Maud Ethel (Howard) Genthner (1867 - abt. 1924)

Born 22 Nov 1867 in Maryland, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Artice Charles Genthner — married 11 Oct 1899 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Died about 30 Apr 1924 at about age 56 in Guilford, Piscataquis, Maine, United States

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Biography

Maud (often spelled in the more traditional way, Maude) was born 22 Nov 1877^[1] in Maryland. She was the daughter of Leonard and Anna (Herring) Howard.^[2]

She married Artie Genthner on 11 Oct 1899 at Lynn, MA.^[2] The couple had three children during their 24 year marriage.^[3]

Maud had taken ill about 1922 and had fought courageously for several years. In early 1924 she entered the Fairfield Sanitorium at Fairfield, ME. for treatment on the same day her young daughter, Betty, passed away.^[4] This no doubt weighed heavily on her and, despite fighting the good fight, she passed away on 30 Apr 1924.^[1]

Research Notes

One source gives the DOB as 22 Nov 1867.^[5] Other sources state "1877"^[6] or "Nov 1877"^[7] We believe the truth lies half way between the two at 22 Nov 1877.

The DOD is shown as 2 May 1924 at Find a Grave.^[6] However, on the same page, they repost the obituary referenced above.^[4] it states "The death of this town which occurred on Wednesday morning at the Fairfield Sanitorium..." and carries a dateline of "Guilfrod(sic) 2 May", and was published 5 May 1924 in the Bangor paper. The "Wednesday" immediately previous to both of these dates was 30 Apr 1924. Find a Grave lists the date of the obituary.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} See Research Notes
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915
3. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census, state of Maine, county of Piscataquis, town of Guilford, Enumeration District 0151, enumerated on 3 Jan 1920, sheet # 3B, lines 56-60
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Obituary "Death of Mrs. A. C. Genthner Shock to Community" published in The Bangor Daily News: 5 May 1924, reprinted at Find a Grave
5. ↑ The Howard Genealogy Descendants of John Howard of Bridgewater, seventh generation, subject 308, page 201, "https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61157/images/46155_b290374-00306?pId=3161607"
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161591345/maud-ethel-genthner: accessed 31 May 2023), memorial page for Maud Ethel Howard Genthner (1877–2 May 1924), Find a Grave Memorial ID 161591345, citing Lawn Cemetery, Guilford, Piscataquis County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Robert J. Hodsdon, Sr. (contributor 47094022)
7. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census, state of Massachusetts, county of Suffolk, city of Boston, Ward 22, Enumeration District 1489, enumerated on 2 Jun 1900, sheet # 4, line 54, column 7