The daughter of Peter Elderbert Bates and Nellie Frances Mikel, Mary married Louis Anderson Dunn on 29 Aug 1905 in Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri.
He worked as a farm hand, and they lived in Carroll County. They were the parents of at least 4 children, although 2 died before 1910.
Their marriage ended in divorce in the 1910's.
Known children from first marriage: 2 infants, 2 daughters.
Mary then married Theodore Ellis. Their marriage ended by 1919.
Children from second marriage: None known.
Mary married John "William" Wakefield on 17 Aug 1919 in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri. He was a widower and the father of 4 children from his first marriage.
Mary and William were the parents of 7 children. They lived in Camp Point, Adams County, Illinois by 1930, but returned to Carroll County sometime between 1932 and 1940.
He died in 1940.
Children from third marriage: 3 step-sons, 1 step-daughter, 2 sons, 5 daughters.
After William's death, Mary lived in St. Joseph, Missouri. She worked there part time as a seamstress in a factory.
Her fourth husband was William Martin.
Children from fourth marriage: None.
Mary lived until 1965. She died at St. Joseph's Hospital in St. Charles, Missouri of natural causes. At the time of her death, she was 75 years, 3 months and 6 days old.
She was survived by 6 daughters, Agnes Taylor, Frances Scarborough, Stella Miller, Beulah Livengood, Lulu Moore and Mattelene Woodson; 2 sons, John Wakefield and Frank Wakefield; 2 step-sons, Roy Wakefield and Earl Wakefield; 1 step-daughter, Viola Bates; her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; at least 1 sister, Myrtle Hay; and extended family members.
In addition to her last husband, Mary was preceded in death by 1 daughter, Myrtle Wakefield; 1 step-son, Clarence Wakefield; her mother and father; and at least 2 sisters, Ethel Gray and Dellevina Evans.
Funeral services were conducted at 11 a.m. on the morning of 03 Feb 1965 at Prinster-Baue Funeral Home on North Kingshighway in St. Charles, Missouri.
Mother of:
Infant Dunn
Infant Dunn
Myrtle Mae Dunn Wakefield
Agnes Dunn Thorp Taylor
John Handley Wakefield
Sarah Frances Wakefield Adams Scarborough
Stella Fae Wakefield Boyd Rutter Schmidt Miller
Beulah Florene Wakefield Guill Livengood Miller
Lulu Ruth Wakefield Wheeler Moore
Mattelene Wakefield Woodson Bonney
Frank Darl Wakefield
Step-mother of:
Roy John Wakefield
Earl W. Wakefield
Clarence Wakefield
Viola Rachel Wakefield Bates
Mary's siblings:
Myrtle May Bates Taylor Hay
Ethel Lilian Bates Gray
Dellevina Bates Evans
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Note: Missouri death certificate filed under the name Mary Ellen Martin. Obituary is headlined "Martin," but gives her name as "Mary Ellen Martin Wakefield (nee Bates)." Headstone only has the Wakefield surname.
He worked as a farm hand, and they lived in Carroll County. They were the parents of at least 4 children, although 2 died before 1910.
Their marriage ended in divorce in the 1910's.
Known children from first marriage: 2 infants, 2 daughters.
Mary then married Theodore Ellis. Their marriage ended by 1919.
Children from second marriage: None known.
Mary married John "William" Wakefield on 17 Aug 1919 in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri. He was a widower and the father of 4 children from his first marriage.
Mary and William were the parents of 7 children. They lived in Camp Point, Adams County, Illinois by 1930, but returned to Carroll County sometime between 1932 and 1940.
He died in 1940.
Children from third marriage: 3 step-sons, 1 step-daughter, 2 sons, 5 daughters.
After William's death, Mary lived in St. Joseph, Missouri. She worked there part time as a seamstress in a factory.
Her fourth husband was William Martin.
Children from fourth marriage: None.
Mary lived until 1965. She died at St. Joseph's Hospital in St. Charles, Missouri of natural causes. At the time of her death, she was 75 years, 3 months and 6 days old.
She was survived by 6 daughters, Agnes Taylor, Frances Scarborough, Stella Miller, Beulah Livengood, Lulu Moore and Mattelene Woodson; 2 sons, John Wakefield and Frank Wakefield; 2 step-sons, Roy Wakefield and Earl Wakefield; 1 step-daughter, Viola Bates; her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; at least 1 sister, Myrtle Hay; and extended family members.
In addition to her last husband, Mary was preceded in death by 1 daughter, Myrtle Wakefield; 1 step-son, Clarence Wakefield; her mother and father; and at least 2 sisters, Ethel Gray and Dellevina Evans.
Funeral services were conducted at 11 a.m. on the morning of 03 Feb 1965 at Prinster-Baue Funeral Home on North Kingshighway in St. Charles, Missouri.
Mother of:
Infant Dunn
Infant Dunn
Myrtle Mae Dunn Wakefield
Agnes Dunn Thorp Taylor
John Handley Wakefield
Sarah Frances Wakefield Adams Scarborough
Stella Fae Wakefield Boyd Rutter Schmidt Miller
Beulah Florene Wakefield Guill Livengood Miller
Lulu Ruth Wakefield Wheeler Moore
Mattelene Wakefield Woodson Bonney
Frank Darl Wakefield
Step-mother of:
Roy John Wakefield
Earl W. Wakefield
Clarence Wakefield
Viola Rachel Wakefield Bates
Mary's siblings:
Myrtle May Bates Taylor Hay
Ethel Lilian Bates Gray
Dellevina Bates Evans
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Note: Missouri death certificate filed under the name Mary Ellen Martin. Obituary is headlined "Martin," but gives her name as "Mary Ellen Martin Wakefield (nee Bates)." Headstone only has the Wakefield surname.
The daughter of Peter Elderbert Bates and Nellie Frances Mikel, Mary married Louis Anderson Dunn on 29 Aug 1905 in Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri.
He worked as a farm hand, and they lived in Carroll County. They were the parents of at least 4 children, although 2 died before 1910.
Their marriage ended in divorce in the 1910's.
Known children from first marriage: 2 infants, 2 daughters.
Mary then married Theodore Ellis. Their marriage ended by 1919.
Children from second marriage: None known.
Mary married John "William" Wakefield on 17 Aug 1919 in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri. He was a widower and the father of 4 children from his first marriage.
Mary and William were the parents of 7 children. They lived in Camp Point, Adams County, Illinois by 1930, but returned to Carroll County sometime between 1932 and 1940.
He died in 1940.
Children from third marriage: 3 step-sons, 1 step-daughter, 2 sons, 5 daughters.
After William's death, Mary lived in St. Joseph, Missouri. She worked there part time as a seamstress in a factory.
Her fourth husband was William Martin.
Children from fourth marriage: None.
Mary lived until 1965. She died at St. Joseph's Hospital in St. Charles, Missouri of natural causes. At the time of her death, she was 75 years, 3 months and 6 days old.
She was survived by 6 daughters, Agnes Taylor, Frances Scarborough, Stella Miller, Beulah Livengood, Lulu Moore and Mattelene Woodson; 2 sons, John Wakefield and Frank Wakefield; 2 step-sons, Roy Wakefield and Earl Wakefield; 1 step-daughter, Viola Bates; her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; at least 1 sister, Myrtle Hay; and extended family members.
In addition to her last husband, Mary was preceded in death by 1 daughter, Myrtle Wakefield; 1 step-son, Clarence Wakefield; her mother and father; and at least 2 sisters, Ethel Gray and Dellevina Evans.
Funeral services were conducted at 11 a.m. on the morning of 03 Feb 1965 at Prinster-Baue Funeral Home on North Kingshighway in St. Charles, Missouri.
Mother of:
Infant Dunn
Infant Dunn
Myrtle Mae Dunn Wakefield
Agnes Dunn Thorp Taylor
John Handley Wakefield
Sarah Frances Wakefield Adams Scarborough
Stella Fae Wakefield Boyd Rutter Schmidt Miller
Beulah Florene Wakefield Guill Livengood Miller
Lulu Ruth Wakefield Wheeler Moore
Mattelene Wakefield Woodson Bonney
Frank Darl Wakefield
Step-mother of:
Roy John Wakefield
Earl W. Wakefield
Clarence Wakefield
Viola Rachel Wakefield Bates
Mary's siblings:
Myrtle May Bates Taylor Hay
Ethel Lilian Bates Gray
Dellevina Bates Evans
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Note: Missouri death certificate filed under the name Mary Ellen Martin. Obituary is headlined "Martin," but gives her name as "Mary Ellen Martin Wakefield (nee Bates)." Headstone only has the Wakefield surname.
He worked as a farm hand, and they lived in Carroll County. They were the parents of at least 4 children, although 2 died before 1910.
Their marriage ended in divorce in the 1910's.
Known children from first marriage: 2 infants, 2 daughters.
Mary then married Theodore Ellis. Their marriage ended by 1919.
Children from second marriage: None known.
Mary married John "William" Wakefield on 17 Aug 1919 in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri. He was a widower and the father of 4 children from his first marriage.
Mary and William were the parents of 7 children. They lived in Camp Point, Adams County, Illinois by 1930, but returned to Carroll County sometime between 1932 and 1940.
He died in 1940.
Children from third marriage: 3 step-sons, 1 step-daughter, 2 sons, 5 daughters.
After William's death, Mary lived in St. Joseph, Missouri. She worked there part time as a seamstress in a factory.
Her fourth husband was William Martin.
Children from fourth marriage: None.
Mary lived until 1965. She died at St. Joseph's Hospital in St. Charles, Missouri of natural causes. At the time of her death, she was 75 years, 3 months and 6 days old.
She was survived by 6 daughters, Agnes Taylor, Frances Scarborough, Stella Miller, Beulah Livengood, Lulu Moore and Mattelene Woodson; 2 sons, John Wakefield and Frank Wakefield; 2 step-sons, Roy Wakefield and Earl Wakefield; 1 step-daughter, Viola Bates; her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; at least 1 sister, Myrtle Hay; and extended family members.
In addition to her last husband, Mary was preceded in death by 1 daughter, Myrtle Wakefield; 1 step-son, Clarence Wakefield; her mother and father; and at least 2 sisters, Ethel Gray and Dellevina Evans.
Funeral services were conducted at 11 a.m. on the morning of 03 Feb 1965 at Prinster-Baue Funeral Home on North Kingshighway in St. Charles, Missouri.
Mother of:
Infant Dunn
Infant Dunn
Myrtle Mae Dunn Wakefield
Agnes Dunn Thorp Taylor
John Handley Wakefield
Sarah Frances Wakefield Adams Scarborough
Stella Fae Wakefield Boyd Rutter Schmidt Miller
Beulah Florene Wakefield Guill Livengood Miller
Lulu Ruth Wakefield Wheeler Moore
Mattelene Wakefield Woodson Bonney
Frank Darl Wakefield
Step-mother of:
Roy John Wakefield
Earl W. Wakefield
Clarence Wakefield
Viola Rachel Wakefield Bates
Mary's siblings:
Myrtle May Bates Taylor Hay
Ethel Lilian Bates Gray
Dellevina Bates Evans
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Note: Missouri death certificate filed under the name Mary Ellen Martin. Obituary is headlined "Martin," but gives her name as "Mary Ellen Martin Wakefield (nee Bates)." Headstone only has the Wakefield surname.
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Myrtle Mae Dunn Wakefield
1909–1937
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Agnes Dunn Taylor
1912–1989
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John Handley Wakefield
1920–2001
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Sarah Frances Wakefield Scarborough
1922–1981
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Stella Fae Wakefield Miller
1924–1971
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Beulah Florene Wakefield Miller
1925–1997
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Lulu Ruth Wakefield Moore
1927–1996
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Mattelene Wakefield Woodson
1928–1996
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Frank Darl Wakefield
1930–1984
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