Mary Jane Andrews1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 14309, (1858 - 1945)
FatherAsel Andrews4,5,6 (abt 3 Dec 1815 - 31 Jan 1891)
MotherAnn Dine4,5,6 (abt 1830 - 15 Sep 1899)

Key Events:

Birth: 10 Jun 1858, Martin Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan7,8,9
Marriage: 17 Nov 1874, Allegan Co., Michigan, William Riley Carpenter (30 Jul 1830 - 18 May 1920)10,11,12,13
Death: 1 Nov 1945, 510 Pearl, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan14
Burial: 3 Nov 1945, East Martin Cemetery, Martin, Allegan Co., Michigan15,16

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     17 Mary Jane Andrews was born on 10 Jun 1858 in Martin Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan.7,8,9
     She appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Martin, Allegan Co., Michigan, in the household of her parents, Asel Andrews and Ann Dine.18 She appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Martin, Allegan Co., Michigan, in the household of her parents.19
     Mary married William Riley Carpenter, son of Nathaniel Carpenter and Almira Lewis, on 17 Nov 1874 in Allegan Co., Michigan.10,11,12,13
     Mary and William appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Martin, Allegan Co., Michigan, enumerated 9 Jun 1880. Their children Ada and Florence, and his children by his prior marriage, Byron and Edgar, were listed as living with them.20
     Mary and William appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Wayland Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan, enumerated 19 Jun 1900, reporting they owned their farm. Their son Roy was listed as living with them.21
     Mary and William appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Wayland Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan, enumerated 6 May 1910, reporting they owned their farm, free of mortgage.22
     Mary and William appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, in the household of their daughter Bertha and her husband, Franklin F. Scherer.23
     Her husband died on 18 May 1920 in Watson Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan.24
     Mary appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, in the household of her daughter Ada and her husband, Dick A. Woodward.25
     Mary appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, in the household of her daughter Ada.26
     Mary died on 1 Nov 1945 in 510 Pearl, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, at age 87.14 She was buried on 3 Nov 1945 in East Martin Cemetery, Martin, Allegan Co., Michigan.15,16

Children:
     Children with William Riley Carpenter:

  • Ada B. Carpenter27,26,28 (6 Mar 1876 - 6 Aug 1957)
  • Florence Ella Carpenter27,29 (6 Jul 1879 - 14 Mar 1958)
  • Bertha May Carpenter30,31 (15 Feb 1885 - 6 Jan 1947)
  • Roy W. Carpenter32 (7 Mar 1890 - 21 Nov 1980)

Citations

  1. [S10668] Asel Andrews household, 1860 U.S. Census, Allegan Co., Michigan, shows name as Mary Andrews.
  2. [S10669] Aniel Andrews household, 1870 U.S. Census, Allegan Co., Michigan, shows name as Mary Andrews.
  3. [S10667] Mary Jane Carpenter, Certificate of Death, shows father's surname as Andrews.
  4. [S10668] Asel Andrews household, 1860 U.S. Census, Allegan Co., Michigan, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  5. [S10669] Aniel Andrews household, 1870 U.S. Census, Allegan Co., Michigan, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  6. [S10667] Mary Jane Carpenter, Certificate of Death.
  7. [S10668] Asel Andrews household, 1860 U.S. Census, Allegan Co., Michigan, shows age 2 and state.
  8. [S10669] Aniel Andrews household, 1870 U.S. Census, Allegan Co., Michigan, shows age 13 and state.
  9. [S10667] Mary Jane Carpenter, Certificate of Death, shows date, township, and state.
  10. [S10653] Wm. Carpenter household, 1880 U.S. Census, Allegan Co., Michigan, shows married.
  11. [S10662] William Carpenter household, 1900 U.S. Census, Allegan Co., Michigan, shows married 24 years.
  12. [S10663] William Carpenter household, 1910 U.S. Census, Allegan Co., Michigan, shows married 35 years.
  13. [S468] Hellewell, "Submission AF96-101562" family tree, FamilySearch.org, shows date, county, and state.
  14. [S10667] Mary Jane Carpenter, Certificate of Death, shows date, address., city, county, and state.
  15. [S468] Hellewell, "Submission AF96-101562" family tree, FamilySearch.org, shows date, cemetery, city, and state.
  16. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 117245112, Mary Jane Andrews Carpenter, includes tombstone photo.
  17. [S468] Hellewell, "Submission AF96-101562" family tree, FamilySearch.org.
  18. [S10668] Asel Andrews household, 1860 U.S. Census, Allegan Co., Michigan.
  19. [S10669] Aniel Andrews household, 1870 U.S. Census, Allegan Co., Michigan.
  20. [S10653] Wm. Carpenter household, 1880 U.S. Census, Allegan Co., Michigan.
  21. [S10662] William Carpenter household, 1900 U.S. Census, Allegan Co., Michigan.
  22. [S10663] William Carpenter household, 1910 U.S. Census, Allegan Co., Michigan.
  23. [S10664] Franklin F. Scherer household, 1920 U.S. Census, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.
  24. [S10654] William Riley Carpenter, Certificate of Death.
  25. [S10665] Dick Woodward household, 1930 U.S. Census, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.
  26. [S10666] Ada Woodward household, 1940 U.S. Census, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.
  27. [S10653] Wm. Carpenter household, 1880 U.S. Census, Allegan Co., Michigan, shows the girl as daughter of Mary's husband.
  28. [S9243] "Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952," Ancestry.com, record for Ada B. Woodward.
  29. [S2785] Marriage Register, State Copy, Michigan, 1923, Kalamazoo Co., no 22110, James W. Scott and Florence E. Fenker.
  30. [S10664] Franklin F. Scherer household, 1920 U.S. Census, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, shows Mary J. as mother-in-law and Bertha as wife of head of household.
  31. [S4328] "Michigan, Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," FamilySearch.org, record for Bertha May Scherer.
  32. [S10662] William Carpenter household, 1900 U.S. Census, Allegan Co., Michigan, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.