Born in Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Jesse Black
and Martha Ann (Cook) Black
Sister of
John Franklin Black, Walter Lee Black, Sarah Alice Black, James Henry Black, Lillie Mae (Black) Collier, William Russell Black, Josie Beulah (Black) Keener and Gus Milton Black
Wife of
John Oscar Quinn
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Ethel Mae (Quinn) Fortenberry, Minnie Irene (Quinn) Smith, Herbert Quinn, Nellie (Quinn) Evans, Raymond R. Quinn, James Leonard Quinn, Milton Quinn, Elmus Quinn and Vernon Arvil Quinn
Died
at age 87
in Attalla, Etowah, Alabama, United States
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Biography
Mary was born in 1881. She was the daughter of William Black and Martha Cook. She passed away in 1969.
1920 census
- 1920 United States Federal Census
- Name: Mary E Quinn
- Age: 39
- Birth Year: abt 1881
- Birthplace: Alabama
- Home in 1920: Attalla, Etowah, Alabama
- Street: Cleveland Ave
- Residence Date: 1920
- Race: White
- Gender: Female
- Relation to Head of House: Wife
- Marital status: Married
- Spouse's name: Oscar Quinn
- Father's Birthplace: Georgia
- Mother's Birthplace: Georgia
- Able to Speak English: Yes
- Occupation: None
- Able to Read: Yes
- Able to Write: Yes
- Neighbors: View others on page
- Household Members:
- Name Age
- Oscar Quinn 39
- Mary E Quinn 39
- Ethel Quinn 18
- Minnie Quinn 16
- Nellie Quinn 11
- Raymond Quinn 9
- Leonard Quinn 7
- Milton Quinn 2
1930 census
- 1930 United States Federal Census
- Name: Mary E Quinn
- Birth Year: abt 1881
- Gender: Female
- Race: White
- Birthplace: Alabama
- Marital status: Married
- Relation to Head of House: Wife
- Homemaker?: Yes
- Home in 1930: Attalla, Etowah, Alabama, USA
- Map of Home: View Map
- Ward of City: 1
- Block: 1
- House Number: 613
- Dwelling Number: 94
- Family Number: 99
- Age at first Marriage: 19
- Attended School: No
- Able to Read and Write: Yes
- Father's Birthplace: Alabama
- Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
- Able to Speak English: Yes
- Household Members:
- Name Age
- J O Quinn 50
- Mary E Quinn 49
- Ethel M Fortenberry 28
- Minnie Smith 26
- Raymond R Quinn 20
- Leonard Quinn 17
- Milton Quinn 13
- Elmus Quinn 8
- Vernon Quinn 5
- Claude Fortenberry 29
- Ray T Fortenberry 8
- Everett M Fortenberry 5
- Vivian E Fortenberry 1
- Kathleen M Smith 7
- Edith B Smith 5
- Sarah D Smith 2
obit
Friday, September 12, 1969, page 3 THE GADSDEN TIMES: Mrs. Mary Etta Quinn, age 88, 712 South 5th Street, Attalla, died yesterday at 9:20 p.m. Survivors are her husband, John O. Quinn; 2 sons; 2 daughters; sisters, Mrs. Alice Quinn and Mrs. Lillie Collier. Burial in Crestwood Cemetery. She was a native of Georgia and resident of Etowah County, Alabama most of her life. Mrs. Quinn was a member of Cherry Street Baptist Church.
Sources
- 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. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City).
- 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.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 June 2020), memorial page for Mary Etta Black Quinn (10 Dec 1881–11 Sep 1969), Find a Grave Memorial no. 106366687, citing Crestwood Memorial Cemetery, East Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by NGL (contributor 47559287) .
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