MARY EMMA THOMAS was born in Mercer Co., PA Possible in Jamestown, PA.
she was born May 31, 1872 and she died June 26, 1961 in Warren, Ohio.
She married WILLIAM BLAKE SCHELL in 1892.
Here's her story IF you have any clues or ideas please let us know!!!
(We have had a life time of dead ends. Her Daughter, Mary Cecel (Schell) Ritenour looked
for her Mother's family MARY EMMA THOMAS PETTIGREW SCHELL before her death in 1970.)
Mary Emma Pettigrew Schell
The story that has been told for Generations is:
That Mary Emma's parents drown in a
Johnstown flood. Look at the dates it had to been an earlier flood. However all record's was destroyed by the famous Johnstown
Flood. She remembered having a younger sister. She was separated from her sister when they was "taken in". Mary
Emma was "taken in" by Hezekiah and Eliza Pettigrew. However she was never adopted.
She always
thought that she had a sister.
Years later a woman named Hattie and they called her Aunt Hattie
came to visit with Mary Emma.
This is about all we have, if you are reading this and have information, an idea, information, or
a clue. Please let us know. We would like to thank everyone who has helped us.
Mrs. William Schell
Dies: Rites Thursday
Mrs. William Schell
Funeral service for Mrs. William Schell (Mary Emma) Schell,
89, Deforest Rd., will be held Thursday at 1:30 pm
at the Carl W. Hall Funeral Home.
Mrs. Schell died
Monday morning in her home after a long illness.
She was born May 31, 1872 in Mercer County, PA. and was the adopted daughter
of Hezekiah and Eliza Pettigrew. She was married to the late William Schell in 1892.
Formerly,
of Butler,
PA they had lived here 33 years and were a member of the Bolingdale Nazarene Church.
Surviving are four daughters,
Mrs. William (Clara) Griffith Fontana, Calf., Mrs. Frank Harriwalt, Sylvania, Ohio, Mrs. Archie (Cecel) Ritenour,
Slippery Rock, PA and Mrs. Roy
(Grace) Rihel, Warren, Ohio, and
a son, Lawrence, at home; 23 grandchildren and 41 great grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Carl W.
Hall Funeral Home, Wednesday from 7 to 9 pm. Burial will be at Crown Hill Burial Park.
June 26, 1961
