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Note: Cause of Death:<CAUS> Polycystic renal disease (kidney) Middle name in dispute; family thinks it was for "Regina" but Mary
preferred "Rebecca," her mother's name. Nothing in records.
Godparents (Baptismal Sponsors) J.R. Keenan & Mary McGouldragh (?) Peter Keenan was listed as "boarder" with Ed & Mary Rebecca Keenan in 1900 IN
Census, Blackford Co. Connection?
Pretty much raised Louise and Edward Dunlap. Ed was "given" to Mary on
her 8th birthday by older sister Catherine.
1910 IN Census, Marion Co. -- Living at 2419 N. Delaware
1920 IN Census, Marion Co. -- Living at 2428 N. Capitol w/ father, mother
(who died in 1920) Louise, Ed and a Mary McGrady age 54. Mother died 1920, Father died 1922. Mary left to run the house. Family
story that her uncle George Keenan came to the house and made off with a
trunk thought to contain stocks, patents from her father Edward. Moved into an apartment at 17th and Alabama.
1922 moved to 2361 (or 3361) N. New Jersey (City Directory).
Uncle Frank Shoffstall's daughter Harriet started Mary as a hairdresser.
Was hairdresser to Governor's wife around the time she met Ernest.
Married at age 29. Had Philip by C-Section; told never to have more
children. Had Mary Lou and David by C-Section.
OBITUARY -- Indianapolis Star, Tuesday Oct. 6, 1953, p. 30
Mrs. E.W. Jones Dies; Cub Scouts Den Mother
Mrs. Mary Keenan Jones, 51 years old, 338 Burgess Avenue, died
yesterday in St. Francis Hospital.
Born at Hartford City, Mrs. Jones had lived in Indianapolis since
her childhood. She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church,
and of its Mothers Club and Altar Society. She had served as den mother
for Cub Scouts in Lady of Lourdes and St. Therese parishes.
Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in Blackwell
Funeral Home and at 10 a.m. in Our Lady of Lourdes Church. Burial will be
in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Survivors are the husband, Ernest W. Jones; two sons, Philip K.
Jones and David E. Jones, both of St. Meinrad, and a daughter, Mrs. Mary
Lou Drake, Indianapolis.
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