Mary Ellen (Gaghyan) Garrison (1891 - 1950)

Born 2 Feb 1891 in Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Paul Garrison — married 6 Jun 1939 in Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States

Died 2 Jul 1950 at age 59 in Galveston, Cass, Indiana, United States

Biography

Mary Ellen Gaghyan was born on February 2, 1891, in Logansport, Indiana. She was the daughter of William Gaghyan and Elizabeth Cloonan. She was a telephone operator most of her adult life.

When she was 48 years old, she married Paul Garrison, widower, on June 6, 1939 in Logansport, Indiana (see image of marriage announcement).

Mary Ellen died on July 2, 1950, at the age of 59, and was buried in her hometown.

Obituary: The Kokomo Tribune. Kokomo, Indiana. July 3, 1950, Mon. Page 18

Mrs. Paul Garrison

Galveston, July 3 -- (Tribune Area Special) -- Mrs. Mary Garrison, 59, wife of Paul Garrison, died at her home here about 10 o'clock Sunday morning. While she had been frail health for some time the end came with shocking suddenness.

Mrs. Garrison was born February 2, 1891 in Logansport, the daughter of William and Elizabeth Gaghyan. Surviving with the husband is one brother, Earl C. Gaghyan of Marion.

The body was taken to the Kroeger funeral home in Logansport to remain until time for the services which will be held at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning in St. Vincent's Catholic church, that city, with burial in the church cemetery.

Records

Year: 1900; Census Place: Eel, Cass, Indiana; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1240362.

Name: Mary [Mary Gaghyan] ; Age: 9

Birth Date: Feb 1891; Birthplace: Indiana

Ward of City: 3; Street: Toledo Street; House Number: 1016

Sheet Number: 7

Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 112; Family Number: 152

Race: White; Gender: Female

Relation to Head of House: Daughter; Marital Status: Single

Father's name: Wm Gahygay; Father's Birthplace: Ohio

Mother's name: Lizy Gahygay; Mother's Birthplace: New York

Occupation: At School

Can Read: Yes; Can Write: Yes; Can Speak English: Yes

Household Members:

Wm Gaghyan 41

Lizy Gaghyan 29

Willie Gaghyan 10

Mary Gaghyan 9

Earl Gaghyan 5

Year: 1910; Census Place: Logansport Ward 5, Cass, Indiana; Roll: T624_342; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 1374355.

Name: Mary Gaghyan; Age in 1910: 19

Birth Year: abt 1891; Birthplace: Indiana

Street: Twelvth Street

Race: White; Gender: Female

Relation to Head of House: Daughter; Marital Status: Single

Father's Birthplace: Ohio

Mother's name: Elizabeth Gaghyan; Mother's Birthplace: New York

Native Tongue: English

Attended School: No; Able to Read: Yes; Able to Write: Yes

Household Members:

Elizabeth Gaghyan 38

William Gaghyan 20

Mary Gaghyan 19

Earl Gaghyan 15

Year: 1921. Logansport, Indiana, City Directory

Name: Mary E Gaghyan; Residence Year: 1921

Street address: 610 E Market

Residence Place: Logansport, Indiana, USA

Occupation: Chief Opr

Year: 1930; Census Place: Logansport, Cass, Indiana; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2340314.

Name: Mary E Gagon; [Mary E Gaghyan]

Birth Year: abt 1892; Gender: Female; Race: White

Birthplace: Indiana

Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Stepdaughter

Homemaker?: Yes

Street address: High; Ward of City: 2; House Number: 338

Dwelling Number: 2; Family Number: 2

Attended School: No; Able to Read and Write: Yes

Father's Birthplace: Ohio; Mother's Birthplace: New York

Able to Speak English: Yes

Occupation: Operator; Industry: Telephone

Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker: Employment: Yes

Household Members:

George G Spangler 57

Mary E Gagon 38

Earl C Gagon 36

Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.

Name: Mary Ellen Gaghyan; Gender: Female; Race: White

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1891; Birth Place: Logansport C, Indiana

Father: William Gaghyan; Mother: Elizabeth Clunan

Notes: Nov 1936: Name listed as MARY ELLEN GAGHYAN

Year: 1939. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Name: Mary E Gaghyan; Residence Year: 1939

Street address: 32iy2 High

Residence Place: Logansport, Indiana, USA

Occupation: Operator

Publication Title: Logansport, Indiana, City Directory, 1939

Year: 1940; Census Place: Galveston, Cass, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01030; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 9-29.

Name: Mary E Garrison; Age: 49; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1891

Gender: Female; Race: White; Birthplace: Indiana

Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife

Residence in 1935: Same House; Resident on farm in 1935: No

Sheet Number: 5A

Attended School or College: No

Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year

Weeks Worked in 1939: 0; Income: 0; Income Other Sources: No

Household Members:

Paul Garrison 54

Mary E Garrison 49

Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Indiana State Board of Health. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Name: Mary Ellen Garrison [Mary Ellen Gaghyan]

Gender: Female; Race: White; Age: 59

Marital Status: Married

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1891; Birth Place: Logansport Ind

Death Date: 2 Jul 1950; Death Place: Folveston, Cass, Indiana, USA

Cause of Death: Coronary occlusion

Father: William Gaghyan; Mother: Elizabeth Gaghyan

U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Name: Mary Ellen Garrison; Maiden Name: Gaghyan

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1891; Death Date: 2 Jul 1950

Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place: Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, United States

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Sources

• Year: 1900; Census Place: Eel, Cass, Indiana; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1240362.

• Year: 1910; Census Place: Logansport Ward 5, Cass, Indiana; Roll: T624_342; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 1374355.

• Year: 1921. Logansport, Indiana, City Directory. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

• Year: 1930; Census Place: Logansport, Cass, Indiana; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2340314.

• U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

• Year: 1939. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995. Logansport, Indiana, City Directory. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

• Year: 1940; Census Place: Galveston, Cass, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01030; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 9-29.

• Year: 1950. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Indiana State Board of Health. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana.

• Find A Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34779308/mary-ellen-garrison