Mary Markus and her two sisters were left as orphans when their parents died within several years of each other. Mary was only 11 or 12 yrs old but determined to be "too old" for the orphanage so she went to live with a Dr. and his family - taking care of his young children and sewing, knitting socks and tatting lace for extra money. She is the second wife of John Joseph Feldhaus. His first wife died from complications of childbirth.
Mary Markus and her two sisters were left as orphans when their parents died within several years of each other. Mary was only 11 or 12 yrs old but determined to be "too old" for the orphanage so she went to live with a Dr. and his family - taking care of his young children and sewing, knitting socks and tatting lace for extra money. She is the second wife of John Joseph Feldhaus. His first wife died from complications of childbirth.
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