Mary Ellen Willis

Mary Ellen Willis

• Father: Peter James Willis b. 26 March 1815, d. 25 November 1873
• Mother: Caroline Womack b. 18 July 1828, d. 19 September 1863

• Mary Ellen Willis was born on 26 November 1849 in Texas.
• She was known as Ella.
• Peter James Willis and Caroline Womack appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Montgomery County, Texas, living next to Peter's brother Richard.. Other members of the household included Mary Ellen Willis, William Henry Willis and Peter James Willis.
• She married Joseph Graham Goldthwaite, son of Henry Barnes Goldthwaite and Elizabeth Isabella Witherspoon, on 22 November 1871 in Montgomery County, Texas.
• Joseph Graham Goldthwaite and Mary Ellen Willis appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Galveston, Texas, at 35th Street and also listed in the household is "Willie," age 3, possibly an error recording Willis twice (?). Other members of the household included Charles Dickey Goldthwaite, Willis Goldthwaite, Graham Witherspoon Goldthwaite and Archibald Campbell Goldthwaite.
• Joseph Graham Goldthwaite and Mary Ellen Willis appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Galveston, Texas. Other members of the household included Archibald Campbell Goldthwaite.
• Mary Ellen Willis became a widow at the 7 November 1905 death of her husband Joseph Graham Goldthwaite.
• Charles Dickey Goldthwaite and Eileen Goggan appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, at 1603 Arch Street. Other members of the household included Mary Ellen Willis, Charles G. Goldthwaite, Beverly W. Goldthwaite and Francis M. Goldthwaite.
• Mary Ellen Willis died circa 12 December 1921 in Los Angeles County, California.
• The following appeared on 16 December 1921 in The Galveston Daily News: Mrs. Joseph Graham Goldthwaite, for many years a prominent resident of Galveston, died at the home of her son, Charles goldthwaite, in Los Angeles, Dec. 12, according to advice received in Galveston yesterday. Funeral arrangements have not been announced. Mrs. Goldthwaite was one of the original members of the board of directors of the Training School for Nurses and also was a devoted worker in the guild of Trinity Episcopal Church for many years.

• Last Edited: 8 Jan 2011