Born in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Sipe
and Mary Ann (Friedline) Sipe
Sister of
Elizabeth (Sipe) Kernan, Catharine (Sipe) Lohr, Jacob Sipe, Joanna (Sipe) Young, Malinda (Sipe) Johnson, Sarah Sipe and Amanda (Sipe) Stahl
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 80
in Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States
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Biography
Mary Ellen was at home and seen as Elon (8) on the 1860 census[1] and as Ellen (14) on the 1870 census.[2] Because the family was in Milford Township on the 1850 and Shade Township on the 1860, Mary Ellen's exact place of birth in unclear.
1880 Census
- Event Place: Shade Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
- Household Role Age Birthplace
- Albert Berkebile Self 29 Pennsylvania, United States
- Mary E. Berkebile Wife 24 Pennsylvania, United States
- Harry G. Berkebile Son 3 Pennsylvania, United States
- John E. Berkebile Son 1 Pennsylvania, United States[3]
1900 Census
Mary is widowed. She lists 10 children with all surviving (all in the home).
- Event Place: Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States
- Household Role Age Birthplace
- Mary E Beckebite Head (Jan) 44 Pennsylvania
- Harry G Beckebite Son (Feb) 23 Pennsylvania
- John Beckebite Son (May) 21 Pennsylvania
- Della Beckebite Daughter (Mar) 19 Pennsylvania
- Orange Beckebite Son (Oct) 17 Pennsylvania
- Park Beckebite Son (Sept) 15 Pennsylvania
- Mary Beckebite Daughter (Apr) 12 Pennsylvania
- Frank Beckebite Son (Feb) 10 Pennsylvania
- Mabel Beckebite Daughter (Jan) 7 Pennsylvania
- Earl Berkebile Son (May) 5 Pennsylvania
- Ivy P Berkebile Daughter (Mar) 3 Pennsylvania[4]
1910 Census
Mary is widowed. She lists 10 children with all surviving. There is also a note for "Number of years for present marriage" which Mary has listed 34; this would indicate her marriage to Albert was in 1876.
- Event Place: Johnstown Ward 7, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States
- Household Role Age Birthplace
- Mary E Berkebile Head 53 Pennsylvania
- John Berkebile Son 30 Pennsylvania
- Orange Berkebile Son 26 Pennsylvania
- Mary Berkebile Daughter 22 Pennsylvania
- Frank Berkebile Son 20 Pennsylvania
- Mabel Berkebile Daughter 17 Pennsylvania
- Earl Berkebile Son 14 Pennsylvania
- Pearl Berkebile Daughter 13 Pennsylvania[5]
1920 Census
- Event Place: Dale, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States
- Household Role Age Birthplace
- Mary E Berkebile Head 63 Pennsylvania
- John Berkebile Son 40 Pennsylvania
- Orange Berkebile Son 36 Pennsylvania
- Mary Berkebile Daughter 33 Pennsylvania
- Frank Berkebile Son 29 Pennsylvania
- Earl Berkebile Son 24 Pennsylvania
- Pearl Berkebile Daughter 22 Pennsylvania[6]
1930 Census
Frank and his family are on the same page.
- Event Place: Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States
- Household Role Age Birthplace
- Mary Berkebile Head 73 Pennsylvania
- Orange Berkebile Son 47 Pennsylvania
- Earl Berkebile Son 32 Pennsylvania[7]
1936 Death
BURIAL: Grandview Cemetery, Lot 140 section ED1, Southmont, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA[8]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXT3-TZ1 : 18 February 2021), Mary A Sipe in entry for Joseph Sipe, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ2D-TZG : 29 May 2021), Joseph Lesse, 1870.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBC-9J7?cc=1417683&wc=XC1T-GP8%3A1589394781%2C1589405543%2C1589414360%2C1589395623 : 24 December 2015), Pennsylvania > Somerset > Shade > ED 21 > image 4 of 27; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-XXN9-Z77?cc=1325221&wc=9B7X-1XS%3A1030550501%2C1034530301%2C1034611101 : 5 August 2014), Pennsylvania > Cambria > ED 131 Johnstown city Ward 7 > images 6 and 7 of 25; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RKS-W9P?cc=1727033&wc=QZZ4-2BM%3A133638001%2C140951901%2C141066001%2C1589089751 : 24 June 2017), Pennsylvania > Cambria > Johnstown Ward 7 > ED 126 > image 1 of 48; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RXB-HH7?cc=1488411&wc=QZJR-1Q4%3A1036473501%2C1040124801%2C1036606701%2C1589333111 : 13 September 2019), Pennsylvania > Cambria > Dale > ED 152 > image 25 of 64; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRCM-RDT?cc=1810731&wc=QZFQ-F3K%3A649490601%2C652065301%2C649064901%2C1589282461 : 8 December 2015), Pennsylvania > Cambria > Johnstown > ED 60 > image 28 of 42; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45852542/mary-ellen-berkebile : accessed 20 April 2022), memorial page for Mary Ellen Sipe Berkebile (28 Jan 1856–14 Dec 1936), Find a Grave Memorial ID 45852542, citing Grandview Cemetery, Southmont, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Genfem (contributor 47218173) .
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