At age 23, Mary Watkins married Alphonse Gouner, not a surprising choice since Alphonse's sister Amelie was her stepmother and his brother Leonidas had married her younger sister Alice. Alphonse, a sailor by trade, was 11 years older than she.
Shortly after the birth of her last child in 1891, Mary died at the young age of 37, leaving Alphonse to care for seven children ranging in age from 14 to 3 months old. Mary's sister Alice and husband Leonidas offered to care for the infant Mattie and did so until she was grown.
Shortly after the birth of her last child in 1891, Mary died at the young age of 37, leaving Alphonse to care for seven children ranging in age from 14 to 3 months old. Mary's sister Alice and husband Leonidas offered to care for the infant Mattie and did so until she was grown.
At age 23, Mary Watkins married Alphonse Gouner, not a surprising choice since Alphonse's sister Amelie was her stepmother and his brother Leonidas had married her younger sister Alice. Alphonse, a sailor by trade, was 11 years older than she.
Shortly after the birth of her last child in 1891, Mary died at the young age of 37, leaving Alphonse to care for seven children ranging in age from 14 to 3 months old. Mary's sister Alice and husband Leonidas offered to care for the infant Mattie and did so until she was grown.
Shortly after the birth of her last child in 1891, Mary died at the young age of 37, leaving Alphonse to care for seven children ranging in age from 14 to 3 months old. Mary's sister Alice and husband Leonidas offered to care for the infant Mattie and did so until she was grown.
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