Marian A. Elisabeth (Keen) Woodworth (1835 - 1922)

Born 2 Oct 1835 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States

Wife of Milton Woodworth — married 14 Nov 1870 in Washington, Washington County, District of Columbia, United States

Died 30 Mar 1922 at age 86 in District of Columbia, United States

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Biography

Mary (Keen) Woodworth was born in Pennsylvania.

Mary served as a Civil War nurse for nearly four years, first at the Seminary Hospital in Georgetown and later at Chesapeake General Hospital in Virginia.

Mary (Keen) Woodworth was interred in Washington, D.C..

Marian went by Mary. She was born 2 Oct 1835 in Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania. She was christenef 8 Feb 1836. Her parents were Lewis Kien (misspelled) and Susanna Armstrong. ^[1]

In 1850, Mary was living with her parents and siblings in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. The head of household is Anthony O Donnell.

Mary was living with her parents in Pennsylvania when the Civil War broke out.

Mary enlisted in the Union Army as a Nurse in the Medical Department Volunteers in Washington, D.C., on 24 Jul 1861^[3] and reported to the Seminary Hospital in Georgetown, District of Columbia where she remained until November 1864 when she transferred to Chesapeake General Hospital in Old Point Comfort, Virginia. She was discharged on 11 Jul 1865, ^[3] after almost four years of service.

Mary settled in Washington, D.C. and was a clerk at the Treasury Department where she met Milton Woodworth.

She married Joseph "Milton" Woodworth (went by Milton) on 14 Nov 1870 in Washington, D.C. ^[4] They had two sons:

1. Lewis, born 7 May 1879, died 9 May 1879
2. George Keen, born 1874, died 1958

From 1880 thru 1900 the family was living in Washington, D.C.

Mary received a Civil War pension for her nursing service in the Civil War. ^[7]

She passed away on 1 Apr 1922 in Washington, D.C. and is buried in Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington. ^{[8] [9]}

Research Notes

Most records are in the name of Mary A. E. Kien, or Mary A. Keen; Marian Elisabeth Kien is on the birth record.

The findagrave memorial states: "she was under Miss Dix and was in Georgetown, D. C., and Fort Monroe, Virginia. The "Miss Dix" is Dorothea Lynde "Dolly" Dix.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950", FamilySearch Record: V2NG-2M5 (accessed 19 September 2023), Marian Elisabeth Kien baptism on 8 Feb 1836 (born 2 Oct 1835), daughter of Lewis Kien & Susanna, in Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States.
2. ↑ 1850 Census "United States Census, 1850", citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 24; Digital film/folder number: 004191071; FHL microfilm: 20598; Image number: 219; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01023-1, FamilySearch Record: M446-LGP (accessed 19 September 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DZV7-FR7, Mary A Keen (15) in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States. Born in Pennsylvania.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Military "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940", citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers, FamilySearch Record: QPTN-KPV4 (accessed 19 September 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS1R-D4QJ-M Image number 00654, Name: Mary A or Mary A E Keen or Woodworth; Military Service Date: 11 Jul 1865; Military Service Place: Washington, District of Columbia, United States; Birth Date: 1835; Death Date: 30 Mar 1922; Residence Place: Washington, District of Columbia.
4. ↑ Marriage "District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950", citing Page: 345; Digital film/folder number: 004259001; FHL microfilm: 2107689; Image number: 211; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: V01238-6, FamilySearch Record: XL94-BJD (accessed 19 September 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DC4S-THF, Mary A E Kien marriage to Milton Woodworth on 14 Nov 1870 in District of Columbia, United States.
5. ↑ 1880 Census "United States Census, 1880", citing Volume: 2; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00069; Digital film/folder number: 005157356; FHL microfilm: 1254121; Image number: 779; Sheet number: 144; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: F, FamilySearch Record: M6CQ-KX6 (accessed 19 September 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYYK-3GKT, Mary Woodworth (38), wife, Keeping House, in household of Milton Woodworth (44) in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Born in Pennsylvania, United States.
6. ↑ 1900 Census "United States Census, 1900", citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 80; Digital film/folder number: 004119675; FHL microfilm: 1240160; Image number: 510; Sheet number: 15; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00925-2, FamilySearch Record: MMFS-QB1 (accessed 19 September 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DTFS-RDK, Mary A Woodworth (64), wife, in household of Milton Woodworth (66) in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Born in Pennsylvania.
7. ↑ Pension "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933", citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,636,541, FamilySearch Record: QJD3-JJV1 (accessed 19 September 2023) FamilySearch Image: 939K-889V-HW, Name: Mary A Or Mary A E Keen Or Woodworth; Pension Date: 1907-1933; Pension Place: United States; Death Date: 30 Mar 1922; Military Information: Army Invalid; Dasverify: 14-MAR-14.
8. ↑ Death "District of Columbia Deaths, 1874-1961", citing reference ID 270866, District Records Center, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,115,942, FamilySearch Record: F7R1-CLM (accessed 19 September 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89ZR-KZY7, Mary A E Woodworth death 30 Mar 1922 (born 2 Oct 1835), daughter of Louis Keen & Armstrong, wife of Milton Woodworth, in District of Columbia, United States.
9. ↑ Memorial "District of Columbia Deaths, 1874-1961", citing reference ID 270866, District Records Center, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,115,942, FamilySearch Record: F7R1-CLM (accessed 19 September 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89ZR-KZY7, Mary A E Woodworth death 30 Mar 1922 (born 2 Oct 1835), daughter of Louis Keen & Armstrong, wife of Milton Woodworth, in District of Columbia, United States.

• 1890 Census "United States Census, 1890," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V6P6-DZ1 : 18 March 2020), Mary A E Woodworth in household of Milton Woodworth, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing citing enumeration district (ED) , p. 677, col. 2
• Pension Index "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD5-81M6 : 24 November 2020), Mary A E Woodworth or Keen, 1902.

See Also:

• Coddington, Ronald S. Mary Ann E. Keen: A Soldier in the Army of Nurses, Library of Congress, Retrieved 2 Feb 2022.
• "In honor of the National Association of Civil War Army Nurses" (Atlantic City, New Jersey, Citizens Executive Committee, 1910), page 71.

• FamilySearch Profile for Marian A. Elisabeth Keen