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Question:Ok I bought a huge luggage case (or maybe a huge chest) from the thrift store today. It has a name and address in it and had newspapers in it dated from the 1940's. I want to find out more about the previous owner..the name on the case...how would I go about doing this without paying (it's not crucial that I do, Im just interested). Ive tried googling.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Ok I bought a huge luggage case (or maybe a huge chest) from the thrift store today. It has a name and address in it and had newspapers in it dated from the 1940's. I want to find out more about the previous owner..the name on the case...how would I go about doing this without paying (it's not crucial that I do, Im just interested). Ive tried googling.

She was born in Wisconsin. Her mother was from Germany, her father from North Dakota [or Indiana].
Her husband was Andrew J. Dempsey. He was 28 years older than she was (born 1862 in Ohio, he had a first wife, Ida, before he & Elizabeth married). They had a daughter named Betty B., born in 1916. He died in 1937 (Feb 12) at the age of 75.

update:
Her maiden name was Elizabeth Probst. She & Andrew married in Clay County, Indiana, December 29, 1913.

Her parents were John Probst & Mary Karrack. She had sisters Idelle & Helen and a brother, George. The family lived in Terre Haute in 1900 & 1910.

If you give the name of the person there are people with paid subscriptions to some sites that will help you out for nothing. They are a very nice crowd of people that do this from their hearts.

Try looking through this site, its free. You may be able to find a marriage record as Dempsey may be her married name. All I have found is her death record (July 1975) but I'll keep looking.

http://www.rootsweb.com/~invigo/vigo.htm

www.ancestry.com
1920 United States Federal Census
Elizabeth Dempsey
Home in 1920: Terre Haute Ward 2, Vigo, Indiana
Age: 30 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1890
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: Andrew
Father's Birth Place: United States of America
Mother's Birth Place: Germany
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Female
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members: Name Age
Andrew Dempsey-- 58
Elizabeth Dempsey-- 30
Betty Dempsey --3 11/12 (3 yrs. 11 mon)

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Elizabeth Dempsey
Home in 1930: Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana
Age: 39
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1891
Spouse's Name: Andrew
Household Members: Name Age
Andrew Dempsey-- 68
Elizabeth Dempsey-- 39
Betty B Dempsey --14

Social Security Death Index
Name: Elizabeth Dempsey
SSN: 306-48-4678
Last Residence: 47803 Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States of America
Born: 19 Nov 1889
Died: Jun 1975
State (Year) SSN issued: Indiana (1962 )

Andrew Dempsey
Born: abt 1861 , Ohio
Died: 1941
Spouse : Married
Elizabeth Probst
Born: abt 1890
Died: Jun 1975
Daughter: Bettie Dempsey -- F--b. 13 Feb 1916 in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA