DOB/DOD: May 7, 1886 (Ballston Spa, NY) – May 2, 1948 (New York, NY); 61 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 5 Cannon Street and 11 Myrtle Street in Norwalk, Connecticut FAMILY: Born to Henry G. [1856-1919] and Mary Larrabee Weld [1854-1928]. Three brothers, Edward L. [1880-1943], Henry G. [1882-?], and Morton B. [1883-1886]. Three sisters,Continue reading “MARGARET MINOT WELD; ARMY NURSE CORPS”
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JEANETTE VAN COUVERING; ARMY NURSE CORPS
DOB/DOD: June 10, 1890 (Grand Rapids, Michigan) – October 4, 1981 (Lake Wales, FL); 91 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Kenneth H. Ringrose [1902-1957]CHILDREN: One daughter, Lucy Ringrose Clarke [1935-2016]LOCAL ADDRESS: 46 Gregory Boulevard, Norwalk FAMILY: Born to Cornelius [1867-1934] and Dena Van Bendegom Van Couvering [1869-1950]. Five sisters, Cornelia Van Couvering Morgan [1888-1962], Gertrude VanContinue reading “JEANETTE VAN COUVERING; ARMY NURSE CORPS”
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”
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”
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”
Honor Norwalk CT veterans 