Ella Marie (Bledsoe) Myers (1895 - 1961)

Born 4 Dec 1895 in Bostwick, Nuckolls, Nebraska, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Horatio Alfred Myers — married 4 Feb 1920 in Barnes, Washington CO, Kansas

Died 21 Dec 1961 at age 66 in Manhattan, Pottawatomie, Kansas, United States

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Biography

Birth

Ella was born in 4 Dec 1895 in Bostwick, Nuckolls, Nebraska, United States. She was the daughter of Thomas Bledsoe and Mary McConnell.

Marriage

Ella married Horatio Myers on 4 Feb 1920 in Barnes, Washington CO, Kansas

Death

She passed away in 21 Dec 1961 in Manhattan, Pottawatomie, Kansas, United States. ^[1]

Research Notes

From Find A Grave Ella 'Marie' Bledsoe married Horatio 'Race' Alfred Myers at the Methodist Parsonage in Barnes, Washington Co., KS on 4-7-1937. Five children were born to their union: Leon 'Shorty', Noel, twin daughters Doris and Lois, and a son Clair.

Ella 'Marie' was a daughter of Thomas A. and Mary Betha Bledsoe.

Census

In the 1900 census, Ella M Bledsoe in household of Thomas A Bledsoe, Barnes Township Barnes city, Washington, Kansas, United States ^[2]

In the 1910 census, Maria Bledsoe in household of S A Bledsoe, Barnes, Washington, Kansas, United States ^[3]

In the 1920 census, Marie Bledsoe in household of Thomas Bledsoe, Kimeo, Washington, Kansas, United States ^[4]

In the 1930 census, Ella M Myers in household of Horatio A Myers, Lincoln, Washington, Kansas, United States ^[5]

In the 1940 census, Ella M Myers, Rush Township, Rooks, Kansas, United States ^[6]

In the 1950 census, Marie Myres, Swede Creek Township, Riley, Kansas, United States ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110905967/ella-marie-myers : accessed 01 December 2021), memorial page for Ella Marie “Marie” Bledsoe Myers (4 Dec 1895–21 Dec 1961), Find A Grave: Memorial #110905967, citing Maplewood Cemetery, Barnes, Washington County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by Anonymous (contributor 37837119) .
2. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
   citing enumeration district (ED) 127, sheet 2B, family 43, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,503
   (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMYB-S71 : accessed 13 June 2018)
   Ella M Bledsoe, Barnes Township Barnes city, Washington, Kansas, United States
3. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 143, sheet 11A, family 275, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 459; FHL microfilm 1,374,472.
   (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2ZL-M23 : accessed 26 July 2022)
   Maria Bledsoe, Barnes, Washington, Kansas, United States
4. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
   citing ED 182, sheet 4B, line 87, family 76, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 554; FHL microfilm 1,820,554.
   (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFXY-FCW : accessed 13 June 2018)
   Marie Bledsoe, Kimeo, Washington, Kansas, United States
5. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 21, sheet 1A, line 4, family 2, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 725; FHL microfilm 2,340,460.
   (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X77L-ZHX : accessed 31 December 2022)
   Ella M Myers , Lincoln, Washington, Kansas, United States
6. ↑ 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
   (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR27-5TR : accessed 31 December 2022)
   Ella M Myers , Rush Township, Rooks, Kansas, United States
7. ↑ 1950 Census: "United States Census, 1950"
   (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F7L-LFH8 : accessed 31 December 2022)
   Marie Myres , Swede Creek Township, Riley, Kansas, United States

• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVP5-NTQ6 : accessed 3 December 2020), Ella Marie Bledsoe Myers in entry for Doris Setterquist, Kansas, United States, 22 Feb 2012; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Manhattan Mercury, The, born-digital text.