Emily Maud (Janney) Grace (1879 - 1964)

Born 26 Jan 1879 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Wife of Brenton Noble Newcomb — married 29 Sep 1909 in Delaware Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 9 Oct 1964 at age 85 in Millville, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States

Biography

Emily Maude Janney was born on 26 January 1879 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Warder H Janney and Laura V. Grace. ^[1]

In 1880 she was living in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with her parents, two siblings and aunt. Her father worked as a Pay Master. ^[2]

In 1900 she was 21 years old and living with her family in Collingdale Sharon Hill boroughs, Delaware, Pennsylvania. Her father was working as a Railroad Superintendant, her brother Frank was an Assistant Superintendent and her brother Oscar was a Railroad Timekeeper. ^[3]

She married Brenton N Newcomb on 28 Sep 1909 in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. At the time of their marriage, Brenton was a widowed merchant. ^[4]

In 1910 Brenton and Maud were living in Darby Ward 2, Delaware, Pennsylvania. ^[5]

Brenton died in 1912. In 1917 she married Libren C Grace in New Jersey. ^[6]

In 1920 she and Libren were living in Cape May, New Jersey. ^[7]

In 1930 the couple was living in Middle, Cape May, New Jersey. ^[8]

In 1935 she was living in Goshen, Cape May, New Jersey. ^[9]

In 1940 she was widowed and living in Millville, Cumberland, New Jersey. ^[9]

In July 1962 her name was listed as Emily Maud Grace on her Social Security record. ^[1]

She was a member of the Central Baptist Church and Crescent Council 61, Daughters of America. ^[10]

She died on 9 Oct 1964 after a lengthy illness. At the time of her death she was a resident of Arlene Village and had no immediate survivors. ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWVQ-VNP : 20 February 2021), Maud Janney in household of Wardil H Janney, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 668, sheet 370D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,189.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3SZ-LB3 : accessed 11 June 2021), Emily M Janney in household of Warder H. Janney, Collingdale Sharon Hill boroughs, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 166, sheet 16A, family 286, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,405.
4. ↑ "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHNW-5KM : 5 August 2020), Brenton N Newcomb and Emily M Janney, 28 Sep 1909; citing Marriage, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGD8-HRZ : accessed 11 June 2021), Maud Newcomb in household of Brenton N Newcomb, Darby Ward 2, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 135, sheet 7B, family 148, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1339; FHL microfilm 1,375,352.
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-2016 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. New Jersey State Archives; Trenton, New Jersey; Marriage Indexes; Index Type: Bride; Year Range: 1915-1919; Surname Range: N - Q
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M454-G27 : 2 February 2021), Emly M Grace in entry for Lebren Grace, 1920.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4D3-6V1 : accessed 11 June 2021), E Maud Grace in household of Libren C Grace, Middle, Cape May, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 3A, line 47, family 77, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1325; FHL microfilm 2,341,060.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K45K-LZ9 : 11 January 2021), Maud Grace, Millville, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 6-62, sheet 61A, line 7, family 32, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2327.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Obituary for E. Maud Grace in The Millville Daily (Millville, New Jersey), 9 Oct 1964, Page 2. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79384857/

• State of Pennsylvania, Delaware County, Marriage License for Brenton N Newcomb and Emily M Janney. Image attached to this profile.