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Note: N771 Given name (Margaret), married surname (Newlyn), residence (Prosperity) and status (not deceased) in December, 1960, from the obituary of George Plants Francis - ÒThe Washington ObserverÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Monday, December 12, 1960, page 18
Given name (Margaret), maiden surname (Francis) and status (not deceased) in December, 1970, from the obituary of Robert C. Newlyn - "Observer-Reporter" newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Monday, December 7, 1970, pages D-4 and D-5
Given name (Margaret), married surname (Newlyn), residence (Prosperity) and status (not deceased) in March, 1976, from the obituary of William Ronald Francis - "Observer-Reporter" newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Monday, March 8, 1976, page D-2
Given name (Margaret), married surname (Newlyn) and residence (Prosperity, Pennsylvania) in March, 1998, from the obituary of Leanna F. Bristor - "Observer-Reporter" newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Sunday, March 29, 1998, page D-10
Given name (Margaret), married surname (Newlyn) and status (deceased) in March, 2014, from the obituary of Grace F. Meighen - "Observer-Reporter" newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Thursday, March 20, 2014, page B4
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1920 (January 22) census data from the census images for East Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 175 - sheet 6B - image 12 - line 77) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that she was 7 years old and had not attended school at any time since Septemebr 1, 1919. She was single and living with her parents, 2 brothers and 1 sister on a farm, which was owned and mortgaged, on a Òno name roadÓ. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were her father and mother. Her given name is listed as "Margaret" in this census.
1930 (April 1) census data from the census images for Donegal Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 48 - sheet 6A - image 11 - line 30) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that she was 17 years old, single, in school and was living with her parents, 1 brother and 2 sisters in a house on Prosperity Road, which was rented for $35 per month. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were her father and his mother. Her given name is listed as "Margaret" in this census.
1940 (April 15) census data from the census images for Morris Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (ED 63-102 - sheet 7A - image 13 - line 15) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that she was 27 years old and engaged in home housework. She had not worked for pay or profit during the week of March 24-30 and had worked 0 weeks in 1939, earning $0. She did not receive income of $50 or more from other sources. She had completed 4 years of high school. She was married and living with her husband and 1 daughter, Joan, on a farm, which was owned and valued at $1,000, on Craft Creek Road. On April 1, 1935, she lived on a farm in rural Washington County, Pennsylvania. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. Her given name is listed as "Margaret" in this record.
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Margaret Newlyn
Member of Bethel Presbyterian Church
Margaret Francis Newlyn, 90, formerly of Prosperity, died at 7:45 p.m. Monday, March 24, 2003, in Humbert Lane Health Care Center, Washington.
She was born August 3, 1912, in West Finley, a daughter of George P. and Josephine Porter Francis.
Mrs. Newlyn attended Jordan School, which was a one-room school in West Finley.
She graduated from Waynesburg High School in 1930 and also attended business college in Wheeling W.Va.
Mrs. Newlyn was an active member of Bethel Presbyterian Church in Prosperity.
She was a member of Dames of Malta, Daughters of the American Revolution of Waynesburg and Prosperity and Lagonda homemakers.
Mrs. Newlyn was employed for seven years at Gettig Appliances and was later employed in the accounting department at Washington Hospital, where she served as a volunteer for many years.
On November 18, 1933, she married Robert Newlyn, who died December 6, 1970.
Surviving are a daughter, Joan Powell of Adams, Tenn.; a sister, Grace Meighen of Washington; two grandchildren, Mark and Keith Powell; and five great-grandchildren.
Deceased are two brothers, Ronald and Kenneth Francis; a sister, Leanna Bristor; and a brother and two sisters who died in infancy.
Source - ÒObserver-ReporterÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, March 26, 2003
NEWLYN Ð Friends of Margaret Francis Newlyn, formerly of Prosperity, who died Monday, March 24, 2003, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in William G. Neal Funeral Homes Ltd., 925 Allison Avenue, Washington, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 28, with the Rev. Thomas H. Clymer officiating. Interment will follow in Prosperity Cemetery.
Source - ÒObserver-ReporterÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Thursday, March 27, 2003
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