Mary E. Renton ^{1 2 3 4 5 6}

  Death Notes:

The obituary for her brother, Herbert, who died on 10 Jul 1969 mentioned that his sister, Mary, preceded him in death.
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  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Pittsfield, MI on 11 June 1900. ⁴

1900 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 100, Dwelling 66, Family 100, Roll 746
Pittsfield, Washtenaw County, Michigan
farm rented
Mary Renton..Daughter..May 1899..1..MI

(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in York Township, Washtenaw County, MI on April 1910. ⁵

1910 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 146, Family 45, Roll 678
York Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan
Mary Renton..Daughter..10..MI

(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Ypsilanti, MI on 7 February 1920. ⁶

1920 US Census
Sheet 17A, District 170, Family 612, Roll 800, Ward 5
Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan
328 Emenric(?) Street; Home owned, no mortgage
Mary E. Renton..Daughter..21..MI..Photography Studio

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in May 1899, then her age should have been 20 instead of 21.
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• She resided in Ypsilanti, MI on 9 November 1921.
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• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Ypsilanti, MI on 19 April 1930. ²

1930 US Census
Sheet 18A, District 47, Family 481, Roll 1030, Ward 2
Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan
1123 Pearl Street; Home rented, $40
Mary E. Willoughby..Wife..30..MI

(Living with husband and son.)
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• She appeared on the 1940 US Census in Lake Worth, FL on 29 April 1940. ³

1940 US Census
Sheets 17A & B, District 50-40, Family 124, Roll 607
Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, Florida
301 South K Street; House rented, $40
Residence in 1935: Ypsilanti, Michigan
Mary Willoughby..Wife..40..MI..12th grade

(Living with husband, 2 children, and widowed mother.)
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• She was buried after 17 January 1947 in the Highland Cemetery in Ypsilanti, MI.

PLOTBlock 127, Lot 5, All, Grave 1
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 March 2020), memorial page for Marion R "Mary" Riggs Willoughby (20 Oct 1899'9617 Jan 1947), Find A Grave Memorial no. 27533084, citing Highland Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by Rick W. (contributor 46902750) .
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Mary married Earl George Willoughby, son of Robert Thomas Willoughby and Elizabeth Earls, on 9 November 1921 in Ypsilanti, MI.^{1 2 3} (Earl George Willoughby was born on 3 May 1891 in Lynn Township, Saint Clair County, MI,^{1 9 10 11} died on 25 February 1961 in Ann Arbor, MI ¹¹ and was buried after 25 February 1961 in Ypsilanti, MI ¹¹.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 9 November 1921, in Ypsilanti, MI. ¹

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Ypsilanti, MI on 19 April 1930. ²

1930 US Census
Sheet 18A, District 47, Family 481, Roll 1030, Ward 2
Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan
1123 Pearl Street; Home rented, $40
Earl G. Willoughby..Head..36..MI..Proprietor, Show Store
Mary E. Willoughby..Wife..30..MI
Boyd E. Willoughby..Son..1y 8m..MI
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Lake Worth, FL on 29 April 1940. ³

1940 US Census
Sheets 17A & B, District 50-40, Family 124, Roll 607
Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, Florida
301 South K Street; House rented, $40
residence in 1935: Ypsilanti, Michigan
E. G. Willoughby..Head..47..MI..9th grade..Owner, retail shoes
Mary Willoughby..Wife..40..MI..12th grade
Boyd Willoughby..Son..11..MI..5th grade
Joan Willoughby..Daughter..6..MI
Mary Renton..Mother-in-Law..72..MI..Widowed..8th grade
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Earl J. Willoughby
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 9 Nov 1921
Event Place: Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan
Gender: Male
Age: 29y
Birth Date: 1892
Birthplace: Brown City
Marriage Date: 9 Nov 1921
Marriage Place: Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan
Father's Name: Robert
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Earls
Spouse's Name: Mary E. Renton
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 22y
Spouse's Birth Date: 1899
Spouse's Birthplace: Ypsilanti, Michigan
Spouse's Father's Name: Robert
Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Warner
Source Reference: v 7 rn 475

Citing this Record
"Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQM4-Q8G : 20 January 2021), Earl J. Willousby and Mary E. Renton, 9 Nov 1921; citing Marriage, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4032395.
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Mary's mother became a widow in 1936 and it appears that she moved in with her family. Sometime between 1936 and 1940, the extended family moved to Florida where they all appeared in the 1940 US Census in Lake Worth. By 1957, her elderly mother, Mary Warner-Renton, had returned back to Michigan where she died and was buried near her husband. I do not know if Earl and Mary Willoughby remained in Florida or if they also returned to Michigan.
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