Mary Margaret Williams1,2,3

ID# 20732, (1929 - 2016)
FatherVictor L. Williams Sr.4,5,3 (15 May 1898 - 19 Nov 1944)
MotherIdilla M. Jamison6,3,7 (16 Feb 1899 - 30 May 1992)

Key Events:

Birth: 7 Jan 1929, Allenwood, Pennsylvania8,9,10
Marriage: 29 Sep 1951, White Deer Evangelical and Reformed Charge Parsonage, West Milton, Union Co., Pennsylvania, Olan David Meckley (15 Aug 1913 - 2 Oct 1981)11,12
Death: 12 Apr 2016, Williamsport, Pennsylvania13
Burial: Uniontown Cemetery, Allenwood, Union Co., Pennsylvania13
ChartsDescendants of Jacob K. and Christiana Ohl Riegel

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Mary Margaret Williams was born on 7 Jan 1929 in Allenwood, Pennsylvania.8,9,10
     She appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Gregg, Union Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of her parents, Victor L. Williams Sr. and Idilla M. Jamison.4 She appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Gregg Twp., Union Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of her parents.5
     Her father died on 19 Nov 1944, when Mary was 15 years old.14
     She appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Gregg, Union Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of her mother and stepfather, Fenton Davenport.15
     She was a weaver before her marriage.3
     Mary married Olan David Meckley, son of Calvin David Meckley and Bertha Mae Simons, on 29 Sep 1951 in White Deer Evangelical and Reformed Charge Parsonage, West Milton, Union Co., Pennsylvania, with Rev. Thomas B. Musser officiating.11,12
     Her husband died on 2 Oct 1981 in Allenwood, Union Co., Pennsylvania.16,17,18
     Mary died on 12 Apr 2016 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, at age 87.13 She was buried in Uniontown Cemetery, Allenwood, Union Co., Pennsylvania.13

Children:
     Children with Olan David Meckley:

The children of Olan and Mary are still living.

Citations

  1. [S12734] Victor L. Williams household, 1930 U.S. Census, Union Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as Mary Margaret Williams.
  2. [S12737] Victor Williams household, 1940 U.S. Census, Union Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as Mary Williams.
  3. [S6904] Olan D. Merkley and Mary Margaret Williams, Application for Marriage License and return.
  4. [S12734] Victor L. Williams household, 1930 U.S. Census, Union Co., Pennsylvania.
  5. [S12737] Victor Williams household, 1940 U.S. Census, Union Co., Pennsylvania.
  6. [S12734] Victor L. Williams household, 1930 U.S. Census, Union Co., Pennsylvania, shows girl as daughter of Idella's husband.
  7. [S12737] Victor Williams household, 1940 U.S. Census, Union Co., Pennsylvania, shows shows the girl as daughter of Idilla's husband.
  8. [S12734] Victor L. Williams household, 1930 U.S. Census, Union Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 1 and state.
  9. [S6904] Olan D. Merkley and Mary Margaret Williams, Application for Marriage License and return, shows age 22 at marriage 26 Sep 1951, town, and state.
  10. [S6799] Mary M. Meckley obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, shows date and town.
  11. [S6904] Olan D. Merkley and Mary Margaret Williams, Application for Marriage License and return, shows date, place, town, state, and officiant.
  12. [S6799] Mary M. Meckley obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, shows year.
  13. [S6799] Mary M. Meckley obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette.
  14. [S12735] Victor L. Williams, Certificate of Death, shows date, city, county, and state.
  15. [S12738] Fenton Davenport household, 1950 U.S. Census, Union Co., Pennsylvania.
  16. [S12716] Olan D. Meckley obituary, The Morning Press, shows died Friday, pronounced dead on arrival a Evangelical Community Hospital (Lewisburg) after being stricken at home in Allenwood.
  17. [S6835] Burkholder, "Re: Are we related?," e-mail to author, 22 May 2016, shows date, town, and state.
  18. [S3504] "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," Ancestry.com, record for Olan Meckley, shows date.