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Mary E. (Person) Belden (1886 - 1965)

Mary E. "Mae" Belden formerly Person
Born in Minnesota, USAmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , , and [half]
Wife of — married 6 May 1914 in Chippewa, Minnesota, United Statesmap
[children unknown]
Died at about age 78 [location unknown]
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Biography

Mary, called "Mae" by her family, was born in July 1886, in Minnesota,. She was the daughter of Nels Person and Ellen (Mitchell) Drantel.[1][2]

She married Ira Wallace Belden, son of Frank Wayburn Belden and Emma Almeda (Isham) Belden. Two marriage records are recorded for the couple, one on 24 October 1906 in Lac Qui Parle, Minnesota[3] and one on 6 May 1914.[4][5]

The couple had 5 children and fostered a 6th: See Find A Grave: Memorial #87126330

  • Leroy Leonard Belden, 2 November 1906- 30 March 1980
  • Isabel Odatha "Detta" Belden, 1908-1932
  • Helen Belden, 30 June 1909
  • Ruth Belden, 12 October 1912
  • Sylvester J Belden, 3 January 1918-26 July 1994
  • Hazel Eybs (b. 1922) cited as his daughter on Find-a-Grave page is identified as Emma Belden's foster daughter in the 1940 census.[6]

According to the 1940 census records, the couple had again separated, with Ira identifying him self as widowed and Mary identifying herself as divorced.[6][7] The 1910 census records confirm that the couple had separated--that Mae was living with her siblings and other family members[5][8] By 1920, she was again living with Ira, but by 1930 was no longer with him.[9][10]

Mary died in 1965.[11]

Census Data

Minnesota, State Census, 1895, Marysland, Swift, Minnesota, USA[1]
Nelson Person, Male, 50y, Sweden
Ellen Person, Female, 30y, Minnesota
Emilia Person, Female, 13y, Minnesota
Peter Person, Male, 12y, Minnesota
Mary Person, Female, 9y, Minnesota
Michael Person, Male, 7y, Minnesota
William Person, Male, 5y, Minnesota
John Person, Male, 2y, Minnesota
United States Census 1900, Hantho Township, Lac Qui Parle, Minnesota, USA[2]
Nils Person, Head, Male, 55, Sweden
Ellen Person, Wife, Female, 36, Minnesota
Peder J Person, Son, Male, 17, Minnesota
Mary E Person, Daughter, Female, 14, Minnesota
Michal Person, Son, Male, 12, Minnesota
William P Person, Son, Male, 10, Minnesota
John Person, Son, Male, 7, Minnesota
Andrew Person, Son, Male, 3, Minnesota
Minnesota State Census 1905, Lisbon township, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota [12]
Nellie Pearson, F, 39
Amelia Pearson, F, 23
Peter Pearson, M, 22
Mary Pearson, F, 19
Michael Pearson, M, 17
William Pearson, M, 14
John Pearson, M, 11
Andrew Pearson, M, 7
Clarence Pearson, M, 3
Research note: Census data cites children's mother born in Minnesota and father in Sweden.
United States Census, 1910 Census Image 2, Camp Release, Lac Qui Parle, Minnesota[5]
Mike Pearson, Head, M, 21, Minnesota
Amy Pearson, Sister, F, 24, Minnesota
William Pearson, Brother, M, 18, Minnesota
Charles Pearson, Brother, M, 16, Minnesota
Clarence Pearson, Brother, M, 8, Minnesota
Mary Belden, Sister, F, 23, Minnesota
Roy Belden, Nephew, M, 3, Minnesota
Odatha Belden, Niece, F, 2, Minnesota
Helen Belden, Niece, F, 0, Minnesota
United States Census, 1910, Sparta, Chippewa, Minnesota[8]
Thomas O Opegor, Head, M, 38, Wisconsin
Olena Opegor, Wife, F, 24, Minnesota
Alfred Lanning, Hired man, M, 16, Minnesota
Mary Belden, Cousin, F, 23, Minnesota
Roy Belden, Son, M, 4, Minnesota
Odetha I Belden, Daughter, F, 3, Minnesota
Helen M Belden, Daughter, F, 0, Minnesota
United States Census, 1920, Montevideo Ward 1, Chippewa, Minnesota[9]
Ira W Belden, Head, M, 39, Wisconsin
Mary W Belden, Wife, F, 31, Minnesota
Roy L Belden, Son, M, 13, Minnesota
Detta S Belden, Daughter, F, 12, Minnesota
Ruth H Belden, Daughter, F, 7, Minnesota
Selvester J Belden, Son, M, 1, Minnesota
United States Census, 1930, Willmar, Kandiyohi, Minnesota[10]
Mary Belden, Head, F, 43, Minnesota
Slyvester Belden, Son, M, 12, Minnesota
United States Census, 1940, Ward 9, St. Paul, St. Paul City, Ramsey, Minnesota[7]
Leroy Belden, Head, M, 32, Minnesota
Dorothy Belden, Wife, F, 28, Wisconsin
Clarence Belden, Son, M, 5, Minnesota
Leroy Belden, Son, M, 2, Minnesota
Elaine Belden, Daughter, F, 1, Minnesota
Mae Nelson, Mother, F, 52, [Divorced], Minnesota
Sylvester Belden, Brother, M, 22, [Single], Minnesota

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 FS: (https://familysearch.org/ : accessed 13 Jun 2014); "Minnesota, State Census, 1895," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.2/9VSM-MTB : accessed 14 Jun 2014), Nelson Person, Marysland, Swift, Minnesota; citing p. 2, line 0, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 000565813.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 FS: (https://familysearch.org/ : accessed 13 Jun 2014); "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.2/1YSG-TB8 : accessed 14 Jun 2014), Nils Person, Hantho Township, Lac Qui Parle, Minnesota, United States; citing sheet 2B, family 31, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1240772.
  3. ↑ ANC Minnesota Association of County Officers; Saint Paul, Minnesota; Minnesota Official Marriage System. Certificate number E06103. Found on Ancestry.com. Web: Minnesota, U.S., Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2019 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019.
  4. ↑ ANC Minnesota Association of County Officers; Saint Paul, Minnesota; Minnesota Official Marriage System. Certificate n# BK F - PG 274. Found on Ancestry.com. Web: Minnesota, U.S., Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2019 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 FS "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2G2-DVN : accessed 22 June 2018), Roy Belden in household of Mike Pearson, Camp Release, Lac Qui Parle, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 63, sheet 1B, family 9, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 709; FHL microfilm 1,374,722.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 FS "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSVR-S9K : accessed 24 June 2018), Ira Belden in household of Emma Belden, Ward 3, Minneapolis, Minneapolis City, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 89-49, sheet 17B, line 74, family 391, 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 1977.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 FS "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSLD-R1C : 24 November 2019), Sylvester Belden in household of Leroy Belden, Ward 9, St. Paul, St. Paul City, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 90-197, sheet 1A, line 29, family 5, 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 2000.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 FS "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2LL-SQ3 : accessed 22 June 2018), Odetha I Belden in household of Thomas O Opegor, Sparta, Chippewa, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 20, sheet 5A, family 77, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 693; FHL microfilm 1,374,706.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 FS "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWT1-1M8 : accessed 22 June 2018), Ira W Belden, Montevideo Ward 1, Chippewa, Minnesota, United States; citing ED 19, sheet 2B, line 59, family 36, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 826; FHL microfilm 1,820,826.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 FS "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X38W-VQ4 : accessed 24 June 2018), Slyvester Belden in household of Mary Belden, Willmar, Kandiyohi, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 33, sheet 17A, line 26, family 389, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1104; FHL microfilm 2,340,839.
  11. ↑ Dunlap: Personal knowledge of Lynn Dunlap
  12. ↑ FS: "Minnesota State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPQV-ZWD : 3 August 2017), Clarence Pearson, Lisbon township, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota; citing p. 141, line 18, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 928,822.
  • FS: Family Search Title: Database and images. LDS Church Publication: FamilySearch
  • Dunlap: Personal knowledge of Lynn Dunlap
  • FindAGrave:

Acknowledgements

Person-862 was created by Norm Lindquist through the import of DUNLAP JUL 2014.ged on Jul 16, 2014.





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