[or-roots] Seeking information

Sat Mar 23 21:40:34 PDT 2013

Based on the information below; The questions I have is if she attended " Providence Academy in Vancouver, WA in Sept. 1927" then she was in first grade. Maybe going to this website http://www2.providence.org/phs/archives/services/Pages/default.aspx you may be able to obtain some information. 

Or 
Based on the address between 1935-1940 she lived about 10 blocks away from Grant HS and probably was a member of the class of 1939. 

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From: "Sue Steward" <ssteward at ccountry.net> 
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Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 8:47:32 PM 
Subject: Re: [or-roots] Seeking information 

 This narrative is attached to a tree on Ancestry.com. 

Jane Mae / May Sundquist was born 6 May 1920, most likely in Alexander, McKenzie Co ND. Her mother, Minnie May Sherman French Sundquist died 21 Nov. 1921, of health issues dating back to the pregnancy. Father’s whereabouts were unknown. Caretaker for both mother and child had been Mrs. Mae Moore, midwife or some type of nurse. Mrs. Moore continued to care for the child after her mother’s death as she was essentially orphaned, her three half siblings being only in their teens and unable to care for the child. 
A newspaper article from the McKenzie County Chronicle says Mae F. Moulton (her previous name before Moore) and daughter moved to Vancouver, WA as of September 1922. 

Jane May Sundquist was adopted by Emmett and Roseanne Kelly in Washington, date of adoption uncertain and the records are sealed. Her name was also changed to Mary Jean Kelly, first official record found was enrollment at Providence Academy in Vancouver, WA in Sept. 1927 at which time her name was Mary Jean Kelly and her Guardians were listed as E.F. Kelly and Rosanna Keefe. 
Jane / Mary Jeanne most likely grew up in Washington, picture of her probably as a pre-teen on a bicycle at Seaside OR with her adoptive mother Roseanne Kelly. She resided most of her life in Portland OR, married, had two daughters, and died 9 September 1990. 

Somehow Jean / Mary Jean knew (remembered? had been told?) her birth name and birth mother / parents, which is how the connection to her half siblings families was finally made in 2008. 

1940 United States Federal Census 
Name: 	Mary J Kelly 
Age: 	19 
Estimated Birth Year: 	abt 1921 
Gender: 	Female 
Race: 	White 
Birthplace: 	North Dakota 
Marital Status: 	Single 
Relation to Head of House: 	Daughter 
Home in 1940: 	Portland, Multnomah, Oregon 
View Map 
Street: 	N E Siskiyou 
House Number: 	3107 
Inferred Residence in 1935: 	Portland, Multnomah, Oregon 
Residence in 1935: 	Same House 
Resident on farm in 1935: 	No 
Sheet Number: 	3A 
Attended School or College: 	Yes 
Highest Grade Completed: 	High School, 4th year 
Income Other Sources: 	No 
Neighbors: 	View others on page 
Household Members: 	Name Age 
Emmatt F Kelly 	56 
Rosana Kelly 	54 
Mary J Kelly 	19 

Source Citation: Year: 1940 ; Census Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon ; Roll: T627_3391 ; Page: 3A ; Enumeration District: 37-364 . 

Oregon, Marriage Indexes, 1906-1924, 1946-2008 
Name: 	William McMahon 
Spouse's Name: 	Mary Kelley 
Marriage Date: 	28 Sep 1946 
County: 	Multnomah 
On 3/23/2013 6:53 PM, John Glen wrote: 

Jane May Sundquist was born in Alexander, McKenzie County, North Dakota on 6 May 1920. Her mother died and the nurse brought her to Oregon. She was then adopted by Emmett and Roxanne Kelly and her name was changed to Mary Jeanne Kelly. 

The 1930 Fed Census for Clark County, WA has her as their adopted child. We need to find something that proves both names are the same person. She died 9 September 1990 in Portland. We have tried Social Security and the marriage license. North Dakota doesn’t have a birth certificate. This information is needed for an application. 

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. 

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