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Mary Louise <I>Westcott</I> Merritt

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Mary Louise Westcott Merritt

Birth
Purdys, Westchester County, New York, USA
Death
11 Dec 1956 (aged 64)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
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m.(1) 1914 Apr 24 -- Hubert D. Baker7 (b. 1883 Aug 29 -- Connecticut d. aft 1930 / bef 1940?) – Yell County, Arkansas
Children:
1. Ira Delmont/Harold Baker (b. 1917 Feb 6 Arkansas d. 1997 Jun 16 g.s. National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix (Maricopa) AZ)
In 1940, Ira is a lodger at 1765 P St. in Washington, DC, working as a truck driver in a parking lot. Lodging at the same address is his mother, Mary, and sister, Madaline.
2. Madaline (Madeline?) Hazel Baker (b. abt 1919 Arkansas d. )
In 1940, Madaline is a lodger at 1765 P St. in Washington, DC, working as a sales clerk in a dairy products store. Lodging at the same address is her mother, Mary, and brother, Ira. In 1935, Madaline lived in Tulsa, OK.
3. Edwin H. Baker (b. abt 1923 Arkansas d. )
In 1910, Hubert was 26 and living at home with his parents in Somers. Hubert and his father are [house] painters.
In 1920, the Baker family is living in their own home in Ola (Yell) Arkansas, where Hubert is a farmer. H. D. Baker and Mary L. were divorced on 1925 Dec 15 in Yell County, Arkansas. In 1930, Hubert was back in Somers working as a painter (as he was doing in 1910). An article in The Putnam County Courier for 1941 Jan 6 mentions a “Mrs. Hubert D. Baker” doing volunteer work at the Elephant Inn in Somers.

m.(2) 1926 Jan -- Arthur W. Merritt (b. 1894 Apr 6 New York d. late 1950’s)
No children.

In 1900, Arthur is living with his grandfather in Somers.
I could not locate Arthur in 1910 or 1920. In 1917, Arthur, a farm laborer living in Lincolndale (near Somers) claimed exemption from the draft because of “weak ankles.”
In 1930, the Merritt family is living in a rented house at 480 First St in Newburgh (Orange) New York, where Arthur is a mill worker. In 1940, Arthur is employed as a farm hand and living on Rovell St. in Somers with his 81-year-old widowed mother, Isabella. Mary, divorced, is a lodger at 1765 P St. in Washington, DC, working as a maid in a private home. Lodging at the same address are Ira D. and Madaline H. Baker. In 1935, Mary lived in Tulsa, OK.

When Mary died in 1956 at age 64, she was working for the U.S. Treasury Printing Dept. in Washington, DC. According to her sister, Alice, she died from “hard work.”
Mary is buried in Washington, D.C.

m.(1) 1914 Apr 24 -- Hubert D. Baker7 (b. 1883 Aug 29 -- Connecticut d. aft 1930 / bef 1940?) – Yell County, Arkansas
Children:
1. Ira Delmont/Harold Baker (b. 1917 Feb 6 Arkansas d. 1997 Jun 16 g.s. National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix (Maricopa) AZ)
In 1940, Ira is a lodger at 1765 P St. in Washington, DC, working as a truck driver in a parking lot. Lodging at the same address is his mother, Mary, and sister, Madaline.
2. Madaline (Madeline?) Hazel Baker (b. abt 1919 Arkansas d. )
In 1940, Madaline is a lodger at 1765 P St. in Washington, DC, working as a sales clerk in a dairy products store. Lodging at the same address is her mother, Mary, and brother, Ira. In 1935, Madaline lived in Tulsa, OK.
3. Edwin H. Baker (b. abt 1923 Arkansas d. )
In 1910, Hubert was 26 and living at home with his parents in Somers. Hubert and his father are [house] painters.
In 1920, the Baker family is living in their own home in Ola (Yell) Arkansas, where Hubert is a farmer. H. D. Baker and Mary L. were divorced on 1925 Dec 15 in Yell County, Arkansas. In 1930, Hubert was back in Somers working as a painter (as he was doing in 1910). An article in The Putnam County Courier for 1941 Jan 6 mentions a “Mrs. Hubert D. Baker” doing volunteer work at the Elephant Inn in Somers.

m.(2) 1926 Jan -- Arthur W. Merritt (b. 1894 Apr 6 New York d. late 1950’s)
No children.

In 1900, Arthur is living with his grandfather in Somers.
I could not locate Arthur in 1910 or 1920. In 1917, Arthur, a farm laborer living in Lincolndale (near Somers) claimed exemption from the draft because of “weak ankles.”
In 1930, the Merritt family is living in a rented house at 480 First St in Newburgh (Orange) New York, where Arthur is a mill worker. In 1940, Arthur is employed as a farm hand and living on Rovell St. in Somers with his 81-year-old widowed mother, Isabella. Mary, divorced, is a lodger at 1765 P St. in Washington, DC, working as a maid in a private home. Lodging at the same address are Ira D. and Madaline H. Baker. In 1935, Mary lived in Tulsa, OK.

When Mary died in 1956 at age 64, she was working for the U.S. Treasury Printing Dept. in Washington, DC. According to her sister, Alice, she died from “hard work.”
Mary is buried in Washington, D.C.



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