Riches to Rags Family Tree » Mary Ellen Chance (1863-1931)
Personal data Mary Ellen Chance
Sources 1, 2Sources 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10- Alternative names: Mary E Lawe, Mary E Chance, Mary E. Schenck, Mary E Schenck, Mary E Laws, Mary E Schenck, Mary E. Chance, Mary Chance
- She was born on August 20, 1863 in Bowman, Sullivan, Missouri, Verenigde Staten.Sources 3, 7, 9
- Alternative: She was born October 1863 in Bowman, Sullivan, Missouri, Verenigde Staten.Source 8
- Alternative: She was born about 1864 in Missouri.
- Resident:
- in the year 1910: Loveland, Larimer, Colorado, USA.Source 3
- in the year 1900: Buckhorn, Larimer, Colorado, Verenigde Staten.Source 8
- in the year 1930: Loveland, Larimer, Colorado, USA.Source 7
- in the year 1880: Highland, Lewis, Missouri, USA.Source 9
- in the year 1870: Township 60 Range 7, Lewis, Missouri, Verenigde Staten.
- She died on September 11, 1931 in Loveland, Larimer, Colorado, USA, she was 68 years old.
- A child of James Henry Chance and Emily Summers
- A child of William E. "Doc" McMurphy
- A child of James H Chance and Emily Summers
Household of Mary Ellen Chance
(1) She is married to Phillip L Schenck.
They got married on January 30, 1885 at Missouri, she was 21 years old.Source 8
Child(ren):
- Sophia E Schenck 1886-< 1986
(2) She is married to William Harrison LAWS.
They got married on January 5, 1908 at Los Angeles, California, USA, she was 44 years old.Source 6
Timeline Mary Ellen Chance
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Sources
- Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=83357721&pid=339
/ Ancestry.com - 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 60 Range 7, Lewis, Missouri; Roll: M593_787; Page: 693B; Family History Library Film: 552286 / Ancestry.com
- 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1910; Census Place: Loveland, Larimer, Colorado; Roll: T624_121; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0230; FHL microfilm: 1374134 / Ancestry.com
- Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1987, Ancestry.com, Montana State Historical Society; Helena, Montana; Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950 / Ancestry.com
- California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980, Ancestry.com, California Department of Public Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images. / Ancestry.com
- 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1930; Census Place: Loveland, Larimer, Colorado; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0014 / Ancestry.com
- 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1900; Census Place: Buckhorn, Larimer, Colorado; Page: 39; Enumeration District: 0214 / Ancestry.com
- 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Year: 1880; Census Place: Highland, Lewis, Missouri; Roll: 699; Family History Film: 1254699; Page: 76A; Enumeration District: 028 / Ancestry.com
- Montana, County Marriage Records, 1865-1993, Ancestry.com, Montana County Marriages / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday August 20, 1863
- The temperature on August 20, 1863 was about 14.8 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1863: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 11 » American Civil War: CSSAlabama encounters and sinks the USSHatteras off Galveston Lighthouse in Texas.
- January 26 » American Civil War: General Ambrose Burnside is relieved of command of the Army of the Potomac after the disastrous Fredericksburg campaign. He is replaced by Joseph Hooker.
- May 6 » American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville ends with the defeat of the Army of the Potomac by the Army of Northern Virginia.
- July 4 » American Civil War: Siege of Vicksburg: Vicksburg, Mississippi surrenders to U.S. forces under Ulysses S. Grant after 47 days of siege. One hundred fifty miles up the Mississippi River, a Confederate army is repulsed at the Battle of Helena, Arkansas.
- July 18 » American Civil War: Second Battle of Fort Wagner: One of the first formal African American military units, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, supported by several white regiments, attempts an unsuccessful assault on Confederate-held Battery Wagner.
- September 19 » American Civil War: The first day of the Battle of Chickamauga, in northwestern Georgia, the bloodiest two-day battle of the conflict, and the only significant Confederate victory in the war's Western Theater.
Day of marriage January 5, 1908
- The temperature on January 5, 1908 was between -12.1 °C and 0.3 °C and averaged -7.2 °C. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (78%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1908: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
- January 24 » The first Boy Scout troop is organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell.
- April 8 » Harvard University votes to establish the Harvard Business School.
- April 16 » Natural Bridges National Monument is established in Utah.
- July 25 » Ajinomoto is founded. Kikunae Ikeda of the Tokyo Imperial University discovers that a key ingredient in kombu soup stock is monosodium glutamate (MSG), and patents a process for manufacturing it.
- September 16 » The General Motors Corporation is founded.
- October 13 » Margaret Travers Symons bursts into the UK parliament and became the first woman to speak there.
Day of death September 11, 1931
- The temperature on September 11, 1931 was between 3.4 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1931: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
- January 7 » Guy Menzies flies the first solo non-stop trans-Tasman flight (from Australia to New Zealand) in 11 hours and 45 minutes, crash-landing on New Zealand's west coast.
- January 21 » Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia.
- February 13 » The British Raj completes its transfer from Calcutta to New Delhi.
- March 5 » The British Raj: Gandhi–Irwin Pact is signed.
- September 30 » Start of "Die Voortrekkers" youth movement for Afrikaners in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
- October 21 » A secret society in the Imperial Japanese Army launches an abortive coup d'état attempt.
Same birth/death day
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- 1860 » Raymond Poincaré, French lawyer and politician, 10th President of France († 1934)
- 1865 » Bernard Tancred, South African cricketer and lawyer († 1911)
- 1868 » Ellen Roosevelt, American tennis player († 1954)
- 1873 » Eliel Saarinen, Finnish architect and academic, co-designed the National Museum of Finland († 1950)
- 1921 » Subramania Bharati, Indian journalist, poet, and activist (b. 1882)
- 1926 » Matsunosuke Onoe, Japanese actor and director (b. 1875)
- 1932 » Franciszek Żwirko, Polish soldier and pilot (b. 1895)
- 1932 » Stanisław Wigura, Polish pilot and businessman, co-founded the RWD Company (b. 1901)
- 1935 » Charles Norris, American coroner (b. 1867)
- 1939 » Konstantin Korovin, Russian-French painter and set designer (b. 1861)
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The Riches to Rags Family Tree publication was prepared by June Mcmurphy.
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June Mcmurphy, "Riches to Rags Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/riches-to-rags-family-tree/P339.php : accessed April 30, 2025), "Mary Ellen Chance (1863-1931)".