Mary Loretta (Kendall) Brookes (1909 - 1990)

Born 9 Jun 1909 in Mason Town, PA

Descendants

Died 9 Jun 1990 at age 81 in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Mary Loretta Kendall was born on 9 Jun 1909 in Masontown, PA . ^[1]

Mary married Homer R Pollock (1908 - 1958).

Their daughter was Joan Frances (Pollock) Gibbs (1932 - 2014).

After Homer Pollock's death, she married J. Allen Brookes.

Residence

•  In the 1920 census, Mary (age 10) was the daughter of Horace Sherwood in Lackawanna, Pennsylvania.^[2]
•  In the 1930 census, Mary (age 20) was the single daughter of Horace Sherwood in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania.^[3]
•  In the 1940 census, Mary (age 30) was the wife of Homer Pollock in Jefferson Township, Greene, Pennsylvania.^[4]

Mary died on 9 Jun 1990 in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States aged 81.

Research Notes

Original details:
Census Details
Information from the 1940 census show Mary married to Homer Pollock. See FamilySearch record. Also, attached to the FamilySearch record is the 1920 and 1930 census which indicates Mary's was the daughter of Horace (Homer) and Mary (Mamie) Sherwood. The Kendall birth last name may be incorrect or the 1920 and 1930 census is attached to the wrong Mary in FamilySearch. Additional research is needed to determine which birth last name is correct..

Burial

Mount Moriah Baptist Cemetery, Smithfield, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA.  ^[5]

Mary K Brookes (1909–1990)

- Find A Grave: Memorial #137714785

Sources

1. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Theresa (Gamble) Bryar.
2. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 1580; Line: 61; FHL microfilm: 1821580; Record number: 38121;
   FamilySearch Record: M6YW-W5M (accessed 9 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRJT-7MJ Image number 00792
   Mary Sherwood (10), single daughter, in household of Horace Sherwood (31) in Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States.
3. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 63, sheet 18A, line 27, family 284, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2053; FHL microfilm 2,341,787.
   FamilySearch Record: XH3B-912 (accessed 9 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRC9-KCH Image number 00406
   Mary Sherwood (20), single daughter, in household of Horace Sherwood (42) in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States. Born in Pennsylvania.
4. ↑ 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
   citing enumeration district (ED) 30-22, sheet 21A, line 31, family 341, 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 3512.
   FamilySearch Record: KQQY-DMN (accessed 9 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89MT-L7S7
   Mary Pollock (30), wife, in household of Homer Pollock (31) in Jefferson Township, Greene, Pennsylvania, United States.
5. ↑ "Find a Grave", database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137714785/mary-k-brookes: accessed 9 September 2022), memorial page for Mary K Brookes (1909–1990), Find A Grave: Memorial #137714785, citing Mount Moriah Baptist Cemetery, Smithfield, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA.