Mary Elizabeth CENTER 1
- Born: 6 April 1851, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA 2 3 4
- Marriage (1): John F. ARTERBURN on 7 January 1871 in Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois, USA
- Died: 3 December 1932, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA at age 81
- Buried: 5 December 1932, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
Cause of her death was Hemoplegia.
Other names for Mary were Mary E. ARTERBURN,4 Mary CENTER 1 2 3 and Mollie CENTER.
General Notes
Confusion regarding Pink and Pearl Arterburn:
Family tree information posted on FamilySearch.org regarding the family of John F. Arterburn and Mary Elizabeth Center cite two children, both born and died in the mid-1880s in Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois, USA. In the family tree, they are listed as two daughters, Pink Arterburn and Pearl Arterburn. Both are given the same birthdate — 12 Nov 1886 in Mattoon, and both died in 1888 in Mattoon. Pink died 27 Feb 1888 per family tree information, and Pearl died 12 Aug 1888 per this same source. This information appears in other family trees as well.
However, according to burial records in Dodge Grove Cemetery in Mattoon (as input from cemetery and/or funeral home records and as listed on FindAGrave), there is an unnamed Arterburn infant born 1886 and died 12 Aug 1888 (Age 2; Lot Owner: Arterburn; Funeral Home:Peers) and an infant son Arterburn born 1888 and died 27 Feb 1888 (Son of John; Age not listed; Lot Owner: Arterburn, Robert; Funeral Home:Schilling). It seems to me that these two records must refer to Pink (unnamed Arterburn infant) and Pearl (infant son Arterburn), and the original family tree information got the deaths of the two twins reversed. Perhaps the genealogist who submitted the tree to FamilySearch.org also did not know that "Pearl" was a common name for men in the late 1800s (it did not become primarily a female given name until later in the 1900s) and that is why Pearl Arterburn was given female gender.
My best interpretation of the data from family tree sources and burial records is that John and Mary Arterburn had twin children born 12 Nov 1886 in Mattoon. The son was named Pearl, and he died 27 Feb 1888 (at the age of 1 year 3 months) and he was buried in Dodge Grove Cemetery. Pearl's twin sister was Pink Arterburn, who lived a few months longer, but she died on 12 Aug 1888 at nearly the age of 2 and she also was buried in Dodge Grove Cemetery.
Oct 2013, kmh.
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Burial Notes
Hillgrove Cemetery, 1930 Frank Riesinger Mausoleum
Recorded Events in Her Life
- She appeared on the 1860 US Federal Census on 26 July 1860 in Marshall Township, Clark County, Illinois, USA. 2
Willard Center 54 New York carpenter Eliza Center 43 Kentucky George Center 22 Illinois carpenter Margaret Center 17 Illinois John Center 14 Illinois Mary Center 9 Illinois Joseph Center 5 Illinois Fanny Center 4.12 Illinois
- She appeared on the 1870 US Federal Census on 23 July 1870 in Mattoon Township, Coles County, Illinois, USA. 3
Willard Center 65 abt 1805 New York Carpenter Eliza Center 55 abt 1815 Kentucky Keeping House Mary Center 19 abt 1851 Illinois At Home Joseph Center 15 abt 1855 Illinois Fannie Center 11 abt 1859 Illinois
- She appeared on the 1880 US Federal Census on 19 June 1880 in Tuscola Township, Douglas County, Illinois, USA. 5
Arterburn John W M 30 Married Farmer Ills Ky Ky Mary W F 29 Wife Married Keeping House childbed Ills N.Y. Ky Henry W M 6 Son Single Ills Ills Ills Ida W F 3 Daughter Single Ills Ills Ills Frederick W M 2 Son Ills Ills Ills
- She appeared on the 1900 US Federal Census on 8 June 1900 in Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois, USA. 4
Arterburn Mary E Head W F April 1851 49 W Illinois New York Kentucky --------- Harry W Son W M Feby 1872 28 S Illinois Illinois Illinois Bar Tender --------- Fred Son W M Aug 1879 21 S Illinois Illinois Illinois Farmer --------- Ida M Daughter W F Aug 1875 25 S Illinois Illinois Illinois --------- Bertha Daughter W F June 1889 11 S Illinois Illinois Illinois At School --------- Ivan Son W M June 1880 19 S Illinois Illinois Illinois Cigar Maker --------- Charly Son W M Feby 1885 15 S Illinois Illinois Illinois Barber
- She had a residence in 1903-1907 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA.
- She had a residence in 1910-1916 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA.
- She appeared on the 1910 US Federal Census on 18 April 1910 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA.
Mary Arterburn 58
Ivan Arterburn 28
Charles Arterburn 25
- She had a residence in 1917-1922 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA.
- She appeared on the 1920 US Federal Census on 12 January 1920 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA.
Ivan Arterburn 38
Charles Arterburn 34
Mary Arterburn 68
- She appeared on the 1930 US Federal Census on 12 April 1930 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA.
Albert F Maly 50
Bertha Maly 40
Mary E Auturburn 76
Ivan Auturburn 48
- She was buried at the Hillgrove Cemetery (1930 Frank Riesinger Mausoleum) in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA in 1932.
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