Maria was born about 1829. She has a brother named Frank. She is the older of the two children.
General Notes
the following is taken from an interview between Margaret Shields/Eberhardt and Lillian Shields/Tyree:
...[Mary (daughter) was disowned by her father] "So they had it kinda rough when they started having children..., but her mother (Annie? Unknown/Weniger) had a millinary store and Mary would go over there and she would give her a little hand out once in a while.