Mary Elizabeth KEMSKE^[1]

1920 - 1996  (75 years)

• Name	Mary Elizabeth KEMSKE
  Nickname	Mary
  Birth	5 Dec 1920	Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE   [1]
  	The infant was delivered in Wilmington, Delaware by Dr. Boice S. Vallett at 5:45pm on 5 December 1920.
  Gender	Female
  Death	26 Oct 1996  [2]
  	Her last residence was Wilmington, Delaware. Mary died on 26 October 1996. She was 75 years old.
  Person ID	I30612	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Paul Joseph KEMSKE,   b. 2 Jan 1896, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. 31 Jul 1966, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Jesse Mildred WRIGHT,   b. 27 Jul 1901, Joppatown, Harford Co, MD d. 25 Apr 1967, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	17 Mar 1918	Maryland   [3]
  Notes	Family information received from Paul August Kemske states that he and his four siblings were baptized in a Wilmington area Baptist church on 10 Jun 1930. As Baptist churches reject the practice of infant baptism, in favor of believer baptism, it is more likely that the children were welcomed into the congregation of a Baptist church that their parents' had recently joined. The children were all too young in 1930 to have made personal affirmations of faith.
  Family ID	F1667	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	John Henry MEREDITH
  Family ID	F1678	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	George H. MCDOWELL,   b. 20 Jul 1922, Delaware d. Oct 1988 (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	6 Oct 1950	Elsmere, New Castle Co, DE   [4]
  	Mary and George were married at a 2:00 pm ceremony by Rev. Christian Peters. Ralph I. McDowell, Thelma S. Thomas and Nellie W. Hirzel stood as witnesses to the marriage.
  Family ID	F1679	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos

  1930 US Census / Kemske, Paul J. 123 Middleton Road, Richardson Park, DE. (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)

  
  

• Sources

  [S709] Mary Elizabeth Kemske, Delaware birth certificate no. 3224 (1920). [S682] Mary E. McDowell. SSN 222-14-2900. SSDI. [S535] Barbara Kemske Kennedy, correspondence and family group sheets, 1992. [S757] George H. McDowell - Mary E. Meredith, Delaware marriage certificate no. 1888 (1951).