Mary Gladys R. Flora1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 20747, (1899 - 1972)
FatherEdward K. Flora4,1,2 (Jan 1868 - 16 May 1932)
MotherMary Arizona Wellen5,1,3 (Mar 1873 - 22 Sep 1912)

Key Events:

Birth: 30 Nov 1899, Frederick Co., Maryland6,7,8
Marriage: 17 Jul 1918, Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland, Alston Glenn Wolford (6 Nov 1895 - 25 Mar 1989)9,10,11
Divorce: before 1949, Alston Glenn Wolford (6 Nov 1895 - 25 Mar 1989)12
Death: 5 Mar 1972, Hopemont, Preston Co., West Virginia3
Burial: 8 Mar 1972, Rosedale Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia3
ChartsDescendants of David Dutt/Toot
AncestryThe Dutt/Toot Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Mary Gladys R. Flora was born on 30 Nov 1899 in Frederick Co., Maryland.6,7,8
     She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Brunswick, Frederick Co., Maryland, in the household of her parents, Edward K. Flora and Mary Arizona Wellen.2
     She moved to West Virginia with her parents about 1903.13 She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Berkeley Springs, Morgan Co., West Virginia, in the household of her parents.14
     Her mother died on 22 Sep 1912, when Mary was 12 years old.15,16,17
     Mary married Alston Glenn Wolford, son of Charles Amos Wolford and Fannie Ellen McCleaf, on 17 Jul 1918 in Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland, with Rev. J. R. Gaar officiating.9,10,11
     Mary and Alston appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Hedgesville, Berkeley Co., West Virginia, enumerated 15 Jan 1920, reporting they rented their home. Their son Arnold was listed as living with them.18
     Mary and Alston appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Falling Waters, Berkeley Co., West Virginia, at Dam no. 5 Road, enumerated 2 Apr 1930, reporting they rented their home, for $12 per month, and owned a radio. Their children Arnold, Louise, Meade and Lewis were listed as living with them.19
     Mary and Alston appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Falling Waters, Berkeley Co., West Virginia, enumerated 24 Apr 1940, reporting they rented their home, for $5 per month, and that they had lived in the same house in 1935. Their children Arnold, Louise, Meade and Lewis were listed as living with them.20
     Mary and Alston were divorced before 1949.12
     Mary died on 5 Mar 1972 in Hopemont, Preston Co., West Virginia, at age 72.3 She was buried on 8 Mar 1972 in Rosedale Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.3

Children:
     Children with Alston Glenn Wolford:

  • Arnold Glenn Wolford21,22,23 (27 Apr 1919 - 28 Jun 1990)
  • Louise Berniece Wolford24,25,26 (22 Sep 1921 - 14 Jul 2017)
  • Meade Kennedy Wolford22,27,28 (27 Nov 1923 - 17 Jan 1981)
  • Lewis E. Wolford22,27 (6 Jun 1927 - 16 Jan 2008)

Citations

  1. [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."
  2. [S6824] E. K. Flora household, 1900 U.S. Census, Frederick Co., Maryland.
  3. [S7066] Mary Gladys Wolford, Certificate of Death.
  4. [S7067] Index to Births, vol 3, F-Hoil, Maryland, 1938, pg 39, record for Flora,. [unnamed]
  5. [S7067] Index to Births, vol 3, F-Hoil, Maryland, 1938, pg 39, record for Flora, [unnamed], shows mother's name as Zona.
  6. [S7067] Index to Births, vol 3, F-Hoil, Maryland, 1938, pg 39, record for Flora, [unnamed], shows date, and county.
  7. [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," shows date, with year as 1900.
  8. [S6824] E. K. Flora household, 1900 U.S. Census, Frederick Co., Maryland, shows month, year, as 1899, age 6/12, and state.
  9. [S9376] Marriage Records, Washington Co., Maryland, no. 25447, Alston G. Wolford and Mary G. Flora, shows date, city, and officant.
  10. [S9387] A. G. Wolford household, 1920 U.S. Census, Berkeley Co., West Virginia, shows married.
  11. [S9388] Alston G. Wolford household, 1930 U.S. Census, Berkeley Co., West Virginia, shows married, with his age at first marriage as 22, and hers as 18.
  12. [S9396] Alton Glenn Wolford and Dorothy Beatrice Williams, Certificate of Marriage, shows him as divorced.
  13. [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.
  14. [S6825] Edward Flora household, 1910 U.S. Census, Morgan Co., West Virginia.
  15. [S6777] Death Record, Index, Counties, Maryland, SE58-33, Flora, Mary A., shows date and county.
  16. [S6830] Edward K. Flora and Martha A. Foreman, Application for Marriage License and Return.
  17. [S6834] Charles Bossley household, 1920 U.S. Census, Allegany Co., Maryland, shows her husband as widowed.
  18. [S9387] A. G. Wolford household, 1920 U.S. Census, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.
  19. [S9388] Alston G. Wolford household, 1930 U.S. Census, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.
  20. [S9390] Alston G. Wolford household, 1940 U.S. Census, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.
  21. [S9387] A. G. Wolford household, 1920 U.S. Census, Berkeley Co., West Virginia, shows him as the son of her husband.
  22. [S9388] Alston G. Wolford household, 1930 U.S. Census, Berkeley Co., West Virginia, shows him as the son of her husband.
  23. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Arnold Glenn Wolford, Soc. Sec. No. 220-10-5319.
  24. [S9388] Alston G. Wolford household, 1930 U.S. Census, Berkeley Co., West Virginia, shows the girl as daughter of Mary's husband.
  25. [S9390] Alston G. Wolford household, 1940 U.S. Census, Berkeley Co., West Virginia, shows the girl as daughter of Mary's husband.
  26. [S9389] Louise Berniece Mitchell obituary, The Journal.
  27. [S9390] Alston G. Wolford household, 1940 U.S. Census, Berkeley Co., West Virginia, shows him as the son of her husband.
  28. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Meade Kennedy Wolford, Soc. Sec. No. 235-28-3824.