Barking Up the Wrong Tree: It Paynes Me

09 September 2015

It Paynes Me

My apologies, this should have been Rule #1.

RULE #12 Pay attention to what you're doing!

Harriet S. Payne

PARENTS
Peter I Coughnet (1793-1856)
Catherine Wohlgemuth (1794-1881)

SPOUSE & CHILDREN
Lafayette Wilmarth (1811-1854)
✿ Harriet Ceilinda "Hattie" Wilmarth (b. 1841)
✿ William P Tiffany (b. 1844)
✿ Katherine (Kate) Tiffany (b. 1844)
✿ Priscilla Tiffany (b. 1845)
✿ Luther Scott Tiffany (b. 1867)

Birth April 30, 1812 in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania
Marriage 22 Feb 1842 to Lafayette Wilmarth
Marriage 30 Jun 1846 to Lafayette Wilmarth
Death March 29, 1859 in Jackson Twp, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania
Residence 1880 in Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States
Burial in Davenport, Scott, Iowa

After the jump: The records and more

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Harriet does not share a surname with her parents and there's no indication she was adopted. The parents have eight other children, all with the Coughnet surname. Only one of Harriet's children has her husband's surname and that child was born before they were married. The youngest child was born when Harriet was 55 years old. And then there's the 1880 Residence event. Really? She moved halfway across the country after she died? Oh, and she changed her name after becoming a zombie. Here are some of the records attached to this profile:

1880 U.S. Federal Census for Christiana Tiffany, b. abt 1824, New York, married to A.S. Tiffany, living in Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Iowa, Cemetery Records, 1662-1999 for Christian Von Coughnet Tiffany (1824-1898), buried in Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Ancestry Member Trees

The trees may give some insight into where the problems started. There are only two trees:

1) Harriet S. PAYNE: Looks to be the correct info for Harriet's family. It's at least logical.

Harriet S. PAYNE
Birth April 30, 1812 in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
Marriage June 30, 1846 to Lafayette WILMARTH
Death March 29, 1859 in Jackson Twp, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania

2) Christiana Tiffany: Uh, why?

Christiana Tiffany
Birth 6 September 1823 in Johnson's Bush, NY
Marriage 22 Feb 1842 to Dr. Asa Scott Tiffany
Death 1898 in Davenport, Scott Iowa

Thanks to Sharon for the link to this profile. ;-)
If you have a tree or profile to suggest please send the link to buwtree(at)gmail(dot)com. Thanks!

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