Born in New Brunswick, Canada
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Frank P Eames
— married
26 Jun 1887 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Died
at age 81
in San Mateo, California, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Aug 2012
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Biography
Jennie (Mary Jane) Wells was born 28 Oct 1868 in New Brunswick, Canada, to parents John and Catherine Betts Wells. She was the second wife of Frank P. Eames, married in 1887 in Boston, Massachusetts. Jennie Eames died 2 Aug 1950 in San Mateo County, in the Bay Area of Northern California, and was buried in Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, next to her husband.
1871 Canada Census
[1]
- Name: Mary Jane Wells
- Gender: Female
- Origin: English
- Age: 5
- Birth Date: 1866
- Birth Place: New Brunswick
- Residence Place: Blackville, Northumberland, New Brunswick
- District Number: 184
- Subdistrict: f
- Division: 02
- Religion: Presbyterian
- Neighbors: View others on page
- Household Members Age
- John Wells 55
- Catherine Wells 41
- Eliza A Wells 18
- John T Wells 12
- Mary Jane Wells 5
- David E Wells 3
- Sarah P Wells 1
1880 United States Federal Census
[2]
- Name: Mary Wells
- Age: 12
- Birth Date: Abt 1868
- Birthplace: New York
- Home in 1880: Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA
- Street: Batavia Street
- House Number: 777
- Dwelling Number: 144
- Race: White
- Gender: Female
- Relation to Head of House: Daughter
- Marital status: Single
- Father's Name: John Wells
- Father's Birthplace: Ireland
- Mother's Name: Catharine Wells
- Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
- Occupation: At School
- Attended School: Yes
- Neighbors: View others on page
- Household Members: Name Age
- John Wells 45
- Catharine Wells 41
- Mary Wells 12
- John Houghton 16
Marriage Record
[3]
- Name: Frank P. Eames
- Event Type: Marriage
- Event Date: 26 Jun 1887
- Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
- Gender: Male
- Age: 30
- Birth Year (Estimated): 1857
- Father's Name: Phineas
- Mother's Name: Philena
- Spouse's Name: Mary J. Wells
- Spouse's Gender: Female
- Spouse's Age: 20
- Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1867
- Spouse's Father's Name: John
- Spouse's Mother's Name: Catharine
The birth record for a daughter in 1897 to Frank and Mary Jane Wells shows confirms the full name of Frank's wife. Jennie was a nickname.
Birth Record for Unnamed Daughter [4]
- Name: Eames
- Event Type: Birth
- Event Date: 25 Nov 1897
- Event Place: Embden, , Maine, United States
- Gender: Female
- Father's Name: Frank Eames
- Mother's Name: Mary Jane Wells
- Volume Number: Dyal - Edgecomb
1900 United States Federal Census
[5]
- Name: Frank P Eames
- Event Type: Census
- Event Date: 1900
- Event Year: 1900
- Event Place: Bingham town & Brighton plantation, Somerset, Maine, United States
- Event Place (Original): ED 145 Bingham town & Brighton plantation, : Somerset, Maine, United States
- Gender: Male
- Age: 40
- Marital Status: Married
- Race: White
- Race (Original): W
- Years Married: 13
- Birth Date: Jun 1860
- Birthplace: Maine
- Marriage Year (Estimated): 1887
- Father's Birthplace: Maine
- Mother's Birthplace: Maine
- Relationship to Head of Household: Head
- Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
- Sheet Letter: B
- Sheet Number: 1
- Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
- Frank P Eames Head M 40 Maine
- Mary J Eames Wife F 33 Canada Eng
- Clara B Eames Daughter F 11 Maine
- Arthur E Eames Son M 9 Maine
- Cora M Eames Daughter F 3 Maine
1910 United States Federal Census
[6]
- Name: Frank P Canis [Frank P Eams] [Eames]
- Age in 1910: 48 [47]
- Birth Year: abt 1862 [abt 1863] [sic]
- Birthplace: Maine
- Home in 1910: Seattle Ward 12, King, Washington
- Street: Dawson St
- Race: White
- Gender: Male
- Relation to Head of House: Head
- Marital Status: Married
- Spouse's Name: Jennie Eams
- Father's Birthplace: Maine
- Mother's Birthplace: Maine
- Native Tongue: English
- Occupation: Catholic Priest
- Industry: Department Store
- Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
- Home Owned or Rented: Own
- Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
- Farm or House: House
- Able to read: Yes
- Able to Write: Yes
- Years Married: 22
- Out of Work: N
- Number of Weeks Out of Work: 4
- Neighbors: View others on page
- Household Members Age Relationship
- Frank P Eams 48 Head
- Jennie Eams 40 Wife
- Clara B Eams 20 Daughter
- Arther Eams 18 Son
- Cora M Eams 12 Daughter
1930 United States Federal Census
[7]
- Name: Frank Eames
- Birth Year: abt 1865
- Gender: Male
- Race: White
- Age in 1930: 65
- Birthplace: Maine
- Marital Status: Married
- Relation to Head of House: Head
- Home in 1930: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Map of Home: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
- Street Address: 2ond Avenue
- Ward of City: x
- Block: 165
- House Number: 4130
- Dwelling Number: 83
- Family Number: 89
- Home Owned or Rented: Owned
- Home Value: 7500
- Radio Set: Yes
- Lives on Farm: No
- Age at First Marriage: 23
- Attended School: No
- Able to Read and Write: Yes
- Father's Birthplace: Maine
- Mother's Birthplace: Maine
- Able to Speak English: Yes
- Occupation: Carpet Cayer
- Industry: Private Homes
- Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
- Employment: Yes
- Household Members Age Relationship
- Frank Eames 65 Head
- Jennie Eames 63 Wife
1940 United States Federal Census
[8]
- Name: Frank P Eames
- Event Type: Census
- Event Date: 1940
- Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
- Event Place (Original): California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, Councilmanic District 7
- Last Place of Residence: Same House
- Gender: Male
- Age: 82
- Marital Status: Married
- Race: White
- Race (Original): White
- Birth Year (Estimated): 1858
- Birthplace: Maine
- Relationship to Head of Household: Head
- Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
- Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
- Frank P Eames Head M 82 Maine
- Emma Eames Wife F 70 Canada
- Sarah Libby Lodger F 82 Canada
California Death Record
[9]
- Name: Mary Jane Eames [Mary Jane Walls] [sic] should be Wells
- Gender: Female
- Birth Date: 28 Oct 1865
- Birth Place: Canada
- Death Date: 2 Aug 1950
- Death Place: San Mateo
- Mother's Maiden Name: Betts
- Father's Surname: Walls [sic]
Find A Grave Burial Record
[10]
- Name Mary Jane Walls Eames
- Birth 28 Oct 1868, Canada
- Death 2 Aug 1950 (aged 81), San Mateo County, California, USA
- Burial Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
- Plot E Plot
- Memorial ID 156287180
Sources
- ↑ 1871 Canada Census, Mary Jane Wells, age 5, born in New Brunswick, Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Blackville, Northumberland, New Brunswick; Roll: C-10389; Page: 12. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1871 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. See: https://tinyurl.com/y4vtgekz.
- ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census, Mary Wells, age 12, born in New York [sic], Year: 1880; Census Place: Troy, Rensselaer, New York; Roll: 920; Page: 232D; Enumeration District: 136. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. See: https://tinyurl.com/y5rdnk2a.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N49F-DJJ : 24 May 2018), Frank P. Eames and Mary J. Wells, 26 Jun 1887; citing Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,415,224.
- ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZQ9-9QX : 16 December 2020), Frank Eames in entry for Eames, 25 Nov 1897; citing Embden, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMGM-9SB : accessed 14 January 2021), Frank P Eames, Bingham town & Brighton plantation, Somerset, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 145, sheet 1B, family 16, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,599.
- ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census, Frank P. Eames, age 48, born in Maine, Year: 1910; Census Place: Seattle Ward 12, King, Washington; Roll: T624_1662; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0196; FHL microfilm: 1375675. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. See: https://tinyurl.com/yxoocdz9.
- ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census, Frank Eames, age 65, born in Maine, Year: 1930; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0440; FHL microfilm: 2339884. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. See: https://tinyurl.com/y5epx6ku.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9ZD-92D : 6 January 2021), Frank P Eames, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-1328, sheet 2A, line 4, family 35, 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 424.
- ↑ California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Mary Jane Wells Eames, born 28 October 1865 in Canada, died 02 August 1950 in San Mateo, California, Place: San Mateo; Date: 2 Aug 1950. Ancestry.com. California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. See: https://tinyurl.com/y3ju5jae.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 14 January 2021), memorial page for Mary Jane Walls Eames (28 Oct 1868–2 Aug 1950), Find A Grave: Memorial #156287180, citing Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by BJW (contributor 47094611).
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