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Mary Ann Worek: abstracts of records viewed in the Ancestry survey (2026-09-26, lean mode)

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Tree person 102705341966 in tree 206849982 (WikiTree Worek-1, FamilySearch GGG4-J4C, Find a Grave 180758209). This file covers the pending hints, the records already attached, and targeted finds for her main gaps. Everything was viewed on screen. Nothing was saved, accepted, ignored or changed on Ancestry, Newspapers.com, Find a Grave, FamilySearch, WikiTree or the Washington State Digital Archives. Nothing was clipped. The two Washington State Archives images (1994 death certificate, 1965 marriage certificate) are free public records; they were viewed in the browser's PDF viewer and not saved. Readings in [brackets] are editorial. About 112 browser steps were used.

Living people. All her children and grandchildren are living. They appear here only as "son (living)" or "daughter (living)". The informant on her death certificate appears to be a daughter and is not named. A daughter has a public WikiTree profile (see Blockers). Woodrow Wilson's 1964 wife is "R. E.", as in the H0101 file.

Husbands. The tree has four spouse links: Wilson (H0101), Farnsworth (H0099), and two surname-only men flagged living, Chrisman (H0142) and Evans (H0145). The records below name them as Ervinus [Ervin] Dale Chrisman (married 1937; baptised 1911 [reading]) and William D. Evans (married 1965). FamilySearch shows both as 1916–Deceased. Both were born before 1926, so the Ancestry "living" flag is probably wrong. Their names are given here because they come from 1937 and 1965 marriage records. Check before any public use.

Spellings met: Maria Worek (1918 baptism, 1937 marriage register), Mary Warich (1920 census index), Mary Worek (1930 census, 1935 directory), Mary Anna Worek (1936 SS application), Mary Worek Chrisman (SS 1940), Mary Chrisman (Arkansas marriage 1950), Mary Wilson / Mary Ann Wilson (SS 1950, 1963; WA marriage 1965), Mary Ann Evans / Mary A Evans (SS 1966; WA marriage index 1977), Mary A. / Mary Ann / Mary Anna Farnsworth (SS 1983, SSDI, WA death certificate, gravestone, Find a Grave). Her mother: Margarita Senkowska (1909 marriage, 1918 baptism), "Synakowska" [reading] (1937 register), "Serckovska" (baptism index garble), "Senkowski" (Ancestry tree), "Senkowksi" (WikiTree), "Senskowski" (FamilySearch), "Sienkowski" (index of a sibling's marriage), "Unk" (SSACI), and "Anna Woreck" (1994 death certificate, a wrong name from the informant).


Facts on Ancestry as found (before any change)

FactValueSources on the fact
NameMary Ann Worek1
GenderFemale–
Birth13 Mar 1918 · Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA0
Baptism7 Apr 1918 · Illinois, USA (description blank)1 (Catholic Diocese of Joliet)
Residence1920 · Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA ("Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter")1 (1920 census)
Residence1930 · Joliet, Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA (same wording)1 (1930 census)
Marriage25 Jun 1977 · Grays Harbor, Washington, USA · Glen B Farnsworth (1917–1988)1 (WA Marriage Index)
Death15 Mar 1994 · Aberdeen, Grays Harbor, Washington, United States0
BurialAft. 15 Mar 1994 · Aberdeen, Grays Harbor, Washington, USA1 (Find a Grave index)
  • Ancestry sources (7): 1920 census (6061/96470276); 1930 census (6224/88224806); Catholic Diocese of Joliet (62097/262465, the baptism); Find a Grave index (60525/145016213); SSACI (60901/43221927); SSDI (3693/18639137); Washington Marriage Index 1969–2017 (61233/2611080). No other sources.
  • Family in the tree: parents Martin Worek (1880–; 102706143628) and Margaret Senkowski (1886–; 102706143629); siblings on the timeline Joseph Worek (abt 1923, Illinois) and Kate Worek (abt 1925, Illinois); spouses Glen B Farnsworth (102705342290), Evans (102705342217, no given name), Chrisman (102705342192, no given name), Woodrow Elzer Wilson (102705341361) with four children (all living, b. abt 1950 to 1957; one born at Kelso, Cowlitz Co., 1957).
  • No marriage facts for Chrisman, Wilson or Evans. No 1940 or 1950 residence, no occupation, no SS facts.
  • Hint counts: 6 new, 0 undecided, 0 ignored, 7 accepted.

Pending hints (6)

#HintCollection / recordCall
0Member tree "Mary Anna Worek" in Kim's Family Tree (b. 13 Mar 1918 Joliet; d. 15 Mar 1994 Aberdeen)member tree 71023345 / person 40310062202Ignore (member tree; nothing new)
1Washington Death Records 1907–2017: Mary A Farnsworth6716/321364Accept (strong)
2U.S. City Directories 1822–1995: Mary Worek, Joliet 19352469/360364351 (image 4617511)Accept (strong)
3U.S. Public Records Index 1950–1993 Vol. 1: Mary Farnsworth, 19911788/13706957Accept (strong)
4Arizona Naturalization Records 1909–1991: Mary Worek, b. 1 Mar 1918 Chicago, parent Frank Worek60614/278165 (image 44353_3421606203_0663-00071)Ignore (wrong person)
5U.S. Public Records Index 1950–1993 Vol. 2: Ann M Wilson, Aberdeen1732/207813821Ignore (too weak)

Hint 0: member tree (Kim's Family Tree) — IGNORE

  • Member-tree hint. Its vitals (13 Mar 1918 Joliet; 15 Mar 1994 Aberdeen) repeat the SSDI and Find a Grave. It adds no new claim. The tree was not opened. Ignore under the brief's rule.

Hint 1: Washington Death Records — ACCEPT (supports the corrected death date)

  • 6716/321364. Mary A Farnsworth; female; age 76; born abt 1918; residence Aberdeen; died 28 Mar 1994, Aberdeen; certificate 008941. "Saved to 1 person in 1 tree" (not ours).
  • Identity: name, age and residence fit, and the certificate number is the one on the certificate she was identified by (below: SSN 327-09-3101, born Mar. 13, 1918, Joliet).
  • This gives 28 Mar 1994, not the tree's 15 Mar 1994. See Conflicts.

Hint 2: Joliet city directory, 1935 — ACCEPT

  • 2469/360364351. Joliet, Illinois, City Directory, 1935: Mary Worek, 209 Hacker av, Joliet. AI-extracted index. The image (4617511) was not viewed, so any occupation on the line is unread.
  • Identity: 209 Hacker Ave. is the family's owned home in the 1930 census (Martin Worek, head). She was 17. Her mother's name was Margaret, so this is not the mother.

Hint 3: Public Records Index, 1991 — ACCEPT

  • 1788/13706957. Mary Farnsworth; residence date 1991; 812 Stewart St, Aberdeen, WA 98520-2040.
  • Identity: the same street address as her death certificate ("812½ Stewart St.", Aberdeen, 98520), plus her married name. This is a commercial address index, so it is weak evidence, but it fits.

Hint 4: Arizona naturalization — IGNORE (wrong person)

  • 60614/278165. Mary Worek, child, born 1 Mar 1918, Chicago, Illinois, in the naturalization file (box 5) of Frank Worek (head).
  • Not ours. A different father (Frank, not Martin), birthplace (Chicago, not Joliet) and day (1 Mar, not 13 Mar). SSACI 60901/43257715 is the same girl: Mary Prudence Worek, b. 1 Mar 1918 Chicago, father Frank Worek, mother Bernice Sczech, later Marie Prudence Prucnal/Prucznal, d. 22 Jun 2005. The 1940 census "Mary Worek, stepdaughter, Chicago" (2442/143945204, mother Bernice) is also her.

Hint 5: Public Records Index, "Ann M Wilson" — IGNORE (too weak)

  • 1732/207813821. Ann M Wilson, 201 E 9th St, Aberdeen, WA 98520-2534. No date and no birth year.
  • There is only one partial identifier, the place (and the name is reversed). These indexes mostly reflect 1980s–90s data, when she was Farnsworth at 812 Stewart St. Aberdeen has many Wilsons. Do not accept. Reopen only if a dated record puts Mary Ann Wilson at 201 E. 9th St.

Sources already on the tree, viewed

Baptism — Catholic Diocese of Joliet, 62097/262465 (image 62097_302022005541_0553-00117), image read

  • Holy Cross [Polish] parish, Joliet; Baptism Register vol. 4 (1916–1928), year 1918, entry no. 55.
  • Baptised 7 April 1918; Worek, Maria; born 13 March 1918; parents Martinus and Margarita Senkowska [reading "Senkowska"; index "Serckovska"]. The "Matrimonium contraxit cum … Quando" line below is blank. The sponsors and minister are on the facing page (next image), which was not read.
  • Identity: exact birth date as in the SSACI, SSDI and death certificate; parents' names as in the censuses.
  • The only contemporary birth evidence. No civil birth record was searched: Illinois birth records after 1916 are restricted and not indexed online.

1920 census — 6061/96470276 (image 4300590_00012; index only)

  • Joliet, Will, Ill.; ED 155; sheet 3B; roll T625_415; Hacker Ave. Indexed Warich (alternates Warick, Worek).
  • Martin Warich 37, head; Margret 32, wife; Stanley 19 [sic; index; he was 19 in 1930, so read 9], son; Andy 7, son; Julia 5, daughter; Mary 2, daughter, b. Illinois; boarders Jacob Bedenarchi 47 and Carl Bedenarchi 43. Parents' birthplace Poland.
  • FamilySearch has the same entry as MJZ4-JZ3 (image 33SQ-GR6K-4Q4; line 84; "Mary Warich, 2 years 7 months"), cited on WikiTree.
  • The image was not viewed for immigration year and naturalization. The 1930 index gives them (below).

1930 census — 6224/88224806 (image 4584650_00049)

  • Joliet, Will, Ill.; ED 0048; p. 5A; FHL 2340304; 209 Hacker Ave.; dwelling 70, family 78.
  • Martin Worek 50, head (6224/88224732): born Poland; home owned, value $2,500; no radio; age at first marriage 29; cannot read or write; language Polish; immigrated 1905; alien; speaks English; occupation "mechant [merchant] mill", industry steel mill, wage worker.
  • Margaret Worek 44, wife (6224/88224743): born Poland; age at first marriage 23; can read and write; Polish; immigrated 1907; alien; speaks English.
  • Children: Stanly 19, Andrew 17, Julia 15, Mary 12 (attends school, born Illinois), Joseph 7, Kate 5.
  • FamilySearch X39Q-3XK (image 33SQ-GR4N-9YP; line 100).

SSACI — 60901/43221927 (her own SS application and claims)

  • Mary Anna Worek; female; white; born 13 Mar 1918, Joliet, Will, Illinois; died 15 Mar 1994; father Martin Worek; mother Margaret Unk; SSN 327-09-3101; signature on card "Mary Worek".
  • Name history: Nov 1936 Mary Anna Worek; Feb 1940 Mary Worek Chrisman; Jan 1950 Mary Wilson; Apr 1963 Mary Ann Wilson; Feb 1966 Mary Ann Evans; 4 Apr 1983 Mary Ann Farnsworth.
  • This gives the order of her marriages. The dates are when each name reached the SSA, not the marriage dates.

SSDI — 3693/18639137

  • Mary A. Farnsworth; SSN 327-09-3101, issued Illinois before 1951; born 13 Mar 1918; last residence 98520 Aberdeen, Grays Harbor, Wash.; died 15 Mar 1994.

Washington Marriage Index 1969–2017 — 61233/2611080

  • Mary A Evans and Glen B Farnswort[h], married 25 Jun 1977, Grays Harbor Co.; licence Pierce Co.
  • The bride used the Evans name. This is her fourth marriage (Chrisman, Wilson, Evans, Farnsworth).

Find a Grave index — 60525/145016213, and memorial 180758209 (read only)

  • Mary Anna Worek Farnsworth; maiden name Worek; born 13 Mar 1918, Joliet, Will Co., Ill.; died 15 Mar 1994, Aberdeen; Fern Hill Cemetery, Aberdeen; plot D/1/8th Urn Garden; spouse link Glen B Farnsworth (1917–1988); no bio; memorial created by "Sheila", 26 Jun 2017; one photo by Sheila.
  • Photo (viewed): a shared flat granite marker reading FARNSWORTH / GLEN B. 1917 — 1988 HUSBAND & FATHER / MARY A. 1918 — 1994 WIFE & MOTHER. The stone gives years only. Find a Grave's "15 Mar 1994" is not from the stone.

Target gaps: finds

Death certificate (Washington State Digital Archives) — image read

  • Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, Department of Health, Death Certificates, July 1, 1907–2001, reference DE_1994008941, digitalarchives.wa.gov/Record/View/1E31881DD6B02B4645BE8C9D4F296AA2. Index: Mary Ann Farnsworth; death location Grays Harbor; 03/28/1994; residence county Grays Harbor; age 76; SSN 327093101; mother's maiden name "WORECK"; county file no. 143. A second index entry, "Farnsworth, Mary A", 1994, Grays Harbor (digitalarchives.wa.gov/Record/View/2AC822768BFEB285B987C17E436F2243), is the index row for the same death. Free one-page PDF, viewed.
  • Certificate of Death, Washington State Dept. of Health; state file 4 08941 [certificate year 1994, no. 8941]; local file 143; district M-1 [reading].
    • Mary Ann FARNSWORTH; F; died March 28, 1994; age 76; born Mar. 13, 1918, Joliet, Illinois; not in the armed forces.
    • Place of death: Aberdeen, Grays Harbor Community Hospital, inpatient; county Grays Harbor.
    • Widowed; SSN 327-09-3101; education 11 [years].
    • Usual occupation Cannery Worker; business Cranberry Cannery; not Hispanic; white.
    • Residence 812½ Stewart St., Aberdeen, inside city limits, Grays Harbor Co., 40 yrs. in county; Wash. 98520.
    • Father "Unk"; mother "Anna Woreck" [her mother was Margaret/Margarita Senkowska; the informant gave a wrong name].
    • Informant: a daughter (living) [relationship inferred; name withheld], Aberdeen, Wash.
    • Disposition: Cremation, Mar. 30, 1994, Fern Hill Crematory, Aberdeen; funeral facility Fern Hill Cemetery, Aberdeen; funeral director's signature illegible.
    • Certifier: Dr. Phillip Gibbs, 611 North 'F', Aberdeen; signed 3/29/94; hour of death 1215.
    • Cause: (a) stroke, embolic; due to (b) hypertensive heart failure with atrial fibrillation [reading "Hyp H failure c̄ atrial fibrillation"]. Other conditions: peripheral vascular disease. Smoked in the last 15 years: Yes. Autopsy: No. Referred to medical examiner: No. Natural death.
  • "40 yrs." in Grays Harbor County puts her arrival there about 1954. See Residences.

Marriage 1: Ervinus Dale Chrisman, 1937 — Catholic Diocese of Joliet, 62097/90041944 (image 62097_302022005541_0097-00085), image read

  • St. Thaddeus parish, Joliet; Marriage Register vol. 1 (1927–1974), p. 28, year 1937, entry no. 22.
  • Date: "Oct. 10" [reading. The index says 10 Dec 1937, but the next entries are no. 23, Oct. 17, and no. 24, Nov. 25, so October fits].
  • Groom Chrisman, Ervinus Dale [written "Chisman"]; baptised Davenport, Iowa, Apr. 16, 1911 [reading], Ecclesia St. Pauli [St. Paul's]; parents Glenn & Loretta Vroman [Glenn Chrisman and Loretta née Vroman].
  • Bride Worek, Maria; parents Martinus & Margarita Synakowska [reading; index "Synakwska"]. Her baptism columns are blank. The witnesses and priest are on the facing page, which was not read.
  • Identity: her parents' names, Joliet, and a Chrisman marriage before the Feb 1940 SS name "Mary Worek Chrisman".
  • Not in the tree. The tree's "Chrisman" (H0142) has no given name. FamilySearch GGGV-7HB: "Chrisman, 1916–Deceased". Birth year: 1911 (register, reading) or 1916 (FamilySearch).
  • End of the marriage (divorce or death) not found. By 18 Mar 1950 she was "Mary Chrisman" of Pittsburg, Kansas.

Marriage 2: Woodrow E. Wilson, 18 Mar 1950, Bentonville, Arkansas — FOUND

  • Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837–1957, 2548/3326711: Mary Chrisman, age 32, born 1918; married 18 Mar 1950 (licence the same day), Benton Co., Arkansas; residence Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas; spouse Woodrow E Wilson; FHL film 1994614.
  • Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917–1972, 61775/91081101, image 61775_01_00657-01101 (image read). Arkansas Department of Vital Records, 1950, film 2; Statistical Transcript of Marriage Certificate no. 5111, State of Arkansas, County of Benton.
    • Place: Benton County, Bentonville; date 3/18/50; officiant "J P" [justice of the peace].
    • Groom Woodrow E. Wilson, of Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas, age 32, white.
    • Bride Mary Chrisman (entered in the "maiden name" box), of Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas, age 32, white.
    • Birth dates, birthplaces and occupations blank. Certified by Ruth Wharton, County Clerk.
  • Identity: both ages fit exactly (Woodrow b. 29 Aug 1917, Mary b. 13 Mar 1918, so both were 32 on 18 Mar 1950). Her married name was Chrisman, the SSA had her as Mary Wilson by Jan 1950, and her first Wilson child was born about 1950. This answers H0101's open question: she did marry Woodrow Wilson. He married R. E. Evans in 1964, so there was a divorce before Sep 1964 (not found).
  • Save to Mary Ann and Woodrow (H0101).

Marriage 3: William D. Evans, 19 Jan 1965, Cosmopolis, Wash. — FOUND

  • Washington, U.S., Marriage Records, 1854–2013, 2378/2570867: Mary Ann Wilson and William D Eraus [index garble of Evans], 19 Jan 1965, Cosmopolis, Grays Harbor; WA State Archives ref. swgrhmc28288.
  • Digital Archives, Grays Harbor County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1871–Present, document swgrhmc28288 (indexed "Eraus, William D" / "Wilson, Mary Ann", 1/19/1965), digitalarchives.wa.gov/Record/View/FAF513D36DF3A8D91D5EA5822E36DDF0. The free image was viewed.
    • Marriage Certificate No. 28288, State of Washington, County of Grays Harbor. A justice of the peace, under a licence dated 18 January 1965 issued by the Grays Harbor County Auditor, joined in lawful wedlock on 19 January 1965, at 9:15 P.M., at Cosmopolis, Grays Harbor Co.:
      • William D Evans, of Hoquiam, Wash.;
      • Mary Ann Wilson, of Aberdeen, Wash.
    • Witnesses Jerry Burgess and Carol L. King. Parties' signatures "William D Evans" and "Mary Ann Wilson". Officiant "L. R. Church" [reading], P.O. address Cosmopolis. Filed Jan 21 1965, L. E. Christiansen, County Auditor.
  • Identity: "Mary Ann Wilson" of Aberdeen, followed by the Feb 1966 SS name "Mary Ann Evans" and the 1977 bride "Mary A Evans". The marriage was after Woodrow's remarriage (24 Sep 1964) and before his death (Nov 1966).
  • The tree's "Evans" (H0145) is William D. Evans. FamilySearch GGGV-7C3: "Evans, 1916–Deceased". Not checked further. The end of this marriage was not found (the 1977 licence calls her Evans; she was "Widowed" in 1994 after Farnsworth died in 1988).
  • Coincidence to note: Woodrow's 1964 bride was also an Evans ("R. E." Evans). Whether she was related to William D. Evans is a lead only.

Marriage 4: Glen B. Farnsworth, 25 Jun 1977 — already on the tree (see the WA Marriage Index above)

  • Glen B Farnsworth (H0099; b. 13 Jul 1917 Dolores, Colo.; d. 31 Jul 1988) is buried beside her (shared marker). The Department of Health marriage certificate for 1977 (Digital Archives, "Department of Health, Marriage Certificates, 1968–1998") was not opened.

Negative marriage searches (WA Digital Archives, Marriage Records)

  • Bride Mary + surname Crisman (Soundex), 1938–1975: 177 hits, none ours (no Grays Harbor/Cowlitz entry for our Mary).
  • Groom Wilson + bride Crisman (Soundex), 1938–1960: 6 hits, none ours.
  • Groom Evans + bride Mary Wilson, 1960–1977: 0 (the 1965 entry is indexed "Eraus").
  • Groom Evans + bride Mary, 1962–1967: 20 hits, none ours. Groom William Evans, 1964–66: 12 hits, none ours.
  • Bride Mary Wilson, 1965: 8 hits; the 1965 Eraus/Evans entry found.
  • Coverage gap: the Digital Archives has no Cowlitz County marriages before 1986 and no Pierce County marriages for 1948–1983.

1940 census — NOT FOUND for Mary

  • Her mother's household: 2442/143093554, Joliet, Will, Ill.; roll m-t0627-00908; ED 99-62; sheet 11A; household 161; 1109 Harrison [St.], owned, $2,000; same place in 1935.
    • Margaret Worek, head, 48, widowed, born Poland, alien, 6th grade, dishwasher, 12 weeks worked, $60.
    • Stanley 29, son; Andrew 28, son; Joseph 18, son (CCC; 2442/143093557); Katherine 14, daughter. "Show more" may list more members; not opened.
    • Mary is not in the household. She married in 1937.
  • Searched without success: Mary Chrisman b. 1918 ± (Illinois-born; residence Washington); Ervin Chrisman b. 1911 Iowa; Dale Chrisman b. 1911 with wife Mary.
  • Not her: Mary Crisman, wife of Connie, Kelso, Cowlitz, Wash. (2442/62519450; ED 8-75, sheet 1A, "house boats and trailers along bank of Cowlitz River"). She was aged 20, born Washington, and in Seattle in 1935, while our Mary was in Joliet in 1935.

1950 census — NOT FOUND

  • On 18 Mar 1950 she and Woodrow gave their residence as Pittsburg, Crawford Co., Kansas. The census day was 1 Apr 1950.
  • Ancestry 62308: "Woodrow Wilson" b. 1917 in Kansas (no Crawford Co. entry among the first 10); "Mary Wilson" b. 1918 Illinois (the residence filter did not hold); "Mary Chrisman" b. 1918 Illinois (none ours). Next: browse Pittsburg, Crawford Co., Kansas EDs, or search FamilySearch 1950 with residence Crawford Co., Kansas. The H0101 negatives (Washington residence) still stand.
  • "Mary Farnsworth" OR "Mary Ann Farnsworth", 1994, Washington: 1 match (Spokesman-Review, 3 Nov 1994, not her).
  • Farnsworth + Aberdeen, 28 Mar–30 Apr 1994, all places: 58 matches, all Aberdeen, Mississippi.
  • The Aberdeen Daily World for 1994 does not seem to be searchable on Newspapers.com. Lead: the Daily World, 29 Mar–5 Apr 1994 (Timberland Regional Library microfilm, or the Daily World archive).

Not her (from searches)

  • U.S. Obituary Collection 7545/21005429: Mary OLEK Worek, d. abt 2009, King of Prussia, Pa. (age 92).
  • SSACI 60901/43257715: Mary Prudence Worek (see Hint 4).

Her parents (for the next generation: H0055 Martin Worek, H0060 Margaret Senkowski)

ItemMartin Worek (H0055)Margaret (Margarita) Senkowska (H0060)
Birth11 Nov 1881, Poland (IL death index); age 28 in Jul 1909; 37 (1920); 50 (1930); FS 1883abt 1888 (21 in Jul 1909; 32 in 1920); 44 in 1930 (1886); 48 in 1940 (1892)
OriginWesoła, powiat Brzozów, parish Barycz [reading "Wesota, Pow. Brzozów, par. Barycz"], Galicia (1909 marriage)Wesoła, pow. Brzozów, par. Barycz (same)
ParentsAndreas [Andrzej] Worek and Catharina Pęcherek (1909 marriage); father Andrew Worek (IL death index)Joseph [Józef] Senkowski and Antonina Pomykał (1909 marriage)
Immigration1905 (1930 census)1907 (1930 census)
NaturalizationAlien in 1930Alien in 1930 and 1940
Marriage26 Jul 1909, Holy Cross, Joliet (62097/263981)same
Occupation / homesteel-mill "merchant mill" worker 1930; laborer (death); owned 209 Hacker Ave.homemaker 1930; dishwasher 1940; owned 1109 Harrison 1940
Death27 Sep 1932, Joliet, age 50 (2542/1568048); burial 30 Sep 1932, Holy Cross Cemetery, Joliet (IL index and 62097/42823)widowed by 1940; death not searched
  • Parents' marriage (62097/263981, image 62097_302022005541_0558-00035, read). Holy Cross, Joliet; Marriage Register vol. 2 (1908–1948), p. 3, 1909, entry no. 14, die 26 Julii 1909.
    • Martinus Worek, ann. 28, [born] Wesoła, pow. Brzozów, par. Barycz [interlined]; parents Andreas W. and Catharina Pęcherek.
    • Margarita Senkowska, ann. 21, Wesoła, pow. Brzozów, par. Barycz; parents Joseph S. and Antonina Pomykał.
    • Witnesses and priest on the facing page, not read. The index garbles the place as "Wesota. Par. Brzezow. Parz. Barycz" and gives birthplace "Illinois" (wrong).
    • [Wesoła is a village in today's Brzozów County, Podkarpackie; Barycz lies nearby. Both are in Austrian Galicia in 1909.]
  • Martin's death (Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916–1947, 2542/1568048). Martin Worek; born 11 Nov 1881, Poland; died 27 Sep 1932, Joliet; buried 30 Sep 1932, Holy Cross [Cemetery], Joliet; age 50; laborer; white; married; residence Joliet; father Andrew Worek, b. Poland; mother b. Poland; spouse Margaret Worek; FHL 1684557.
  • Martin's burial (62097/42823). "Martinus Worek", age 52 [sic], died 27 Sep 1932, buried 30 Sep 1932. The index cites "St Scholastica Parish, Woodridge, Death Register, vol. 1" [the cemetery register filed under another parish; check the image].
  • Siblings' Catholic records (index only): 62097/105042238 (St. Thaddeus marriage register, Martin Worek & Margaret Senkowska, child Stanislaus); 62097/135042262 (same register, Martin Worek & Margaret Sienkowski, child Julia). Not opened: 62097/135041944, 105251016, 105261289; city directories 2469/1233836890, 359007293.
  • Siblings (censuses 1920–1940): Stanley/Stanislaus (b. c.1911), Andrew/Andy (c.1912–13; WikiTree Worek-17), Julia (c.1915), Mary (1918), Joseph (c.1922–23), Kate/Katherine (c.1925–26; living status not checked). FamilySearch lists 6 children under the couple.
  • Martin's own 1920 census line is probably 6061/96470271 ("Warich", head). It came up in a search result and sits next to Mary's 96470276, but it was not opened.

WikiTree and FamilySearch IDs (read only)

PersonWikiTreeFamilySearch
Mary Ann Worek (H0103)Worek-1 (b. "about 1920" in the bio text; spouses Wilson-20229 (no marriage date) and "Glenn B" Farnsworth-3083 (m. 25 Jun 1977); managed by the owner; sources: baptism, 1920 and 1930 censuses)GGG4-J4C (b. 13 Mar 1918 Joliet; d. 15 Mar 1994 Aberdeen; burial 1994 Fern Hill; alternate names Farnsworth, Evans, Chrisman, Wilson; 6 sources)
Martin Worek (H0055)Worek-16GGGV-WHB (1883–1932)
Margaret Senkowski (H0060)Senkowksi-1 ("Margarette Senkowksi", misspelt)GJ29-7GN ("Margret Senskowski", 1888–Deceased)
Andrew Worek (sibling)Worek-17–
Glen B Farnsworth (H0099)Farnsworth-3083GSSM-T3M ("Glen Berton Farnsworth", 1917–1988; marriage 25 Jun 1977)
Woodrow Elzer Wilson (H0101)Wilson-20229PSZS-8J4 (no marriage event with her; 2 children under the couple)
"Evans" (H0145) = William D. Evans–GGGV-7C3 ("Evans", 1916–Deceased)
"Chrisman" (H0142) = Ervinus Dale Chrisman–GGGV-7HB ("Chrisman", 1916–Deceased)

Residences by decade

YearPlaceEvidence
1918Joliet, Will Co., Ill. (born 13 Mar; baptised 7 Apr, Holy Cross)baptism 62097/262465
1920Hacker Ave., Joliet1920 census 6061/96470276
1930209 Hacker Ave., Joliet1930 census 6224/88224806
1935209 Hacker Av., Jolietdirectory 2469/360364351
1936SS application (Nov), issued IllinoisSSACI; SSDI
1937Joliet (married at St. Thaddeus)62097/90041944
1940not found (SS name Mary Worek Chrisman, Feb 1940)SSACI
1950Pittsburg, Crawford Co., Kansas (Mar 1950)Arkansas marriage 2548/3326711; 61775/91081101
1952–57Washington (children born, the last at Kelso, Cowlitz Co., 1957, per the tree)tree only
c.1954arrived in Grays Harbor Co. ("40 yrs." in county in 1994)death certificate
1965Aberdeen, Wash.1965 marriage certificate
1977Grays Harbor Co. (married); licence from Pierce Co.61233/2611080
1991812 Stewart St., Aberdeen1788/13706957
1994812½ Stewart St., Aberdeen; died at Grays Harbor Community Hospitaldeath certificate

How she came to Washington: no single record says. The trail is Joliet (to at least 1937) → [1940 unknown] → Pittsburg, Kansas, with Woodrow in March 1950 → Washington by about 1952 (children's births per the tree) → Grays Harbor about 1954. Woodrow had lived at Aberdeen since the 1930s, so they probably came to Washington together about 1950–52.

Conflicts

  1. Death date. Death certificate (hour 1215, certifier signed 3/29/94, cremation 3/30/94), WA Digital Archives index and Ancestry WA Death Records: 28 Mar 1994. SSDI and SSACI: 15 Mar 1994. Find a Grave, FamilySearch and the Ancestry tree: 15 Mar (copied from the SSDI). The stone gives the year only. Weight of evidence: 28 Mar 1994 (the original certificate, with a coherent 28–30 Mar sequence). Keep 15 Mar as an alternate with the note "SSA date; certificate says 28 Mar".
  2. Burial vs cremation. The tree has "Burial aft. 15 Mar 1994, Aberdeen"; Find a Grave: Fern Hill Cemetery, plot D/1/8th Urn Garden. Certificate: cremation 30 Mar 1994, Fern Hill Crematory. These fit together as cremation and then urn interment at Fern Hill (date of interment unknown). Suggested: Cremation 30 Mar 1994 plus Burial (urn), Fern Hill Cemetery, D/1/8th Urn Garden.
  3. 1937 marriage date. Index: 10 Dec 1937. Register reading: Oct. 10 (the entries run Oct 10, Oct 17, Nov 25). Recheck the image at apply.
  4. Her mother's name. 1909 marriage and 1918 baptism: Margarita Senkowska. The tree has "Senkowski" (the male form, acceptable as a standard surname), WikiTree "Senkowksi" (typo), FamilySearch "Senskowski", and the 1994 certificate "Anna Woreck" (informant error).
  5. Martin's birth year. 1881 (death index 11 Nov 1881; age 28 in 1909); 1880 (1930 census; tree "abt 1880"); 1883 (1920 census; FamilySearch).
  6. Margaret's birth year. 1888 (1909, 1920); 1886 (1930; tree); 1892 (1940).
  7. Living flags. The tree flags Chrisman (H0142) and Evans (H0145) as living; FamilySearch has both as 1916–Deceased, and both married her before 1966.
  8. Birthplace of the child born about 1950: she was in Kansas in March 1950. The tree gives no place for that child. Not checked (living).
  9. WikiTree bio: "born about 1920 … passed away about 1994". Records give 13 Mar 1918 and 28 Mar 1994. The WikiTree spouse is spelled "Glenn B"; the stone, the marriage index and Find a Grave give "Glen B."

Gaps

  • 1940 census for Mary (and Ervin Dale Chrisman).
  • 1950 census (Pittsburg, Crawford Co., Kansas).
  • End of each of the first three marriages (divorces: Chrisman before 1950; Wilson before Sep 1964; Evans before 1977). Also Evans's identity and death.
  • Obituary (Aberdeen Daily World, late Mar/early Apr 1994).
  • Facing pages of the 1918 baptism (sponsors), the 1937 marriage (witnesses) and the 1909 marriage (witnesses).
  • 1935 directory image (occupation).
  • Birth: no civil record (Illinois post-1916 births are restricted). The baptism is the best evidence.

Leads

  • Ervinus (Ervin/Irvin) Dale Chrisman: b. Davenport, Iowa, [16 Apr 1911, reading], son of Glenn Chrisman and Loretta Vroman. Needs a name on H0142 and an end-of-marriage record.
  • William D. Evans of Hoquiam (m. 1965): name H0145 and check his death. Look for a possible link to Woodrow's 1964 wife, "R. E." Evans.
  • Pittsburg, Kansas, 1950: Woodrow and Mary's residence; check the 1950 census and the Pittsburg city directory.
  • Martin and Margaret came from Wesoła (Brzozów County), parish Barycz in Galicia. Polish parish registers (Geneteka; Przemyśl diocesan archives) for the Worek and Senkowski families; passenger lists 1905 (Martin) and 1907 (Margaret).
  • Holy Cross Cemetery, Joliet: Martin's grave (1932).
  • Illinois marriage license for the 1937 Chrisman marriage (Will Co. clerk).

Blockers

  • None blocking. Early in the survey the tab was hidden and one screenshot timed out; later screenshots worked.
  • Privacy flag (not an action): a living daughter has a WikiTree profile (Wilson-20212, linked as her child from Worek-1) that shows her married name. The lead should check its privacy level. It was not touched.
  • Tab 1013502198 (the other agent) was never touched. Only tab 1013502130 was used.

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