w/o 1st Thomas Pollock Devervux CLARKE, 2nd Dr John C BELL.
Birth: in Memphis, Tennessee where father died in the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1878 with 5,000 others (some 20,000 in the Mississippi river valley), he was buried the 22 September 1878, when Elmwood cemetery was handling about 200 burials a day during the peak of that crisis of 1878, no ministers, no flowers, no mourners, but now, each September, they honor those victims of "yellow jack" so buried therein, such as John BEATTIE, without marker, found 30 June 2011 in Elmwood cemetery, Memphis, Chapel Hill Public Lot 2, space #256 as was family poet, Mary's aunt Fanny Green (Borland) MOORES who is likewise buried in 1879 without marker, plot #552, who died in Grace's mother's Memphis home. A Crepe Myrtle tree, with name-tag was planted December 2011, in Fanny's memory.
maternal grandfather: Solon BORLAND
sister: Grace M
step-father: O C GRAY
step-brother: Carl R GRAY
step-sister: Ethel D GRAY
Census: 1880, age 5 Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessee with widowed mother, and brother plus a hose full of boarders at 123 Court street.
Mary enjoyed companionship with four year older step-sister Ethel Davis GRAY for several years in Fayetteville while both attended classes at the university, so mentioned in Harriette Elizabeth WILLIAMS of her neighbors, the Colonel Oliver Crosby GRAY family living northeast across the street intersection from her home published, 1958, in Washington County Historcal Society's FLASHBACK, to wit: "...it was our greatest joy to know during those years, it was Mary Beattie [Mary Borland (Beattie) Bell (1875TN-1962MS)], Mrs Gray's [youngest] daughter. She had an indescribable charm of manner. She had a disarming smile, such a sweet, courteous way of putting you first, and such a wise head on so young a person -- an altogether winning personality. We enjoyed too meeting a gentle sister, Grace [1873TN-1954MS, Colorado Springs, 1902/44], a talented young teacher [career teacher in Deaf schools, never married] who visited them on rare occasions. Mary called her "Dacie" [Both sisters often spent summers during 1920/30's with Carl at his Gray Rocks summer home in Maine]."
Graduated, with distinction Class 1896 at Arkansas Industrial University (now, University of Arkansas), worked in deaf schools in Arkansas, Michigan, Washington and reportedly Mississippi.
Mary, her sister Grace and mother Mary Melbourne dedicated nearly one-hundred years of service to deaf schools in Arkansas, Michigan, Colorado, Oregon & Mississippi.
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The Columbian Newspaper,
Vancouver, Washington
3 July 1914
Copy courtesy of Curtis Peart
Transcribed by Bill Boggess, 12 Dec 2008
QUIET CEREMONY MARKS WEDDING OF MISS BEATTIE,
In a quiet ceremony at the First Presbyterian church last evening, Miss Mary Beattie of Flint, Michigan, became the bride of Prof. Thomas P. Clarke, superintendent of the State School for the Deaf. Only a few of closest friends and relatives of the bride and groom were present.
The bride, who was attended by her sister, Miss Grace Beattie, was charming in a handsome gown of white satin, elaborated with lace and full length veil. Prof. Clarke was attended by his nephew, William E Clarke. The Episcopal service with Rev. H. S. Templeton and E. R. Collier as officiating clergymen was used.
Immediately after the ceremony a dinner was served for the bridal party at the State School for the Deaf. Prof. and Mrs. Clarke left for a motor tour of Willamentte valley.
Mrs. Clarke is sister-in-law to Carl Grey (sic, step-sister, Carl Raymond Gray), recently president of the Great Northern railway, and now president of Maryland Eastern. She came to Washington last fall to take charge of the girls of the State School for the Deaf, and since her arrival has made a host of warm friends in Vancouver. Prof. Clarke has for many years been superintendent of the State School here.
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Census: 1920, age 44 Vancover, Clark county, Washington with hubby at Washington State Deaf School.
Census: 1930, age 54 Belzoni, Humphreys county, Mississippi with 2nd hubby on Sunflower street.
Mary and step-brother Carl Raymond GRAY, then vice-chairman of Union Pacific RR, in February 1938 brought her mother's ashes from Kansas City to Fayetteville, Arkansas for burial (without stone or inscription) along side her second husband, Colonel Oliver Crosby Gray at Evergreen cemetery.
Mary and sister Grace were in Carl's will the following year, 1939, when he suddenly passed away while in Washington D C, thusly, they were more than simply step-sisters.
Census: 1940, age 63 Belzoni, Humphreys county, Mississippi with 2nd hubby at 137 Sunflower street.
Sister Grace may (?) have moved to live with them from Colorado Springs sometime between 1948 and 1951, according to records found by the Pikes Peak Public Library of that city provided on her residing in the "Springs", for she is found buried with them.
Following by Carmen THOMPSON when asked about the area early February 2013, to wit:
"It is beautiful and peaceful there. I'm not real familiar with Belzoni but although there is a housing community across the road you have the feel of being on the outskirts of town.
"As far as maintenance, I noticed some graves are sinking and others have broken off their bases, but it's clean and in use. Many new flowers are at many graves. Looks like a storm has recently brought a lot of dirt to slide on some headstones and some branches are down.".
Death: in Belzoni, Humphreys county, Mississippi.
Father: John BEATTIE b: in Scotland.
Mother: Mary Melbourne BORLAND b:1850 Hot Springs, Hot Springs, now Garland county, Arkansas.
Marriage 1: Thomas Pollock Devervux CLARKE 24 DEC 1859 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas,
Married: 3 July 1914 Washington.
No known issues
Marriage 2: Dr John C BEll b: 1874 Mississippi.
Married; after 1925 likely in Mississippi.
No known issues
Last revised 09-10-2013.
Birth: in Memphis, Tennessee where father died in the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1878 with 5,000 others (some 20,000 in the Mississippi river valley), he was buried the 22 September 1878, when Elmwood cemetery was handling about 200 burials a day during the peak of that crisis of 1878, no ministers, no flowers, no mourners, but now, each September, they honor those victims of "yellow jack" so buried therein, such as John BEATTIE, without marker, found 30 June 2011 in Elmwood cemetery, Memphis, Chapel Hill Public Lot 2, space #256 as was family poet, Mary's aunt Fanny Green (Borland) MOORES who is likewise buried in 1879 without marker, plot #552, who died in Grace's mother's Memphis home. A Crepe Myrtle tree, with name-tag was planted December 2011, in Fanny's memory.
maternal grandfather: Solon BORLAND
sister: Grace M
step-father: O C GRAY
step-brother: Carl R GRAY
step-sister: Ethel D GRAY
Census: 1880, age 5 Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessee with widowed mother, and brother plus a hose full of boarders at 123 Court street.
Mary enjoyed companionship with four year older step-sister Ethel Davis GRAY for several years in Fayetteville while both attended classes at the university, so mentioned in Harriette Elizabeth WILLIAMS of her neighbors, the Colonel Oliver Crosby GRAY family living northeast across the street intersection from her home published, 1958, in Washington County Historcal Society's FLASHBACK, to wit: "...it was our greatest joy to know during those years, it was Mary Beattie [Mary Borland (Beattie) Bell (1875TN-1962MS)], Mrs Gray's [youngest] daughter. She had an indescribable charm of manner. She had a disarming smile, such a sweet, courteous way of putting you first, and such a wise head on so young a person -- an altogether winning personality. We enjoyed too meeting a gentle sister, Grace [1873TN-1954MS, Colorado Springs, 1902/44], a talented young teacher [career teacher in Deaf schools, never married] who visited them on rare occasions. Mary called her "Dacie" [Both sisters often spent summers during 1920/30's with Carl at his Gray Rocks summer home in Maine]."
Graduated, with distinction Class 1896 at Arkansas Industrial University (now, University of Arkansas), worked in deaf schools in Arkansas, Michigan, Washington and reportedly Mississippi.
Mary, her sister Grace and mother Mary Melbourne dedicated nearly one-hundred years of service to deaf schools in Arkansas, Michigan, Colorado, Oregon & Mississippi.
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The Columbian Newspaper,
Vancouver, Washington
3 July 1914
Copy courtesy of Curtis Peart
Transcribed by Bill Boggess, 12 Dec 2008
QUIET CEREMONY MARKS WEDDING OF MISS BEATTIE,
In a quiet ceremony at the First Presbyterian church last evening, Miss Mary Beattie of Flint, Michigan, became the bride of Prof. Thomas P. Clarke, superintendent of the State School for the Deaf. Only a few of closest friends and relatives of the bride and groom were present.
The bride, who was attended by her sister, Miss Grace Beattie, was charming in a handsome gown of white satin, elaborated with lace and full length veil. Prof. Clarke was attended by his nephew, William E Clarke. The Episcopal service with Rev. H. S. Templeton and E. R. Collier as officiating clergymen was used.
Immediately after the ceremony a dinner was served for the bridal party at the State School for the Deaf. Prof. and Mrs. Clarke left for a motor tour of Willamentte valley.
Mrs. Clarke is sister-in-law to Carl Grey (sic, step-sister, Carl Raymond Gray), recently president of the Great Northern railway, and now president of Maryland Eastern. She came to Washington last fall to take charge of the girls of the State School for the Deaf, and since her arrival has made a host of warm friends in Vancouver. Prof. Clarke has for many years been superintendent of the State School here.
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Census: 1920, age 44 Vancover, Clark county, Washington with hubby at Washington State Deaf School.
Census: 1930, age 54 Belzoni, Humphreys county, Mississippi with 2nd hubby on Sunflower street.
Mary and step-brother Carl Raymond GRAY, then vice-chairman of Union Pacific RR, in February 1938 brought her mother's ashes from Kansas City to Fayetteville, Arkansas for burial (without stone or inscription) along side her second husband, Colonel Oliver Crosby Gray at Evergreen cemetery.
Mary and sister Grace were in Carl's will the following year, 1939, when he suddenly passed away while in Washington D C, thusly, they were more than simply step-sisters.
Census: 1940, age 63 Belzoni, Humphreys county, Mississippi with 2nd hubby at 137 Sunflower street.
Sister Grace may (?) have moved to live with them from Colorado Springs sometime between 1948 and 1951, according to records found by the Pikes Peak Public Library of that city provided on her residing in the "Springs", for she is found buried with them.
Following by Carmen THOMPSON when asked about the area early February 2013, to wit:
"It is beautiful and peaceful there. I'm not real familiar with Belzoni but although there is a housing community across the road you have the feel of being on the outskirts of town.
"As far as maintenance, I noticed some graves are sinking and others have broken off their bases, but it's clean and in use. Many new flowers are at many graves. Looks like a storm has recently brought a lot of dirt to slide on some headstones and some branches are down.".
Death: in Belzoni, Humphreys county, Mississippi.
Father: John BEATTIE b: in Scotland.
Mother: Mary Melbourne BORLAND b:1850 Hot Springs, Hot Springs, now Garland county, Arkansas.
Marriage 1: Thomas Pollock Devervux CLARKE 24 DEC 1859 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas,
Married: 3 July 1914 Washington.
No known issues
Marriage 2: Dr John C BEll b: 1874 Mississippi.
Married; after 1925 likely in Mississippi.
No known issues
Last revised 09-10-2013.
w/o 1st Thomas Pollock Devervux CLARKE, 2nd Dr John C BELL.
Birth: in Memphis, Tennessee where father died in the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1878 with 5,000 others (some 20,000 in the Mississippi river valley), he was buried the 22 September 1878, when Elmwood cemetery was handling about 200 burials a day during the peak of that crisis of 1878, no ministers, no flowers, no mourners, but now, each September, they honor those victims of "yellow jack" so buried therein, such as John BEATTIE, without marker, found 30 June 2011 in Elmwood cemetery, Memphis, Chapel Hill Public Lot 2, space #256 as was family poet, Mary's aunt Fanny Green (Borland) MOORES who is likewise buried in 1879 without marker, plot #552, who died in Grace's mother's Memphis home. A Crepe Myrtle tree, with name-tag was planted December 2011, in Fanny's memory.
maternal grandfather: Solon BORLAND
sister: Grace M
step-father: O C GRAY
step-brother: Carl R GRAY
step-sister: Ethel D GRAY
Census: 1880, age 5 Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessee with widowed mother, and brother plus a hose full of boarders at 123 Court street.
Mary enjoyed companionship with four year older step-sister Ethel Davis GRAY for several years in Fayetteville while both attended classes at the university, so mentioned in Harriette Elizabeth WILLIAMS of her neighbors, the Colonel Oliver Crosby GRAY family living northeast across the street intersection from her home published, 1958, in Washington County Historcal Society's FLASHBACK, to wit: "...it was our greatest joy to know during those years, it was Mary Beattie [Mary Borland (Beattie) Bell (1875TN-1962MS)], Mrs Gray's [youngest] daughter. She had an indescribable charm of manner. She had a disarming smile, such a sweet, courteous way of putting you first, and such a wise head on so young a person -- an altogether winning personality. We enjoyed too meeting a gentle sister, Grace [1873TN-1954MS, Colorado Springs, 1902/44], a talented young teacher [career teacher in Deaf schools, never married] who visited them on rare occasions. Mary called her "Dacie" [Both sisters often spent summers during 1920/30's with Carl at his Gray Rocks summer home in Maine]."
Graduated, with distinction Class 1896 at Arkansas Industrial University (now, University of Arkansas), worked in deaf schools in Arkansas, Michigan, Washington and reportedly Mississippi.
Mary, her sister Grace and mother Mary Melbourne dedicated nearly one-hundred years of service to deaf schools in Arkansas, Michigan, Colorado, Oregon & Mississippi.
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The Columbian Newspaper,
Vancouver, Washington
3 July 1914
Copy courtesy of Curtis Peart
Transcribed by Bill Boggess, 12 Dec 2008
QUIET CEREMONY MARKS WEDDING OF MISS BEATTIE,
In a quiet ceremony at the First Presbyterian church last evening, Miss Mary Beattie of Flint, Michigan, became the bride of Prof. Thomas P. Clarke, superintendent of the State School for the Deaf. Only a few of closest friends and relatives of the bride and groom were present.
The bride, who was attended by her sister, Miss Grace Beattie, was charming in a handsome gown of white satin, elaborated with lace and full length veil. Prof. Clarke was attended by his nephew, William E Clarke. The Episcopal service with Rev. H. S. Templeton and E. R. Collier as officiating clergymen was used.
Immediately after the ceremony a dinner was served for the bridal party at the State School for the Deaf. Prof. and Mrs. Clarke left for a motor tour of Willamentte valley.
Mrs. Clarke is sister-in-law to Carl Grey (sic, step-sister, Carl Raymond Gray), recently president of the Great Northern railway, and now president of Maryland Eastern. She came to Washington last fall to take charge of the girls of the State School for the Deaf, and since her arrival has made a host of warm friends in Vancouver. Prof. Clarke has for many years been superintendent of the State School here.
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Census: 1920, age 44 Vancover, Clark county, Washington with hubby at Washington State Deaf School.
Census: 1930, age 54 Belzoni, Humphreys county, Mississippi with 2nd hubby on Sunflower street.
Mary and step-brother Carl Raymond GRAY, then vice-chairman of Union Pacific RR, in February 1938 brought her mother's ashes from Kansas City to Fayetteville, Arkansas for burial (without stone or inscription) along side her second husband, Colonel Oliver Crosby Gray at Evergreen cemetery.
Mary and sister Grace were in Carl's will the following year, 1939, when he suddenly passed away while in Washington D C, thusly, they were more than simply step-sisters.
Census: 1940, age 63 Belzoni, Humphreys county, Mississippi with 2nd hubby at 137 Sunflower street.
Sister Grace may (?) have moved to live with them from Colorado Springs sometime between 1948 and 1951, according to records found by the Pikes Peak Public Library of that city provided on her residing in the "Springs", for she is found buried with them.
Following by Carmen THOMPSON when asked about the area early February 2013, to wit:
"It is beautiful and peaceful there. I'm not real familiar with Belzoni but although there is a housing community across the road you have the feel of being on the outskirts of town.
"As far as maintenance, I noticed some graves are sinking and others have broken off their bases, but it's clean and in use. Many new flowers are at many graves. Looks like a storm has recently brought a lot of dirt to slide on some headstones and some branches are down.".
Death: in Belzoni, Humphreys county, Mississippi.
Father: John BEATTIE b: in Scotland.
Mother: Mary Melbourne BORLAND b:1850 Hot Springs, Hot Springs, now Garland county, Arkansas.
Marriage 1: Thomas Pollock Devervux CLARKE 24 DEC 1859 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas,
Married: 3 July 1914 Washington.
No known issues
Marriage 2: Dr John C BEll b: 1874 Mississippi.
Married; after 1925 likely in Mississippi.
No known issues
Last revised 09-10-2013.
Birth: in Memphis, Tennessee where father died in the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1878 with 5,000 others (some 20,000 in the Mississippi river valley), he was buried the 22 September 1878, when Elmwood cemetery was handling about 200 burials a day during the peak of that crisis of 1878, no ministers, no flowers, no mourners, but now, each September, they honor those victims of "yellow jack" so buried therein, such as John BEATTIE, without marker, found 30 June 2011 in Elmwood cemetery, Memphis, Chapel Hill Public Lot 2, space #256 as was family poet, Mary's aunt Fanny Green (Borland) MOORES who is likewise buried in 1879 without marker, plot #552, who died in Grace's mother's Memphis home. A Crepe Myrtle tree, with name-tag was planted December 2011, in Fanny's memory.
maternal grandfather: Solon BORLAND
sister: Grace M
step-father: O C GRAY
step-brother: Carl R GRAY
step-sister: Ethel D GRAY
Census: 1880, age 5 Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessee with widowed mother, and brother plus a hose full of boarders at 123 Court street.
Mary enjoyed companionship with four year older step-sister Ethel Davis GRAY for several years in Fayetteville while both attended classes at the university, so mentioned in Harriette Elizabeth WILLIAMS of her neighbors, the Colonel Oliver Crosby GRAY family living northeast across the street intersection from her home published, 1958, in Washington County Historcal Society's FLASHBACK, to wit: "...it was our greatest joy to know during those years, it was Mary Beattie [Mary Borland (Beattie) Bell (1875TN-1962MS)], Mrs Gray's [youngest] daughter. She had an indescribable charm of manner. She had a disarming smile, such a sweet, courteous way of putting you first, and such a wise head on so young a person -- an altogether winning personality. We enjoyed too meeting a gentle sister, Grace [1873TN-1954MS, Colorado Springs, 1902/44], a talented young teacher [career teacher in Deaf schools, never married] who visited them on rare occasions. Mary called her "Dacie" [Both sisters often spent summers during 1920/30's with Carl at his Gray Rocks summer home in Maine]."
Graduated, with distinction Class 1896 at Arkansas Industrial University (now, University of Arkansas), worked in deaf schools in Arkansas, Michigan, Washington and reportedly Mississippi.
Mary, her sister Grace and mother Mary Melbourne dedicated nearly one-hundred years of service to deaf schools in Arkansas, Michigan, Colorado, Oregon & Mississippi.
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The Columbian Newspaper,
Vancouver, Washington
3 July 1914
Copy courtesy of Curtis Peart
Transcribed by Bill Boggess, 12 Dec 2008
QUIET CEREMONY MARKS WEDDING OF MISS BEATTIE,
In a quiet ceremony at the First Presbyterian church last evening, Miss Mary Beattie of Flint, Michigan, became the bride of Prof. Thomas P. Clarke, superintendent of the State School for the Deaf. Only a few of closest friends and relatives of the bride and groom were present.
The bride, who was attended by her sister, Miss Grace Beattie, was charming in a handsome gown of white satin, elaborated with lace and full length veil. Prof. Clarke was attended by his nephew, William E Clarke. The Episcopal service with Rev. H. S. Templeton and E. R. Collier as officiating clergymen was used.
Immediately after the ceremony a dinner was served for the bridal party at the State School for the Deaf. Prof. and Mrs. Clarke left for a motor tour of Willamentte valley.
Mrs. Clarke is sister-in-law to Carl Grey (sic, step-sister, Carl Raymond Gray), recently president of the Great Northern railway, and now president of Maryland Eastern. She came to Washington last fall to take charge of the girls of the State School for the Deaf, and since her arrival has made a host of warm friends in Vancouver. Prof. Clarke has for many years been superintendent of the State School here.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Census: 1920, age 44 Vancover, Clark county, Washington with hubby at Washington State Deaf School.
Census: 1930, age 54 Belzoni, Humphreys county, Mississippi with 2nd hubby on Sunflower street.
Mary and step-brother Carl Raymond GRAY, then vice-chairman of Union Pacific RR, in February 1938 brought her mother's ashes from Kansas City to Fayetteville, Arkansas for burial (without stone or inscription) along side her second husband, Colonel Oliver Crosby Gray at Evergreen cemetery.
Mary and sister Grace were in Carl's will the following year, 1939, when he suddenly passed away while in Washington D C, thusly, they were more than simply step-sisters.
Census: 1940, age 63 Belzoni, Humphreys county, Mississippi with 2nd hubby at 137 Sunflower street.
Sister Grace may (?) have moved to live with them from Colorado Springs sometime between 1948 and 1951, according to records found by the Pikes Peak Public Library of that city provided on her residing in the "Springs", for she is found buried with them.
Following by Carmen THOMPSON when asked about the area early February 2013, to wit:
"It is beautiful and peaceful there. I'm not real familiar with Belzoni but although there is a housing community across the road you have the feel of being on the outskirts of town.
"As far as maintenance, I noticed some graves are sinking and others have broken off their bases, but it's clean and in use. Many new flowers are at many graves. Looks like a storm has recently brought a lot of dirt to slide on some headstones and some branches are down.".
Death: in Belzoni, Humphreys county, Mississippi.
Father: John BEATTIE b: in Scotland.
Mother: Mary Melbourne BORLAND b:1850 Hot Springs, Hot Springs, now Garland county, Arkansas.
Marriage 1: Thomas Pollock Devervux CLARKE 24 DEC 1859 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas,
Married: 3 July 1914 Washington.
No known issues
Marriage 2: Dr John C BEll b: 1874 Mississippi.
Married; after 1925 likely in Mississippi.
No known issues
Last revised 09-10-2013.
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