STEUBEN REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1883, p.8, c.4 and WEDNESDAY JULY 20, 1904, p.7, c.7, "24 Years Ago, Persons Who Were 75 Years of Age by June 1, 1880" MARY E. (HORN) PARTRIDGE, 07 Jan 1790 - 18 May 1883 Mrs. Mary Partridge died of old age at the residence of her son, Alvin Partridge, May 15, 1883, aged 93 years. She leaves eight children to mourn her loss, her husband having been dead about fourteen years. She was the mother of Elder Partridge and Mrs. Otto, of Orland. (The newspaper date line said Tuesday, May 22, 1883, but the newspaper was always published on Wednesday.) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Mary E. (Horn) Partridge, 07 Jan 1790 - 18 May 1883, married George Wakeman Partridge, 19 Sep 1786 - 02 Mar 1866. CHILDREN: Alvin Partridge, 10 May 1820 - 28 May 1892, married Lucia (Thompson) Partridge, 09 Jul 1822 - 03 Dec 1903. They are buried at Greenlawn Cemetery, Orland, Steuben County, Indiana. Lucia was the daughter of Apollos and Lucinda (Dexter) Thompson. Mary A./E. (Partridge) Otto, born about 1830, was probably the 3rd wife of Christian Otto, married 18 Oct 1864 in Steuben County, Indiana. She is buried at Carleton Cemetery, Steuben County, Indiana. Thomas C. Partridge, age 62 in 1880, and Hannah Partridge, age 49 in 1880, are listed as the brother and sister-in-law of Mary Otto and are living in Mary's home. Mary E. Partridge, Mary Otto's mother, is also living in her home at the time of the United States Census. There is also an F. H. Partridge who died 03 Jan 1885, age 63 years, buried in the same cemetery plot with George and Mary and Alvin and Lucia. "Cemeteries of Steuben County, Indiana, 1990," by Audree Seibel Lewis, Vol. 2, pages 1388, 1415, 1416. www.familysearch.org - 1880 United States Census, Alvin Partridge, Mill Grove, Steuben County, Indiana, Family Hisgtory Library Film #1254312, NA Film #T9-0312, page #254C, Mary A. Otto, Mill Grove, Steuben County, Indiana, Family History Library Film #1254312, NA Film #T9-0312, page 252D. Submitted by Mona Hilden-Beckwith. e-mail: hilbeck123@att.net