The 1900 Census, Pusheta Twp, Auglaize Co, OH shows a Martha Damaris in the household of Frank & Catharine Smith. She is listed as sister-in-law of Frank, b. Sept. 1858 (age 41), single, born in OH.

Q1. Is this Martha Wilson a sister of Catharine (as sister-in-law would suggest)? According to the 1860 Census, Crawford Twp, Coshocton Co, OH, Martha Wilson was 1 year old (census taken on 7/12/1860), so her age is right.

Q2. Why is she listed as Martha Damaris, SINGLE? Should have been "widow" or "divorced." Perhaps this was a little white lie.

Q3. Who was Mr. Damaris, and where was Mr. Damaris? I can find no record of a Damaris/Wilson marriage between 1878 and 1900. I have spelled it as Demaris without any better success.

On a side note, the whole Thomas & Mary (Chesta) Wilson family is somewhat elusive. They lived in Coshocton Co, OH at the time of the 1850 & 1860 censuses. But unable to find any but Catharine Amarella (who married Frank Smith) in any subsequent censuses.