mary was born. This census they listed Mary as born about 1867 and Amos as born about 1873. Mary was not born in 1867 and Amos was not born in 1873. Amos was born in 1863. At least they got them a lot further apart in age which they were. Mary was actually about 8 years older than Amos.
On that same census page in 1920 was Mary's brother Frank and his wife Arra living near Mary and Amos. Frank being another child of Simon and Rachel Bell Arnspiger.
Next you find Mary in the 1930 census living in The Dalles as a housekeeper to a Joe Crume who it says was a boilermaker and 40 years old. It lists Mary as Marie again and born about 1857 in Oregon. That was a lot closer to her actual birth year than any one after the 1880 census. The 1930 census listed her as married but she was not living with her husband so I could assume they parted ways but were not divorced.
Mary had a sister Laura who married Addie Morris. Laura was a few years younger than Mary and was born in 1859. Laura died in Harrisburg, Oregon, where she was born. There was an obituary for Laura in The Oregonian newspaper in 1929 when she died. It said among other things that Laura was survived by two sisters, Mrs. Mary Rhodes of Portland and Mrs. Emma Pierce of Harrisburg, Oregon. From this we know that Mary was living in Portland in 1929 and possibly a little before and/or after that time. She was living in The Dalles in 1930. Mary did have the two above named sisters Laura and Emma Arnspiger, two of her 6 siblings.
At some point between 1930 and 1932 she either moved back to Portland or came to Portland for better medical care than she could have gotten in The Dalles possibly?
Then lastly, Mary's death certificate. It is a comedy of errors in a manner of speaking. I can't believe what a mess they made of that document! They at least named her as Mary and as Rhodes. They got that right. They listed her as married so her and Amos never got divorced. For name of husband it listed him as unknown which further proves my theory that Mary and Amos were separated and no longer together. If they had been together Amos probably would have given the details for Mary on the death certificate. The details were what the hospital records had in them for what they could possibly find out about who she was. They said she was born July 21, 1853. She wasn't born in 1853 but possibly was born July 21? It says she was born in Iowa. She was NOT born in Iowa. She was born in Oregon. It says her father was Joseph Armpiger who was born in Pennsylvania. Groan. They came close on the last name but Mary's father was Simon not Joseph and Simon was born in Kentucky, not Iowa. For Mary's mother they had her as Rebecca Bell born in Indiana. Mary's mother was Rachel Bell, not Rebecca and Rachel was born in Illinois, not Indiana. The attending doctor on the death certificate says he attended Mary from March of 1932 to the day she died in September. It says Mary died of a cerebral hemorrhage, which is a stroke. If Mary had a stroke before she went to the hospital it could have been very hard for them to understand anything she said and would contribute to the info being wrong on her death certificate.
Mary's husband Amos died in 1940 in The Dalles. Amos died at a County Farm which was probably one of the many "Poor Farms" for people who were really poor and had nowhere to go. Mary died at the County Hospital in Portland and that hospital probably took in a lot of poor people who had little if any money to pay for medical care.
Mary is interred with two other women in the same niche, Ann Dorman and Helen Slipp. In studying them I can find no indication of any kind that any of the three are related in any way to the other two. The only relation they have to each other is they all died just within a few months of each other. Maybe they got a better deal on interment if they accepted being interred with other people's urns they were not related to in their same niche?
She married (1) Felix G. Eby in Linn County, Oregon, on October 11, 1885; (2) Amos Naxie Rhodes at South Bend, Washington, on January 18, 1909.
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Site contributor Nathan Haines (FAG #46775496) has done extensive research on Mary (Arnspiger) Rhodes, and has submitted the following biographical compilation:
Mary was the daughter of Simon Peter Arnspiger and his wife Rachel Bell. Mary was a very, very complicated research project for me. I have been searching for her on and off for over 15 years and have finally gotten her figured out. Simon Peter Arnspiger's uncle George Arnspiger had a daughter Mary Arnspiger who married my Great-Granduncle Thomas Peter Burt, thus my interest in the Arnspiger branch off of my tree. Simon Peter Arnspiger's wife Rachel Bell was the sister of the above named George Arnspiger's wife, Martha Bell.
Both Simon and Rachel had numerous siblings. The Bell and Arnspiger families came to Oregon in 1853 according to Donation Land Claim records. George Arnspiger got his Donation Land Claim in Clackamas County and Simon Peter got his Donation Land Claim in Linn County just north of Eugene a few miles.
The Arnspiger name has been spelled wrong quite a number of times. That always complicates research on a family.
Simon and his wife Rachel of one year were in the 1850 census in Illinois., living with Rachel's parents, Nathaniel and Mary Bell, and Rachel's siblings, not long before they all moved to Oregon over the Oregon Trail. Simon and his wife were listed as Arnsparger on that census.
Mary is in the 1860 census as five years old living with her parents and siblings in Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon. The family is listed as last name Anspager on that census. Mary is in the 1870 census in Harrisburg, Linn County, Oregon, with her parents and siblings where Simon got his Donation Land Claim homestead. The family was listed as Amspiger in that census. Simon was listed as Saml P. Amspiger.
Mary is in the 1880 census living with her parents still in Harrisburg, Linn Co., Oregon. This time the family is listed as Arnspieger. Is Arnspiger really that hard of a name to spell? Sheesh.
Mary is in the Linn County, Oregon, marriage index as getting married for the first time, October 11, 1885, to Felix Eby. Mary was listed in that record as Mary Arnsberger. Only one letter wrong in the last name that time.
Next Mary and husband Felix are found in the 1900 census living in Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon. It lists Felix as having been born in 1863 which is correct but lists Mary as having been born June 1864! Wrong. Mary was born in 1855, not 1864. It was pretty common in those days to lie on the census about things, or sometimes that is not the case and it was the census taker getting "the job done" by asking a neighbor who somebody was, in this case being Felix and Mary, so if they were not home a neighbor or friend would tell the census taker info which often times was close but not right about somebody the census taker was trying to find. Felix and Mary had their two children living with them Veva and Earl born 1884 and 1886 on that 1900 census.
Next you find a notice in the Eugene, Oregon, newspaper about Mary filing for divorce from Felix in 1903 for cruelty.
Next Mary gets remarried to her second husband, Amos Naxie Rhodes, January 18, 1909, in South Bend, Pacific County, Washington. She was listed as Mrs. Marie Eby on the marriage record indicating she was previously married and was on that marriage record under her previous married name. Maybe they did that because it was easier to spell Eby than it was to spell Arnspiger. (Bad joke). Why did they put her name was Marie? Her name wasn't Marie, it was Mary.
In the State of Washington marriage ledger book when this marriage was recorded she was listed as Marie (Arnspoger) Eby, with a question mark above the "o" in the name like whoever entered it in the records was not sure how Mary's maiden name was spelled. So this one was not on the recorder. They could not read somebody else's writing. Add this to the long list of how many different ways there are to spell Arnspiger wrong.
Next you find Mary and her second husband in South Bend, Washington, where they got married. Mary listed as Marie again. She must have decided to start going by Marie for whatever reason you can guess. That census spelled Rhodes correctly but spelled Amos as Anrice Rhodes! Groan. They listed "Marie" as born 1867. She was born in 1855. They listed them as having been married one year which is correct. They had a daughter Marjorie living with them. Amos and Mary were married in 1909 and Marjorie was listed as 9 years old. Marjorie was listed as a daughter to the head of house Amos. If Marjorie had been Mary's daughter, Marjorie would have been listed as a step-daughter to Amos on that census so Amos had been previously as was Mary and Marjorie was from Amos's previous marriage.
Next you find Mary in the 1920 census and listed as Mary, not Marie, still married to and living with Amos Rhodes. They moved to and were living in Coburg, Lane County, Oregon, which is right near where Mary was born. This census they listed Mary as born about 1867 and Amos as born about 1873. Mary was not born in 1867 and Amos was not born in 1873. Amos was born in 1863. At least they got them a lot further apart in age which they were. Mary was actually about 8 years older than Amos.
On that same census page in 1920 was Mary's brother Frank and his wife Arra living near Mary and Amos. Frank being another child of Simon and Rachel Bell Arnspiger.
Next you find Mary in the 1930 census living in The Dalles as a housekeeper to a Joe Crume who it says was a boilermaker and 40 years old. It lists Mary as Marie again and born about 1857 in Oregon. That was a lot closer to her actual birth year than any one after the 1880 census. The 1930 census listed her as married but she was not living with her husband so I could assume they parted ways but were not divorced.
Mary had a sister Laura who married Addie Morris. Laura was a few years younger than Mary and was born in 1859. Laura died in Harrisburg, Oregon, where she was born. There was an obituary for Laura in The Oregonian newspaper in 1929 when she died. It said among other things that Laura was survived by two sisters, Mrs. Mary Rhodes of Portland and Mrs. Emma Pierce of Harrisburg, Oregon. From this we know that Mary was living in Portland in 1929 and possibly a little before and/or after that time. She was living in The Dalles in 1930. Mary did have the two above named sisters Laura and Emma Arnspiger, two of her 6 siblings.
At some point between 1930 and 1932 she either moved back to Portland or came to Portland for better medical care than she could have gotten in The Dalles possibly?
Then lastly, Mary's death certificate. It is a comedy of errors in a manner of speaking. I can't believe what a mess they made of that document! They at least named her as Mary and as Rhodes. They got that right. They listed her as married so her and Amos never got divorced. For name of husband it listed him as unknown which further proves my theory that Mary and Amos were separated and no longer together. If they had been together Amos probably would have given the details for Mary on the death certificate. The details were what the hospital records had in them for what they could possibly find out about who she was. They said she was born July 21, 1853. She wasn't born in 1853 but possibly was born July 21? It says she was born in Iowa. She was NOT born in Iowa. She was born in Oregon. It says her father was Joseph Armpiger who was born in Pennsylvania. Groan. They came close on the last name but Mary's father was Simon not Joseph and Simon was born in Kentucky, not Iowa. For Mary's mother they had her as Rebecca Bell born in Indiana. Mary's mother was Rachel Bell, not Rebecca and Rachel was born in Illinois, not Indiana. The attending doctor on the death certificate says he attended Mary from March of 1932 to the day she died in September. It says Mary died of a cerebral hemorrhage, which is a stroke. If Mary had a stroke before she went to the hospital it could have been very hard for them to understand anything she said and would contribute to the info being wrong on her death certificate.
Mary's husband Amos died in 1940 in The Dalles. Amos died at a County Farm which was probably one of the many "Poor Farms" for people who were really poor and had nowhere to go. Mary died at the County Hospital in Portland and that hospital probably took in a lot of poor people who had little if any money to pay for medical care.
Mary is interred with two other women in the same niche, Ann Dorman and Helen Slipp. In studying them I can find no indication of any kind that any of the three are related in any way to the other two. The only relation they have to each other is they all died just within a few months of each other. Maybe they got a better deal on interment if they accepted being interred with other people's urns they were not related to in their same niche?
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Site contributor Nathan Haines (FAG #46775496) has done extensive research on Mary (Arnspiger) Rhodes, and has submitted the following biographical compilation:
Mary was the daughter of Simon Peter Arnspiger and his wife Rachel Bell. Mary was a very, very complicated research project for me. I have been searching for her on and off for over 15 years and have finally gotten her figured out. Simon Peter Arnspiger's uncle George Arnspiger had a daughter Mary Arnspiger who married my Great-Granduncle Thomas Peter Burt, thus my interest in the Arnspiger branch off of my tree. Simon Peter Arnspiger's wife Rachel Bell was the sister of the above named George Arnspiger's wife, Martha Bell.
Both Simon and Rachel had numerous siblings. The Bell and Arnspiger families came to Oregon in 1853 according to Donation Land Claim records. George Arnspiger got his Donation Land Claim in Clackamas County and Simon Peter got his Donation Land Claim in Linn County just north of Eugene a few miles.
The Arnspiger name has been spelled wrong quite a number of times. That always complicates research on a family.
Simon and his wife Rachel of one year were in the 1850 census in Illinois., living with Rachel's parents, Nathaniel and Mary Bell, and Rachel's siblings, not long before they all moved to Oregon over the Oregon Trail. Simon and his wife were listed as Arnsparger on that census.
Mary is in the 1860 census as five years old living with her parents and siblings in Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon. The family is listed as last name Anspager on that census. Mary is in the 1870 census in Harrisburg, Linn County, Oregon, with her parents and siblings where Simon got his Donation Land Claim homestead. The family was listed as Amspiger in that census. Simon was listed as Saml P. Amspiger.
Mary is in the 1880 census living with her parents still in Harrisburg, Linn Co., Oregon. This time the family is listed as Arnspieger. Is Arnspiger really that hard of a name to spell? Sheesh.
Mary is in the Linn County, Oregon, marriage index as getting married for the first time, October 11, 1885, to Felix Eby. Mary was listed in that record as Mary Arnsberger. Only one letter wrong in the last name that time.
Next Mary and husband Felix are found in the 1900 census living in Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon. It lists Felix as having been born in 1863 which is correct but lists Mary as having been born June 1864! Wrong. Mary was born in 1855, not 1864. It was pretty common in those days to lie on the census about things, or sometimes that is not the case and it was the census taker getting "the job done" by asking a neighbor who somebody was, in this case being Felix and Mary, so if they were not home a neighbor or friend would tell the census taker info which often times was close but not right about somebody the census taker was trying to find. Felix and Mary had their two children living with them Veva and Earl born 1884 and 1886 on that 1900 census.
Next you find a notice in the Eugene, Oregon, newspaper about Mary filing for divorce from Felix in 1903 for cruelty.
Next Mary gets remarried to her second husband, Amos Naxie Rhodes, January 18, 1909, in South Bend, Pacific County, Washington. She was listed as Mrs. Marie Eby on the marriage record indicating she was previously married and was on that marriage record under her previous married name. Maybe they did that because it was easier to spell Eby than it was to spell Arnspiger. (Bad joke). Why did they put her name was Marie? Her name wasn't Marie, it was Mary.
In the State of Washington marriage ledger book when this marriage was recorded she was listed as Marie (Arnspoger) Eby, with a question mark above the "o" in the name like whoever entered it in the records was not sure how Mary's maiden name was spelled. So this one was not on the recorder. They could not read somebody else's writing. Add this to the long list of how many different ways there are to spell Arnspiger wrong.
Next you find Mary and her second husband in South Bend, Washington, where they got married. Mary listed as Marie again. She must have decided to start going by Marie for whatever reason you can guess. That census spelled Rhodes correctly but spelled Amos as Anrice Rhodes! Groan. They listed "Marie" as born 1867. She was born in 1855. They listed them as having been married one year which is correct. They had a daughter Marjorie living with them. Amos and Mary were married in 1909 and Marjorie was listed as 9 years old. Marjorie was listed as a daughter to the head of house Amos. If Marjorie had been Mary's daughter, Marjorie would have been listed as a step-daughter to Amos on that census so Amos had been previously as was Mary and Marjorie was from Amos's previous marriage.
Next you find Mary in the 1920 census and listed as Mary, not Marie, still married to and living with Amos Rhodes. They moved to and were living in Coburg, Lane County, Oregon, which is right near where Mary was born. This census they listed Mary as born about 1867 and Amos as born about 1873. Mary was not born in 1867 and Amos was not born in 1873. Amos was born in 1863. At least they got them a lot further apart in age which they were. Mary was actually about 8 years older than Amos.
On that same census page in 1920 was Mary's brother Frank and his wife Arra living near Mary and Amos. Frank being another child of Simon and Rachel Bell Arnspiger.
Next you find Mary in the 1930 census living in The Dalles as a housekeeper to a Joe Crume who it says was a boilermaker and 40 years old. It lists Mary as Marie again and born about 1857 in Oregon. That was a lot closer to her actual birth year than any one after the 1880 census. The 1930 census listed her as married but she was not living with her husband so I could assume they parted ways but were not divorced.
Mary had a sister Laura who married Addie Morris. Laura was a few years younger than Mary and was born in 1859. Laura died in Harrisburg, Oregon, where she was born. There was an obituary for Laura in The Oregonian newspaper in 1929 when she died. It said among other things that Laura was survived by two sisters, Mrs. Mary Rhodes of Portland and Mrs. Emma Pierce of Harrisburg, Oregon. From this we know that Mary was living in Portland in 1929 and possibly a little before and/or after that time. She was living in The Dalles in 1930. Mary did have the two above named sisters Laura and Emma Arnspiger, two of her 6 siblings.
At some point between 1930 and 1932 she either moved back to Portland or came to Portland for better medical care than she could have gotten in The Dalles possibly?
Then lastly, Mary's death certificate. It is a comedy of errors in a manner of speaking. I can't believe what a mess they made of that document! They at least named her as Mary and as Rhodes. They got that right. They listed her as married so her and Amos never got divorced. For name of husband it listed him as unknown which further proves my theory that Mary and Amos were separated and no longer together. If they had been together Amos probably would have given the details for Mary on the death certificate. The details were what the hospital records had in them for what they could possibly find out about who she was. They said she was born July 21, 1853. She wasn't born in 1853 but possibly was born July 21? It says she was born in Iowa. She was NOT born in Iowa. She was born in Oregon. It says her father was Joseph Armpiger who was born in Pennsylvania. Groan. They came close on the last name but Mary's father was Simon not Joseph and Simon was born in Kentucky, not Iowa. For Mary's mother they had her as Rebecca Bell born in Indiana. Mary's mother was Rachel Bell, not Rebecca and Rachel was born in Illinois, not Indiana. The attending doctor on the death certificate says he attended Mary from March of 1932 to the day she died in September. It says Mary died of a cerebral hemorrhage, which is a stroke. If Mary had a stroke before she went to the hospital it could have been very hard for them to understand anything she said and would contribute to the info being wrong on her death certificate.
Mary's husband Amos died in 1940 in The Dalles. Amos died at a County Farm which was probably one of the many "Poor Farms" for people who were really poor and had nowhere to go. Mary died at the County Hospital in Portland and that hospital probably took in a lot of poor people who had little if any money to pay for medical care.
Mary is interred with two other women in the same niche, Ann Dorman and Helen Slipp. In studying them I can find no indication of any kind that any of the three are related in any way to the other two. The only relation they have to each other is they all died just within a few months of each other. Maybe they got a better deal on interment if they accepted being interred with other people's urns they were not related to in their same niche?
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Shares niche with Ann B. Dorman and Helen D. Slipp.
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