Mary Pauline KEMSKE^[1]

1923 - 2005  (81 years)

• Name	Mary Pauline KEMSKE
  Nickname	Polly
  Birth	9 Sep 1923	Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE   [1]
  	Polly was delivered by Dr. Paul R. Smith at 11:50 AM. Her birth took place at her parents' home at 2301 Claymont Street.
  Baptism	Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE   [2]
  	Polly was baptized by Rev. Frederick Doerr.
  Gender	Female
  Death	22 May 2005  [3]
  	Polly's last residence was in Arnold, MO. She was 81 years old at the time of her death.
  Person ID	I28785	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Emil John KEMSKE,   b. 12 Mar 1894, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. 16 Oct 1974 (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Merle Wallace CONNELLY,   b. 29 Nov 1896, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. 10 Dec 1979 (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	25 Feb 1915	Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE   [4]
  	The couple was married in Wilmington, Delaware by Rev. Frederick Doerr, pastor of St. Stephen's Lutheran Church on 25 February 1915. Frederick K. Gabriel and Mrs. Pauline Ruth signed as witnesses to the ceremony.
  Family ID	F1529	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jules Vernon FIELDS,   b. 19 May 1917, Pennsylvania d. Jun 1979 (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	9 Aug 1941	Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE   [5]
  	Polly and Joe were married by Rev. Richard M. Greer at a 7:00 pm ceremony. Fred M. Calhoun and Doris M. Calhoun stood as witnesses to the marriage.
  Children	1. Richard Arden FIELDS
  Family ID	F1539	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Wilmer Edgar SHARPE,   b. 1 Sep 1908   d. Mar 1987 (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	11 Jan 1947	New Castle, New Castle Co, DE   [6]
  	Polly and Sharpie were married by Rev. John G. MacKenion at an 8:30 pm ceremony. Robert and Mary Beth Kemske, the bride's brother and sister-in-law, stood as witnesses to the marriage.
  Children	1. Carl Lee SHARPE   2. Rebecca Frances SHARPE
  Family ID	F1540	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S733] Mary Pauline Kemske, Delaware birth certificate no. 4838 (1923). [S520] Emily Kemske Jedlicka Anthony, Anthony, 100 Year Chronology of the Kemske Family, 1880 - Our Life at a Glance - 1990., ((np: self published, 1990), unpaginated.). [S917] M. Pauline Sharpe. SSN 221-10-0550. SSDI. [S1737] Emil Kemske - Merle W. Connelly, Delaware marriage certificate no. 584 (1915). [S743] Jules Vernon Fields - Pauline Kemske, Delaware marriage certificate no. 3094 (1941). [S790] Wilmer Edgar Sharpe - Mary Pauline Fields, Delaware marriage certificate no. 337 (1947).