1900 United States Census Soundex, Wisconsin, T-140 (Mary Toepel household)

Transcription (as written): Head: Toepel, Mary — W — b. June 1854 age 45 Wisconsin — Ashland City, Ashland Co., 3rd St. — Vol.1 ED3 Sheet6 Line10. Other members: Mollie D May 1878 22 WI; Clara D Oct 1879 20 WI; Oscar S Apr 1882 18 Wisconsin; Lilian D Oct 1883 16 WI; Alfred S Jan 1888 12 WI.

2026-10-27 (karel): Toepel Round 13 SOLID. Ancestry ON 27 Oct: Residence 1900 Ashland with Soundex cite + gallery n1434.jpg; Research Note on day-29 LEAD. Mother Mary Toepel CREATE 212811650336 (see companion proposal). Potential mother hint Maria Magdalena Weihler left unmerged. Not a family event — no spouse field.
Conflicts: ['Ancestry Potential father Friedrich Wilhelm Adolph Toepel (Topel) still suggested — not linked. Potential mother Weihler no longer shown after Mary CREATE — reconcile if same woman.']

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): supports, confidence 4/4, tier record.
The attached image is a readable 1900 Census Soundex card for Mary Toepel's household in Ashland, Wisconsin. Oscar appears as son, born Apr 1882, age 18, born in Wisconsin, which fits the claimed 1882 birth and the 1900 residence in Ashland. The card does not show the day of birth or middle initial, but these gaps do not conflict with the claim.
Matches: Card is a 1900 Census Soundex card for Mary Toepel, head of family, Ashland City, Ashland County, Wisconsin (3rd St.); Oscar is listed as son (S), born Apr 1882, age 18, born in Wisconsin, matching the claimed Apr 1882 birth; Vol. 1, E.D. 3, Sheet 6, Line 10 are legible and match the citation detail; The household places Oscar in Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin in 1900, as claimed; Soundex code appears as T-140 at top (handwritten, partly obscured), consistent with the citation
Limits: Soundex card is an index abstract of the census schedule, not the schedule itself; the enumerated residence is taken from the head's entry; Gives birth month/year and age only; no day of birth, so the day-29 lead cannot be tested here; Does not show middle initial 'M.' for Oscar; Does not state parentage beyond relationship 'son' to the head; the father is not named; Does not by itself link this Oscar to the 1963 death; that depends on other sources