Mary Louise Dickens | HistoryForge

Name Variants

Mary Barto

Louise Dickens

Mary Dickens

Mary Willsey

Person ID

203015

About

White Female born in 1910 died in 1995

Mary Louise Dickens was born Mary Louise Barto in Elmira Heights, New York. She married Carl Olen Dickens in 1928; he died in 1964. She then married Bertram Willsey in 1970; he died in 1974.

She died in 1995. Her gravestone in East Lawn Cemetery reads Mary Louise Dickens Willsey.

Year	Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
1940	Dickens, Louise	Wife	700 Dryden Rd	30	White	New York	Married	Operator
1950	Dickens, Louise M	Wife	700 Dryden Rd	40	White	New York	Married	Cashier

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Dickens, Carl	Head	700 Dryden Rd	52	White	New York	Married	Foreman Plumber
Dickens, Doramae	Daughter	700 Dryden Rd	11	White	New York	Single	None
Dickens, Barbara	Daughter	700 Dryden Rd	9	White	New York	Single	None

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Dickens, Carl O	Head	700 Dryden Rd	62	White	New York	Married	Plumbing Foreman
Dickens, Barbara J	Daughter	700 Dryden Rd	19	White	New York	Never Married	None

Marriage of Miss Mary Louise Barto and Carl O. Dickens
The Ithaca Journal, Aug 14 1928, P. 5, under Weddings

"Miss Mary Louise Barto of Ithaca and Carl O. Dickens of Ithaca R. D. 3 were married on Saturday, August A, at the Congregational Church parsonage at Danby by Rev. B. Frank Tobey."

Marriage of Miss Mary Louise Barto and Carl O. Dickens. The Ithaca Journal, Aug 14 1928, P. 5. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ithaca-journal-marriage-of-miss-mary/192498131/]

August 14, 1928

Obituary for Mary Louise Willsey
The Ithaca Journal, Jan 14 1995, P. 4, Col. 1, with photo

"BROOKTONDALE- Mary Louise Willsey, age 84, of Flatiron Road, Brooktondale, died Friday, Jan. 13, 1995 at the Tompkins Community Hospital.
Mrs. Willsey was born March 15, 1910 at Elmira, NY a daughter of the late Lewis and Cora Sharp Barto. She was the widow of Carl O. Dickens who died May 3, 1964 and Bertram Willsey who died in 1974.
She was a member of the Caroline Seniors, Caroline Lions Club, Slaterville Vol. Fire Dept. Auxiliary and years ago was a member of the Civil Defense. At one time she was a Meter Maid for the Ithaca Police Department and worked at the Concessions at Cornell University sporting events. She had been a Foster Parent to more than fifty children.
Survivors include two daughters, Doramae Rohrer and Barbara Moyer, both of Brooktondale; four grandchildren, Stephen J. (Kathleen) Moyer of Brooktondale, Timothy O. (Darla) Moyer of Ithaca, Carl B. (Susan) Rohrer of Slaterville Springs and Linda L. Rohrer-Donahue of Ithaca; thirteen great grandchildren; six great great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews."

Obituary for Mary Louise Willsey. The Ithaca Journal, Jan 14 1995, P. 4, Col. 1. From Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ithaca-journal-obituary-for-mary-lou/192498856/]

January 14, 1995

Mary Louise Barto Willsey

DoB: 15 Mar 1910
PoB: Elmira Heights, Chemung County, New York
Died: 13 Jan 1995, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York
Buried: East Lawn Cemetery, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York

Find a Grave Memorial. [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176203717/mary_louise_willsey]