Six children were born to the couple; Joseph, born about 1865, William Henry, September 1, 1866, Henry, about 1868, George W., December 14, 1868, Anna Elizabeth, February 2, 1872, and Mary Jane, born January 16, 1876. It is known that at least William, Anna, and Mary were born in Walshville, Montgomery County, Illinois. Husband Joseph died in February of 1879 in Walshville, and it appears that Maria and her children returned to the Ramsey area. This is the location of her death on August 24, 1899. As stated previously, Maria’s sister, Mary Catherine and husband John Cline had apparently already returned to the Ramsey area.
 
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