Born in Decatur County, Iowa, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Andrew Goodfellow McCartney
and Della May (Elliot) Germain
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Doss Kazar Fitch
— married
25 Sep 1919 (to after 1940) in Leon, Decatur, Iowa, United States
Wife of
Bertil E Thoren
— married
after 1940 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 100
in Cowlitz County, Washington, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Sep 2021
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Biography
Daughter of Andrew Goodfellow McCartney and Della Mae (Elliott) McCartney Germain.
Marriage date to Bertil Thoren based on 1940 Census showing Margaret Amelia still in the Household of her first husband Doss Fitch.
JUNE 06, 2002 12:00 AM, THE DAILY NEWS, LONGVIEW, WASHINGTON
Longtime local resident Margaret Amelia Thoren, 100, died May 25, 2002, at a local nursing home.
She was born Feb. 2, 1902, in Decatur County, Iowa, to Andrew and Della Mae (Elliott) McCarthy. She moved to the local area from Iowa 50 years ago.
Mrs. Thoren had a great love for animals and cared for many over the years.
Her husband, Bertil Thoren, died in 1963.
She is survived by two sons, Harold Fitch of Altoona, Iowa [1925-2005], and Forrest Fitch of Baltimore [1924-2002]; 18 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
A graveside service and inurnment will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Longview Memorial Park under the direction of Steele Chapel.
Sources
- "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJWD-7HV : 5 November 2017), Doss Fitch and Margaret Mccartney, 25 Sep 1919, Leon, Decatur, Iowa, United States; citing reference 315, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,764,941.
- "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMB8-FK1 : 6 January 2021), Margaret Fitch in household of D K Fitch, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 100-48, sheet 9B, line 75, family 204, 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 1194.
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