She married Kenneth Burns on 26 Apr 1946.[3] They had a daughter Deborah. Mary Ellen worked for C&P Tel. operator for 30 years.
She died on 1 Dec 2008 and is buried with her husband at Arlington National Cemetery.[4][5]
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"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM2W-MZD : accessed 6 November 2018), Mary E Anderson in household of Debbie Savage, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 356, sheet 5A, line 15, family 60, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 303; FHL microfilm 2,340,038.
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"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K73Q-FQR : 15 March 2018), Mary E Anderson in household of Margret Anderson, Tract 93, District of Columbia, Police Precinct 12, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1-487, sheet 6A, line 11, family 92, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 570.
"United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKL6-YT2F : accessed 6 November 2018), Mary Ellen Anderson Watts, Washington DC, United States, 17 Apr 2009; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Washington Post, The, born-digital text.
"United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKG4-YHN2 : accessed 6 November 2018), Mary in entry for Mr Kenneth B Watts, Florida, United States, 02 Feb 2003; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Daytona Beach News-Journal, born-digital text.
"United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKGT-5397 : accessed 6 November 2018), Mary in entry for Mr Kenneth B Watts, Florida, United States, 05 Feb 2003; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Daytona Beach News-Journal, born-digital text.
"United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKKT-3D19 : accessed 6 November 2018), Mary Ellen Watts_ Anderson Watts, Florida, United States, 19 Apr 2009; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Daytona Beach News-Journal, born-digital text.
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