iah ▁German ▁continued ▁to ▁res ide ▁in ▁Nor wich . ▁ ▁W id ow ▁Ob ad iah ▁German ' s ▁wid ow ▁Mary ▁Ann ▁Knight ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁def ra ud ed ▁by ▁her ▁brother ▁( some ▁accounts ▁say ▁German ' s ▁brother ) ▁of ▁German ' s ▁estate , ▁worth ▁$ 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁( about ▁$ 1 . 7 ▁million ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ). ▁ ▁She ▁took ▁up ▁residence ▁in ▁Sy rac use , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁public ▁charge , ▁her ▁efforts ▁at ▁ear ning ▁a ▁living ▁through ▁painting ▁and ▁" f ancy ▁work " ▁having ▁failed . ▁ ▁Her ▁claim ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁wid ow ▁of ▁Sen . ▁German ▁was ▁not ▁believed ▁in ▁Sy rac use ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁confirmed ▁after ▁her ▁death ▁" in ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁great ▁dest itution ," ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Sy rac use ▁Journal . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁German , ▁New ▁York ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁ ▁Att empt s ▁to ▁locate ▁portrait ▁German ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 5 0 ▁former ▁sen ators ▁for ▁whom ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Senate ' s ▁photo ▁historian ▁has ▁no ▁li ken ess ▁on ▁file . ▁ ▁Att empt s ▁to ▁locate ▁one ▁have ▁proved ▁un success ful . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Internet ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Ob ad iah ▁German ▁at ▁Political ▁Gra vey ard ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Civil ▁List ▁compiled ▁by ▁Franklin ▁Benjamin ▁H ough ▁( pages