Mary Arizona Wellen1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 20744, (1873 - 1912)

Key Events:

Birth: Mar 1873, Maryland4,5,6
Marriage: 21 Jul 1897, Brunswick, Washington Co., Maryland, Edward K. Flora (Jan 1868 - 16 May 1932)7,8,9
Death: 22 Sep 1912, Frederick Co., Maryland10,11,12
ChartsDescendants of David Dutt/Toot

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Narrative:

     Mary Arizona Wellen was born in Mar 1873 in Maryland.4,5,6
     Mary married Edward K. Flora, son of George Washington Flora and Mary Jane Eiker, on 21 Jul 1897 in Brunswick, Washington Co., Maryland, with Rev. F B. Harvey officiating.7,8,9
     Mary and Edward appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Brunswick, Frederick Co., Maryland, enumerated 2 Jun 1900, reporting that they were renting their home. Their children Joseph, Ruth and Mary were listed as living with them.13
     Mary and Edward moved their family to West Virginia about 1903.14 They appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Berkeley Springs, Morgan Co., West Virginia, on Laurell Ave., enumerated 19 Apr 1910, reporting that they were renting their home. Their children Joseph, Ruth, Mary, Mildred, Odessa and Julia were listed as living with them.15
     Mary died on 22 Sep 1912 in Frederick Co., Maryland, at age 39.10,11,12

Children:
     Children with Edward K. Flora

Edward and Mary's eldest son, Joseph, was born three years before their marriage. The most likely explanation seems to be that he was adopted, though no record supporting that has been found. On the contrary, in the 1900 census he is shown as Edward's son, and when Edward and Mary filed delayed birth registrations for their children in 1944, Joseph was included, shown as their son. No original birth record for him can be found.

Citations

  1. [S9376] Marriage Records, Washington Co., Maryland, pg 5338, Edward R. Flora and Mary Arizona Wellen.
  2. [S6826] Birth Register, Morgan Co., West Virginia, Delayed Births 1:59 & 60A, Ruth P. Flora, Mary G. R. Flora, Mildred V. Flora, Odessa L. Flora, J. Elmer Flora, and Julia A. Flora, notation "By order of Co. Ct., Apr 11, 1944" and "Bible Record," show name as Mary A. Wellen.
  3. [S6882] Marriage Register, Hardy Co., West Virginia, 4:413, Merle Eaton and Mildred Collier, shows name as Arizona Flora.
  4. [S9376] Marriage Records, Washington Co., Maryland, pg 5338, Edward R. Flora and Mary Arizona Wellen, shows age 24 at marriage 21 Jul 1897.
  5. [S6824] E. K. Flora household, 1900 U.S. Census, Frederick Co., Maryland, shows month, year, age 27, and state.
  6. [S6825] Edward Flora household, 1910 U.S. Census, Morgan Co., West Virginia, shows age 36 and state.
  7. [S9376] Marriage Records, Washington Co., Maryland, pg 5338, Edward R. Flora and Mary Arizona Wellen, shows date, city, and officiant.
  8. [S6824] E. K. Flora household, 1900 U.S. Census, Frederick Co., Maryland, shows married 3 years.
  9. [S6825] Edward Flora household, 1910 U.S. Census, Morgan Co., West Virginia, shows married 13 years.
  10. [S6777] Death Record, Index, Counties, Maryland, SE58-33, Flora, Mary A., shows date and county.
  11. [S6830] Edward K. Flora and Martha A. Foreman, Application for Marriage License and Return.
  12. [S6834] Charles Bossley household, 1920 U.S. Census, Allegany Co., Maryland, shows her husband as widowed.
  13. [S6824] E. K. Flora household, 1900 U.S. Census, Frederick Co., Maryland.
  14. [S6825] Edward Flora household, 1910 U.S. Census, Morgan Co., West Virginia, shows daughter Mildred, age 8, as born in Maryland and daughter Odessa, age 6, as born in West Virginia.
  15. [S6825] Edward Flora household, 1910 U.S. Census, Morgan Co., West Virginia.
  16. [S6826] Birth Register, Morgan Co., West Virginia, Delayed Births 1:59 & 60A, J. Elmer Flora, notation "By order of Co. Ct., Apr 11, 1944" and "Bible Record."
  17. [S6824] E. K. Flora household, 1900 U.S. Census, Frederick Co., Maryland, shows him as the son of her husband, and that she had 3 children all living, but that the parents had not been married as long as the age of the child.
  18. [S6825] Edward Flora household, 1910 U.S. Census, Morgan Co., West Virginia, shows him as the son of her husband, and that she had 8 children with 6 living, six children listed, but that the parents had not been married as long as the age of the child.
  19. [S6826] Birth Register, Morgan Co., West Virginia, Delayed Births 1:59 & 60A, Ruth P. Flora, notation "By order of Co. Ct., Apr 11, 1944" and "Bible Record."
  20. [S6824] E. K. Flora household, 1900 U.S. Census, Frederick Co., Maryland, shows the girl as daughter of Mary's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  21. [S6825] Edward Flora household, 1910 U.S. Census, Morgan Co., West Virginia, shows the girl as daughter of Mary's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  22. [S7067] Index to Births, vol 3, F-Hoil, Maryland, 1938, pg 39, record for Flora, [unnamed], shows mother's name as Zona.
  23. [S6826] Birth Register, Morgan Co., West Virginia, Delayed Births 1:59 & 60A, Mary G. R. Flora, notation "By order of Co. Ct., Apr 11, 1944" and "Bible Record."
  24. [S7066] Mary Gladys Wolford, Certificate of Death.
  25. [S7067] Index to Births, vol 3, F-Hoil, Maryland, 1938, pg 39, record for Flora, [unnamed], shows mother's name as Mary R Z.
  26. [S6826] Birth Register, Morgan Co., West Virginia, Delayed Births 1:59 & 60A, Mildred V. Flora, notation "By order of Co. Ct., Apr 11, 1944" and "Bible Record."
  27. [S6826] Birth Register, Morgan Co., West Virginia, Delayed Births 1:59 & 60A, Odessa L. Flora, notation "By order of Co. Ct., Apr 11, 1944" and "Bible Record."
  28. [S6826] Birth Register, Morgan Co., West Virginia, 1895-1909, pg 114, line 13, Julia A. Flora; and Delayed Births 1:59 & 60A, Julia A. Flora, notation "By order of Co. Ct., Apr 11, 1944" and "Bible Record."
  29. [S6831] Robert M. Palmer and Julia A. Flora, Application for Marriage License and Return.
  30. [S6826] Birth Register, Morgan Co., West Virginia, 1:67, line 20, un-named Flora, male.