Individual Record 551

Name}   Detwiller, Mary		Family History} Olson
Title}	Race} White	Sex} Female
Birth:   Date} Fam  1 Sep 1857	Place} Fullarton, Perth, Ontario
Marr.: Date} Cir April 1869	Place}     ,    , Ontario     (Link)
Death: Date} Exa  6 Feb 1931	Place} Minneapolis, Ottawa, Kansas
Burial: Date} Exa  8 Feb 1931	Place} Highland Cemetery, Minneapolis, Ottawa, Kansas
	Grave Marker} Yes	Source 1}   31 = Letter Source 2}   71 = Family notes Source 3} 187 = Photograph Source 4} 236 = 1851 CAN cen Source 5} 237 = 1861 CAN cen Source 6} 319 = Marriage rec Source 7} 381 = 1880 USA cen Source 8} 342 = 1900 USA cen Source 9} 304 = 1910 USA cen Source 10} 400 = Newspaper Source 11} 911 = 1920 USA cen Source 12} 916 = 1930 USA cen Source 13} 494 = Obituary Source 14} 363 = Cemetery rec Source 15} 397 = Cemetery rec
Parents: } Christian Detwiller & Marian Campbell    Relationship No.} 13
1st Household No.} 80 = Fullarton Twp., Perth, Ontario
Occupation 1} Housewife        Occupation 2}
Religion/Church} Presbyterian/Lutheran
Spouses:   Prime} Davis, Samuel  Total Number of} 1
Notes:  Mary Detwiller was born 1 Sep 1847 in Perth, Ontario.  She was the sixth of nine children of Christian Detwiller and Marian Campbell.  In the 1851 Canada census, the family was living on a 160 acre farm in Fullarton Twp., Perth.  Her mother died in 1858.  In the 1861 Canada census, the farm had been divided, and the family was living on the east 90 acres.  She was a witness at her sister Marion's wedding to Abraham Haley on 4 Apr 1865.
Mary married Samuel Davis about 1869, and shortly thereafter they settled in Illinois.  The 1930 U.S. census states she came to the United States in 1883, and was a naturalized citizen.  They moved to Kansas for two years, returning to Illinois.  In the 1880 U.S. census, they were back in Kansas, farming in Concord Twp. Ottawa County.  Her husband's nephew Lewis Davis, age 9, was living with them.  Mary and Samuel never had children of their own.  About 1895, they moved to North Dakota, farming in Tyrol Twp., Griggs County.  Her brother Henry Detwiller was farming nearby.  About 1906, Mary and Samuel returned to Kansas.  In the 1910 U.S. census, they were living on Sheridan Street in Minneapolis, Ottawa County. In 1912, it was reported in the local newspaper that Mary's sister, Agnes Detwiller Noble, and her daughters Mary Agnes Noble and Marion (Mern) Noble, visited from Alhambra, California.  Agnes and Mary's sister Marion Detwiller had married Abraham Haley, and also lived in Minneapolis.  The three sisters are seen at left.  Mary's husband Samuel died 2 May 1914.  In the 1920 U.S. census, Mary was living with her sister Marion in her sister's home on Third Street, Minneapolis.  Marion died later that year.  When Mary died 6 Feb 1931, she was living with her niece, Mrs. Andrew Zucker (Marion Agnes Haley) in Garfield Twp., near Minneapolis. Although a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church for many years, Mary's funeral services were held at the First Presbyterian Church of Minneapolis, with Dr. J.C. Everett in charge.  The pallbearers were six grand-nephews, namely, Kenneth Ballou, Rubert Smith, Lester Smith, Clement Smith, John Sams, and Alva Bremerman.  She is buried with her husband in the Highland Cemetery, Minneapolis.
Time of Birth}	Time of Death}	Fraternal/Social}
Baptism Date}	Place}
Confirm. Date}	Photos} Mary in 1912
Immigr'n Date} 1869/1870	Port} Canadian border
Education: Grade}                               or Top 2 Degrees}
Military: Service}                                    for the State of}
Health Condition}     Cause of Death}	Last Updated by} Karen Hancock Date Updated} 25 Apr 2014 Date Created}  21 Feb 1994
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