Daughter of Charles Eddy WELLS & Laney Minerva (GASKILL) WELLS.

m. Aug. 30, 1913 to Jasper Earl PERRIGO in Jefferson County, New York [no previous marriage listed]. Marriage solemnized by Walter D. St. John, minister.
In her marriage license - dated July 30, 1913 -, the word "July" was crossed out and "Aug." was inserted instead.

Mary Ruth (WELLS) PERRIGO died in Clayton, Jefferson County, New York, at age 23 from pneumonia.
She was most probably buried in Clayton Village Cemetery like most of her siblings and her parents Charles & Laney "Lena" WELLS. Although her parents' graves are also not marked at this time (cf. memorials).

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Obituary

Ruth Mary Wells Perrigo

Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wells, born on Frontenac Island [Round Island], Clayton, N.Y. October 4, 1892. She was married to Jasper Perrigo, August 13, 1913 [sic]. She passed away from this earth, Monday afternoon, January 17, [1916], leaving two little children, Marjorie and Doris. The funeral service was held from our church, Wednesday afternoon, January 19, [1916], at four o'clock.

She was the eighth child that her parents have been called upon to part with. Beside her parents and husband and two children, she leaves two brothers, William of Auburn N.Y., Carl of Clayton; and one sister, Dorothy, also of Clayton.

Source:
"Church Bulletin," First Baptist Church, Clayton, Jefferson County, New York, January 30, 1916 [extract]
(www.ancestry.com)

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PERSONALS
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Mrs. W. R. Floyd of Mortimer street and Mrs. G. Agon of Conkling avenue are in Clayton, where they were called by the death of a niece, Mrs. Jasper Perrigo.

Source:
"Utica Herald Dispatch and Daily Gazette" - Utica, New York - Thursday, January 20, 1916 - page 3, colunm 5
(https://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%205/Utica%20NY%20Herald%20Dispatch/Utica%20NY%20Herald%20Dispatch%201916/Utica%20NY%20Herald%20Dispatch%201916%20-%200211.PDF)

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Additional sources:
"1900 United States Federal Census" - New York, Jefferson County, Clayton, District 0014 - Scan 7/Sheet No.4 A, Line 36 ("Mary R Wells" - [Occupation] "-" [blank] - "[b.] Oct 1892"/6 [yrs]" [sic])
1905 - "New York, State Census, 1905" - Jefferson County, Clayton, Not Stated [District 2] - Page 56, Line 38 [Transcript !] - Scan 1097 ("Ruth M Wells - daughter - 12 yrs")
"1910 United States Federal Census" - New York, Jefferson County, Clayton, District 0021 - Scan 5/Sheet No.3 A, Line 9 ("Ruth M Wells" - [Occupation] "none" - "17 ]yrs]")
1915 - "New York, State Census, 1915" - Jefferson County, Clayton, A.D. 01 E.D. 03 - Scan 6/Page 11, Line 8 ("Mary K Perrigo" [sic] - "House Work" - "22 [yrs]")

"New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967" - 1913 - Bride - Scan 876 - Certificate# 32072
"New York, County Marriage Records, 1847-1849 & 1907-1936" - Jefferson County - 1912-1914 - 1916 - Scans 369-370 (Marriage Certificate# 3614) & 389 (Marriage License # 114)
"New York, Death Index, 1852-1956" - New York State Department of Health - 1916 - Scan 939 - Certificate# 3061

www.ancestry.com
Ancestry's Public Member Trees

USGenWeb - New York, Jefferson County (http://jefferson.nygenweb.net/)
USGenWeb - New York, Jefferson County, Town of Clayton
(http://jefferson.nygenweb.net/clayton.htm)
USGenWeb - New York, Jefferson County, Town of Clayton - Bartlett's Cemetery Inscriptions for the Town of Clayton, N-Q & T-Z, 2009 (Courtesy of A.E. ROGERS, ELLEN & JOHN BARTLETT)
(http://jefferson.nygenweb.net/barclnq.htm - for PERRIGO /
http://jefferson.nygenweb.net/barcltz.htm - for WELLS)

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Burial location probably Clayton Village Cemetery, Clayton, Jefferson Co, NY [no proof yet, photo request pending - nothing found so far, September 2020]