Daughter of William McGhee and Sallie Smith McGhee.

Married to Ernest Thurston Colclough on April 9, 1911.

Ernest and Ella were the parents of:
Lillian Naoma Colclough Paschall(1913-1992)
Wesley David Colclough
Vernice Colclough Soles(1919-1999)
Nancy Colclough(1924-unk)

Married to Alexander David Dunn.
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1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Ella M Mcghee
Age: 10
Birth Date: Feb 1890
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1900: Cedar Fork, Wake, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Billie Mcghee
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Name: Sallie B Mcghee
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members: Name Age
Billie Mcghee 39
Sallie B Mcghee 25
Ella M Mcghee 10
Burtie Mcghee 8
Walter Mcghee 2

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary E Meghes
Age in 1910: 16
Birth Year: 1894
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Cedar Fork, Wake, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: William Meghes
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Name: Sallie B Meghes
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members: Name Age
William Meghes 47
Sallie B Meghes 36
Mary E Meghes 16
Burtie Meghes 15
Ervin Meghes 11
Delos Meghes 6
Lattie T Meghes 4
Gladis Meghes 3

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary E Colclough
Age: 27
Birth Year: abt 1893
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1920: Le Gette, Marion, South Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Ernest Colclough
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members: Name Age
Ernest Colclough 33
Mary E Colclough 27
Naoma Colclough 6
Wesley D Colclough 3
Vernice Colclough 0

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Ella Dunn
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1890
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Home in 1930: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: Alec D Dunn
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members: Name Age
Alec D Dunn 43
Ella Dunn 40
Myrtle T Dunn 17
Katherine O Dunn 16
Alec D Dunn 12
Nonie F Dunn 10
Beulah W Dunn 9
L Rudolph Dunn 6
Lillian Colclough 16
Nancy Colclough 6

North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975
Name: Mary Ella Dunn
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 84
Marital status: Widowed
Occupation: Housewife
Birth Date: 10 Sep 1890
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States
Death Date: 15 Aug 1975
Death Location: Durham, Durham
Father's Name: Billy Mcghee
Mother's Name: Sallie Smith
Residence: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Cause of death: Cardiac and respiratory arrest, pneumonia, arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Informant: Mrs Betty Hayes, 1013 Midland Terrace, Durham