Let’s start with what I do know about her. From her daughter, Caroline Mischky’s, death certificate I learned that Carrie’s maiden name was Gabe; she was born in Germany and married Carl Mischky. I’m estimating her birth year between 1820 to 1830, based on the birth of her daughter in 1851. Perhaps Carrie Gabe Mischky was Lutheran. Also a speculation due to the fact that her daughter is buried in the Lutheran Cemetery in Indianapolis.
The only clue to the part of Germany where Carrie may have called home is from the second-marriage record of her daughter’s widower, Wilhelm Marsischky. In 1905 he reported that his birthplace was Stolp County, Germany. This area of Germany was
Does anyone reading this family history connect to me through Carrie Gabe Mischky? Would love to hear from fellow researchers with ideas for finding more about her.
In case the information of have to date will assist anyone else researching in the Gabe, Mischky, Marsischky lines, I am including a family sheet for Carrie Gabe in this post (above). Also posted here are two relationship charts. Instead of including only my direct line, this time I produced a chart mapping my cousin, Evelyn Ellis, to Carrie. Evelyn and her sisters and brother are very generous in helping me to complete our Niehaus genealogy through their immediate family.
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