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Ella Mae Freeney

Ella Mae Freeney[1, 2]

Female 1879 - 1976  (96 years)

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  • Name Ella Mae Freeney  [3, 4
    Birth 27 May 1879  Tyaskin, Wicomico, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Gender Female 
    Lived in 1880  Salisbury, Wicomico, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Lived in 1900  Delmar, Wicomico, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Occupation 1900  Delmar, Wicomico, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Teacher 
    Lived in 1927  Baltimore, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    FindAGrave URL https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205891775 
    FindAGrave ID 205891775 
    FamilySearch ID LTF5-ZJZ 
    FamilySearch URL https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LTF5-ZJZ 
    Death 13 Feb 1976  Salisbury, Wicomico, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11, 12
    Burial 16 Feb 1976  Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Person ID I37  Main
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2020 

    Father Thomas Barton Freeny, Sr.,   b. 20 Dec 1850, Somerset County, MD Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jan 1884, Wicomico County, MD Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years) 
    Mother Emily Goslee,   b. 16 Dec 1849, Somerset County, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Aug 1923, Wicomico County, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 15 Oct 1873 
    Family ID F4  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James Buchanan Culver,   b. 9 Apr 1880, Tyaskin, Wicomico, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Mar 1929, Wicomico, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Marriage 24 Jun 1903  Delmar, Sussex, Delaware, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Notes 
    Married:
    • Married by Zack H. Webster
    Children 
     1. J.B. Culver, Jr.
    Documents
    James B. Culver - Will
    James B. Culver - Will
    James B. Culver - Probate
    James B. Culver - Probate
    James B. Culver, Ella Mae Freeney - Marriage
    James B. Culver, Ella Mae Freeney - Marriage
    "Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQN-5VSS : 11 March 2019), James B Culver, 24 Jun 1903; citing Marriage, Tent, New Castle, Delaware, United States, Delaware Public Archives, Dover; FHL microfilm .
    Family ID F34  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 27 May 1879 - Tyaskin, Wicomico, Maryland, United States Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Freeney Siblings
    Freeney Siblings
    L to R: 1)Annie 2)Ella May 3)Thomas Barton 4)Fannie 5)John Edgar 6) Leona
    Mae Freeney
    Mae Freeney
    Ella Mae Freeney & Jack Saunders in 1901
    Ella Mae Freeney & Jack Saunders in 1901
    Freeney Family Bible photo
    Freeney Family Bible photo
    Emily Goslee Freeny, surrounded by her daughters L to R: Ella May Freeney, Fannie Freeney, Leonia Freeney, Anna Freeney
    Freeney Family Bible photo
    Freeney Family Bible photo
    Emily Goslee Freeny (age ~64), center, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Clockwise: 1 o'clock: ?; 2 o'clock: Ella May Freeney; 3 o'clock: ?; 4 o'clock: Kathleen Ellen Freeney; 5 o'clock: Sara Marguerite Freeney; 7 o'clock: ? P; 8 o'clock: ?; 10 o'clock: ?; 11 o'clock: ?

    Documents
    1880 Census - Freeney
    1880 Census - Freeney
    Wicomico County, Maryland
    Thomas B. Freeney, w, m, 29, carriage builder.
    Emily, w, f, 30, wife, keeping house
    Leonia, w, f, 6, daughter
    Fannie E., w, f, 4, daughter
    Sonora A., w, f, 3, daughter
    Ella M., w, f, 1, daughter
    Freeney Family Bible - Births (p1)
    Freeney Family Bible - Births (p1)
    1) Thomas B. Freeney - December 20, 1850
    2) Emily Goslee - December 16, 1849
    3) Leonia Freeney - August 31st 1874
    4) Fannie E. Freeney - January 13th 1876
    5) Senora A. Freeney May 7 1877
    6) Ella Mae Freeney May 27 1879
    7) John Thomas Edgar Freeney - January 28 1882
    8) Thomas Barton Freeney - February 22nd 1884
    Ella Mae Freeney - Obituary
    Ella Mae Freeney - Obituary
    The Evening Sun, Baltimore, Maryland 16 Feb 1976, Monday, Page 33
    Ella Mae Freeney Culver - Obituary
    Ella Mae Freeney Culver - Obituary
    The Daily Times (Salisbury, Maryland) · 15 Feb 1976, Sunday, Page 13
    Ella Mae Freeney - Wedding
    Ella Mae Freeney - Wedding
    The Evening Journal, Wilmington, Delaware, 25 Jun 1903, Thu, Page 3 "Wedding in Del mar Special to the Evening Journal. Delmar. June 25. A pretty wedding took place at high noon yesterday, when Miss Ella Mae Freeny, daughter of Mrs. Emily Freeny, became the bride of James Buchanan Culver, of Tyaskin, Md. The bride was attended by her sister. Miss Fannie Freeny, as maid of honor. I. Carey Downing, of Baltimore, Md., acted as best man. The ushers were T. Barton Freeny, brother of the bride, and I. Jones Dashiell, of Baltimore. The Rev. J. II. Webster per formed the ceremony. The bride was beautifully gowned in white silk, trimmed in embroidered chiffon roses, and wore a white picture hat. The maid of honor wore blue silk and a picture hat to match. Both carried muffs of chiffon and lilies of the valley. The bridal party entered the church' as Mrs; H. M. Waller sang the bridal chorus from Lohengrin, played by Miss Lulu Barker. During the ceremony "O. Promise Me" was played. The church was beautifully decorated with potted plants and cut flowers. Immediately after the ceremony the couple took the express for the South, They were the recipients of many costly presents."

  • Notes 
    • Salisbury Daily Times 15 Apr 1976 - Obituary "Graveside services will be held Monday at 1 p.m. in Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, for Mrs. Mae Freeney Culver, 96, of Baltimore, fomer of Tyaskin.  Mrs. Culver died Friday in the Salisbury Nursing Home after a short illness. Born near Tyaskin, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Barton and Emily Goslee Freeney.  Her late husband was James B. Culver.  Mrs. Culver was a member of Wilson United Methodist Church in Baltimore and the women's Eastern Shore Society of Baltimore.  Several nieces and nephews survive. The family suggests that, as a tribute to the memory of the deceased, contributions may be made to the Wilson Memorial United Methodist Church Fund, University Parkway and Charles St. Baltimore (21218) Arrangements are being handled by the Hill - Baker - Bounds Funeral Home."

      Buried Lot #288, Cypress Section, Ludon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, MD.  Plot deed in my files with receipt dated June 30, 1924.  Originally in the files of W.L. Howard, M.D.

      Lynn Howard Howell notes:

      "She was a smart dresser. Ann Howard lived with her when going to Goucher" [15, 16]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] John S. Howell, Jr., JSH Feb 13 2003 gedcom.

    2. [SAuth] John Spencer Howell, Jr., John Spencer Howell, Jr., (http://www.jhowell.com/ jhowell@jhowell.com).

    3. [S671] 1880 U.S. Census, Wicomico District 94 page15.

    4. [S477] Marguerite Freeney Howard, Marguerite Freeney Howard, Goslee Chart.

    5. [S507] Salisbury Daily Times, "Born near Tyaskin" 15 Feb 1976, Sunday, Page 13.

    6. [S1701] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 12 Jul 2020), entry for Ella Mae Freeney, person ID LTF5-ZJZ.
      ;Contributor: Mary Kirgan, mary.kirgan@gmail.com

    7. [S864] 1900 U.S. Census.

    8. [S864] 1900 U.S. Census, "Teacher in School".

    9. [S1836] Baltimore City Directory, "Jas B (Mae F) h3309 Guilford Av".

    10. [S1512] Thomas B. Freeny Sr & Emily Goslee Freeny, Freeny (Freeney) Family Bible, (Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments, translated out of the original tongues. New York, American Bilble Society, 1873. In our archives - received June 2008. Also contained photos, postcards, cloth pieces, and a wrapped lock of hair between the pages. All in my files.), "Mae Freeney Culver departed this life on Feb 13, 1976".

    11. [S1631] Baltimore Sun, The Evening Sun, Baltimore, Maryland 16 Feb 1976, Monday, Page 33.

    12. [S507] Salisbury Daily Times, "died Friday in the Salisbury Nursing Home after a short illness." 15 Feb 1976, Sunday, Page 13.

    13. [S1656] Findagrave.com, Plot: "Cypress 288" https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205891775/mae-culver.

    14. [S1834] Marriage Certificate, "Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQN-5VSS : 11 March 2019), James B Culver, 24 Jun 1903; citing Marriage, Tent, New Castle, Delaware, United States, Delaware Public Archives,.

    15. [S567] Lynn Howard Howell, Lynn Howard Howell, interview 2 July 2008.

    16. [S507] Salisbury Daily Times, 15 Feb 1976.