Born in Deposit, New York, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of David Delos Carpenter
and Lucenia (Showers) Carpenter
Wife of
Ray Melvin Ash
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of
Charles Sierra
— married
about 1927 in Florida
Descendants 
Mother of
Gertrude (Ash) Graham and Clara Elizabeth (Ash) Voss
Died
at age 94
in Myrtle Grove, Escambia, Florida, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 May 2016
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Biography
Mary was born in 1878.
She married Ray Melvin Ash.[1][2]
She married Charles Sierra. [3]
Taught ladies Sunday School class 50 years at Baptist church. President Garden Club, President Ladies club. She and her sister made quilts every year for many decades for and Old Seaman's Home in Pensacola Florida.
She died in 1970.[4]
Sources
- ↑ New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967 https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=61632&h=1650313&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=7884 Name: Mary E Carpenter Gender: Female Marriage Date: 24 Apr 1897 Marriage Place: Westfield, New York, USA Spouse: Roy M Ash Certificate Number: 6924 Records Sharing Certificate Number: Name Mary E Carpenter Roy M Ash
- ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/46489996:7602 Name: May Ash [F Ash] Age: 23 Birth Date: Feb 1877 Birthplace: Pennsylvania, USA Home in 1900: Athens, Crawford, Pennsylvania Sheet Number: 9 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 218 Family Number: 221 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Ray M Ash Marriage Year: 1897 Years Married: 3 Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania, USA Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania, USA Mother: number of living children: 0 Mother: How many children: 0 Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Can Speak English: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members Age Relationship Ray M Ash 22 Head May Ash 23 Wife Reubeca Ash 48 Mother
- ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/102852403:6224 Name: Mary E Sierra Birth Year: abt 1876 Gender: Female Race: White Age in 1930: 54 Birthplace: New York Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Wife Homemaker?: Yes Home in 1930: Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, USA Map of Home: Pensacola, Escambia, Florida Street Address: West Chase St. House Number: 223 Dwelling Number: 21 Family Number: 32 Age at First Marriage: 20 Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: New York Mother's Birthplace: New York Able to Speak English: Yes Household Members Age Relationship Stephen C Sierra 65 Head Mary E Sierra 54 Wife Gertrude R Ash 25 Stepdaughter (Step Daughter) Elizabeth C Norman 23 Stepdaughter (Step Daughter) William C Norman 4 Stepgrandson (Step Grandson)
- ↑ Florida, U.S., Death Index, 1877-1998 https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=7338&h=2095691&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=6224 Name: Mary Elizabeth Sierra Race: White Age at Death: 94 Birth Date: 18 Feb 1876 Death Date: 18 Mar 1970 Death Place: Escambia, Florida, United States
- Mary Calder
Family Bible entry 1880 Athens, Crawford, PA Census records Daughters Marriage record
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When Mae married at 21, in 1897, she was given her grandmothers dresser that had been made by family just for ,her 8th birthday. Mae was also given her grandmothers rolling pin. Later when she was pregnant she was given her grandmothers rocking chair that Lucenia and Mae had both been rocked in and nursed in as infants. May's children and this gr gr grand daughter were all rocked in that chair. It is worse for wear today but Grandma Wheaton's rocking chair is still in use rocking three generations of babies here in the Acoma, Laguna and Navajo reservations where I've pastored for decades.
gr gr Grandma Wheaton's hall tree is getting ready to make another move to another generation. My youngest son,"Tony" wants it. He will be the 6th generation using that hall tree. Several mirrors later it is showing a lot of wear but no one wants to erase all the use and wear by refinishing it. I still use gr gr Grandma Wheaton's simple turned rolling pin. It is still my favorite. It was my wedding present from my grandmother. One handle is beginning to weaken so with this last move back to the Mission Church it will go one the wall. That lovely ladys dresser that was made for gr gr grandma Wheaton on her 8th birthday became my 8th birthday present. I still cherrish it but my husband so loved it he is using it and is very proud of it. I have Lucena's china doll that has lost one leather hand. She was in a watch box when she was given to my mother, Gertrude Rebecca Ash, as a child. An Uncle(Roy or Leroy?) Showers was a Jeweler and had the watch box that is large enough for the doll. I was given that doll about 1976. She still sleeps in that watch box. She was so special to my mother that she looked at her sometime but never played with her except to cuddle her and cry when her little brother died from the flu when he was about 2 years old and she was about 6...then "Clara" went back to the watch box where she still stays. That box may be why she is still with us. My Mothers sister was named Clara Elizabeth as was my mother's First daughter that died at just 6 days old. I'm intrigued....Is there a real life Clara that inspired so much naming after her? Several times seeing those family heirlooms has reminded me life goes on. When it hurts there will still be good times. I lost 2 pregnancies and was widowed twice but life has gone on and been good again. I have 4 grown children, 2 blood grandsons, dozens of step grandchildren, and a 3rd husband. 44 years of pastoring and co/pastoring with a late husband has brought in a poor income but satisfying life vocation. In the overall life is good.
posted 25 Sep 2016 by Mary (Graham) Calder
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Mom wanted my nick name to be Ceenee (sounds like See Knee) like Grandpa Called his beloved Lucena. No nick name ever stuck but it's good to know Lucena had a pet name that was so warmly spoken her granddaughter wanted that for her daughter.