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Myrtle Divine (1876 - 1954)

Myrtle "Mertie" Divine
Born in Hillsdale, Michigan, United Statesmap
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Daughter of and
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Died at about age 78 [location unknown]
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Biography

In the 1880 census Mirtie (age 4) was the daughter of Wm. Divine in Cambria, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States.[1]

Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Wm. Divine M 50 Married Head Merchant New York
Mariah Divine F 40 Married Wife New York
Lavern Divine M 3 Single Son Michigan
Mirtie Divine F 4 Single Daughter Michigan

In the 1910 census Myrta (age 36), Teacher, was the single daughter of Maria Divine in Jackson Ward 4, Jackson, Michigan, United States.[2]

Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Maria Divine F 67 Widowed Head Michigan
Myrta Divine F 36 Single Daughter Teacher Michigan
Frank Divine M 28 Single Son Machinist Michigan
Alger Divine M 22 Single Son Foreman Michigan

In the 1920 census Myrta (age 43), ?? Teacher, was the single head of household in Jackson Ward 4, Jackson, Michigan.[3]

Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Myrta Divine F 43 Single Head ?? Teacher Michigan
Ruby Divine F 39 Single Sister Clerk Michigan
Chloe Divine F 35 Married Sister-in-law Ohio
Frank Devine M 37 Married Brother Groserman Michigan

In the 1930 census Myrtle (age 53), Teacher, was the single head of household at 233 West Wilkins Street, Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States.[4]

Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Myrtle Divine F 53 Single Head Teacher Michigan
Stella Marvin F 65 Widowed Sister Michigan
George M Benton M 64 Married Lodger Head Gardner New York
Edith I Benton F 59 Married Lodger Michigan
Ruth T Densmore F 22 Single Lodger Teacher Illinois
Francis M Densmore F 19 Single Lodger Teacher Illinois

In the 1940 census Myrtle (age 63), Grade Teacher, was the single head of household in Jackson, Jackson, Michigan.[5]

Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Myrtle Dianes F 63 Single Head Grade Teacher Michigan

In the 1950 census Myrtle (age 73) was the never married head of household in Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States.[6]

Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Myrtle Divine F 73 Never married Head Michigan
Florence D Marsh F 67 Widowed Roomer Babysitting Michigan

Myrtie died in 1954 and was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan, United States.[7]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1880; Census Place: Cambria, Hillsdale, Michigan; Roll: 580; Page: 62C; Enumeration District: 082
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #22280241 (accessed 8 March 2023)
    Mirtie Divine (4), single daughter, in household of Wm. Divine (50) in Cambria, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA. Born in Michigan.
  2. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1910; Census Place: Jackson Ward 4, Jackson, Michigan; Roll: T624_653; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 1374666
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #197561333 (accessed 8 March 2023)
    Myrta Divine (36), single daughter, Teacher, in household of Maria Divine (67) in Jackson Ward 4, Jackson, Michigan, USA. Born in Michigan.
  3. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1920; Census Place: Jackson Ward 4, Jackson, Michigan; Roll: T625_774; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 18
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #40107712 (accessed 8 March 2023)
    Myrta Divine (43), single, ?? Teacher, head of household in Jackson Ward 4, Jackson, Michigan. Born in Michigan.
  4. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1930; Census Place: Jackson, Jackson, Michigan; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 2340731
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #14701066 (accessed 8 March 2023)
    Myrtle Divine (53), single, Teacher, head of household at 233 West Wilkins Street, Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA. Born in Michigan.
  5. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1940; Census Place: Jackson, Jackson, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01768; Page: 63A; Enumeration District: 38-28
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #81275585 (accessed 8 March 2023)
    Myrtle Dianes (63), single, Grade Teacher, head of household in Jackson, Jackson, Michigan. Born in Michigan.
  6. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
    United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Jackson, Jackson, Michigan; Roll: 4013; Sheet Number: 9; Enumeration District: 38-56
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #180317351 (accessed 8 March 2023)
    Myrtle Divine (73), single head of household in Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA. Born in Michigan.
  7. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current"
    Find a Grave™. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #110313110
    Ancestry Record 60525 #61230504 (accessed 8 March 2023)
    Myrtie Divine burial (died in 1954) in Woodland Cemetery, Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan, United States of America.




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