Mary married Chester Hampson on December 25, 1905 and helped him run grocery stores in Salida and Rifle, Colorado. Chester died unexpectedly in 1915, leaving her with 4 children to raise. She married Otto Coulter in 1925. Mary was the first female town council member in Rifle, and she was a delegate to the Republican National Convention which nominated Eisenhower. Her children were Grace, Dorothy "Dot", Chester "Chet", and Lee.
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1900 Census:"United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMTL-Z98 : accessed 27 December 2014), Mary L Bates in household of Eligh G Bates, Syracuse & Liberty Townships Syracuse city, Hamilton, Kansas, United States; citing sheet 3A, family 61, NARA microfilm publication T623, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,240,482.
1910 Census:"United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MK47-63C : accessed 27 December 2014), Mary L Hampson in household of Chester K Hampson, Precinct 15, Garfield, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 47, sheet 3A, family 65, NARA microfilm publication T624, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,374,133.
1920 Census:"United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MX2T-VJB : accessed 27 December 2014), Mary L Stotts in household of Charles Stotts, South Rifle, Garfield, Colorado, United States; citing sheet 9A, family 183, NARA microfilm publication T625, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,820,164.
1930 Census:"United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X74W-N1W : accessed 27 December 2014), Mary Coulter in household of Otto V Coulter, Rifle, Garfield, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0032, sheet 2A, family 26, line 9, NARA microfilm publication T626, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 242; FHL microfilm 2,339,977.
1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VR6Z-RMJ : accessed 27 December 2014), Mary Coulter in household of Otto Coulter, Election Precinct 21, Garfield, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 23-32, sheet 2B, family 48, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 463, NARA digital publication of T627, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
Burial:"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKZ-NZCD : accessed 2 May 2016), Mary L. Coulter, ; Burial, Salida, Chaffee, Colorado, United States of America, Fairview Cemetery; citing record ID 41999402, Find A Grave: Memorial #41999402.
Death:"California, Death Index, 1940-1997," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VGBH-X8X : accessed 27 December 2014), Mary Lenore Coulter, 28 Apr 1980; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
Marriage to Charlie Stotts: "Utah Marriages, 1887-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8PB-4L4 : 5 December 2014), Charlie Stotts and Mary Hampson, 22 Jun 1916; citing , Utah, Utah; FHL microfilm 482,946.
Marriage to Chester K. Hampson: "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KNQW-GS5 : accessed 27 December 2014), Chester K Hampson and Mary L Bates, 25 Dec 1905, Salida, Chaffee, Colorado, United States; citing p. 1690, State Archives, Denver; FHL microfilm 1,690,084
Marriage to Chester Hampson:Hampson-Bates Salida, Colorado: The Salida Record, Volume XXIII, Number 34, December 29, 1905, page 1. Coloradohistoricnewspapers.org Accessed 16 October 2017.
Marriage to Otto Coulter:"Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KNQM-2V5 : accessed 27 December 2014), Otto V Coulter and Mary Hampson, 10 Jun 1925, Rifle, Garfield, Colorado, United States; citing p. 881, State Archives, Denver; FHL microfilm 1,690,065.
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