Mary (Bray) Moln (1896 - 1948)

Born 2 Aug 1896 in Vulcan, Dickinson, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of Jakub (Brej) Bray and Katrine (Wojdacz) Bray

Wife of Bláz M. (Mateljan) Moln — married 13 Nov 1916 in Vulcan, Dickinson, Michigan, United States

Descendants

Died 5 Jul 1948 at age 51 in Iron Mountain, Dickinson, Michigan, United States

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Mary (Bray) Moln has Slavic Roots.

Biography

Mary Bray was born on 2 August 1896 in Vulcan, Dickinson County, Michigan. She was the daughter of Jacob Brej and Katrine Wojdacz.^[1] She appears incorrectly identified as a son "Harry" in this family in 1900.^[2] She appears as Mary in the same family in 1910.^[3]

Mary Bray (Brej) married Robert Moln in nearby Vulcan, Dickinson County, Michigan, on 13 November 1916.^[4] In 1920, this couple and their two young children appear in Norway township in Dickinson County, Michigan.^[5] In 1930, the growing family appears again in unincorporated Vulcan, part of Norway township in the census.^[6]

Mary Moln died on 5 July 1948 in Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan.^[1] She is buried in the Norway Township Cemetery in Norway, Dickinson County, Michigan.^[7]

Children

Children of Robert Moln and Mary Bray include:

1. Viola, b. 18 Aug 1917,^[5] m. [1] John Gasparach, m. [2] Morris Bernard Christensen
2. Stanley, b. 5 Feb 1919^[5]
3. Evelyn, b. abt 1921,^[6] m [1]. Leo Sericati, m. [2] Robert Morgenroth
4. Archie Robert, b. 28 May 1927^[6]
5. Robert J., b. 5 Mar 1930^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Ancestry, "Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950," database (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60872/ : accessed 17 Nov 2021), search terms: Mary Moln); citing Death Records, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan.
2. ↑ 1900 U.S. census, Dickinson County, Michigan, population schedule, Norway township, p. 38 (stamped), enumeration district (ED) 55, sheet 12-B, dwelling 140, family 140, line 53, Harry Bray; image, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6749-LLB : accessed 17 Nov 2021); citing NARA microfilm T623, roll 709.
3. ↑ 1910 U.S. census, Dickinson County, Michigan, population schedule, Norway township, p. 255 (stamped), enumeration district (ED) 70, sheet 9-A, dwelling 106, family 118, line 7, Mary Bray; image, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRJB-FTS : accessed 17 Nov 2021); citing NARA microfilm T624, roll 644.
4. ↑ FamilySearch, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3PL-GNT : 18 February 2021), Robert Moln and Mary Brej, 13 Nov 1916; citing Michigan Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records; FHL microfilm 4,209,300.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} 1920 U.S. census, Dickinson County, Michigan, population schedule, Norway township, p. 237 (stamped), enumeration district (ED) 86, sheet 9-B, dwelling 164, family 170, lines 94-97, family of Bloz Matelzon; image, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRX5-XG2 : accessed 27 Oct 2021); citing NARA microfilm T625, roll 762.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} 1930 U.S. census, Dickinson County, Michigan, population schedule, Norway township, Vulcan, p. 240 (stamped), enumeration district (ED) 22-16, sheet sheet 8-A, dwelling 160, family 162, lines 43-49, family of Robert Moln; image, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RHH-ZSY : accessed 27 Oct 2021); citing NARA microfilm T626, roll 982.
7. ↑ Ancestry, Find a Grave, database with images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51127437 : accessed 17 Nov 2021), memorial 51127437, Mary Bray Moln (1896-1948), Norway Township Cemetery, Dickinson County, Michigan; gravestone image by Bill Schaefer.

DNA

Parental relationships are confirmed by the following DNA matches:

• 23&Me match between second cousins Bruce Moln and "BF," a grandaughter of Agnes; 174 cM across 10 segments. MCRA are are Jakub Brej and Katrine Wojdacz.
• AncestryDNA match between second cousins once removed "FRB," grandson of Agnes, and Christen Moln, 94 cM across 6 segments. MRCA are Jakub Brej and Katrine Wojdacz.