Mary Ellen B (Blaine) Bearce (1858 - 1924)

Born 10 Jul 1858 in Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Noble Sullivan Bearce — married 2 Dec 1875 in Plainwell, Allegan, Michigan, United States

Died 10 Jul 1924 at age 66 in Lagrange, Indiana, United States

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NOTE: Mary Ellen is implicated in a fraudulent 1935 genealogy which gives her false native ancestry and false connections to American politicians, including President Hoover. See below and this analysis of the fraud.

Biography

We can find Mary Ellen Blaine with her parents on the 1860 and 1870 US Censuses. In 1860, they are in Noble, Indiana,^[1] then, in 1870, they are in Allegan, Michigan.^[2] The father's name is "James Blain", and the mother's name is "Nancy J".

Noble Sullivan Bearce and Mary Ellen Blaine, are living in Allegan, Allegan, Michigan, United States, on the 1880 US Census. "Fred'k" is listed as a 2 year old white boy, living with his father, "Noble S Bearce", a 28 year old white butcher, and his mother, "Mary", a 22 year old white housewife.^[3]

Widowed Mary Ellen then reappears in 1910, in Benton Harbor, Berrien, Michigan, both on the US Census and the US City Directories. On the census, "Mary Bearce" is listed as a 52 year old white widow.^[4]

In 1920, grandson "Mark Carl Bearce" can be found with his grandmother, "Mary Bearce", visiting her daughter, "Ethylin" and "Frederic Patterson", in Sturgis, St Joseph, Michigan. Mark is listed as a white nephew, aged 6 years old. Mary is listed as a 61 year old widowed white mother-in-law. Ethelyn is listed as a 36 year old white wife.^[5]

Mary Ellen passes away, in LaGrange, Georgia (odd, seeing that her husband died in Lagrange, Indiana, hundreds of miles away), in 1924. "Marian B Bearce", a white American, daughter of "James G Blaine" and "Nancy J Hoover", spouse of "M B Bearce", died July 10th, 1924.^[6]

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Sources

1. ↑ United States Census, 1860 [1]
2. ↑ United States Census, 1870 [2]
3. ↑ United States Census, 1880 [3]
4. ↑ United States Census, 1910 [4]
5. ↑ United States Census, 1920 [5]
6. ↑ Georgia, Deaths [6]

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