Mary A. Frasch ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7}

  General Notes:

David Drugan didn't like her...Dad said she was a gossip (busy body) (per Martha Drugan-Westphal).
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  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1905 Wisconsin State Census in Trempealeau, WI in June 1905. ⁷

1905 Wisconsin State Census
Page 460, Family 39, Line 63
Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin
Mary A. Frasech..Servant..18..WI
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 16 April 1910. ²

1910 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 173, Family 78
Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin
Home owned, no mortgage
Married 3 years
Mary Drugan..Wife..23..WI..1/1

(Living with husband and son.)
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 9 January 1920. ³

1920 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 219, Family 145, Roll 2018
Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin
Grove Street
Mary Drugan..Wife..32..WI

(Living with husband and 2 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 30 April 1930. ⁴

1930 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 24, Family 51, Roll 2614
Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin
Home owned, $2000
Mary Drugan..Wife..43..WI

(Living with husband and 2 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1940 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 18 April 1940. ⁵

1940 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 61-24, Family 63, Roll 4529
Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin
House owned, $2000
Residence in 1935: Same House
Mary Drugan..Wife..53..WI..6th grade..Housewife

(Living with husband.)
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• Her obituary was published in the Winona Republican Herald on 18 October 1958 in Winona, MN.

Mrs. Edmund Drugan, 71, 268-1/2 Carimona Street, died today at 1:30 a.m. at the home of her daughter, Mrs. S. W. Nedfeldt, 559 E. Fifth St., after a long illness.

The former Mary Frasch, she was born March 31, 1887, at Arcadia, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Frasch.

She was married to Mr. Drugan at St. Bartholomew's Catholic Church, Trempealeau, July 3, 1906.

She is survived by a son, Leo Drugan, Winona; a daughter, Mrs. S.W. (Irene) Newfeldt, Winona; one granddaughter; three brothers. Peter Frasch, La Moille; Alex, Brooklyn, NY, and Edmund, Trempealeau, and three sisters, Mrs. Kate Luedtke and Mrs. Ann Crivits, La Crosse, and Mrs. Sam ( Bertha) MacCartney, Galesville. Her husband died nine years ago.

Mrs. Drugan was a member of St. John's Catholic Church, St. Anne's and Sorrowful Mother's societies. Woman's Relief Corps and Degree of Pocahontas.

Funeral services will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at St. John's Church, Rev. Francis Galles officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.

Rosary will be said Monday at 8 p.m. at Smith Mortuary, Galesville.

(Source: Winona Republican Herald, Winona, Minnesota, 18 Oct 1958, page 7)
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• She was buried on 21 October 1958 in the Saint Marys Cemetery in Winona, MN.

Find A Grave Memorial #104904944
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Mary married Edmund Drugan, son of Patrick Drugan Jr. and Elizabeth Jane Keeffe, on 3 July 1906 in , Trempealeau County, WI.^{1 2 3 4 5} (Edmund Drugan was born on 19 December 1879 in Trempealeau, WI,^{2 3 4 5 10 12 13 14 15} died on 24 July 1949 in La Crosse, WI ⁸ and was buried on 27 July 1949 in Saint Marys Cemetery, Winona, MN ^{16 17}.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 16 April 1910. ²

1910 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 173, Family 78
Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin
Home owned, no mortgage
Married 3 years
Edward Drugan..Head..30..WI..Liverymnan at Livery Barn
Mary Drugan..Wife..23..WI..1/1
Leo E. Drugan..Son..3..WI
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 9 January 1920. ³

1920 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 219, Family 145, Roll 2018
Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin
Grove Street
Edwin Drugan..Head..40..WI..Bridgeman, C. B. & Q.
Mary Drugan..Wife..32..WI
Leo E. Drugan..Son..12..WI
Irene B. Drugan..Daughter..8..WI
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 30 April 1930. ⁴

1930 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 24, Family 51, Roll 2614
Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin
Home owned, $2000
Edward Drugan..Head..49..WI..Laborer, Railroad
Mary Drugan..Wife..43..WI
Leo Drugan..Son..23..WI
Irene Drugan..Daughter..19..WI
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 18 April 1940. ⁵

1940 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 61-24, Family 63, Roll 4529
Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin
House owned, $2000
Residence in 1935: Same House
Edward Drugan..Head..60..WI..11th grade..RR Bridgeman..earned $1500 in 1939
Mary Drugan..Wife..53..WI..6th grade..Housewife

NOTE - Their married son and his family was living next door.
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• They resided at 417 Kansas in 1941 in Winona, MN.
1941 Winona, Minnesota City Directory:
EDMUND and MARY DRUGAN
Occupation: Railroad
Residence: 417 Kansas, Winona, Minnesota.

• They resided at 268 Carimona in 1948 in Winona, MN.
1948 Winona, Minnesota City Directory
ED and MARY DRUGAN
Occupation:
Residence: 268 Carimona, Winona, Minnesota.

  Marriage Notes:

Name: Edmund Drugan
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 3 Jul 1906
Event Place: Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States
Event Place (Original): Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: American
Race: white
Birthplace: Trempealeau
Father's Name: Patrick Drugan
Mother's Name: Elisabeth Keef
Spouse's Name: Mary Frasch
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Race: white
Spouse's Race (Original): white
Spouse's Birthplace: Trempealeau
Spouse's Father's Name: Mathew Frasch
Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Steiner

Citing this Record
"Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRKY-YYX : 30 January 2020), Patrick Drugan in entry for Edmund Drugan, 1906.
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According to the 1905 Wisconsin State Census, Mary was living and working in the house next door to the Drugan family as a Servant to the Charles Thomas family. They were married approximately one year later in 1906.
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Mrs. Edward Drugan and children visited with friends at Arcadia from last Friday until Tuesday.

(Source: Winona Republican-Herald, 11 Jun 1920, page 9)
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Mr. and Mrs. Edward Drugan left Thursday morning over the North-Western line for La Crosse where they will make connection with the Burlington fast train which will take them on their way to Mercedes, Texas to spend the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. George King, former Trempealeau residents. Mr. and Mrs. Drugan were accompanied by their son, Leo, and daughter, Irene.

(Source: Winona Republican-Herald, 7 Dec 1920, page 11)
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Mrs. Edward Drugan and daughter, Miss Irene, who spent the week with friends in Chicago, returned home Friday morning.

(Source: Winona Republican-Herald, 20 Aug 1932, page 8)
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Mrs. Edward Drugan and daughter Irene and her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel McCartney, left Tuesday to attend the World's Fair at Chicago.

(Source: Winona Republican-Herald, 13 Oct 1933, page 12)
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Mr. and Mrs. Edward Drugan left last week for Daytona Beach, Fla. They will spend the remainder of the winter in Florida.

(Source: Winona Republican-Herald, 21 Feb 1936, page 12)
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