Alice Mabel (Emery) Holder Mitchell Brown and Dorothy June (Holder) Turnbull - burial

Alice Mabel Emery, second child of my great great grandparents, Abigail (Williams) and Fred J Emery was born in Washington, Iowa on November 27, 1889.

Alice's first marriage was to Fred Colby Holder Jr on August 10, 1907 in Chicago, Illinois.   That marriage produced a daughter,  Dorothy June Holder on June 18, 1908.

Sometime in 1909, Alice and Fred Holder divorced.     Following her divorce from Fred Holder, Alice married Charles F Mitchell on September 14, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois.  

Alice was married a third time to Durland Wadsworth Brown on September 9, 1920, also in Chicago.    If there were any other marriages I have not been able to locate them, though Alice did use her first husband's last name at the time of her death.

Alice passed away on May 14, 1970 in Chicago, Cook county, Illinois and was cremated.    The death certificate indicates the ashes were laid to rest at Graceland cemetery in Chicago.

Alice's only daughter, Dorothy June Holder married Alexander Tayler Turnbull in 1928 or 1929.    Alexander was the first child born to Marcia Dorothea (Wood) and Alexander Tayler Turnbull Sr  on June 4, 1903 in Chicago.
  
Dorothy passed away August 10, 1995 in Glenview, Cook county, Illinois.   Alexander Turnbull Jr passed away in October 1975, also in Glenview, Illinois.   

Here is a photo of the sign located at the entrance to Graceland Cemetery in Chicago.

Here is the cemetery map.

The Turnbull's were buried in Section G, Lot 555, plot 57.

Here is the map for Plot 57.

Here is a photo of the Turnbull plot.

Here is a photo of the marker for Alice Mabel (Emery) Holder Mitchell Brown, daughter June and son-in-law Alexander as well as his father, Alexander Turnbull Sr.

Dorothy June (Holder) Turnbull

Here is a photo* of Dorothy June (Holder) Turnbull, around 1937 or 1938 when she was about 39 years old.

Dorothy was the daughter of Alice Mabel (Emery) Holder and Fred Colby Holder Jr and the granddaughter of Abigail (Williams) Emery Daniels Kiefer.   Dorothy was raised by her grandmother, Abigail (Williams) Emery Daniels Kiefer (my great great grandmother) and step-grandfather, Louis Kiefer.


*Provided by Diana Skarda, the granddaughter of Alice Mabel (Emery) and Fred Colby Jr.

1930 US Census - Dorothy Holder

Here is the 1930 US Census for Dorothy (Holder) and Alexander Turnbull who were living in Chicago.    If the census is accurate, they were married in 1937 or 1938.

Dorothy was the daughter of Alice Mabel (Emery) and Fred Colby Holder, Jr and the granddaughter of Abigail (Williams) and Fred J Emery.    Dorothy had lived with her grandmother and Abigail's third husband, Louis Kiefer, prior to her marriage to Alexander.

1920 US Census - Abigail Kiefer, Dorothy Holder

Here is the 1920 US Census mentioned yesterday for Dorothy Holder, the niece of my great grandfather, Fred Daniels.     Dorothy was living in the household of her grandmother, Abigail (Williams), who had remarried for a 3rd time to Louis C Kiefer.

This census includes Abigail's three children from her first marriage to Fred J Emery -  Fred Jr, Alice Mabel and Frank.

There are a few things unusual about this census:

- Fred Jr (and family) was already listed on a separate census record as living in his own household on Leland Avenue, in Chicago

- I've not been able to locate a census record for Alice Mabel living with her husband Fred C Holder Jr since their marriage in 1907

- This particular census indicates the marital status of Abigail's children is "unknown".   How a mother would not know the status of her children is rather unusual

- This is the only census record I've come across that lists Abigail's son Frank, who I believe may actually have died prior to 1900

My theory is that the census taker (or document?) asked how many children the woman of the house had and Abigail provided the names of her children, failing to include their marital status.    The census bureau, not knowing any different, just included them as having lived in the household.

Alice Mabel Emery, Fred C Holder Jr - death certificate and Fred C Holder Jr 1910 US Census

Here is the Cook County death certificate for my great grandfather, Fred Daniels' sister, Alice Mabel (Emery) Holder.

Alice died on May 14, 1970 in Chicago.    The death certificate indicates she was a widow, which brings up some questions regarding her husband, Fred C Holder Jr's death certificate.

According to Fred's death certificate, he was a widow at the time of his death on April 18, 1956 in Mineral Wells, Colorado.     Based upon this information, one would come to the conclusion that Alice and Fred had divorced.   Fred then re-married and his second wife preceded him in death.


Another unanswered question is why the 1910 US Census did not include Alice and their daughter Dorothy as part of the Holder household (lines 18 - 21).

The first records I have found for Dorothy Holder are the 1920 US Census.   I've been able to locate the 1910 US Census records for either Dorothy or her mother, Alice Mabel Holder.