Mary Ann Renton ^{1 3 4 5 6 7}

   Another name for Mary was "Annie" Renton.

  Birth Notes:

Name: Mary A Renton
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 13 May 1884
Event Place: Sumpter Township, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Event Place (Original): Sumpter, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Gender: Female
Father's Name: Andrew Renton
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Mother's Name: Mary J Renton
Mother's Birthplace: Penn

Citing this Record
"Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPW2-7N8J : 20 October 2019), Mary J Renton in entry for Mary A Renton, 13 May 1884; citing Birth, various county courts, Michigan.
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  Baptism Notes:

Name: Mary A Renton
Event Type: Christening
Event Date: 1 Jun 1885
Event Place: Wayne, Michigan, United States
Event Place (Original): Wayne County, Michigan, United States
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 13 May 1884
Birthplace: Springwells, Wayne, Michigan
Father's Name: Andrew Renton
Mother's Name: Mary J Renton

Citing this Record
"Michigan Births and Christenings, 1775-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHM3-SL3 : 16 January 2020), Mary J Renton in entry for Mary A Renton, 1885.

NOTE - This record shows her birth location as the defunct township of Springwells in Wayne County, Michigan. All other records seem to indicate only the current Sumpter Township of Wayne County.
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  Noted events in her life were:

• Birth Image: 13 May 1884, in Sumpter Township, Wayne County, MI. ⁴

• She has alternate birth date of June 1884 and a birth location of Michigan.

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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Sumpter Township, Wayne County, MI on 8 June 1900. ⁵

1900 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 203, Family 91, Roll 755
Sumpter Township, Wayne County, Michigan
Farm owned, with mortgage
Anna Renton..Daughter..Jun 1884..15..MI

(Living with father and step-mother.)

NOTE - It is believed that her birth date was 13 May 1884 instead of in Jun 1884.
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI on 11 May 1910. ⁶

1910 US Census
Sheet 9B, District 308, Family 457, Roll 679
Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan
Farm rented
Anna Fuller..Daughter..26..MI..2/2..Housekeeper
Elizabeth Fuller..Granddaughter..5..MI
Andrew W. Fuller..Grandson..3..MI

(Anna was apparently divorced and living with her 2 children at the home of her father and stepmother.)
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Detroit, MI on 12 January 1920. ⁷

1920 US Census
Sheet 10A, District 407, Family 197, Roll 813
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
1176 Fort Street; Home Rented
Anna Fuller..Daughter..35..Wd..MI..Widowed

(Widowed and living with her 2 children at home of her father and her stepmother.)

NOTE - Anna apparently had a 2nd marriage in 1913 to James Stanton. Why was she back again with her parents in 1920 and still using her previously married name, Fuller, from the 1st marriage? There was a James Stanton listed in the 1920 census for Wayne County but he was listed as single and occupation was a magazine agent. Were they divorced or somehow the marriage was annulled?
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Mary married Robert George Fuller, son of William Fuller and Lydia Jarrod, on 20 December 1904 in Windsor, Ontario, CANADA.^{1 2} (Robert George Fuller was born on 6 September 1881 in Ypsilanti, MI ^{1 2} and died after 1910.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 20 December 1904, in Windsor, Ontario, CANADA. ¹

  Marriage Notes:

Name: Robert Fuller
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 20 Dec 1904
Event Place: Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Birth Year (Estimated): 1881
Father's Name: Wm Fuller
Mother's Name: Lydia King
Spouse's Name: Mary Anne Renton
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 20
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1884
Spouse's Father's Name: Andrew Sumpter
Spouse's Mother's Name: M J Wade

Citing this Record
"Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ19-T1P : 11 March 2018), Robert Fuller and Mary Anne Renton, 20 Dec 1904; citing registration , Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,871,546.
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Mary next married James W. Stanton, son of George D. Stanton and Emma Bates, on 13 September 1913 in Detroit, MI.³ The marriage ended in divorce. (James W. Stanton was born on 3 March 1876 in , Ottawa County, MI ^{2 3 9} and died after 13 September 1913.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 13 September 1913, in Detroit, MI. ³

• James W. Stanton and Mary Ann Renton were divorced before 1924.

  Marriage Notes:

Name: James Stanton
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 13 Sep 1913
Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Gender: Male
Age: 37y
Birth Date: 1876
Birthplace: Michigan
Marriage Date: 13 Sep 1913
Marriage Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Father's Name: George
Mother's Name: Emma
Spouse's Name: Anna Renton
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 29y
Spouse's Birth Date: 1884
Spouse's Birthplace: Michigan
Spouse's Father's Name: Andrew
Spouse's Mother's Name: Sarah Harvey
Source Reference: v 5 p 500 rn 98304

Citing this Record
"Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3LK-957 : 23 February 2020), James Stanton and Anna Renton, 13 Sep 1913; citing Marriage, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4209172.
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The marriage between James Stanton and Anna Renton apparently did not last long. In the 1920 US Census, Anna was shown living back home with her father and stepmother but using her previous married surname of Fuller. James Stanton was remarried in 1924 to Edith Newberry.

Name: James W. Stanton
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 25 Feb 1924
Event Place: Caro, Tuscola, Michigan
Gender: Male
Age: 48y
Birth Date: 1876
Birthplace: Ottowa Co, Michigan
Father's Name: Geo D. Stanton
Mother's Name: Emma Bates
Spouse's Name: Edith Newberry
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 47y
Spouse's Birth Date: 1877
Spouse's Birthplace: Vassar Township, Tuscola, Michigan
Spouse's Father's Name: Abel Finch
Spouse's Mother's Name: Lousie Champlain

Citing this Record
"Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQQP-194 : 15 January 2019), Lousie Champlain in entry for James W. Stanton and Edith Newberry, 1924.
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