Person Sheet


Name Laura A. Griffith205,15,51,211
Birth Sep 1856, Shelby Co., Indiana205,15
Death aft 1930
Father William Griffith (ca1834-)
Mother Elizabeth J. <unknown> (ca1836-)
Spouses
1 Lewis/Louis Brokering51,205
Birth Jul 1855, Cincinnati, Ohio205,15
Death bef 1930
Occupation Upholster; Cabinet maker47,205
Father William Brokering [immigrant] (ca1823-)
Mother Sophia Leafler [immigrant] (ca1828-)
Marriage ca 1877
Children Pearl (1878-1924)
Earl C. (1895-1970)
William (1881-)
Harry G. (1886-)
Notes for Laura A. Griffith
 Index to Marriage Record 1856-1920 Inclusive Volume I Letters A-G Inclusive
  Shelby County, Indiana
   W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office Shilbyville Compiled by Indiana Works Projects Administration 1940

County: Shelby
Name: Lewis Brokering
Spouse: Laura Griffith
Marriage Date: 06 Sep 1877
Book: 11
Original Source Page: 70 211

Her parents said to be born in Ohio.51 Had five children, all alive in 1900.205 In 1930 she was a widow living wither her brother James in Shelbyville.52
Notes for Lewis/Louis (Spouse 1)
Parents said to be born in Germany in one census205 and in Ohio in another.47

1880 census:
Census Place: Shelbyville, Shelby Co, Indiana
Source: FHL Film 1254310 National Archives Film T9-0310 Page 302C
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Lewis BROKERING Self M M W 25 OH
Occ: Upholster Fa: OH Mo: OH
Laura BROKERING Wife F M W 24 IN
Occ: House Keeping Fa: OH Mo: OH
Pearl BROKERING Dau F S W 2 IN
Fa: OH Mo: IN47

And could this Lena (b. ca 1862) be a sister of Lewis? If so, the parents probably moved from Ohio to Indiana between 1855 & 1862....
Census Place: Shelbyville, Shelby Co, Indiana
Source: FHL Film 1254310 National Archives Film T9-0310 Page 295A
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
J. B. MC FADDEN Self M M W 48 PA
Occ: Lawyer Fa: PA Mo: PA
Adeline MC FADDEN Wife F M W 42 IN
Fa: VA Mo: KY
Lena BROKERING Other F S W 18 IN
Occ: Servant Fa: OH Mo: IN47

Lived in 3rd ward, Shelbyville, Indiana, in 1900. His parents said to be born in Germany.51
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