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Hi. My brick wall, is my great grandmother Mary Anne Fvenimore. No one seems to know who her father is...or is not telling. I asked my grandmother about her mother in law, she got mad and said you may not like what you find out. And that was that. Mary Anne Fvenimore was born 7 September 1869 in Cheltenham, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, daughter of Anna Jane (Bowers) Day. She married William Frances Moore on 29 December 1888 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She died 1 October 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her mother Anna Jane (Bowers) Day married Henry Clay Day (served in Civil War, PA Regt.) in 1864, after serving in Civil War. They had a son William Day in 1865. Soon after Henry joined the regular army. After serving he returned to find that Anna had given birth to Mary Anne, (whom wasn't his child). I can not find Anna Jane Day in the 1880 census, but Mary Anne Fvenimore is living with her maternal grandparents. Henry C. Day, not too long after was living with woman, with whom he had a child name Addie Day in Philadelphia. Many, many years later Anna and Henry got back together, and he buried her with his mother, and later was buried in the same grave. Any help would be much appreciated. One more thing Mary Anne Fvenimore, told my mother that she was part Native American.

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I'm guessing you don't have a birth record for Mary Anne? Or a death record? I'm guessing you probably won't ever know who the father was for sure, maybe Anna Jane is with whoever the father was in 1870, but the Philadelphia census in 1870 was badly done so a second enumeration was done(at least I believe that was the story), so 1870 is hit or miss.
Hi Kate. No, I don't have a birth record, but I do have the death record (and unfortunately, it lists Henry C. Day as her father). I also, have her marriage certificate, her mother had to sign it, because she was under 21. True Anna could of been with the father in 1870, but I haven't found her.
Thanks so much Randall. I have seen these census', also the ones with the 2 Fennimore men, and I also believe that one is quite possibly the father of Mary Anne. Now the problem, is finding the proof.

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