| Name Variation | | Maria Magdalena Ziegenfus was also known as Mary Magdelena Ziegenfuss. |
| Name Variation | | Maria Magdalena Ziegenfus was also known as Mary M. |
| Birth | 17 Sep 1853 | She was born on 17 Sep 1853 in Silverhausenkrie, Muehlhausen, Germany. |
| Marriage | 24 Nov 1874 | She and Bonifacius J. Gebhart, son of George Gebhart and Mary (Unknown), were married on 24 Nov 1874 in Mount Carmel, Carroll County, Iowa. |
1880 Census
(Spouse of Head)
| 8 Jun 1880 | Maria appeared in the 1880 Federal Census of Wheatland, Carroll County, Iowa, as Magelena Gebhart, with her husband, Bonifacius J. Gebhart, and their children, Eleanora and Mary. She is a married white female, age 26. Wife of head of household. Her occuapation is keeping house. She was born in Germany. Her mother and father were born in Germany. |
1900 Census
(Spouse of Head)
| 18 Jun 1900 | Maria appeared in the 1900 Federal Census of Remsen, Plymouth County, Iowa, as Mary M. Gephart, with her husband, Bonifacius J. Gebhart, and their children, John, Bernard, Elizabeth, George, Henry, Joseph, Edward and Helena. She is a married white female. Wife of head of household. Born September 1853, 46 years old. Married 25 years. Mother of 12 children, 10 still living. She was born in Germany. Her mother and father were born in Germany. She immigrated to the U.S. in 1854 and has been in the U.S. 46 years. She can read, write, and speak English. |
| Death | 9 May 1918 | Maria Magdalena Ziegenfus died on 9 May 1918 in Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, at age 64. Cause of death: cancer of the liver. |
Maria Magdalena Ziegenfus