Anna Maus of Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Oshkosh, Winnebago, WI
Fortunately, here I am at age 84, writing about my great grandmother, Anna Maus (Mackey), who unfortunately died at age 38 of uterine cancer, the same disease that would have killed me at age 47. My doctors, in 1979, who found traces of cancer, ordered me to have a hysterectomy and saved my life. In 1894, women didn't have such help. Is it any wonder that family historians have trouble learning about female ancestors?

Anna was born in 1857 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin where her German-born parents settled in the 1850s. She and her younger sister, Louise, traveled to Crawford County, Ohio in the 1870s, married, and had children there.

I am grateful to Anna for giving birth to my grandfather, Guy Mackey, and his four lovely sisters. Here is my tribute of love and respect to you dear great grandma, Anna Maus.

Anna Maus
Born: 29 Jan 1857 Oshkosh, Winnebago, WI
Married: 22 Mar 1874 Galion, Crawford, OH
Died: 26 Nov 1894 Galion, Crawford, OH
Buried: Fairview Cemetery in Galion, Ohio
Sources: Census of 1860; 1870; 1880; Oshkosh and Galion city directories; death and marriage certificates; news articles and obituary in Galion Inquirer newspaper; birth records of Anna and Thomas Mackey's children.