The mystery of Ethel deepens

On a recent trip to Ashtabula county I visited Dorset Cemetery, where Ethel M. Marvin's husband (Edward F Connolly) and all three children are buried.  I had a hunch, and wanted to see in person how the graves were situated.  You see, I found a listing for an Ethel M. Hough, who was born in July 1870, the same month and year as Ethel M. Marvin Connolly. Which I thought was odd.  I could find no other Ethel M with anywhere near the same birth year anywhere near Ashtabula county in the databases.  So I wanted to see where exactly this Ethel was buried.

This is what I found:

Ethel M. Hough buried right next to Elizabeth Ann Connolly, who is Ethel M. Marvin's oldest child.  Which is a mighty strange coincidence. Edward died in 1918, so it's possible Ethel remarried, though I'd think she'd be buried with either husband, and not solo.

On my next trip, finding more clues will be a top priority.

Photo of Elizabeth Connolly, 1926

Elizabeth Ann Connolly in 1926

This is my grandmother's grandmother Elizabeth Ann Connolly (mother of Clara Alice Tompkins and daughter of Ethel Marvin). The photo is dated 1926, making her 39 years old, married 19 years. Taken outside their farmhouse in Lenox, Ohio.

Clara pedigree screenshot

This is a quick screen capture of Clara Alice Tompkins pedigree chart on my computer (click to see larger). hat's shown is what I have.



Yesterday I found scans of the original ship manifest for the Philadelphia, the ship Humphrey and Mary Tompkins came over on from England in 1842. I saved images of all seven pages of it to my computer so I can analyze it later. I was so excited! I'll share those soon!