Adelaide V. Mayerhoffer

    Adelaide V. Mayerhoffer was born on Saturday, 19 May 1832 at Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada. She was baptized on 29 May 1832 at Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada. She and Thomas W. McMillan, son of James McMillan and Millennium Hale, were married before 1850 at Canada. She appeared on the census of 1851 in the household of Thomas W. McMillan at Oakville, Halton Co., Ontario, Canada. She was enumerated as: Adelaide McMillan, born Canada, Church of England, 19, female, married, female family member. She appeared on the census of Friday, 3 August 1860 in the household of Thomas W. McMillan at Bement, Piatt Co., Illinois, USA. She was entered as: Adalade McMillin, age 27, female, born Canada West. She appeared on the census of Saturday, 18 June 1870 in the household of Thomas W. McMillan at Ward 10, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA. She was enumerated as: McMillan, Adelaide, age 36, female, white, keeping house, born Canada, both parents of foreign birth. She appeared on the census of Tuesday, 29 June 1880 in the household of Thomas W. McMillan at LaGrange, Cook Co., Illinois, USA. She was enumerated as: McMillan, Adelaide, white, female, age 53, wife, married, keeps house, born Canada, both parents born Canada. She appeared on the census of Wednesday, 6 June 1900 in the household of George Ferris at 803 Roby Street, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA. She was enumerated as: McMillan, Adelade, m in law, white, female, born May 1835, age 65, widow, mother of 12 children, 6 still living, born English Canada, father born Austria, mother born Germany, immigrated in 1865, resident for 35 years, able to read, write and speak English.
     Adelaide died on Friday, 28 May 1909 at Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA, at age 77 years and 9 days. She was buried on Sunday, 30 May 1909 in Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA.