Mary Laticia Metty

Mary Laticia Strong was the daughter of Levi Strong and Annie Couine, born most likely on August 21, 1886 in Michigan. The death certificate lists year of birth as 1887. It also indicates that she was 21 years, 5 months and 6 days old at time of death. Subtracting age from death date of January 31, 1907, yields a birth date of August 21, 1885. The 1900 census finds Mary residing in the household of Sherman Bennett in Nottawa Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan. It describes her as being a servant, 13 years of age, born in August 1886. The marriage registration also gives her birth as August 1886. She was 16 years of age at the time of marriage to George Metty on 5 Apr 1902 in Mendon, Michigan. She died from an over dose of Strychnine.