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Mary Lillie Cheetham was born on 3 Jan 1890 in New Streatsville, Perry Co., OhioG.^4,5,6
     She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of New Streatsville, Perry Co., Ohio, G in the household of her parents, John Cheetham and Eve Rushton.¹⁴ She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of New Straitsville, Perry Co., Ohio, G in the household of her parents.¹⁵
     She was at one time a teacher in a one room school. She then became a nurse, training at White Cross Hospital in Columbus, and for a while after her marriage assisted in her husband's practice.¹⁶
     Mary married Dr. William Tarvin Fenker, son of Albert August Fenker and Mary Grant Hillebrandt, on 5 May 1917 in Monroe Co., MichiganG, with Rev. F. A. Lendrum, Methodist Episcopal minister, officiating.^7,8,9
     Mary and William appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Sandusky, Erie Co., Ohio, at 408 East Monroe St. G, enumerated 3 Jan 1920.⁸
     Mary and William appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Sandusky, Erie Co., Ohio, at 1226 Wayne St. G, enumerated 15 Apr 1930, reporting that the family owned a home worth $30,000, and had a radio. Their children William, Ruth, and Mary were listed as living with them.¹⁷
     Mary and William appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Sandusky, Erie Co., Ohio, at 1226 Wayne St. G, enumerated 16 Apr 1940, reporting they owned a home valued at $20,000, and that they had lived in the same house in 1935. Their children William, Ruth, and Mary were listed as living with them.¹⁸
     Mary died on 8 Oct 1951 in Sandusky, Erie Co., OhioG, at age 61.^10,11 She was buried on 11 Oct 1951 in Oakland Cemetery, Sandusky, OhioG.^12,13

Elsie C. Fenker was born on 5 Mar 1895 in Pleasant Ridge, OhioG.^4,5,6
     She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Pleasant Ridge, Hamilton Co., Ohio, G in the household of her parents, Friedrick A. Fenker and Friederike Luise Wilhelmine Schlüter.¹³
     Her mother died in 1908, when Elsie was about 13 years old.^14,15,16
     She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Pleasant Ridge, Hamilton Co., Ohio, G in the household of her father, Friedrick A. Fenker.¹⁷
     Elsie married Ira Counterman Shore, son of Alonzo F. Shore and Alice Applegate, on 16 Jan 1915 in Hamilton Co., OhioG, with Rev. Fred Hohmann offciating.^7,8,9
     Elsie and Ira appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 3242 Harvest Ave. G, enumerated 10 Jan 1920, reporting they rented their home. Their children Dorothy, Mildred, and Robert were listed as living with them.¹⁸
     Elsie and Ira appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 3242 Harvest Ave. G, enumerated 9 Apr 1930, reporting they rented their home, for $27 per month, and owned a radio. Their children Dorothy, Mildred, Robert, Raymond, and Russell were listed as living with them.¹⁹ Her sister Helen and her family were living in the house next door by 1930.²⁰
     Elsie and Ira appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 3242 Harvest Ave. G, enumerated 8 Apr 1940, reporting they owned a home valued at $4,500, and that they had lived in the same house in 1935. Their children Mildred, Robert, Raymond, and Russell were listed as living with them, as were Mildred's husband, Julius Henry Buening, and their 8-month-old son Tommy.²¹
     Her husband died on 14 Feb 1968 in 7127 Fowler Ave., Madeira, Hamilton Co., OhioG.^22,23,24
     Elsie died on 27 Jun 1975 in Clermont Co., OhioG, at age 80.^10,11 She was buried in Arlington Memorial Gardens, Mount Healthy, Hamilton Co., OhioG.¹²