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Ellen Augusta Nye 
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1. Ellen Augusta NYE, daughter of Karl August KARLSSON and Dorthea MORTENSEN, was born on 1 JAN 1906 in Hessel, Mackinac Co., MI, USA,1 died on 19 MAR 1998 in St Ignace, Mackinac Co., MI, USA, at age 92,2 and was buried in Cedar Cemetery, Cedarville, Mackinac Co., MI, USA. Other names for Ellen were Ellen Augusta MATHEWS, Ellen Augusta NOJD, Ellen Augusta NOYD 3, Ellen Augusta LAMOREAUX, and Ellen Mathews LAMOREAUX.

General Notes: Ellen was 12 years old when her father died. One year later her mother married William Johnson who was a widower. When Ellen was age 14 and had completed the 8th grade he told her she was old enough to leave home and support herself. This was normal for that time. He had a daughter named, Ellen, who was about the same age as Ellen. He told the same thing to his daughter. The two Ellens were very good friends. Ellen moved to St. Ignace and worked as waitresses in a restaurant. Ellen said this was her favorite time as she was on her own and did not have any adults telling her what to do. When she was 17 years old she moved to Detroit and worked as a telephone operator.


Andrew Joseph Mathews 
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Ellen married Andrew Joseph MATHEWS , son of Andrej Jozef MAÇUS and Mary Victoria ESTOCK, on 2 AUG 1924 in Detroit, Wayne Co, MI, USA. Andrew was born on 14 JUN 1902 in Sugar Notch, Luzerne Co., PA, USA, died on 3 JUN 1954 in Detroit, Wayne Co, MI, USA, at age 51, and was buried in Cedar Cemetery, Cedarville, Mackinac Co., MI, USA.

General Notes: Andrew worked nights at the coal mines and went to Wilkes-Barre Business College. After he graduated in 1920 he moved to Detroit, Michigan. He was an appliance salesman and later became a Detroit police officer.

Children from this marriage were:

          i.   Shirley Deane MATHEWS

         ii.   Marjorie Joyce MATHEWS

        iii.   Andrew Joseph MATHEWS

         iv.   Nancy Lee MATHEWS

          v.   Connie Marie MATHEWS

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