Mary Elora (Blom) McCullough (1886 - abt. 1965)

Born 9 Apr 1886 in Ackley, Hardin, Iowa, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Earl Randolph McCullough — married 28 Mar 1906 in Ackley, Hardin, Iowa, United States

Descendants

Died about 3 Jan 1965 at about age 78 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Mary A Blom was the daughter of Bernard Blom (1861–1917) and Ida Slight (1863–1949), born on 9 Apr 1886 in Ackley, Hardin County, Iowa. She grew up in Etna and Ackley.^[1][2][3]

Mary married Earl Randolph McCullough (1881-1961) on 28 Mar 1906 in Hardin County, Iowa. They lived in Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa, where Earl worked for the railroad as a signal maintainer. They had nine children there, three of whom did not survive to adulthood. In 1941, the McCullough family moved to Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]}

Earl McCullough and Mary Blom had the following children:

• Harry James McCullough (1908–1949)
• Elbridge Maxwell McCullough (1912–2001)
• Helen McCullough (1915–1918)
• Caroline (McCullough) Franklin (1917–2003)
• Earline (McCullough) Nelson (1922–2015)
• John Edward McCullough (1924–2017)
• Bernice McCullough (1926–1927)
• Bernard McCullough (1926–1927)
• Robert Lee "Bob" McCullough (1927–1983)

Earl died on 19 Dec 1961 and was buried in Carpenter Cemetery in Webster County, Iowa. Mary died in 1965 and was buried with him.^[14][15][16]

Sources

1. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census; Place: Etna, Hardin, Iowa; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0147; FHL microfilm: 1240435.
2. ↑ Iowa State Census, 1905; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Lehi, UT, 2014.
3. ↑ Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, 2007.
4. ↑ Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1951; Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Lehi, UT, 2014.
5. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census; Place: Fort Dodge Ward 1, Webster, Iowa; Roll: T624_428; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0215; FHL microfilm: 1374441.
6. ↑ U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; Registration State: Iowa; Registration County: Webster County.
7. ↑ U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995; Fort Dodge, Iowa, City Directory, 1918-1940.
8. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census; Place: Fort Dodge Ward 1, Webster, Iowa; Roll: T625_518; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 238.
9. ↑ Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, 2007.
10. ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census; Place: Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 2340422.
11. ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census; Place: Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa; Roll: M-T0627-01212; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 94-46.
12. ↑ U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942; National Archives At St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Cards (4th Registration) State of Iowa; Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 147.
13. ↑ U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995; Council Bluffs, Iowa, City Directory, 1941-1959.
14. ↑ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, 2015.
15. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 August 2020), memorial page for Earl R McCullough (1881–1961), Find a Grave Memorial no. 88987246, citing Carpenter Cemetery, Webster County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Leta Koll (contributor 47365090).
16. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 August 2020), memorial page for Mary Blom McCullough (1886–1965), Find a Grave Memorial no. 88987245, citing Carpenter Cemetery, Webster County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Leta Koll (contributor 47365090).