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Maude Ella <I>Wheeler</I> Grey

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Maude Ella Wheeler Grey

Birth
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
Death
11 Jan 1962 (aged 78)
Absecon, Atlantic County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lot 16, Section B, Grave 4
Memorial ID
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Maude married John Chester Grey, 1 Jul 1905, in Des Moines, IA. They had 6 children (listed below).

Over the next 20 years they lived in Omaha, NE, Savannah, GA, Fort Wayne, IN, Lansing, MI, and finally settled in Atlantic City, NJ.

Maude was a 1906 graduate of Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, D. A. R., American Association of University Women, and both she and her husband were members of the Congregational Church in Lansing, Michigan. They were both Republicans.

Maude was a second cousin, to Admiral George Dewey, who led the US Navy in a decisive battle during the Spanish-American War. Widely hailed as the "Hero of Manila" for his action in the Spanish-America War, he is best known for defeating the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay, sinking all 8 Spanish ships, while sustaining very little damage to his own ships, no dead and only 8 wounded.

Children:
-John Chester "Chet" Grey (1906-1981)
-Wheeler Grey (1908-1988)
-Elizabeth Grey (1910-2002)
-Douglas Talcott Grey (1912-1974)
-Ella Perrin Grey (1914-2000)
-Maude Eunice Grey (1918-2001)
Maude married John Chester Grey, 1 Jul 1905, in Des Moines, IA. They had 6 children (listed below).

Over the next 20 years they lived in Omaha, NE, Savannah, GA, Fort Wayne, IN, Lansing, MI, and finally settled in Atlantic City, NJ.

Maude was a 1906 graduate of Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, D. A. R., American Association of University Women, and both she and her husband were members of the Congregational Church in Lansing, Michigan. They were both Republicans.

Maude was a second cousin, to Admiral George Dewey, who led the US Navy in a decisive battle during the Spanish-American War. Widely hailed as the "Hero of Manila" for his action in the Spanish-America War, he is best known for defeating the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay, sinking all 8 Spanish ships, while sustaining very little damage to his own ships, no dead and only 8 wounded.

Children:
-John Chester "Chet" Grey (1906-1981)
-Wheeler Grey (1908-1988)
-Elizabeth Grey (1910-2002)
-Douglas Talcott Grey (1912-1974)
-Ella Perrin Grey (1914-2000)
-Maude Eunice Grey (1918-2001)


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