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Mary Margaret (Lytle) Wells (1886 - 1945)

Mary Margaret (Margaret) "Margie" Wells formerly Lytle
Born in Wabaunsee County, Kansas, USAmap
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Wife of — married 1908 in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United Statesmap
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Died at age 59 in Belvue, Wabaunsee, Kansas, USAmap
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Biography

Mary was born in 1886. She was the daughter of Columbus Lytle and Emolene Green. She passed away in 1945.

Mary Margaret Lytle was born on 18 September 1886, in Kansas, United States, her father, Columbus Clayton Lytle, was 30 and her mother, Emolene or Emma Green, was 23. She married James Edward Wells in 1908, in Kaw Township, Wabaunsee, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Wabaunsee, Kansas, United States in 1935 and Kaw Township, Wabaunsee, Kansas, United States in 1940. She died on 30 December 1945, in St Marys, Pottawatomie, Kansas, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Wabaunsee, Kansas, United States.

Obituary

St Marys Star Thursday January 3, 1946

Mrs. James Wells passed away unexpectedly about 5 o'clock Sunday morning. December 30. She lived for less than 20 minutes after the seizure and was dead when the Doctor arrived. The Well's reside on one of the Pessimire Farms Southwest of St. Marys. Mrs Wells was 59 years old and a lifetime resident of the Kaw Twp. Mary Margaret Elizabeth Lytle before her marriage. She was born in Kaw Twp Sept 18, 1886. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Columbus C. Lytle, the former dieing in 1918 and latter at age 82. Mary Margaret was married to Jim Wells in Topeka in 1908. She was the mother of twelve children, five dieing in infancy, she is survived by her husband and seven children. Mrs. Shelton Cook of St Marys, Lillian and Ermajean of the home, Mrs Leo Kesler of Topeka, Mrs Garnet Hladky of St Marys, Glen and Lloyd Wells of the home. Also surviving are one sister and five brothers, Mrs. Alex Lais, Denver; Will and George Lytle of St Marys; Earl of Denver; and Albert of Santa Fe, NM, Harry of Junction City. Another brother, John died five years ago and same day of the month as his sister died, December 30. The funeral was Wednesday at the Methodist Church, St Marys, at 1:30 PM officiating was the Pastor of the Congregational Church, Reverand William Randles. Pallbearers were George Hammerland, Marion Childs, Howard Ames, John Schlief, Sam Trude of Perry and Frank Weeks, Belvue.

Sources

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9128661/mary-margaret-wells: accessed 30 October 2022), memorial page for Mary Margaret “Maggie” Lytle Wells (18 Sep 1886–30 Dec 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9128661, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Kaw Township, Wabaunsee County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by SQ-1066 (contributor 50042661).

  • "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMYY-4VJ: accessed 30 October 2022), Maggie Lytle in household of Columbus Lytle, Kaw Township, Wabaunsee, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 175, sheet 6A, family 101, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,502.
  • "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2Z2-6KG: accessed 30 October 2022), Maggie N Wells in household of James E Wells, Kaw, Wabaunsee, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 135, sheet 8A, family 130, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 459; FHL microfilm 1,374,472.
  • "Kansas State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGN4-D29V: 13 October 2019), Maggie Wells in household of James E Wells, Kaw Township, Wabaunsee, Kansas, United States; citing Kaw Township, Wabaunsee, Kansas, United States, 3, 11, Kansas Historical Society, Topeka.
  • "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X77G-XM7: accessed 30 October 2022), Maggie Wells in household of J E Wells, Kaw, Wabaunsee, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 4B, line 99, family 90, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 725; FHL microfilm 2,340,460.




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