Mary was the daughter of Leslie Lee Cogan and Elizabeth Rosetta Naylor, who wed on 6 Jul 1911 in Adams Co., Ohio. There were six children in the family—Princess (3 Sep 1912 – 18 Sep 1946, m. Jack D. Hull); Gertrude Lee (29 Aug 1914 – 21 Oct 1978, m. Ardean Flora); Mary Ruth (6 Jan 1919 – 16 Nov 1972, m. Raymond Lester Clem); Milford Eugene (30 Oct 1923 – 6 Apr 1988); Robert Earl (10 Mar 1925 – 5 Sep 1977, m. Helen); and Frances Ellen (18 Feb 1928 – 6 Dec 2007, m. Howard Neil Jackson).
Sometime between Gertrude's birth in 1914 and Mary's birth in 1919, the family pulled up stakes and moved from Concord, Lewis Co., Kentucky to Peru, Miami Co., Indiana.
The 1920 Census placed the Cogan family at 280 W. Second St. in Peru, Miami Co., Indiana. Leslie Cogan, 34, was working as a brakeman for the steam railroad. Rosetta (aka Elizabeth), 30, was home with the three children—Princess, 7, Gertrude, 5, and 11-month-old Mary.
(From Wikipedia:) "In the United States, the brakeman was a member of a railroad train's crew responsible for assisting with braking a train when the conductor wanted the train to slow down or stop. A brakeman's duties also included ensuring that the couplings between cars were properly set, lining switches, and signaling to the train operators while performing switching operations. The brakemen rode in the caboose, the last car in the train, which was built specially to allow a crew member to apply the brakes of the caboose quickly and easily, which would help to slow the train. In rare cases, such as descending a long, steep grade, brakemen might be assigned to several cars and be required to operate the brakes from atop the train while the train was moving. By the start of the 20th century, some local U.S. labor laws noted that enough brakemen would be staffed on every train such that a brakeman would be responsible for no more than two cars. Brakemen were also required to watch the train when it was underway to look for signs of hot boxes (a dangerous overheating of axle bearings) or other damage to rolling stock, as well as for people trying to ride the train for free and cargo shifting or falling off. A brakeman's job was historically very dangerous with numerous reports of brakemen falling from trains, colliding with lineside structures or being run over or crushed by rolling stock. As rail transport technology has improved, a brakeman's duties have been reduced and altered to match the updated technology, and the brakeman's job has become much safer than it was in the early days of railroading. Individually operated car brakes were replaced by remotely-operated air brakes, eliminating the need for the brakeman to walk atop a moving train to set the brakes. Link and pin couplings were replaced with automatic couplings, and hand signals are now supplemented by two-way radio communication."
A decade later, the 1930 census taker caught up with the family at their Second St. address in Peru. Leslie Cogan, 44, was still working as a brakeman for the railroad. Elizabeth, 40, was busy at home with their six children—Princess, 17, Gertrude, 15, Mary, 11, Milford, 6, Robert, 5, and 2-year-old Frances.
Six years after that census was taken, Mary married Raymond Lester Clem on 4 Oct 1936 in Peru, Miami Co., Indiana. They had three daughters together—Constance "Connie" Kay (3 Nov 1940 – 22 Sep 1996, m. Lawrence C.M. Werowski, & m. unknown Quest); Roberta Rae (11 Aug 1943 – 25 Jun 1995, m. Thomas Dale Woodhouse, & m. Rick Bryant); and Dorothy Mae (b. ca. 1952, m. Gregory Dennis Howard).
The 1940 Census found the Clem family in Peru, Miami County. Raymond Clem, 27, was employed as a woodworker for a radio manufacturing company. Mary, 21, was keeping house.
On his WWII registration, Raymond Lester Clem, 28, reported that he was living in a residence at 280 W. Second St. in Peru, Indiana, and that he was working for the C & O Shop in that city. Wife Mary Ruth was noted as that person who would always know his address. He measured up at 6' tall and weighed in at 133 lbs., and had blue eyes, brown hair and a light complexion.
There is still lots to added to Mary and Raymond's story. The 1950 Census, due out in 2022 will provide at least one update. On 4 Oct 1936, they celebrated their 36th wedding anniversary. A month later, death parted them, cancer claiming Mary, aged 53, on 16 Nov 1972. Raymond lived another eleven years without her, departing this earth on 18 Nov 1983 at age 71.
Sometime between Gertrude's birth in 1914 and Mary's birth in 1919, the family pulled up stakes and moved from Concord, Lewis Co., Kentucky to Peru, Miami Co., Indiana.
The 1920 Census placed the Cogan family at 280 W. Second St. in Peru, Miami Co., Indiana. Leslie Cogan, 34, was working as a brakeman for the steam railroad. Rosetta (aka Elizabeth), 30, was home with the three children—Princess, 7, Gertrude, 5, and 11-month-old Mary.
(From Wikipedia:) "In the United States, the brakeman was a member of a railroad train's crew responsible for assisting with braking a train when the conductor wanted the train to slow down or stop. A brakeman's duties also included ensuring that the couplings between cars were properly set, lining switches, and signaling to the train operators while performing switching operations. The brakemen rode in the caboose, the last car in the train, which was built specially to allow a crew member to apply the brakes of the caboose quickly and easily, which would help to slow the train. In rare cases, such as descending a long, steep grade, brakemen might be assigned to several cars and be required to operate the brakes from atop the train while the train was moving. By the start of the 20th century, some local U.S. labor laws noted that enough brakemen would be staffed on every train such that a brakeman would be responsible for no more than two cars. Brakemen were also required to watch the train when it was underway to look for signs of hot boxes (a dangerous overheating of axle bearings) or other damage to rolling stock, as well as for people trying to ride the train for free and cargo shifting or falling off. A brakeman's job was historically very dangerous with numerous reports of brakemen falling from trains, colliding with lineside structures or being run over or crushed by rolling stock. As rail transport technology has improved, a brakeman's duties have been reduced and altered to match the updated technology, and the brakeman's job has become much safer than it was in the early days of railroading. Individually operated car brakes were replaced by remotely-operated air brakes, eliminating the need for the brakeman to walk atop a moving train to set the brakes. Link and pin couplings were replaced with automatic couplings, and hand signals are now supplemented by two-way radio communication."
A decade later, the 1930 census taker caught up with the family at their Second St. address in Peru. Leslie Cogan, 44, was still working as a brakeman for the railroad. Elizabeth, 40, was busy at home with their six children—Princess, 17, Gertrude, 15, Mary, 11, Milford, 6, Robert, 5, and 2-year-old Frances.
Six years after that census was taken, Mary married Raymond Lester Clem on 4 Oct 1936 in Peru, Miami Co., Indiana. They had three daughters together—Constance "Connie" Kay (3 Nov 1940 – 22 Sep 1996, m. Lawrence C.M. Werowski, & m. unknown Quest); Roberta Rae (11 Aug 1943 – 25 Jun 1995, m. Thomas Dale Woodhouse, & m. Rick Bryant); and Dorothy Mae (b. ca. 1952, m. Gregory Dennis Howard).
The 1940 Census found the Clem family in Peru, Miami County. Raymond Clem, 27, was employed as a woodworker for a radio manufacturing company. Mary, 21, was keeping house.
On his WWII registration, Raymond Lester Clem, 28, reported that he was living in a residence at 280 W. Second St. in Peru, Indiana, and that he was working for the C & O Shop in that city. Wife Mary Ruth was noted as that person who would always know his address. He measured up at 6' tall and weighed in at 133 lbs., and had blue eyes, brown hair and a light complexion.
There is still lots to added to Mary and Raymond's story. The 1950 Census, due out in 2022 will provide at least one update. On 4 Oct 1936, they celebrated their 36th wedding anniversary. A month later, death parted them, cancer claiming Mary, aged 53, on 16 Nov 1972. Raymond lived another eleven years without her, departing this earth on 18 Nov 1983 at age 71.
Mary was the daughter of Leslie Lee Cogan and Elizabeth Rosetta Naylor, who wed on 6 Jul 1911 in Adams Co., Ohio. There were six children in the family—Princess (3 Sep 1912 – 18 Sep 1946, m. Jack D. Hull); Gertrude Lee (29 Aug 1914 – 21 Oct 1978, m. Ardean Flora); Mary Ruth (6 Jan 1919 – 16 Nov 1972, m. Raymond Lester Clem); Milford Eugene (30 Oct 1923 – 6 Apr 1988); Robert Earl (10 Mar 1925 – 5 Sep 1977, m. Helen); and Frances Ellen (18 Feb 1928 – 6 Dec 2007, m. Howard Neil Jackson).
Sometime between Gertrude's birth in 1914 and Mary's birth in 1919, the family pulled up stakes and moved from Concord, Lewis Co., Kentucky to Peru, Miami Co., Indiana.
The 1920 Census placed the Cogan family at 280 W. Second St. in Peru, Miami Co., Indiana. Leslie Cogan, 34, was working as a brakeman for the steam railroad. Rosetta (aka Elizabeth), 30, was home with the three children—Princess, 7, Gertrude, 5, and 11-month-old Mary.
(From Wikipedia:) "In the United States, the brakeman was a member of a railroad train's crew responsible for assisting with braking a train when the conductor wanted the train to slow down or stop. A brakeman's duties also included ensuring that the couplings between cars were properly set, lining switches, and signaling to the train operators while performing switching operations. The brakemen rode in the caboose, the last car in the train, which was built specially to allow a crew member to apply the brakes of the caboose quickly and easily, which would help to slow the train. In rare cases, such as descending a long, steep grade, brakemen might be assigned to several cars and be required to operate the brakes from atop the train while the train was moving. By the start of the 20th century, some local U.S. labor laws noted that enough brakemen would be staffed on every train such that a brakeman would be responsible for no more than two cars. Brakemen were also required to watch the train when it was underway to look for signs of hot boxes (a dangerous overheating of axle bearings) or other damage to rolling stock, as well as for people trying to ride the train for free and cargo shifting or falling off. A brakeman's job was historically very dangerous with numerous reports of brakemen falling from trains, colliding with lineside structures or being run over or crushed by rolling stock. As rail transport technology has improved, a brakeman's duties have been reduced and altered to match the updated technology, and the brakeman's job has become much safer than it was in the early days of railroading. Individually operated car brakes were replaced by remotely-operated air brakes, eliminating the need for the brakeman to walk atop a moving train to set the brakes. Link and pin couplings were replaced with automatic couplings, and hand signals are now supplemented by two-way radio communication."
A decade later, the 1930 census taker caught up with the family at their Second St. address in Peru. Leslie Cogan, 44, was still working as a brakeman for the railroad. Elizabeth, 40, was busy at home with their six children—Princess, 17, Gertrude, 15, Mary, 11, Milford, 6, Robert, 5, and 2-year-old Frances.
Six years after that census was taken, Mary married Raymond Lester Clem on 4 Oct 1936 in Peru, Miami Co., Indiana. They had three daughters together—Constance "Connie" Kay (3 Nov 1940 – 22 Sep 1996, m. Lawrence C.M. Werowski, & m. unknown Quest); Roberta Rae (11 Aug 1943 – 25 Jun 1995, m. Thomas Dale Woodhouse, & m. Rick Bryant); and Dorothy Mae (b. ca. 1952, m. Gregory Dennis Howard).
The 1940 Census found the Clem family in Peru, Miami County. Raymond Clem, 27, was employed as a woodworker for a radio manufacturing company. Mary, 21, was keeping house.
On his WWII registration, Raymond Lester Clem, 28, reported that he was living in a residence at 280 W. Second St. in Peru, Indiana, and that he was working for the C & O Shop in that city. Wife Mary Ruth was noted as that person who would always know his address. He measured up at 6' tall and weighed in at 133 lbs., and had blue eyes, brown hair and a light complexion.
There is still lots to added to Mary and Raymond's story. The 1950 Census, due out in 2022 will provide at least one update. On 4 Oct 1936, they celebrated their 36th wedding anniversary. A month later, death parted them, cancer claiming Mary, aged 53, on 16 Nov 1972. Raymond lived another eleven years without her, departing this earth on 18 Nov 1983 at age 71.
Sometime between Gertrude's birth in 1914 and Mary's birth in 1919, the family pulled up stakes and moved from Concord, Lewis Co., Kentucky to Peru, Miami Co., Indiana.
The 1920 Census placed the Cogan family at 280 W. Second St. in Peru, Miami Co., Indiana. Leslie Cogan, 34, was working as a brakeman for the steam railroad. Rosetta (aka Elizabeth), 30, was home with the three children—Princess, 7, Gertrude, 5, and 11-month-old Mary.
(From Wikipedia:) "In the United States, the brakeman was a member of a railroad train's crew responsible for assisting with braking a train when the conductor wanted the train to slow down or stop. A brakeman's duties also included ensuring that the couplings between cars were properly set, lining switches, and signaling to the train operators while performing switching operations. The brakemen rode in the caboose, the last car in the train, which was built specially to allow a crew member to apply the brakes of the caboose quickly and easily, which would help to slow the train. In rare cases, such as descending a long, steep grade, brakemen might be assigned to several cars and be required to operate the brakes from atop the train while the train was moving. By the start of the 20th century, some local U.S. labor laws noted that enough brakemen would be staffed on every train such that a brakeman would be responsible for no more than two cars. Brakemen were also required to watch the train when it was underway to look for signs of hot boxes (a dangerous overheating of axle bearings) or other damage to rolling stock, as well as for people trying to ride the train for free and cargo shifting or falling off. A brakeman's job was historically very dangerous with numerous reports of brakemen falling from trains, colliding with lineside structures or being run over or crushed by rolling stock. As rail transport technology has improved, a brakeman's duties have been reduced and altered to match the updated technology, and the brakeman's job has become much safer than it was in the early days of railroading. Individually operated car brakes were replaced by remotely-operated air brakes, eliminating the need for the brakeman to walk atop a moving train to set the brakes. Link and pin couplings were replaced with automatic couplings, and hand signals are now supplemented by two-way radio communication."
A decade later, the 1930 census taker caught up with the family at their Second St. address in Peru. Leslie Cogan, 44, was still working as a brakeman for the railroad. Elizabeth, 40, was busy at home with their six children—Princess, 17, Gertrude, 15, Mary, 11, Milford, 6, Robert, 5, and 2-year-old Frances.
Six years after that census was taken, Mary married Raymond Lester Clem on 4 Oct 1936 in Peru, Miami Co., Indiana. They had three daughters together—Constance "Connie" Kay (3 Nov 1940 – 22 Sep 1996, m. Lawrence C.M. Werowski, & m. unknown Quest); Roberta Rae (11 Aug 1943 – 25 Jun 1995, m. Thomas Dale Woodhouse, & m. Rick Bryant); and Dorothy Mae (b. ca. 1952, m. Gregory Dennis Howard).
The 1940 Census found the Clem family in Peru, Miami County. Raymond Clem, 27, was employed as a woodworker for a radio manufacturing company. Mary, 21, was keeping house.
On his WWII registration, Raymond Lester Clem, 28, reported that he was living in a residence at 280 W. Second St. in Peru, Indiana, and that he was working for the C & O Shop in that city. Wife Mary Ruth was noted as that person who would always know his address. He measured up at 6' tall and weighed in at 133 lbs., and had blue eyes, brown hair and a light complexion.
There is still lots to added to Mary and Raymond's story. The 1950 Census, due out in 2022 will provide at least one update. On 4 Oct 1936, they celebrated their 36th wedding anniversary. A month later, death parted them, cancer claiming Mary, aged 53, on 16 Nov 1972. Raymond lived another eleven years without her, departing this earth on 18 Nov 1983 at age 71.
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