Lydia Marie Jones ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10}

  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 5 August 1861 and a birth location of , Saint Joseph County, IN.

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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Kankakee Township, LaPorte County, IN on 4 June 1870. ⁵

1870 US Census
Page 6, Dwelling 45, Family 45, Roll 334
Kankakee Township, La Porte County, Indiana
Lydia Jones..8..IN..At School

(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Union Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on 25 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 15B, District 138, Dwelling 309, Family 313
Union Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
Home owned
Married 18 years
Lida Platz..Wife..Aug 1861..38..IN..7/7

(Living with husband and 7 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Union Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on 18 April 1910. ⁶

1910 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 195, Family 24, Roll 377
Union Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
Home owned, no mortgage
Lydia Platz..Head..48..IN..Wd..8/7
Robert J. Platz..Son..29..IN..Laborer, Odd Jobs
Floyd Platz..Son..20..IN..Laborer, Odd Jobs
Jennie Platz..Daughter..17..IN
David Platz..Son..15..IN
Gail Platz..Son..13..IN

(Lydia was widowed and living with 5 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Union Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on 5 February 1920. ⁷

1920 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 216, Family 111, Roll 463
Union Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
120 Juniper Road; Home owned, no mortgage
Lidia Platz..Head..57..IN..Wd
Robert J. Platz..Son..37..IN..Laborer, General farm

(Lydia was widowed and living with son, Robert.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 5 Aug 1861, then her age should have been 58 instead of 57.
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• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Union Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on 24 April 1930. ⁸

1930 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 95, Dwelling 13, Family 13, Roll 628
Union Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
Home owned
Lydia Platz..Head..68..IN..Widowed
Bertler Platz..Son..49..IN
Mabel Miller..Granddaughter..11..IN

(Widowed and living with son, Robert, and granddaughter, Mabel.)
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• She appeared on the 1940 US Census in Union Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on 16 April 1940. ⁹

1940 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 71-46, Family 155, Roll 1093
Union Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, United States
Juniper Road; Home owned, $500
Lydia Platz..Mother..78..IN..Widowed..4th grade

(Lydia was living at the home of her son, Robert.)
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• She was buried on 17 November 1945 in the Lambs Settlement Cemetery in South Bend, IN.

also known as the Union Cemetery
Find A Grave Memorial 36370633
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Lydia married Henry Samuel Platz, son of Peter Platz and Mary Deeter, on 25 June 1884 in Cadillac, MI.^{1 2 3} (Henry Samuel Platz was born on 28 April 1849 in , Stark County, OH,^{1 2 3} died on 18 October 1904 in Lakeville, IN ¹ and was buried after 18 October 1904 in South Bend, IN ¹.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 25 June 1884, in Cadillac, MI. ²

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Union Township, Saint Joseph County, IN on 25 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 15B, District 138, Dwelling 309, Family 313
Union Township, Saint Joseph County, Indiana
Home owned
Married 18 years
Henry Platz..Head..Apr 1849..51..OH..Day Laborer
Lida Platz..Wife..Aug 1861..38..IN..7/7
Robert B. Platz..Son..May 1880..20..IN
Maude Platz..Daughter..Apr 1885..15..IN
Clyde S. Platz..Son..Jun 1888..11..IN
Floyd E. Platz..Son..Nov 1889..10..IN
Lyda C. Platz..Daughter..Mar 1893..7..IN
David U. Platz..Son..Jan 1895..5..IN
Gale W. Platz..Daughter..Sep 1897.3..IN
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Henry Platz
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 25 Jun 1884
Event Place: Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan
Gender: Male
Age: 35y
Birth Date: 1849
Birthplace: Stark, Ohio, United States
Marriage Date: 25 Jun 1884
Marriage Place: Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan
Spouse's Name: Lydia M. Jones
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 28y
Spouse's Birth Date: 1856
Spouse's Birthplace: LaPorte, Indiana, United States
Source Reference: v 2 p 440 rn 646

Citing this Record
"Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ3B-T8S : 17 January 2021), Henry Platz and Lydia M. Jones, 25 Jun 1884; citing Marriage, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4207803.
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Because Lydia was over 12 years younger than Henry, she indicated her birth date to be a full five years older on her marriage license application thus making their ages more close.
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