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Note: Birth record: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, City of Lowell, City Clerk'sOffice, Certificate of Record of Birth;
Date of birth: July 10, 1894
Name: Mary E. Gordon
Place of birth: Lowell, Massachusetts
Residence of parents: Lowell, Massachusetts
Name of father: George W. Gordon
Maiden name of mother: Elizabeth Daly
Occupation of father: Lineman
Birthplace of father: Canada
Birthplace of mother, Lowell, Massachusetts
Date of record: November 1, 1913 PG# 146 File #2771
Census record: 1900 United States Federal Census, Lowell Ward 8, Middlesex, Massachusetts, living at 12 Arthur Street;
George W. Gordon, Head, Married, Occupation: City Laborer, Born: Canada
Lizzie F. Gordon, Wife, Married, Born: Massachusetts
Mary Gordon, Daughter, Single, Born: Massachusetts
Annabel Gordon, Daughter, Single, Born: Massachusetts
Ann Daly, Mother-In-Law, Widow, Born: Ireland
Census record: 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Lowell Ward 3, Middlesex, Massachusetts, living at 17 Loring Street;
Catherine Gordon, Age: 54, Head, Single, Occupation: Housekeeper, Private Family, Born: Canada
Mary Gordon, Age: 50, Sister, Single, Born: Canada
John G. Gordon, Age: 46, Brother, Single, Occupation: Watchman, City, Born: Canada
George W. Gordon, Age: 42, Brother, Widower, Occupation: Lineman, Street Railroad, Born: Canada
Mary E. Gordon, Age: 15, Niece, Single, Born: Massachusetts
Annabel Gordon, Age: 11, Niece, Single, Born: Massachusetts
Ethel Gordon, Age: 20, Niece, Single: Born: California
There are also lodgers living in the house.
Census report: 1920 United States Federal Census, Lowell Ward 3, Middlesex, Massachusetts, living at 61 Loring Street;
Mary T. Gordon, Age: 60, Head, Single, Born: Canada
John G. Gordon, Age: 58, Brother, Single, Occupation: Superintendent, City Moth Deptment, Born: Canada
George W. Gordon, Age: 53, Brother, Widower, Occupation: Machinist, Construction, Born: Canada
Isabella Lea, Age: 58, Sister, Widow, Occupation: Nurse, Private Family, Born: Canada
Ethel Gordon, Age: 29, Niece, Single, Occupation: Teacher, Primary School, Born: Massachusetts
Mary Gordon, Age: 25, Niece, Single, Occupation: Teacher, Primary School, Born: Massachusetts
Annabel Gordon, Age: 21, Niece, Single, Born: Massachusetts
Wedding Invitation:
"Mr. George William Gordon
requests the honor of your presence
at the marriage of his daughter
Mary Elizabeth
to
Mr. Wallace R. Gumb
on Monday December the eighteenth
nineteen hundred and twenty-two
at six o'clock in the evening
Sixty-one Loring Street
Lowell, Massachusetts
The favor of a reply is requested"
Census reports: See notes under father and husband.
In the 1933 Nashua, New Hampshire, directory she is listed as the secretary of YMCA Auxiliary. When her husband, Wallace, was the Director of Camp Sargent and then Camp Lawrence, she spent the summers with him at the camps.
While living in Nashua, New Hampshire, she lived on Courtland Street. After moving to Methuen, Massachusetts, she first lived on Gage Street, and then on High Street.
An article in the "Nashua Telegraph," Nashua, NH, dated Wednesday, December 17, 1947, reads;
"Gumbs Mark Silver Wedding in Methuen
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace R. Gumb, formerly of this city, now of 26 Gage st, Methuen, observed their 25th wedding anniversary recently at the family home in Methuen with a large group of family members on hand to help them celebrate the happy occasion.
The couple received many flowers, gifts and messages of congradulations from a wide circle of relatives and friends, and guests were present from Lowell, Medford, Quincy, East Braintree, and Methuen, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Gumb were married in Lowell Dec. 18, 1922, at the home of the bride, the former Mary Elizabeth Gordon of Lowell, by the late Rev. Asa Reed Dilts. They have three children, Mrs. Edwin A. Ericson of Pittsburgh, Pa, the late Wallace Gordon Gumb, and Catherine A. Gumb of Methuen, also one granddaughter, Joanne Ericson.
Mr. Gumb is a Boy's Work director and director of Camp Lawrence of the YMCA.
During the day a buffet lunch was served from a table attractively decorated with a silver tea service, lighted tapers and a wedding cake."
Another article in the "Lawrence Eagle Tribune" reads;
"Prominent Couple Observe Silver Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace R. Gumb, 26 Gage street, Methuen, observed their silver wedding anniversary Sunday at the family home when members of the immediate family and friends gathered to share the happy occasion with them.
A buffet luncheon was served and the table was attractively appointed with a silver tea service, lighted tapers and a wedding cake. Sharing pouring honors were Mrs. Thomas Johnston of Medford; Florence Chamberlain of Lowell and Mrs. Edward Cofran of Medford.
Mr. and Mrs. Gumb were married in Lowell, Dec. 18, 1922, at the home of the bride, the former Mary Elizabeth Gordon of Lowell, by the late Rev. Asa Reed Dilts. They are the parents of three children, Mrs. Edwin A. Ericson of Pittsburgh, Penna; the late Wallace Gordon Gumb and Catherine Ann Gumb of Methuen and have a granddaughter, Joanne Ericson.
Mr. Gumb is Boys' Work director and director of Camp Lawrence of the Y.M.C.A.
Guests were present from Lowell, Medford, Quincy, East Braintree and Methuen.
Among the quests were Rev. Herman L. Noyes, pastor of the First Calvary Baptist church, which the couple attend, and Mrs. Noyes as well as Dr. George F. Beecher, pastor emeritus, and Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Cofran, who were the attendants at the marriage of the couple.
The couple received flowers and many other gifts and messages of congratulations from a wide circle of relatives and friends."
Another article appeared marking their Golden Anniversity:
"Gumbs mark golden jubilee
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace R. Gumb, 25A High St., Methuen, recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary during a reception at First Calary Baptist Church.
The couple was married December 18, 1922, in Lowell.
They are parents of two children; Barbara, wife of Edwin A. Ericson of Lynnfield, and Catherine, wife of Rev. Robert W. Etzel, also of Lynnfield. They have nine grandchildren and one great grandson.
Mrs. Gumb is the former Mary Elizabeth Gordon of Lowell.
Mr. Gumb was a Y.M.C.A. Boys' Work and Camp director for 43 years. He served the Lawrence Y.M.C.A. as youth director and was director of Camp Lawrence for 14 years. He is now on the staff of the Hamblet Heath Club of the Lawrence Y.M.C.A.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Gumb are active members of First Baptist Church.
She was a school teacher for over 60 years. It appears she taught full time in the Lowell elementary schools prior to her marriage. She was also a substitute teacher in Methuen, Massachusetts, and Salem, New Hampshire. She retired in 1975.
She was a member and deaconess of the First Calvary Baptist Church in Lawrence, MAssachusetts. She also taught Sunday school there.
A tribute was written by the people of the First Calvary Baptist Church upon her death. It reads:
"A Tribute to our beloved teacher, Mary G. Gumb, who passed to her Heavenly Home Sunday March 5, 1978.
Mary became a member of First Calvary Church in 1942. Shortly after her association with our church she began teaching in
the Young Peoples Department. When Bertha Keef retired from teaching our class, which we believe was in 1957, Mary became our teacher. She guided us in Christian teachings for twenty years, then, she had to retire because of ill health.
Mary not only worked in the Church School, but was most active in many phases of the Church's program. She was a Deaconess for many years, and her visits to the shut-ins, and bereaved, were greatly appreciated. Many times she even walked a goodly distance to see them and bring cheer, encouragement and comfort.
Mary was also greatly interested in Missions and the Missionary programs of our church and the Merrimack Valley Baptist Women. Our class could never lose its Missionary mindness because of her enthusiasm.
The Womens Federation was another phase in Mary's church life, and this organization has benefited by her interest and active part in its programs.
Mary was a devoted Christian and a true follower of Christ. We Willing Workers shall miss her presence and as our final tribute we say:
"Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter, thou, into the joy of the Lord." Matthew 25:21.
"Sleep on, beloved, sleep, and take thy rest, Lay down thy head upon thy Saviour's breast, We love thee well, but Jesus loves thee best, Good-night! Good-night! Good-night!" From "The Christians Good-Night""
Obituary:
"Mary G. Gumb, 83, was teacher for 60 years
Methuen - Mrs. Mary G. (Gordon) Gumb, 83, 25A High St., a retired school teacher, died yesterday morning at Lawrence General Hospital after a long illness.
Born in Lowell, July 10, 1894, she was a Methuen resident for the past 36 years. Mrs. Gumb was a teacher for over 60 years having been employed in the Lowell elementary schools prior to moving to Methuen, and had been a substitute in Methuen and Salem, N.H. until retirement in 1975. She was a member of the First Calvary Baptist Church, Lawrence, and was a Deaconess of that church. She was a teacher in the Willing Worker's class and was also a member of the Women's Federation and Missionary Committee of that church.
Survivors include her husband, Wallace R. Gumb; two daughters, Barbara G., wife of Edwin A. Ericson of Lynnfield, and Catherine G., wife of Rev. Robert W. Etzel of Lynn; a sister, Mrs Annabel Cofran of Medford; nine grandchildren, two great-children, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. in First Calvary Baptist Church. Burial will be in Westlawn Cemetery, Lowell.
Friends may call Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Kenneth H. Pollard Funeral Home, Inc., 233 Lawrence St.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Memorial Fund of the First Calvary Baptist Church, 20 Pemberton St., Lawrence, Ma. 01840."
Cemetery record:
Westlawn Cemetery, Lowell, Massachusetts
Lot 112, Section 2, Grave 2
Gumb, Mary G. (Gordon)
Age: 83.7.25
Date of Death: March 5, 1978
Date of Burial: March 8, 1978
Cause of Death: Acute Myocardial Infarction
Place of Death: Lawrence, Massachusetts
Pollard Funeral Home, Methuen, Massachusetts
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