I do not know my g-g-grandmother's surname. She married Frederick Senn about 1873, probably in or around Genesee County, New York. It was a second marriage. Family legend says Frederick took her to the Mayo Clinic where she was diagnosed with Huntington's Disease by Frederick's brother who was a doctor on staff there. Unfortunately, the Mayo was not yet in existence. I would like to think that the "brother" is actually Dr. Nicholas Senn in Chicago because of the last name. Nicholas is not closely related if he is at all. Another legend says she was from Marble Falls, but this is a long-time Texas family and it could be Niagara Falls. It could be no falls at all and maybe she was from Long Island, I just don't know. One other clue is grandchildren's names - Sarah Barbee, Naomi Clara, Cecil Doyle, James Jarrell. Barbee, Doyle and Jarrell are all surnames that do not show up in other lines. Barbara was born in 1840 in Baden, Prussia and died between 1880-1890.
Gina Heffernan