Mary Gertrude Lotz

1886 - 1962  (75 years)

• Name	Mary Gertrude Lotz
  	Alteration Hand in a Dress Shop
  Birth	10 Sep 1886	Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [1, 6, 7]
  Census	1900 (13 years)	Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1900 US Census, she was recorded as age 13, living in Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania with her parents.
  Census	1910 (23 years)	Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [2]
  In the 1910 US Census, she was recorded as age 23, living on 610 Clark Street, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania.
  History	6 Apr 1917 (30 years)	US Enters World War I
  Census	1920 (33 years)	Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [3]
  In the 1920 US Census, she was recorded as age 33, living at 719 Hickory Street, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania.
  History	24 Oct 1929 (43 years)	Black Thursday, Great Depression Begins
  Census	1930 (43 years)	Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [4]
  In the 1930 US Census, she was recorded as age 42, living at 806 Allegheny Street, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania.
  History	7 Dec 1941 (55 years)	Attack on Pearl Harbor
  Census	1950 (63 years)	New York City, New York, U.S.A.   [5]
  In the 1950 US Census, she was recorded as age 63, living in New York City, New York. She did alterations in a dress shop.
  Death	25 Mar 1962	Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [6, 7]
  Age: 75
  Agency: Altoona Hospital
  Cause: myocardial infarction due to arteriosclerosis
  	Certificate of Death of Mary G. Oakes
  Burial	28 Mar 1962	Hollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Hollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery   [6, 7]
  Siblings	2 brothers
  + 1. Mary Gertrude Lotz,   b. 10 Sep 1886, Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 25 Mar 1962, Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 75 years) ▻ John Walker Oakes,  m. 14 Mar 1907   2. Walter Edward Lotz,   b. 10 Nov 1887, Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   3. Arthur King Lotz,   b. 23 Jun 1891, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 18 Jan 1976, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, U.S.A.  (Age 84 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John J. Lotz,   b. 1780, Germany d. 1820, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 40 years)  (Great Grandfather)  Catherine Gardner,   b. 1826, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 29 Jan 1904, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 78 years)  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I10612	Myers Line
  Last Modified	25 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Edward M. Lotz,   b. 5 Mar 1857, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 10 Jan 1945, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Flora Belle Lindsay,   b. 22 Nov 1857, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 1 Sep 1946, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F763	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	John Walker Oakes,   b. 9 Feb 1881, Watsontown, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 25 Apr 1935, Woodbury Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	14 Mar 1907	Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [8]
  	Marriage Application for Mary Gertrude Lotz and John W. Oakes
  Age at Marriage	She : 20 years and 6 months - He : 26 years and 1 month.
  Children	2 sons and 1 daughter
  1. Flora Agnes Oakes,   b. 19 Oct 1908, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 15 Feb 1909, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 0 years)     2. Robert E. Oakes,   b. 29 Mar 1910, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 19 Nov 1911, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 1 year) +   3. John William Oakes, Jr.,   b. 31 Dec 1917, New Florence, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 11 Sep 1995, Marshall, Calhoun County, Michigan, U.S.A. (Age 77 years) ▻ Althea Elizabeth Brindle  m. 8 Nov 1940;   Leila Lorraine Jones  m. 22 Dec 1958
  Family ID	F1819	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 May 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Mary Gertrude Lotz(1886 – 1962) 2Edward M. Lotz(1857 – 1945) 4George Lotz(1816 – 1899) 8John J. Lotz(1780 – 1820) 16 17 9Catherine Troxell(1804 – ) 18 19 5Catherine Ann Fleck(1828 – 1893) 10David Fleck(1793 – 1870) 20George Fleck(1748 – 1836) 21Molley Weeks(1748 – 1807) 11Mary Ramey(1799 – 1863) 22Francis Ramey(Abt 1745 – Abt 1804) 23Katherine Ginter(1763 – 1841) 3Flora Belle Lindsay(1857 – 1946) 6Robert Garber Lindsay(1828 – 1895) 12Frederick Lindsay(1790 – 1857) 24David Alexander Lindsay(1753 – 1833) 25Mary Shawgessey(1760 – 1835) 13Catherine Stustman(1792 – 1853) 26 27 7Catherine Gardner(1826 – 1904) 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 10 Sep 1886 - Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1900 - Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Marriage - 14 Mar 1907 - Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1910 - Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1920 - Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1930 - Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1950 - New York City, New York, U.S.A. Death - 25 Mar 1962 - Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Burial - 28 Mar 1962 - Hollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S137] Bureau of the Census, 1900 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Hollidaysburg, Blair, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1381; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0078; FHL microfilm: 1241381. [S186] Bureau of the Census, 1910 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 20), Year: 1910; Census Place: Hollidaysburg Ward 2, Blair, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1317; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 1375330. [S26] Bureau of the Census, 1920 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: Hollidaysburg, Blair, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1540; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 93; Image: 66. [S20 ] Bureau of the Census, 1930 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Hollidaysburg, Blair, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2003; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0056; Image: 1045.0; FHL microfilm: 2341737. [S2303] Bureau of the Census, 1950 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 20212), National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: New York, New York, New York; Roll: 4142; Page: 60a; Enumeration District: 31-12. [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 54306280 Mary G. Lotz Oakes . [S121] Pennsylvania’s Department of Health, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1973, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014), Certificate of Death of Mary G. Oakes. [S695] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016), Marriage Record of Mary Gertrude Lotz and John W. Oakes .