I was looking at the John Greer and Julia Hopkins Family of New York again and noticed a coincidence or maybe not.

I had noted a daughter Marrie born around 1909 who seems to have died in childhood, I assume the name is actually Marie or maybe Mary or Maria and it was just written with two “r”s in the 1910 census when she was less than a year old. I had assumed Marie Greer died young because she did not appeared in the 1915 New York census or any subsequent census records. Lottie is still Lottie Greer in the 1910 census.

But the 1915 census shows the daughter Lottie as Lottie Dresher with 2 daughters Maria Dresher (age 6) and Rita Dresher (age 2). Lottie and her daughters are living with her mother.

A few years later Lottie Greer married John Hefferman and in the 1920 census Rita has apparently taken the Hefferman name but Maria or Mary has not.

Then in 1925 Marie is living with her grandmother but the last name is hard to read – looks like Hembon, Hemfon, Hernbon. or Hernfon.

I should also mention that in each case the age is consistent with a 1909 birth.

There are a few mysteries here.

Are all these Maries/Marias/Marys the same person? If not, who is Marie Hembron?

Did Lottie marry Mr. Dresher (first name unknown)? If so, why did she use Greer when she married a second time?

Any comments with general suggestions or specifics on these questions are welcome.