Elizabeth "Liza" Gallagher

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Liza Gallagher is 45 born in Ireland as noted in 1880 census. She is living on a farm and her husband has already died. In the 1870 Census She is listed as "can not read" "can not write". Her husband has just died eariler in 1870 and she is left to raise 8 children, a newborn 0 months old. And she is listed in the census immediately following Michael Gallagher, (Daniel's Brother). Confirming they lived close by. Thomas Judge, brother-in-law to Daniel and Michael also lives nearby.

In the 1870 Census Children are listed as born in Wisconsin. John is the oldest here, 16 years old.
John Gallagher 1870 Male 16 White 1853-1854 Wisconsin 44
Mary Gallagher 1870 Female 18 White 1851-1852 Wisconsin 44
Eliza Gallagher 1870 Female 13 White 1856-1857 Wisconsin 44
Jerome Gallagher 1870 Male 11 White 1858-1859 Wisconsin 44
Rosa Gallagher 1870 Female 9 White 1860-1861 Wisconsin 44
Daniel Gallagher 1870 Male 6 White 1863-1864 Wisconsin 44
James Gallagher 1870 Male 4 White 1865-1866 Wisconsin 44
Bridget Gallagher 1870 Female 3 White 1866-1867 Wisconsin 44
Catherine Gallagher 1870 Female 0 White 1869-1870 Wisconsin 44

the 13th day of January A.D., 1876, Liza has informed she must go to probate court. Her husband Daniel died in 1870 and this is to settle his estate 6 years later.
DANIEL GALLAGHER (d. 1870)
In PROBATE--Manitowoc County Court.
In the matter of the estate of Daniel Gallagher deceased.
On reading and filing the Petition of Eliza Hutchins of Manitowoc County
representing among other things that Daniel Gallagher late of Manitowoc County
Wis. on the 6th (sic) day of July A.D., 1870 at Newton Manitowoc County died
intestate, eaving (sic) goods, chattels and estate within this State and County,
and that the said petitioner is the late Widow of said deceased, and praying that
administration of said estate be to Albert Hutchins granted, it is ordered that
said petition be heard before the Judge of this Court, on Monday, the 14 day of
February, A.D., 1876, at 10 o'clock A.M. at my office in said County.
Ordered further, that notice thereof be given to the heirs of said deceased, and
to all persons interested, by publishing a copy of this order for three successive
weeks prior to said day of hearing, in the Manitowoc Pilot, a Weekly Newspaper
published at the City of Manitowoc in said County.
T.G. Olmsted, County Judge.
Dated Manitowoc, the 13th day of January A.D., 1876.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thursday, February 3, 1876 P. 2