MO d/c 59-031112 — As May E. Oldfather

MRS. MAE OLDFATHER
Edina, Mo., Sept. 3. — Mrs. Mae Oldfather, 72, a former Knox county resident and widow of R. E. Oldfather, died Monday at the home of a son, R. E. Oldfather, Jr., in Brighton, a St. Louis suburb.
Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 10 in St. Joseph Catholic church at Edina with the Rev. Terence Mullins officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph New Catholic cemetery.
Mrs. Oldfather was born May 22, 1878 [sic], near Edina, a daughter of William and Mary Worland Delaney. She was married in 1904. Surviving is the son, R. E. Oldfather, Jr., of Brighton and two grandsons.
The Quincy Herald Whig, Quincy, Illinois, September 3, 1959

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Missouri, Birth Records, 1847-1910
Father: W. C. Delaney
Occupation: Farmer
Age: ? Nationality: ?
Place of Birth: Hurdland, Missouri
Mother: Catherine M. Worley
Age: 24 Nationality: Irish
Place of Birth: Illinois
Child: Delaney [Mae G.]
Date of Birth: May 21, 1884 [Stone has 1887 for birth year]
Sex: F
Place of Birth: Hurdland, Missouri
No. Of Child This Mother: Third

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: May G Delaney
Age: 16
Birth Date: May 1884
Birthplace: Missouri
Home in 1900: Lyon, Knox, Missouri
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Wm Delaney
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's name: Kate M Delaney
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Household Members: Name Age
Wm Delaney 46
Kate M Delaney 40
Augustine G Delaney 19
Sylvester Delaney 17
May G Delaney 16
Joseph Delaney 14

Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002
Name: Mary E Delaney
Age: 20
Birth Date: abt 1884
Marriage Date: 4 Oct 1904
Marriage Location: St Louis, Missouri
Marriage County: Jefferson
Spouse Name: Rees E Oldfather
Spouse Age: 28
Spouse Birth Date: abt 1876