Maude Jifkins1

(August, 1875 - )
Maude Jifkins|b. Aug, 1875|p3056.htm||||Ora|b. Mar, 1856|p3057.htm|||||||||||||
     Maude Jifkins was born in August, 1875 in Iowa, daughter of Ora.1

Maude married Frank L. Wiltse, son of George Washington Wiltse and Emily J., about 1899.1

Maude appeared on the Malcom, Poweshiek County, Iowa, US census of June 1, 1900 living with her husband, Frank. She was 24 years old. They had been married for one year and had no children. Maude's mother, [Parent-03 w daug], was living with them. She was 44 years old.1

The Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, Iowa, census of April 20, 1910 shows Maude living with her husband, Frank. She They had been married for 13 years. There were no children recorded in the household.2

Citations

  1. [S126] 1900 US Census, US Census Search, Heritage Quest Online, 1900 Iowa, Poweshiek, Malcom Twp; Series: T623 Roll: 457 Page: 151.
  2. [S129] 1910 US Census, US Census Search, Heritage Quest Online, 1910 Iowa, Palo Alto, 2-WD Emmetsburg; Series: T624 Roll: 417 Page: 23.
 


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