Bethell, Pearl L. 'Pearly'

1899 - 1955  (56 years)

• Name	Bethell, Pearl L. 'Pearly'
  Birth	Jul 1899	Bell City, Stoddard County, Missouri
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	BETH.P001
  _FGRAVE	24197237
  Funeral	Easley-Padgett Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Death	4 Aug 1955	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan   [2]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I12961	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Bethell, I.F.
  Mother	Enlow, Mary Alice,   b. 1864, Illinois d. 22 Mar 1948 (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F19288	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Maynard, Robert Walter 'Jack',   b. 1887   d. 1917 (Age 30 years)
  Marriage	22 Apr 1914	Clay County, Arkansas   [3]
  Children	> 1. MAYNARD, Wiley Francis,   b. 24 Apr 1916, Bell City, Stoddard County, Missouri d. 2 Nov 1993, Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F5761	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Williams, Louis Arthur,   b. 1898   d. 1940 (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	1920
  Divorce	Y  [1]
  Children	> 1. Williams, Madge   d. Bef 2 Nov 1993
  Family ID	F19283	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Johnson, A.
  Family ID	F19286	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 4	Mullany, R.
  Family ID	F19287	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Jul 1899 - Bell City, Stoddard County, Missouri Funeral - - Easley-Padgett Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 22 Apr 1914 - Clay County, Arkansas Death - 4 Aug 1955 - Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  MULLANY SERVICES WILL BE SUNDAY Funeral services for Mrs. Pearl Mullany, the mother of Wiley Maynard of Clay City, will be held Sunday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. in the Easley-Padgett Funeral Home at Clay City, with the Rev. Herman McGill in charge. Interment will be in the Clay City cemetery. Mrs. Mullany died Thursday at a Detroit hospital. The body will arrive in Flora tomorrow afternoon at 1:42 p.m., and removed to Clay City for services. The Olney Daily Mail (Olney, Illinois), 06 August 1955 ******************************* Pearl was married four times and had 2 children by 2 different marriages. 1st marriage was to Jack Maynard (aka Robert Walter Maynard) 22 April 1914 in Clay County, Arkansas. At the time, Pearl was a resident of Success, Clay County, Arkansas and Jack a resident of Advance, Stoddard County, Missouri. Since Pearl was only 15 years of age, her father, I. F. Bethel gave permission for the marriage. (FamilySearch). One son, Wiley Frances born to this union. 2nd marriage was to Louis Arthur Williams on 14 Sept 1920 in Bell City, Stoddard County, Mo. This marriage ended in divorce. Daughter, Madge, was born abt 1923, listed as age 7 in 1930 census. Madge married Fred Arthur Silence on January 18, 1941 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan and then divorced on July 29, 1947. Madge's second marriage was to Ewich/EnochStafford on January 19, 1948 in Detriot, Wayne County, Michigan. Madge's marriages, divorce, and parent's names are listed on Madge's marriage records (Ancestry). 3rd marriage was to Addison Johnson, April 22, 1933 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Divorced August 29, 1938 in Wayne County, Michigan. Record on Ancestry indicates she was the daughter of Isaiah F. Bethell and Mary A. Enlow. 4th marriage was to Richard Mullany on September 19, 1942 in Henry, Ohio. (Record available on Ancestry.) Her marriage application lists surnames of 2 of her 3 previous marriages (Maynard and Williams), and she states she was only previously married twice. This marriage record list Pearl's parents as Frances Bethell and M. Enlow. Pearl's residence at the time was listed as Napoleon, Ohio and Richard's was listed as Detroit, Michigan.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15507] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Mullany, Pearl, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24197237/pearl-l-mullany), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3211] The Clay County Daily Advocate-Press, Obituary, Maynard, Wiley, (The Clay County Daily Advocate-Press), none. (Reliability: 2). [S816] Mary Giera, Descendants of Johannes "John" Schilt Sr., e-mailed to Carl W. Gray, 13 July 2008., (13 March 2007), none. (Reliability: 2).