MILDRED ST. GEORGE; YMCA

DOB/DOD: February 6, 1885 (Darien, CT) – March 18, 1961 (Norwalk, CT); 76 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 169 Main Street and 395 Flax Hill Road, Norwalk FAMILY: Born to Lewis E. [1849-1929] and Josephine F. Reed St. George [1856-1925]. Two sisters, Pauline St. George Wright [1884-1960] and Alice St. George Briggs [1888-1964]. One brother,Continue reading “MILDRED ST. GEORGE; YMCA”

JOSEPHINE ALICE RUMMLER; YEOMAN FIRST CLASS; U.S. NAVY

DOB/DOD: July 19, 1893 (Jersey City, NJ) – December 22, 1968 (Teesside South, Yorkshire, North Riding, England); 75 years old MARITAL STATUS: Married George Chapman Hogg [1892-1982] in Middlesbrough, United Kingdom, in July 1922 and lived in England until her death.CHILDREN: One son, Alexander G. [1925-?]. Two daughters, Eugenie M. (1923-?) and Constance M. [1927-1974].LOCALContinue reading “JOSEPHINE ALICE RUMMLER; YEOMAN FIRST CLASS; U.S. NAVY”

GRACE ROBERTS; RED CROSS

DOB/DOD: March 16, 1881 (Norwalk, CT) – June 26, 1968 (Norwalk, CT); 87 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 7 Elmwood Avenue, East Rocks Road, and St. Mary’s Lane, all in Norwalk FAMILY: Born to Morell [1849-1934] and Elizabeth Barton Roberts [1852-1940]. Five sisters, Margaret L. Roberts Davis [1883-1965], Emma [1887-1969], Edith Roberts Pentland [1888-1940], EthelContinue reading “GRACE ROBERTS; RED CROSS”

RUTH MARIA O’REILLY; ARMY NURSE CORPS

DOB/DOD: January 31, 1887 (Norwalk, CT) – March 5, 1976 (Lake Zurich, IL); 89 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: The 1880 census shows the parents living in Norwalk, but no street addresses are listed. The family moved to Brooklyn, NY, sometime between 1887, when Ruth was born, and the 1900 census. NOTE: Ruth O’Reilly isContinue reading “RUTH MARIA O’REILLY; ARMY NURSE CORPS”

CORNELIA ELLEN ODELL; YMCA

DOB/DOD: August 5, 1894 (Akron, OH) – September 25, 1976 (Ft Lauderdale, FL), 82 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Norman M. Kennedy Sr. [1895-1975] on October 27, 1923, in Norwalk. Norman was in the U.S. Army from June 1917 to March 1919. They divorced in 1952, only to remarry again on July 23, 1971, in BrowardContinue reading “CORNELIA ELLEN ODELL; YMCA”

MILDRED ARCHER NASH; YMCA

DOB/DOD: August 28, 1888 (Norwalk, CT) – November 21, 1967 (Rockport, MA); 79 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Daniel H. Bly [1894-1978] on December 8, 1920, in Norwalk.CHILDREN: One daughter, Virginia H. Bly Arone Scarpello [1922-1997]. Two sons, Donald A. [1924-2008] and Lewis N. [1926-2017]. LOCAL ADDRESS: 47 Elmwood Avenue, Norwalk FAMILY: Born to Lewis H.Continue reading “MILDRED ARCHER NASH; YMCA”

GLADYS AMELIA MILLS; YMCA

DOB/DOD: November 20, 1895 (Norwalk, CT) – December 8, 1974 (Bridgeport, CT); 79 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Bert Robertson [1871-1926] on March 23, 1915, in Norwalk, Connecticut. Married Thomas Ledwith [1883-1941] on December 11, 1927, in Norwalk.CHILDREN: Four daughters, Anna I. Robertson Ready [1915-1976], Ida G. [1917-1960], Sadie A. Robertson Albin [1919-1997], and Catherine E.Continue reading “GLADYS AMELIA MILLS; YMCA”

ANNA “ANN” F. MILLER; ARMY NURSE CORPS

DOB/DOD: June 9, 1895 (Bridgeport, CT) – July 12, 1966 (Newark, NJ); 71 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Howard P. Penny, a World War I veteran [1891-1966], on October 6, 1923, in Norwalk, Connecticut.CHILDREN: Two sons, Wilford P. [1925-2014] and Edward P. [1930-1973].LOCAL ADDRESS: 1 Livingston Street, South Norwalk FAMILY: Born to Ansel L. (1846-1920) andContinue reading “ANNA “ANN” F. MILLER; ARMY NURSE CORPS”

ALICE “ALLIE” MARY MACKENZIE; ARMY NURSE CORPS

DOB/DOD: March 17, 1883 (Salem, MA) – December 11, 1971 (West Haven, CT); 88 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Unmarried; the family legend is that the love of her life died in the great influenza pandemic, and she never married.LOCAL ADDRESS: Didn’t live locally (Bridgeport), but did graduate from the Norwalk Hospital School of Nursing in 1914.Continue reading “ALICE “ALLIE” MARY MACKENZIE; ARMY NURSE CORPS”

ANNA TRANT HIPSON; ARMY NURSE CORPS

DOB/DOD: October 4, 1891 (Yonkers, NY) – September 21, 1938 (Umatilla, FL); 46 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 9 Seaside Place, East Norwalk FAMILY: Born to Henry J. [1864-1942] and Mary F. Trant Hipson [1869-1929]. Three brothers, Caryl B. [1894-1977], Harry H. [1896-1959], and Robert D. [1902-1962]. Two sisters, Inez M. [1898-1991] and Olive M.Continue reading “ANNA TRANT HIPSON; ARMY NURSE CORPS”