Ethel (Milne) Gumm

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Ethel (Milne) Gumm was Judy Garland's mother. She was found dead in the parking lot at the Douglas Aircraft Company, where she was employed as a clerk. She had been dead for some time.^[1] She is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California.^[2][3]

1900 Federal Census (Humboldt township, Marquette, Michigan, United States):

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

John Milne Head M 35 Canada Eng

Eva Milne Wife F 34 New York

Ethel Milne Daughter F 7 Michigan

John Milne Son M 5 Michigan

Mary C Milne Daughter F 4 Michigan

Robert J Milne Son M 3 Michigan

Franklin Milne Son M 1 Michigan

George Milne Brother M 21 Canada Eng^[4]

1910 Federal Census (Michigamme, Marquette, Michigan, United States):

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

John Milne Head M 44 New York

Eva M Milne Wife F 42 New York

Ethel M Milne Daughter F 16 Michigan

John F Milne Son M 15 Michigan

Mary C Milne Daughter F 13 Michigan

Robert J Milne Son M 12 Michigan

Frank Milne Son M 10 Michigan

Fred L Milne Son M 9 Michigan

Norma E Milne Daughter F 3 Michigan

Mary E Arseneay Servant F 20 Michigan^[5]

1920 Federal Census (Goodland, Itasca, Minnesota, United States):

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

Frank A Gumm Head Male 33 Tennessee

Ethel M Gumm Wife Female 25 Michigan

Mary Jane Gumm Daughter Female 4 Minnesota

Dorthy Gumm Daughter Female 2 Minnesota^[6]

1930 Federal Census (Antelope, Los Angeles, California, United States):

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

Frank A Gumm Head Male 44 Tennessee

Ethel M Gumm Wife Female 35 Michigan

Mary J Gumm Daughter Female 14 Minnesota

Virginia D Gumm Daughter Female 12 Minnesota

Frances E Gumm Daughter Female 7 Minnesota^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Judy Garland's Mother Found Dead On Parking Lot". The Ottawa Journal" (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) 6 Jan 1953, Tue • Page 8. Retrieved on 24 December 2016.
2. ↑ Ethel's Find A Grave memorial
3. ↑ Note: According to early census records, Ethel was three years older than her sister Mary Cevila. According to Mary Cevila's official death record she was born in Sep 1896. It would be impossible for Ethel to be born two months later in Nov 1896. Best guess is that Ethel's gravestone is wrong with a birth year inscribed from faulty memory. Vital records should be consulted for Ethel's correct birth date. Meanwhile, the (7) sources at FamilySearch.org all point to 17 Nov 1893 being the correct birth date (until better information is found).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS94-1HN : accessed 3 April 2015), John Milne in household of John Milne, Humboldt township, Marquette, Michigan, United States; citing sheet 5A, family 63, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,728.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLR4-1NV : accessed 3 April 2015), John F Milne in household of John Milne, Michigamme, Marquette, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 195, sheet 6A, family 102, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,675.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWB9-WH7 : accessed 22 April 2018), Goodland, Itasca, Minnesota, United States; Ethel M Gumm in household of Frank A Gumm, Goodland, Itasca, Minnesota, United States; citing ED 34, sheet 1A, line 31, family 6, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 840; FHL microfilm 1,820,840.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCFD-NMR : accessed 22 April 2018), Ethel M Gumm in household of Frank A Gumm, Antelope, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 799, sheet 10A, line 7, family 282, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 123; FHL microfilm 2,339,858.

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