Person:Ellen Sayles (1)

Watchers
m. 5 Jul 1875
  1. Charles Smelter SaylesAbt 1875 - Abt 1888
  2. George Frederick Smilter SaylesAbt 1877 - Abt 1878
  3. Ellen Smelter Sayles1879 - 1964
  4. Elizabeth Smelter Sayles1881 -
  5. Herbert Smelter Sayles1884 -
  6. Philip Smelter SaylesAbt 1890 - 1891
m. 22 Aug 1900
  1. Beatrice Mahorter1902 - 1990
  2. Robert Gregg Mahorter1904 - 1972
Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Ellen Smelter Sayles
Married Name Ellen Mahorter
Gender Female
Birth[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] 7 Apr 1879 Nether Hallam, West Riding of Yorkshire, England32 Carter Place
Census[6] 1881 Heeley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Education? 1887 Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, EnglandHeeley Bank School - passed the 'H.M. Inspector's Examination, in Reading, Writing, & Arithmetic, in the II standard.'
Immigration[5][7] 1889 United States
Residence? Aug 1900 Tacony, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania7102 Edmund Street
Marriage 22 Aug 1900 Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniato Hugh Watt Mahorter
Residence[3] 1904 Tacony, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania7139 Edmund Street
Census[5] 1910 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Occupation[2] 1920 storekeeper who owned a retail grocery
Census[2] 17 Jan 1920 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States7141 Edmund Street
Census[4] 17 Apr 1930 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania7120 Edmund Street
Residence? 1964 Runnemede, Camden County, New Jerseywith son Bob and daughter-in-law Marguerite
Death? Feb 1964 Runnemede, Camden County, New Jersey

Ellen a member of the Spanish War Auxiliary and later became a member of the Calvary Union Church in Runnemede, New Jersey. By 1920, in addition to her own two children Beatrice and Robert, Ellen had taken in Albert Widmaier, born in 1917, as a foster child after the death of his parents.

In 1930, Albert Widmaier was listed as Albert Mahorter, son of Ellen (Sayles) Mahorter, rather than as her foster son. The 1920 census shows that his parents were born in Germany, but since Ellen was listed as his mother, the census taker incorrectly recorded Albert's mother's birthplace. The census shows Robert's father's birthplace as Germany, probably due to confusion with Albert's status as son, rather than foster son. Robert's father, Hugh Watt Mahorter, was born in Pennsylvania.

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Ellen Smelter Sayles, in England, Yorkshire. Register of Births, Ecclesall Bierlow
    entry 369, 1879.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Ellen Mahorter, in United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T625)
    Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 41, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1642; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 1529; Image: 755.

    line 33,
    Birth date: abt 1880;
    Birth place: England;
    Residence date: 1920; Residence place: Philadelphia Ward 41, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
    Arrival date: 1889; renting

  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Robert Gregg Mahorter, in United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Return of a Birth in the City of Philadelphia.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Ellen Mahorter, in United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T626)
    Pennsylvania, ED1011, Philadelphia, Page: sheet 25A, microfilm series T626, roll 213.

    owned, $2000 real estate, Albert Widmaier was listed as Albert Mahorter, son of Ellen (Sayles) Mahorter, rather than as her foster son. The 1920 census shows that his parents were born in Germany, but since Ellen was listed as his mother, the census taker incorrectly recorded Albert's mother's birthplace. The census shows Robert's father's birthplace as Germany, probably due to confusion with Albert's status as son, rather than foster son. Robert's father, Hugh Watt Mahorter, was born in Pennsylvania.

  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T624)
    Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 41, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1410; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 1046; Image: 1056.

    Birth date: abt 1879;
    Birth place: England;
    Residence date: 1910;
    Residence place: Philadelphia Ward 41, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
    Arrival date: 1889

  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    Class: RG11; Piece: 4640; Folio: 54; Page: 6; Line: ; GSU roll: 1342121.

    Birth date: abt 1880;
    Birth place: Heeley, Yorkshire, England;
    Residence date: 1881;
    Residence place: Heeley, Yorkshire, England

  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623)
    Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 41, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll:  ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .

    Birth date: Apr 1879;
    Birth place: England;
    Residence date: 1900;
    Residence place: Philadelphia City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
    Arrival date: 1890

  8. 8.0 8.1 Ellen Smelter Sayles, in English birth records
    birth registration, Ecclesall Bierlow, York, entry 369, 1879.