Mary Margaret (Wickersham) Alvey (1909 - 1995)

Born 26 Aug 1909 in Lebanon Junction, Bullitt, Kentucky, United States

Wife of Horace Hinton Alvey — married 18 Oct 1930 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

Died 18 Dec 1995 at age 86 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Mary Margaret Wickersham Alvey BIRTH 26 Aug 1909, Lebanon Junction, Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA DEATH 18 Dec 1995 (aged 86), Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA BURIAL Hebron Cemetery and Mausoleums, Brooks, Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ^[1] MEMORIAL ID 203933281

P a r e n t s : John Thomas Wickersham 1886–1947 and Nora Hedges Wickersham 1883–1970 ^[2][3]

S p o u s e : Horace Hinton Alvey 1901–1968, married 18 Oct 1930, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA ^[4][5]

In the 1910 United States Federal Census, [Wickersham Alvey, Mary Margaret] Mary M Wickersham is reported to be Age 0 [7/12], Birth Date: 1910. Her Birthplace is Kentucky, and her Home in 1910 is a Rented House in Magisterial District 4, Bullitt, Kentucky, USA. She is a Single white female Daughter to the Head of House. Her Father's Name is John T Wickersham, Birthplace: Kentucky. Her Mother's Name is Nora Wickersham, Birthplace: Kentucky. Her Native Tongue is English. Household Members, Age, and Relationship are John T Wickersham 24 Head, Nora Wickersham 25 Wife, Wilbur B Wickersham 2 Son, and Mary M Wickersham 0 Daughter^[6]

In the 1920 United States Federal Census, [Wickersham Alvey, Mary Margaret] Mary Margret Wickersham is reported to be Age 10, Birth Year: abt 1910. Her Birthplace is Kentucky and her Home in 1920 is a House located on Main Street in Lebanon Junction, Bullitt, Kentucky. She is a Single white female Daughter to the Head of House. Her Father's Name is J T Wickersham, Birthplace: Kentucky. Her Mother's Name is Nora Wickersham, Birthplace: Kentucky. She speaks English and is able to read and write. She is living at home and attending school. Household Members, Age, and Relationship are J T Wickersham 33 Head, Nora Wickersham 25 Wife, Wilbur B Wickersham 11 Son, and Mary Margret Wickersham 10 Daughter^[7]

In the 1930 United States Federal Census, [Wickersham Alvey, Mary Margaret] Mary M Wickersham is reported to be Age 21, Birth Year: abt 1909. She is a Single white female Daughter to the Head of House. Her Birthplace is Kentucky, and her Home in 1930 is a Rented House located at 1483 St James Court in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA. She speaks English and is Able to Read and Write. Her parents were born in Kentucky. She is living at home and attending school. Household Members, Age, and Relationship are John T Wichersham 44 Head, Nora Wichersham 45 Wife, Wilbur B Wichersham 21 Son, Mary M Wichersham 21 Daughter, and Barret A Murray 24 Nephew^[8]

1 9 4 7 : Death of father, John T Wickersham 1886–1947, Abt 1947 • San Antonio, Tex.

In the 1950 United States Federal Census, [Wickersham Alvey, Mary Margaret] Mary M Alvey is reported to be Age 40, Birth Date: abt 1910. She is a white female Daughter to the Head of House. Her Birth Place is Kentucky, and her Home in 1950 is a House at 1485 South Fourth St in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA. Her Occupation is Home Economic Teacher; Industry: City Public School. Occupation Category: Working. Hours Worked: 30. Worker Class: Government. Household Members, Age, and Relationship are Nora H Wickersham 65 Head, Mary M Alvey 40 Daughter, and Ann T Alvey 18 Granddaughter^[9]

D E A T H : 18 Dec 1995 (aged 86), Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA. Burial in Hebron Cemetery and Mausoleums, Brooks, Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ^[10][11][12]

O B I T U A R Y ^[13]

Mary Margaret Wickersham Alvey, 86, died Monday [December 18, 1995] at Jefferson Place. She was a former teacher at Western and Barret Junior High Schools and a member of Walnut Street Baptist Church. Survivors: two granddaughters, Elizabeth K. Senn and Katherine S. Williams, both of whom cared for her; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Pearsons 149 Breckinridge Lane. Burial: Hebron Cemetery in Bullitt County. Visitation: 3-6 p.m. Tuesday. Memorial gifts: Hospice of Louisville.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203933281/mary-margaret-alvey: accessed 08 August 2023), memorial page for Mary Margaret Wickersham Alvey (26 Aug 1909–18 Dec 1995), Find a Grave Memorial ID 203933281, citing Hebron Cemetery and Mausoleums, Brooks, Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Dolores & Danny Bohn (contributor 47129663).
2. ↑ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Source Information, Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
3. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DN-SBJ6 : 22 July 2021), Horace H Alvey and Mary Margaret Wickersham, 18 Oct 1930; citing Marriage, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 2,108,430.
4. ↑ THE CALVERT, GREEN, AND ALVEY FAMILY HISTORIES By James H. Mosby, A Reproduction by UNIGRAPHIC, INC., 1401 North Fares Avenue, Evansville, Indiana 47711, nineteen hundred and seventy-six, page 198
5. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DN-SBJW : 22 July 2021), Horace H Alvey and Mary Margaret Wickersham, 18 Oct 1930; citing Marriage, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 2,108,430.
6. ↑ United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Magisterial District 4, Bullitt, Kentucky; Roll: T624_468; Page: 18a; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 1374481. Source Information, Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
7. ↑ United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lebanon Junction, Bullitt, Kentucky; Roll: T625_562; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 23. Source Information, Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
8. ↑ United States Federl Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 2340491. Source Information, Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
9. ↑ United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: 2126; Page: 75; Enumeration District: 122-308. Source Information, Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022. Original data: Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. 1913-1/1/1972. Population Schedules for the 1950 Census, 1950 - 1950. Washington, DC: National Archives at Washington, DC.
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203933281/mary-margaret-alvey: accessed 08 August 2023), memorial page for Mary Margaret Wickersham Alvey (26 Aug 1909–18 Dec 1995), Find a Grave Memorial ID 203933281, citing Hebron Cemetery and Mausoleums, Brooks, Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Dolores & Danny Bohn (contributor 47129663).
11. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JPB3-FYX : 9 January 2021), Mary L Wickersham, 26 Feb 1994; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
12. ↑ "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKCM-5BPM : 11 February 2018), Mary L Wickersham, 1994; citing Death, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
13. ↑ COURIER JOURNAL OBITUARY – 12/19/1995

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