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My DRURY Ancestry (Maternal)

Generation No. 2

      2. John Samuel Drury, Jr., born Abt. 04 Aug 1889 in Washington, D.C.; died 08 Aug 1948 in Washington, D.C.. He was the son of 4. John Samuel Drury and 5. Alice Matilda Mason. He married 3. Ella Elizabeth Donegan 22 Nov 1912 in Washington, D.C., Saint Dominic's Catholic Church.

      3. Ella Elizabeth Donegan, born 16 Feb 1893 in Washington, D.C.; died 08 Oct 1974 in Cheverly, Prince George's County, Maryland. She was the daughter of 6. John Dominic Donegan and 7. Mary Ellen Hurley.

Notes for John Samuel Drury, Jr.:
John Samuel Drury was my grandfather.
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World War I Draft Registration Card:
Serial No. 420, Order No. 1641
Name: John Samuel Drury, Jr.
Age: 27
Home Address: 712 - 6 sw Washington, D.C.
Date of Birth: Aug 4, 1889
U.S. Citizen: Native Born
Where born: Washington, D.C.
Present Occupation: Salesman - coal
Employer's Name: J. W. Dove
Place of Emplyment: Washington, D.C.
Dependents: Wife and 2 children
Married or Single: Married
Race: Caucasian
Prior Service: None
Exemption Claim: dependent wife & 2 children
/s/ John S. Drury Jr.
Height: Tall
Weight: Medium
Color of Eyes: light blue
Color of Hair: light brown
...Physical disqualification: No
Certification signature: ??? Schariff?
June 05 1917
Precinct 4
Washington, D.C.
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I received the death announcement and obituary from the Washington Post dated Monday, Aug 09, 1948: He had a Requiem Mass sung for him on Tuesday, Aug 10, 1948, 9:30 a.m. at St. Ann's Church, Wisconsin Ave. and Yuma St., NW. Burial at Cedar Hill; Mattingly Funeral Service. His occupation was Sales Manager. He is noted as a native of Georgetown. He and his family resided at 3809 Warren St. prior to residing in Glover Park. He is descended from "Squire Charles Dawson," of Georgetown.

I am trying to determine if the "Squire Dawson" in the obit is a mistake (John descends from Charles Drury, a Justice of the Peace in D.C. in the 1800s - who is also a "Squire") or if there is a Dawson line to consider.
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05-15-1999: I received a note from the church secretary at St. Dominic's Catholic Church, stating that John S. Drury, Jr. was baptized August 4, 1884 by J. A. Cowan, O.P. and the sponsors were Charles F. Norris and Mrs. C. F. Norris.
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Searched the Social Security Death Index, but unable to find this John Drury on list.
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Dawson references:

Interesting that there would be a Hurley:
DAWSON, EDWARD L.
Spouse: HURLEY, VIRGINIA A.
Marriage Date: 29/10/1850
County: WASH State: DC
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More About John Samuel Drury, Jr.:
Baptism: 04 Aug 1889, St. Dominic's Catholic Church
Burial: Unknown, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland
Cause of Death: Heart Failure.
Occupation: Bet. 1910 - 1945, J.P. Agnew Coal Co, J. Maury Dove Coal Co., American Ice Co. (Saleman and Assistant Manager).
Religion: Roman Catholic
Retirement: 1945, Washington, D.C.

Notes for Ella Elizabeth Donegan:
Ella Elizabeth Donegan was my grandmother.
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[Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1 A-L, Ed. 6, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Oct 4, 1998, Internal Ref. #1.111.6.68367.173]; Individual: Drury, Ella; Social Security #: 578-32-5154; Issued in: Washington, DC; Birth date: Feb 16, 1893; Death date: Oct 1974; Residence code: Maryland; ZIP Code of last known residence: 21113; Primary location associated with this ZIP Code: Odenton, Maryland.
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05-15-1999: I received Certificate of Baptism from St. Dominic's Catholic Church. She was baptized 16 February 1893 by A. I. Walsh, O.P. and her sponsors were William Forsight (Forsyth?) and Maggie Shea (In the1910 DC census, there is a boarder in the household named Margaret Forsyth, hmmm).
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09-05-1999: Found a copy of her Certificate of Baptism that was dated 09-24-1948 and signed by "F. X. Finnegan, O.P." and lists her as "Ellen Donegan"
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From the Washington Post, Oct. 10, 1974, pg. C14:
"Drury, Ella E.
On Tuesday, October 8, 1974, Ella E. Drury, the beloved wife of the late John S. Drury, mother of John S. Drury and Mrs. Jane M. Bowen. She is also survived by seven grandchildren. Friends may call at the Robert A. Mattingly Funeral Home, 6160 Oxen Hill Rd., Oxen Hill, Md. on Wednesday and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be offered from Mt. Calvary Church, Forestville, Md. on Friday, October 11, at 10 a.m. Interment: Cedar Hill Cemetery. Prayers will be said on Thursday at 7:30 pm."
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Death certificate:
State of Maryland, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Ella E. Drury
Date of Death: 10-8-74, 9:15 a.m.
Female, White, Date of Birth: 2-16-1893, Age: 81 yrs.
Birthplace: Wash., D.C., Citizen of : U.S.A., Widowed, County of Death: Prince Georges
City of Death: Cheverly, Name of Hospital: Prince Georges General Hospital, Usual Occ: Retired, Kind of Business: Operator; Usual Residence: Md., Anne Arundel Co., Crofton, inside city limits: 1664 Walleye Dr.
Father's name: John Donegan, Mother's maiden name: Mary Hurley.
Deceased in armed Forces?: No. Soc. Sec. #: 578-32-5154, Informant: Jane Bowen.
Cause of Death: Gastrointestinal hemorrhage, massive, 2 days; Due to or as consequence of Arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, 5 years; Due to or as a consequence of Diabetes Mellitus, 33 years.
I certify that I attended the deceased from Sept. 1970 to present and that I last saw the deceased on Sept. 11, 1974.
John Cosma, M. D., 6776 Race Track Rd., Bowie, Md. 20715.

Burial, 10-11-1974, Cemetery: Cedar Hill Cem., Suitland, P. G. Co., Md.
Funeral Director: Mattingly, 6160 Oxen Hill Rd., Oxen Hill, MD,
Dt. received by Registrar: Oct. 14, 1974.
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Found Grandmother Ella's "Memories" book from her funeral:
Mass on the Day of Burial: Mount Calvary Church, 11 October 1974; Celebrant: Fr. Storck; Vigil/Celebration of the Word for the Deceased: Fr. Worth.
Final Resting Place: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Sect. 27
Laid to Rest: 10:00 a.m., Friday Oct. 11, 1974.

Bearers:
Joe Miller
Ray Daniels
Charles "Buddy" Gregory

Relatives and Friends:
Lillian Jones (Mrs. Weaver's niece)
11904 Beltsville Rd., Beltsville, MD 20705

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Daniels
9506 Small Dr., Clinton, MD 20735

Lenora Hunter
6713 Bellamy Ave., Springfield, VA 22152

George & Chris Norris
2020 Terra Mar Dr., Pompano Beach, FL 33062

Charles and Miriam Gregory

Barbara & Joe Perry
3808 Regency Place, Suitland, MD 20023

Gay L. Ulrich
5201 Quincy St.

Mrs. Olivia Mettler
2007 Avalon Pl., Hyattsville, MD

Kathleen & Ellen Martin
4619 Alton Pl., NW, 20016

Ella M. Hurley
4208 Yuma St., NW, 20016

Lennie & Helen Daniels
2804 Norman Dr., Suitland, MD

Mrs. Lawrence Gray
4511 Wicomico Ave., Beltsville, MD 20705

Mary Scanlon Neumann
4390 Lorcom Lane, Arlington, VA 22207

Mrs. Esther A. Erhart
4603 Dallas Pl., Apt. 101, Thurston Heights, MD 20031

Annie Scanlon
3801 Conn. Ave.

Daniel J. P. Scanlon
109 Quincey St., Chevy Chase, MD

Sam Armstrong
3628 12th St., NE, DC, 20017

Joe & Cathy Miller
Route #1, Box 650, Clinton 20735

Dorothy E. Felder
3626 Valley Dr., Alexandria, 22302

Marion J. Bailey
4912 Quisenbury Rd., Riverdale, Md. 20840

Shirley Bird

Margaret D. Eakle

Rev. Donald P. Storck
Mt. Calvary

Kenneth R. Carpenter
14520 Triadelphia Mill, Dayton, Md.

Mr. & Mrs. Earl Ponati
5342 32nd St., NW Wash., DC 20015

Mrs. Mary Ann Kelly and Kristi
1665 Walleye Drive, Crofton, 21113

Mr. & Mrs. David Spivock
12910 Bluhill Rd., Wheaton 20906

Mrs. Kathryn O'Boyle
5721 Nevada Ave. N. W. 20015

Betty Colton
1658 Walleye Dr., Crofton, Md. 21113

Mr. & Mrs. John R. Lynch
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More About Ella Elizabeth Donegan:
Baptism: 26 Feb 1893, St. Dominic's Catholic Church
Burial: 11 Oct 1974, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Prince Georges County, Maryland
Cause of Death: Lymohatic cancer
Medical Information: Diabetes (both legs amputated from circulatory problems assoc. w/disease)
Occupation: Supervisor of the War Department Telephone Room at the Pentagon.
Religion: Roman Catholic
Social Security Number: Social Security #: 578-32-5154

Marriage Notes for John Drury and Ella Donegan:
1930 Federal Census - Washington, D. C.
E.D. 389, Supr. Dist. 1, Sheet 29B
Police Precinct 14 Tract 2 (part of)
Enumerated April 9, 19, 24, 1924 by Christine D. Hanback.

"Warren st." handwritten in left margin
Lines 87-90, House Number 3809, Dwelling #177, Family #183:
Drury, John, S., Head, Owns home, Value of home = $13,250, radio set, not a farm, M, W, 41, M, 23, reads/writes, b. DC, both parents b. U.S., speaks Eng., Salesman, Coal, wages, not a veteran;
----- , Ella E., Wife, F, W, 36, M, 18, reads/writes, b. DC, both parents b. U.S., speaks Eng;
----- , Elizabeth, Daughter, F, W, 15, S, att. sch w/i yr., reads/writes, she & both parents b. DC, speaks Eng;
----- , John S., Jr., Son, M, W, 13, S, att sch w/i past yr., reads/writes, he & both parents b. DC, speaks Eng.

Next household:
Lines 91-94, Number 3811, Dwelling #178, Family #184:
Gregory, Charles N., Head, Owns home, Value of home = $16,000, radio set, not a farm, M, W, 49, M, 27, reads/writes, he & mother b. VA, father b. D.C., speaks Eng., Realtor, Real Estate, Own Account, not a veteran;
------- , Mabel M., Wife, F, W, 48, M, 26, reads/writes, she & mother b. MD, father b. Ireland, speaks Eng.;
------- , Evelyn M., Daughter, F, W, 19, S, reads/writes, b. DC, father b. VA, mother b. MD, speaks Eng.;
------- , Charles N., Son, M, W, 17, S, attended school/reads/writes, b. DC, father b. VA, mother b. MD, speaks Eng.

Charles N. Gregory, age 17 above, married Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Drury. Betty tragically died just after their son was born due to complications of birth. Evelyn May reamained friends with the family. In 2000, she and her husband, who reside in Brandon, Florida, attended a Christmas party at mother's home in Ridge Manor (Florida).
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My mother's newspaper birth announcement:
The Washington Post, November 15, 1932, page 18:
"Births Reported...
John S. & Ella E. Drury, girl..."
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More About John Drury and Ella Donegan:
Marriage: 22 Nov 1912, Washington, D.C., Saint Dominic's Catholic Church

Children of John Drury and Ella Donegan are:

Mary Elizabeth Drury, born 18 Feb 1914 in Washington, D.C.; died 1938 in Washington, D.C; married Charles Nelson Gregory; born Unknown; died Unknown.

Notes for Mary Elizabeth Drury:
Died within a few days of birth of her son, "Buddy" Gregory.
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Death announcement; clipping from a newspaper, no date or paper name shown:
"Mother Dies of Operation
Caesarian Fatal To Young D.C. Wife
A week-old baby boy gurgled happily in his crib at Sibley Hospital today, blissfully unaware of a tragedy he won't realize for years to come. The boy was born in a difficult Caesarian operation physicians resorted to last Friday in an effort to save the life of his young mother, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Gregory, 22. She died Tuesday. Charles N. Gregory, Jr is the little boy. At the home of Mrs. Gregory's parents, 658 F St, SW, today, the young father was too grief stricken to discuss any plans he may have for his motherless son. Requiem mass for Mrs. Gregory, who attended Sacred Heart Academy and Western High School, will be said at Saint Dominic's Church, Sixth and F Sts, SW, at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Drury, of the F st address."
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More About Mary Elizabeth Drury:
Burial: 1938, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Maryland, Section 27, Lot 722, Site 1.
Cause of Death: "Childbirth"

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John Samuel Drury, Jr, born 11 Oct 1916 in Washington, D.C.; died 23 Oct 1983 in Maryland; married Margaret Julia Keller 11 Nov 1941 in Elkton, Maryland; born 1923 in Washington, D.C.; died 16 May 2007.

Notes for John Samuel Drury, Jr:
[Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1 A-L, Ed. 6, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Oct 4, 1998, Internal Ref. #1.111.6.68371.111] Individual: Drury, John Social Security #: 578-05-3560
Issued in: Washington, DC.
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From The Washington Post, Oct. 26, 1983, pg. C8:
"Drury, John S.
On Sunday, October 23, 1983 at Sibley memorial Hospital, John S. Drury, beloved husband of Margaret J. Drury; father of Betty Carpenter, Eleanor Daniel, Barbara Perry and Margaret Eakle; brother of Jane Bowen. Also survived by six grandchildren. Friends may call at the Hines/Rinaldi Funeral Home, 11800 New Hampshire ave., Silver Spring, Md. (parking on premises), Tuesday, 2 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 12319 New Hampshire ave., Silver Spring, Md., on Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 10:30 a.m. Interment Mount Olivet Cemetery."
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More About John Samuel Drury, Jr:
Cause of Death: Pancreatic Cancer
Fact 2: Issued in: Washington, DC
Fact 3: Residence code: Maryland
Fact 4: Last residence ZIP: 20688
Fact 5: Death benefit payment ZIP: 20866
Social Security Number: Social Security #: 578-05-3560

Notes for Margaret Julia Keller:
http://www.thecentralvirginian.com/Obituaries.htm
"Margaret J. Drury
Margaret Julia "Winkie" Drury, 84, of Lake Anna, died on Wednesday, May 16, 2007.
A funeral mass was conducted by Father Michael Duffy at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 21 at St. Jude's Roman Catholic Church. Interment took place on Tuesday, May 22 in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Washington, DC.
She is survived by her daughters, Betty Carpenter and her husband, Ken of Mineral; Eleanor Daniels and her husband, Ray of Mineral; Barbara Perry of Mineral; Margaret Buchanan of Grand Cayman Island; six grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John S. Drury and a sister, Eleanor Moreland.
She was born May 3, 1923 in Washington, DC, the daughter of the late William and Mary Edna Keller.
She was a member of St. Jude's Roman Catholic Church, St. Jude's Women's Guild, Belmont Women's Club, Belmont Canasta Club and she loved painting china."
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More About Margaret Julia Keller:
Burial: 22 May 2007, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

Marriage Notes for John Drury and Margaret Keller:
Newspaper announcement clipping in files of Jane Marie Drury Bowen, sister of John (newspaper name and date are missing.):
"John Drury Weds Margaret Keller
Giving their many friends the slip, John Drury, 25, of the 2400 block of Thirty-ninth St., N.W., and Miss Margaret Keller, 18, of the 1000 block of Kearney St., N.E., went to Elkton, Md, yesterday and became Mr. and Mrs. Only members of the immediate families attended the nuptials, which took place in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.
Miss Keller, daughter of Mrs. Edna Keller, is a graduate of Tech High School. The newlyweds will honeymoon at Virginia Beach. A reception and dinner in Baltimore followed the wedding."
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More About John Drury and Margaret Keller:
Marriage: 11 Nov 1941, Elkton, Maryland

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Jane Marie Drury, born 12 Nov 1932 in Washington, D.C.; died 28 Jan 2001 in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland; married (1) Lucien Walker Bowen, Jr. 10 May 1958 in Washington, D.C.; married (2) Wayne Charles Cutler Jul 1995 in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.

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