Gillespie, Mary E.

Other Events:

• Census: Jun 1880, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA
• Census (state): 1905, Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas, USA

Notes:

Birth:

     Some of the documents consulted to date identify this person as "Mary" and others use "May" as the given name. I have assumed, without any explicit evidence, that "Mary" is the proper given name and that "May" was used as a nickname. This is an assumption that will require further research.

Census:

     According to the 1880 U.S. enumeration of the household in Ward 2, Mary Gillespie, age 10, single, attending school, lived with her parents, David Gillespie (age 51) and Minna Gillespie (age 45), and her three siblings: Julia Gillespie (age 23); Edwin Gillespie (age 18), and Henry Gillespie (age 15).
     Also living in the home were two single borders: Carrie Houck (age 23) and Clay H. Lynch (age 32), a grain dealer. There were also two single servants: Mary Mansfield (age 18), born in Maryland of Irish parents; and William Meek (age 26), a farm laborer whose parents were born in Bohemia.
     A short distance from Mary Gillespie's home where two families of relatives. These included Isabella J. (Gillespie) Sherman, her husband, Moses Sherman, and their daughter, Martha Sherman; and also Elizabeth Eleanor "Nellie" (Gillespie) Brink, her husband, Wesley R. Brink, their two daughters, Florence Brink and Julia Brink.
     Living in the Brink household was Martha A. (McGrew) (Hynes, or Hinds) Gillespie, the second wife of Matthew Gillespie. She was the mother of Elizabeth Eleanor "Nellie" (Gillespie) Brink and Isabella J. (Gillespie) Sherman, and the step-mother of David Gillespie, who was the son of Matthew Gillespie and his first wife, Nancy Gordon. She was therefore a grandmother to all the children in these three households.

Census (state):

     According to the March 1905 Kansas state enumeration, the household in Hutchinson appears to have been headed by Nettie W. Beard, who owned the house. She was 43 years old, white, born in Ohio, and had come to Kansas from Ohio. Harold W. Beard, age 17, white, born in Kansas, and attending school, appears to have been her son. Martha Barten, age 57, black, was born in Kentucky and was a servant.
     Also living in the house was Frank Ring, age 35, white, born in Minnesota, his occupation was described as "manf-"; May [sic] E. Ring, age 35, white, born in Illinois, a housekeeper; and Ruth E. Ring, age 4, white, born in Minnesota. The three members of the Ring family had come to Kansas from Ohio.
     The last member of the household was T. J. Tempear, age 63, white, born in Ohio, and coming to Kansas from Minnesota. He was a grain dealer.

Died:
The place of death is not known at this time. About the time of her marriage, she moved to California.

Mary married Ring, Frank Ernest 1 Jun 1898, Madison County, Illinois, USA. Frank (son of Ring, David T. and Pardy, Susan) was born 13 Oct 1870, Minnesota, USA; died 15 Jun 1941, Santa Clara County, California, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census (state): 1905, Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas, USA
• Census: 1910, Nueces County, Texas, USA

Notes:

Birth:
The approximate date of birth is based on calculations based on information provided in source materials.

Census (state):

     According to the March 1905 Kansas state enumeration, the household in Hutchinson appears to have been headed by Nettie W. Beard, who owned the house. She was 43 years old, white, born in Ohio, and had come to Kansas from Ohio. Harold W. Beard, age 17, white, born in Kansas, and attending school, appears to have been her son. Martha Barten, age 57, black, was born in Kentucky and was a servant.
     Also living in the house was Frank Ring, age 35, white, born in Minnesota, his occupation was described as "manf-"; May [sic] E. Ring, age 35, white, born in Illinois, a housekeeper; and Ruth E. Ring, age 4, white, born in Minnesota. The three members of the Ring family had come to Kansas from Ohio.
     The last member of the household was T. J. Tempear, age 63, white, born in Ohio, and coming to Kansas from Minnesota. He was a grain dealer.

Census:

     According to the 1910 U.S. enumeration in April of the household in Justice Precinct 2, Ruth Ring, age 9, white, born in Minnesota, and attending school, lived with her parents, Frank E. Ring, head of household, age 39, white, born in Minnesota, a farmer working on his own property; and Mary Ring, his wife, age 39, white, born in Illinois. Frank and Mary had been married for 10 years.
     Also living in the household were Lizzie Mason, a widowed servant, age 55, black, born in Louisiana, the mother of two children: Sam Mason, a farm laborer, age 24, black, born in Texas; and Olivia Mason, age 17, black, born in Texas.

Died:

     According to information on her death certificate, Ruth Ring died at 1:00 a.m. at 406 Waco Street, in Ward 4, which appears to have been the family home. The cause of death was "Pneumonia complicated with Peritonitis," which had persisted for 10 days.