Relatives of Leo and Mary Ternes Diederich (2016) - Person Sheet
NameMary Alexia McDonald 
DeathCleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio?
FatherPatrick McDonald
MotherEllen Wilhelm
Spouses
ChildrenRoberta (~1916-)
ChildrenWilhelma (Billie) (~1918-)
Alvern A. (1920-2009)
Death3 Oct 1947, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio?
OccupationStreet car conductor--1907 and 1910; warehouseman--1920; superintendent of a moving and storage facility--1930 and 1940.
FatherJohann Diederich (1841-1916)
MotherAnna Maria (Mary) Gilles (1846-<1910)
Marriage6 Aug 1925, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Notes for Mary Alexia McDonald
Source: Ancestry.com—Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records and Indexes 1810-1973, volume 389, p. 250; and Michigan, Marriage records, 1867-1952 for Wayne County.
Her father was from Northern Ireland and her mother was from Germany.
The 1940 federal census reported that she lived in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio with her husband. Her age was reported to be 58, giving a birth year of 1882.
She remarried in 1949 or 1950.
Her father was from Northern Ireland and her mother was from Germany.
The 1940 federal census reported that she lived in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio with her husband. Her age was reported to be 58, giving a birth year of 1882.
She remarried in 1949 or 1950.
Notes for UNNAMED (Spouse 1)
The 1930 federal census reported that his daughter Roberta’s father was born in Pennsylvania.
Notes for UNNAMED (Spouse 2)
Source: Ancestry.com—Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952.
In the 1930 federal census, the father of Alexia McDonald’s children was reported to have been born in Wales.
In the 1930 federal census, the father of Alexia McDonald’s children was reported to have been born in Wales.
Notes for Peter Joseph (Spouse 3)
Source: Barbara Schichtel on Ancestry.com; and Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 for Wayne County.
He lived with his parents in North Ridgeville, Lorain County, Ohio in 1900. He lived in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio at the time of the 1910 census. In 1920 he and his children lived in Cleveland with his sister Mary and a roomer. In 1930 Peter and his wife Alexia lived in Cleveland with his daughter Constance and her daughters Roberta, Wilhelma and Alvern. In 1935 and 1940 Peter, his wife Alexia,
her daughters Roberta, Alvern and Wilhelma (Billie Giebner) lived in Cleveland. In 1940 Billie’s 2-year-old daughter Barbara J. Giebner lived with them.
The marriage license application in April of 1920 reported that Peter Joseph was a widower having been married once.
When he married in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan in 1925, both he and his wife were residents of Cleveland. Peter reported have been married twice before, and Mary A. McDonald James [i.e., Alexia] reported having been married once before.
He appears to have adopted Alexia’s children.
His death information comes from a letter that his wife Alexia M. Diederich testified to. However the information she gave in the letter about his birth year may be wrong. The 1900 census gives his birth month as December 1885.
He lived with his parents in North Ridgeville, Lorain County, Ohio in 1900. He lived in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio at the time of the 1910 census. In 1920 he and his children lived in Cleveland with his sister Mary and a roomer. In 1930 Peter and his wife Alexia lived in Cleveland with his daughter Constance and her daughters Roberta, Wilhelma and Alvern. In 1935 and 1940 Peter, his wife Alexia,
her daughters Roberta, Alvern and Wilhelma (Billie Giebner) lived in Cleveland. In 1940 Billie’s 2-year-old daughter Barbara J. Giebner lived with them.
The marriage license application in April of 1920 reported that Peter Joseph was a widower having been married once.
When he married in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan in 1925, both he and his wife were residents of Cleveland. Peter reported have been married twice before, and Mary A. McDonald James [i.e., Alexia] reported having been married once before.
He appears to have adopted Alexia’s children.
His death information comes from a letter that his wife Alexia M. Diederich testified to. However the information she gave in the letter about his birth year may be wrong. The 1900 census gives his birth month as December 1885.