Individual Details
Mildred Mae Richardson
(22 Jan 1878 - 31 Jan 1963)
Events
Families
Spouse | Frank Lester Mower (1874 - 1927) |
Child | George Richardson Mower (1903 - 1988) |
Child | June Elizabeth Mower (1908 - 1990) |
Father | Charles O. Richardson (1844 - 1938) |
Mother | Josephine T. Dexter (1848 - 1902) |
Sibling | Almond J. Richardson (1872 - 1936) |
Sibling | Frederick Daniel Richardson (1873 - 1960) |
Sibling | Charles Lewis Richardson (1874 - ) |
Sibling | Rena Maude Richardson (1886 - 1975) |
Notes
Marriage
They were married by Rev. E. F. Pember.Marriage Notice (family)
MOWER-RICHARDSON - In Bangor, Oct. 24, by Rev. E. F. Pember, Frank L. Mower and Miss Mildred M. Richardson, both of Bangor.Marriage Notice (family)
At the home of the bride's father, Charles O. Richardson, on Essex street, Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, the wedding of Miss Mildred M. Richardson and Frank L. Mower took place in the presence of a small party of relatives and friends. The ceremony was performed by Rev. E. F. Pember of the Universalist church and the couple was attended by Miss Nettie L. Palmer and A. J. Richardson. The house was beautifully decorated with evergreen, chrysanthemums and pinks. The wedding march was played by Mrs. Stella Fairbanks. After the ceremony the party sat down to a bountiful wedding supper and in the evening a largely attended reception was held. Mr. and Mrs. Mower are both well known young people and they received many beautiful gifts. Mr. Mower conducts a large milk business in this city.Census
Mildred was enumerated as the wife of Frank L. Mower, a 32 year old white female, married for 10 years, and a mother of 2 children (both still living at that date). Her birthplace is listed as Maine, the same as both of her parents.Census
Mildred M. Mower was enumerated in the household of Frank L. Mower as his wife, a 41 year old white female, married, Maine listed as the birthplace for her and her parents, and she was able to read, write and speak English.Census
Mildred Mower was enumerated as head of household, a 52 year old white female, widowed, her birthplace was listed as Maine as was the birthplace for both of her parents, able to read, write and speak English, her occupation was listed as none, her home was owned and had a radio set, and she lived on a farm. Other members of the household were George R. Mower, Elizabeth V. Mower, June Knowles, Bertrand Knowles, Mildred Knowles, Marie Knowles, Charles Richardson, Emery Danforth (a lodger, 23 year old single white male, farm laborer), and Joseph Hayes (a lodger, 20 year single white male, farm laborer).Endnotes
1. Mildred Mae Mower, death certificate 63-00641 (1963), State of Maine, Department of Health and Human Services, Augusta, Maine.
2. "Maine Marriage Records 1713-1937 [database online]," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 21 August 2016), digital image, "Record of a Marriage: Mower/Richardson," ; Maine State Archives, 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll #41.
3. "Maine Marriage Records 1713-1937 [database online]," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 21 August 2016), digital image, "Record of a Marriage: Mower/Richardson," ; Maine State Archives, 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll #41.
4. "Married," Bangor (Maine) Daily News, 25 October 1900, p. 2, col. 5; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : accessed 17 July 2020).
5. "Mower-Richardson: Well Known Young People Married at the Home of the Bride's Parents Wednesday Afternoon," Bangor (Maine) Daily News, 25 October 1900, p. 7, col. 4; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : accessed 17 July 2020).
6. 1910 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, City of Bangor, Ward 5, enumeration district (ED) 143, sheet 13A, dwelling 303, famly 336, Frank L. Mower household, line 38, Mildred M. Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 October 2018); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls.
7. 1920 U.S. census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, City of Bangor, enumeration district (ED) 68, sheet 1B, Pushaw Road, dwelling 21, family 21, Frank L. Mower household, line 23, Mildred M. Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accesed 18 September 2019); Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls.
8. 1930 U.S. census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, City of Bangor, Ward 5, enumeration district (ED) 10-13, sheet no. 11A, Broadway Road, dwelling 228, family 272, Mildred Mower household, line 22, Mildred Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 18 September 2019); Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls..
9. Mildred Mae Mower, death certificate 63-00641 (1963), State of Maine, Department of Health and Human Services, Augusta, Maine.
10. Mildred Mae Mower, death certificate 63-00641 (1963), State of Maine, Department of Health and Human Services, Augusta, Maine.
11. Ancestry.com, Find-A-Grave, database with digital images (www.findagrave.com : created 27 April 2009), Memorial No. 36439057.
12. Maple Grove Cemetery (Bangor, Maine; corner of Pushaw Road and Church Road), Mildred M. Mower gravestone; personally viewed by Dale Walter Mower, 27 April 2009.