Mary E. Flanders

F, (14 September 1854 - 5 February 1941)
Father-Biological*Frederick Moses Flanders b. 5 May 1828, d. 30 May 1900
Mother-Biological*Sarah A. Berry b. 16 Nov 1829, d. 12 Dec 1893
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Last Edited=16 Aug 2026
Mary (Flanders) Woodman with her two granddaughters, Janice and Shirley
     Mary E. Flanders was born on 14 September 1854 at Palmyra, Maine.1,2,3 She was the daughter of Frederick Moses Flanders and Sarah A. Berry. Mary, age 5, appeared on the US Census of 1860 living at Palmyra, Maine,in the household of her parents, Frederick Moses and Sarah A. Flanders; Frederick and Sarah were both listed as deaf and dumb.4,5

Mary E. Flanders, age 14, married Henry Orison Parkman, age 22 , son of Benjamin Fowler Parkman and Mary Higgins, on 18 April 1869 at Palmyra, Maine.6,7,8 As of 18 April 1869,her married name was Parkman. Mary, age 15 years, and Henry Parkman, age 22 years, appeared on the US Census of 1870 at Palmyra, Maine.9 Mary and Henry were divorced on 29 October 1872 at Penobscot County, Maine.10 At the time of her divorce, 1872, she was living in Palmyra, Maine.10

Mary E. Flanders, age 21, married Herbert J. Woodman, age 27 , son of Deacon Greenleaf Hatch Woodman and Dorothy E. Dunham, on 18 September 1875 in the Second Baptist Church, Lawrence, Massachusetts.11,12,13,14,15 As of 18 September 1875,her married name was Woodman. Mary, age 25 years, and Herbert, age 31 years, appeared on the US Census of 1880 on 45 Bartlette Street, Lewiston, Maine.16 Mary and Herbertmoved to Lowell, Massachusetts, circa 1884.3 Mary, age 45 years, appeared on the US Census of 1900 at 43 South Loring Street, Lowell, Massachusetts.1 According to the Federal Census in 1900, Mary was a widow. Mary, age 55 years, appeared on the US Census of 1910 at 43 South Loring Street, Lowell, Massachusetts.17 Mary, age 50, appeared on the US Census of 1920 living at 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts,in the household of her son and his wife, Harry Lincoln and Ruth Esther Woodman.18 Mary, age 75, appeared on the US Census of 1930 living at 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts,in the household of her son and his wife, Harry Lincoln and Ruth Esther Woodman.19 Mary, age 85, appeared on the US Census of 1940 living at 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts,in the household of her son and his wife, Harry Lincoln and Ruth Esther Woodman.20 Mary died on 5 February 1941 at home on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts, at age 86.2,3 Mary was buried on 8 February 1941 at Lowell Cemetery, Lowell, Massachusetts, on Wilberforce Avenue.2,3

Child of Mary E. Flanders and Herbert J. Woodman

Citations

  1. Census Bureau. 1900 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2004.
  2. Find-a-Grave. Online https://www.findagrave.com/
  3. Lowell Sun, "Mary E. Woodma" Lowell, Massachusetts, 6 February 1941.
  4. Census Bureau. 1860 U.S. Federal Census. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2009.
  5. Maine State Archives. Maine, Marriage Index, 1670-1921. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016.
  6. Lynds, Ardell "Parkman." E-mail message from ajpl (at) garlic.com at unknown address. 5 March 1999.
  7. Lynds, Ardell "Parkman-Flanders-Berry." E-mail message from ajpl (at) garlic.com at unknown address. 7 March 1999.
  8. Lynds, Ardell "Flanders/Berry, etc." E-mail message from ajpl (at) garlic.com at unknown address. 8 March 1999.
  9. Census Bureau. 1870 U.S. Federal Census. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2009.
  10. Divorce Papers of Henry Orison and Mary E. (Flanders) Parkman.
  11. Dean, Charlton Miles. Dean Family Genealogy. Lowell, Massachusetts: manuscript, 4 August 1967.
  12. Marriage Record : Marriage Certificate, Herbert J. Woodman and Mary E. Parkman, 18 Sept 1875.
  13. Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2013.
  14. Holbrook Research Institute. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.
  15. Woodman, John A.. Genealogy and History of the Descendants of Mr. Edward Woodman who settled at Ould Newbury Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1635. Ocala, Florida: by the author, 1995.
  16. Census Bureau. 1880 U.S. Federal Census. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  17. Census Bureau. 1910 U.S. Federal Census. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2006.
  18. Census Bureau. 1920 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  19. Census Bureau. 1930 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2002.
  20. Census Bureau. 1940 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2012.