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Meredith Maude Humphrey (1893 - 1956)

Meredith Maude (Maude) "Maud" Humphrey
Born in New York, United Statesmap
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Daughter of and
Sister of and
Wife of — married 15 May 1909 in West Somerset, Niagara, New York, United Statesmap
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Mother of , , , and
Died at age 63 in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United Statesmap
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Biography

Maude was born on April 15, 1893 [1] (about 1893)[2] in Somerset, NY[2]

She was the daughter of Frank Humphrey[2] and Alice Fitts.[2]

On May 15, 1909,[2] she married Leslie T. Eaton[2] at the Baptist Church in West Somerset, NY.[2] She was 16 years old and he was 19.[2]

In 1910,[3] she and Leslie were living on Hartland Road in Somerset, New York[3] with their first son, Kenneth.[3]

The family had moved to Lake Street, Porter, New York by 1920[4] and now consisted of five children.[4]

She passed away on August 9, 1956[1] (1956) in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States. [5] She is buried at the Hartland Central Cemetery.[1]

Research Notes

Census Records

1910 US Census[3]

Year: 1910; Census Place: Somerset, Niagara, New York; Roll: T624_1050; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0136; FHL microfilm: 1375063
Hartland Road, Somerset, Niagara, New York
First marriage of 1 year for both parents
Mother: children born: 1, children living: 1
Household Members Age Relationship
Leslie T Eaton 20 Head b. NY, father b. MI, mother b.NY, Laberor[sic] on a Farm, Renting a house.
Maredrithe M Eaton 18 Wife b. NY, parents b.NY
Kenneth H Eaton 0 (4 months) Son b. NY, parents b.NY

1920 US Census[4]

North Lake Street, Porter, Niagara, New York
Household Members Age Relationship
Leslie T Eaton 30 Head White Male b. NY, father b. MI, mother b. NY. Electrical Engineer, Cold Storage Plant
M Maud Eaton 27 Wife White Female b. NY, father b. NY, mother b. NY
Kenneth H Eaton 10 Son White Male b. NY, father b. NY, mother b. NY
Marjorie M Eaton 7 Daughter White Female b. NY, father b. NY, mother b. NY
George T Eaton 4 Son White Male b. NY, father b. NY, mother b. NY
Wayne L Eaton 1-10/12 (22 months) Son White Male b. NY, father b. NY, mother b. NY
Norwood G Eaton 0 (10 months) Son White Male b. NY, father b. NY, mother b. NY

1925 New York Census for Lockport, NY[6]

Lockport Ward 07, A.D. 01, E.D. 01, Niagara, New York, United States
House Number: 20, Page: 20
Eaton Lester E [Leslie T] W M 35 Carpenter
Eaton Maud W FM 32 hwork
Eaton Keneth [Kenneth] W M 15 school
Eaton Margurett [Marjorie] W F 12 school
Eaton George W M 9 school
Eaton Wayne W M 7 school
Eaton Norwood W M 6 school
Living next door:
Gould John J Head W M 43 Monlan[?]
Gould Edwin J Son W M 14 School
Gould Dorthy [Dorothy] L Daughter W FM 9 School
Gould Mary A Dghter W FM 4 home
Lupton Bartley room[sic] W M 48 Rufer Barcker?

Vital Records

Marriage Record[2]

Groom: Leslie S[sic] Eaton, a farmer in Barker, NY, Age 19
  • Born about 1890 in Barker NY
  • Father - Bennett Eaton, b. US
  • Mother - Theressa[sic] Tenney, b. US
Bride: M Maude Humphrey of Appleton, NY, Age 16
  • Born about 1893 in Somersett[sic]
  • Father - Frank Humphrey, b. US
  • Mother - Alice Fitts, b. US
Marriage Information
  • License Dated: 12 May 1909
  • Marriage 15 May 1909, West Somerset, NY
  • Official: Louis J Grass, Baptist Minister, Rector of Baptist Church, West Somerset, NY
  • Witnesses: Louis B. Grass and S. Belle Grass
  • First marriage for both
From a notation on the record, it appears her mother has remarried:
  • Under Groom: Consent by: Leslie Eaton; Relation: Father[sic]
  • Under Bride: Consent by: Mrs. Allie A Mead; Relation: Mother

Buffalo, NY Entries There *may* be two different individuals named Maude Humphrey, both born in about 1893.

  1. Meredith Maude Humphrey, married Leslie T. Eaton (this record)
  2. Maude Unknown LNAB, married Jason E. Humphrey with daughters Lois and Ellen and Jason's brother-in-law Russell Humphrey together in the 1925 NY Census. [7]
    1. Humphrey, Jason E, head, male, 38, US, paper salesman
    2. Humphrey, Maude, wife, 32, US, housewife
    3. Humphrey, Lois, daughter, 8, US, school
    4. Humphrey, Ellen, daughter, 4
    5. Humphrey, Russell, brother-in-law (?), m. 30, US, shoe salesman

It's also possible the death date of 9 Aug 1956 in Buffalo may be for Maude married to Jason.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVG7-N8T1 : 11 July 2016), M Maude Humphrey Eaton, 1956; Burial, Hartland, Niagara, New York, United States of America, Hartland Central Cemetery; citing record ID 113939952, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XV5Q-QPX : 18 March 2019), M. Maud Humphrey in entry for Leslie D. Eatan, 15 May 1909, New York, United States; citing ref. ID 967, county clerk offices from various counties, New York; FHL microfilm 897,557.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Accessed 20 Apr 2021 via Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
  5. ↑ New York Department of Health; Albany, NY; NY State Death Index. Source: Ancestry.com. New York, Death Index, 1852-1956 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.
  6. ↑ "New York State Census, 1925," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KS78-56H : 8 November 2014), Keneth Eaton, Lockport Ward 07, A.D. 01, E.D. 01, Niagara, New York, United States; records extracted by Ancestry and images digitized by FamilySearch; citing p. 20, line 46, New York State Archives, Albany.
  7. ↑ "New York State Census, 1925," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9YG-DB2 : 8 November 2014), Maude Humphrey, Buffalo Ward 20, A.D. 07, E.D. 03, Erie, New York, United States; records extracted by Ancestry and images digitized by FamilySearch; citing p. 25, line 27, New York State Archives, Albany. Original Record: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2704/32849_b094173-00323?backurl=&ssrc=&backlabel=Return
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