Hubby's grandma, Floyda Mabel Steiner McClure (1878-1948), shown at right, was the youngest of nine children born to Edward George Steiner (1830-1880) and Elizabeth Jane Rinehart (1834-1905).Floyda was born at home in Nevada, Wyandot county, Ohio. But apparently, her birth was never officially recorded until she filed an application to register her delayed birth record 66 years later.
To prove where and when she was born, she and two sisters signed an affidavit swearing to the place (the family home on Cook Street) and the date (March 20, 1878).
Sadly, Floyda lived only four more years after having her birth officially recorded by the state of Ohio. Floyda's husband, Brice Larimer McClure (1878-1970), outlived her by more than two decades.
Intriguingly, the name of the midwife shown on Floyda's affidavit is Maria Steiner, also of Nevada. A relative of Floyda's father, Edward? My research indicates Edward had a younger sister Mary, born in 1846, who married Morris Sutherland in 1884, well after Floyda's birth--and after her brother Edward's death. I don't know whether Mary was Maria.
It strikes me as amazing they remember the name of the midwife after such a ling time. Perhaps they did know her growing up! It's interesting the midwife is named on US birth registers. My GG-grandmother was said to have been a midwife and I'd love to find such a document confirming it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading and leaving me a comment, Dara! It is amazing that the sisters remembered the midwife's name, which is why I strongly suspect she was a Steiner relative. Good luck finding your GG-grandma's midwife documentation.
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