Mary Matilda Frye

Mary was born in December of 1871 in St. Jacobs, IL in the United States to unknown parents.

She completed a fifth grade education.

In 1895 she married Ellsworth A. Bishop whe she was twenty three and he was thirty four.

Their first child, Norma, was born in March of 1895 in North Dakota.

Their second child, Gladys Emma , was born on April 8th, 1897 in Fargo, ND.

In 1900 they lived with two daughters and a boarder named Grace Denny in Fargo Ward 6, Cass, North Dakota. Ellsworthwas a railroad conductor.

Their third child, Grace Alice, was born on October 30th, 1903 in Spokane, WA. 

In 1920 Ellsworth and Mary lived in Proctor, Minnesota in a rented home with their daughter, Grace (16), and a lodger named Bert Coppersmith. Ellsworth and Bert were both listed as conductors for the steam railroad.

In 1930 Ellsworth and Mary still lived in Proctor, MN with Grace (26). Grace was now married, but her husband is not listed on the census. Ellsworth was still a conductor for the railroad.

In 1940 Ellsworth and Mary lived in the same house, 4B E 2nd St. Proctorknott, MN, which they owned and was worth $3000.

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