Mary E. Flanders

1854 - 1941  (86 years)

• Name	Mary E. Flanders
  Birth	14 Sep 1854	Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A.   [4, 11, 18, 19]
  Census	1860 (5 years)	Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1860 US Census she was recorded, age 5, living in Palmyra, Maine with her parents.
  History	12 Apr 1861 (6 years)	Civil War Begins
  Census	1870 (15 years)	Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A.   [2]
  In the 1870 US Census she was recorded, age 17, living in Palmyra, Maine.
  Residence	1872 (17 years)	Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A.   [10]
  At the time of her divorce, 1872, she was living in Palmyra, Maine.
  Census	1880 (25 years)	Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A.
  In the 1880 US Census she was recorded, age 25, living on 45 Bartlette Street, Lewiston, Maine.
  Moved To	About 1884 (29 years)	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [18]
  About 1884, Herbert and Mary moved to Lowell, Massachusetts.
  Census	1900 (45 years)	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4]
  In the 1900 US Census she was recorded, age 45, living on 43 South Loring Street, Lowell, Massachusetts. She was a widow.
  Census	1910 (55 years)	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [5]
  In the 1910 US Census, she was recorded living in Lowell at 43 South Loring Street, at the age of 54 years. She was listed as a widow.
  Census	1920 (65 years)	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [6]
  In the 1920 US Census she was recorded, age 50, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts with her son and his family.
  Census	1930 (75 years)	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  In the 1930 US Census she was recorded, age 75, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts with her son, Harry, and his family.
  Census	1940 (85 years)	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [8]
  In the 1940 US Census she was recorded, age 85, living on 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts with her son and his family.
  Death	5 Feb 1941	Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [11, 18]
  She died at home at 422 Pine Street, Lowell. [18]
  Burial	8 Feb 1941	Lowell Cemetery, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Lowell Cemetery, Lowell, Massachusetts   [11, 18]
  	Gravestone of Herbert and Mary Woodman Plot: Wilberforce Ave
  Siblings	1 brother and 2 sisters
  + 1. Mary E. Flanders,   b. 14 Sep 1854, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 5 Feb 1941, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 86 years) ▻ Henry Orison Parkman,  m. 18 Apr 1869 ;   Herbert J. Woodman,  m. 18 Sep 1875   2. Frederick E. Flanders,   b. 1856, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 10 Dec 1891, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 35 years)   3. Mabel Alzina Flanders,   b. 20 Feb 1860, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 5 Jan 1936, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 75 years)   4. Jennie Mae Flanders,   b. 27 Oct 1862, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 27 Feb 1902, Newport, Penobscot County, Maine, U.S.A.  (Age 39 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Steven Flanders,   b. About 1595, Netherlands (Holland) d. 27 Jun 1684, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 89 years)  (5 x Great Grandfather)  Rachel Lord   d. 9 Feb 1685/86, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   (6 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I254	Roy Line
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2026

  
  

  Father	Frederick Moses Flanders,   b. 5 May 1828, Cornville, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 30 Aug 1900, Newport, Penobscot County, Maine, U.S.A. (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Sarah A. Berry,   b. 16 Nov 1829, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 12 Dec 1893, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A. (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F97	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Henry Orison Parkman,   b. 18 Feb 1847, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 8 Dec 1928 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	18 Apr 1869	Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A.   [12, 13, 14]
  Age at Marriage	She : 14 years and 7 months - He : 22 years and 2 months.
  Divorce	29 Oct 1872	Penobscot County, Maine, U.S.A.   [10]
  		Divorce Papers of Mary Parkman and Henry Parkman
  Family ID	F291	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2026

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Herbert J. Woodman,   b. 19 Apr 1848, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 2 Jun 1892, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	18 Sep 1875	Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [9, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20]
  	Marriage Record of Mary E. Parkman and Herbert J. Woodman.
  Age at Marriage	She : 21 years - He : 27 years and 5 months.
  Children	+   1. Harry Lincoln Woodman,   b. 24 Nov 1880, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 17 Dec 1968, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 88 years) ▻ Ruth Esther Ward  m. 2 Oct 1912
  Family ID	F290	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Mary E. Flanders(1854 – 1941) 2Frederick Moses Flanders(1828 – 1900) 4Moses Flanders(1791 – 1845) 8Jedidiah Flanders(1748 – 1823) 16Jedidiah Flanders(1705 – 1776) 17Eleanor Barnard(1706 – ) 9Judith Tuxbury(1752 – ) 18Thomas Tuxbury(1726 – 1791) 19Mary Currier(1731 – 1791) 5Roxana Webb(Abt 1793 – ) 10Christopher Webb(1747 – 1840) 20Samuel Webb(1716 – 1773) 21Sarah Lincoln(Abt 1716 – 1813) 11Betsey Smith(1747 – 1826) 22Ebenezer Smith(1714 – 1802) 23 3Sarah A. Berry(1829 – 1893) 6Eliphalet Berry(Abt 1794 – 1867) 12Eliphalet Berry(1776 – ) 24Ithemer Berry(1735 – 1803) 25Abigail(1735 – ) 13Lydia Morrill 26Adam Morrill(1745 – ) 27Abigail French 7Mary P. Kimball(1797 – 1892) 14Moses Kimball(1775 – 1835) 28John Kimball(1736 – 1814) 29Dorothy Taylor(1745 – 1817) 15Mary Page(1773 – ) 30Thomas Page(1743 – 1829) 31Mary Elkins(1744 – 1816)

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 14 Sep 1854 - Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A. Census - 1860 - Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A. Marriage - 18 Apr 1869 - Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A. Census - 1870 - Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A. Residence - 1872 - Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine, U.S.A. Divorce - 29 Oct 1872 - Penobscot County, Maine, U.S.A. Marriage - 18 Sep 1875 - Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1880 - Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. Moved To - About 1884 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1900 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1910 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1920 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1930 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1940 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 5 Feb 1941 - Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burial - 8 Feb 1941 - Lowell Cemetery, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Mary (Flanders) Woodman with her two grandaughters, Janice and Shirley

  
  

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

  [S191] Bureau of the Census, 1860 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1860; Census Place: Palmyra, Somerset, Maine; Roll: M653_452; Page: 840; Family History Library Film: 803452. [S192] Bureau of the Census, 1870 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1870; Census Place: Palmyra, Somerset, Maine; Roll: M593_559; Page: 313A. [S189] Bureau of the Census, 1880 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1880; Census Place: Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine; Roll: 475; Family History Film: 1254475; Page: 276A; Enumeration District: 012; Image: 0547. [S137] Bureau of the Census, 1900 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Lowell Ward 8, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 661; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0820; FHL microfilm: 1240661. [S186] Bureau of the Census, 1910 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 20), Year: 1910; Census Place: Lowell Ward 3, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_599; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0849; FHL microfilm: 1374612. [S26] Bureau of the Census, 1920 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: Lowell Ward 8, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_712; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 567; Image: 577. [S20] Bureau of the Census, 1930 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 921; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 0136; Image: 979.0; FHL microfilm: 2340656. [S21] Bureau of the Census, 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1693; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 18-102. [S436] Dean, Charlton Miles. Dean Family Genealogy, (Lowell, Massachusetts: manuscript, 4 August 1967). [S6] Divorce Papers, Henry Orison Parkman and Mary E. (Flanders) Parkman. [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 11001656 Mary E. Flanders Woodman . [S442] Lynds, Ardell. Email: 1999-03-05 "Parkman" , (Email from ajpl (at) garlic.com, 5 March 1999). [S443] Lynds, Ardell. Email: 1999-03-07 "Parkman-Flanders-Berry", (Email from ajpl (at) garlic.com, 7 March 1999). [S431] Lynds, Ardell. Email: 1999-03-08 "Flanders/Berry, etc.", (Email from ajpl (at) garlic.com, 8 March 1999). [S444] Marriage Certificate, Herbert J. Woodman and Mary E. Parkman, 18 Sept 1875. [S133] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Marriage Record of Mary E. Parkman and Herbert J. Woodman. [S188] Holbrook Research Institute, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Marriage Record of Mary Parkman and Herbert Woodman. [S439] Obituary of Mary E. Woodman, (Lowell, Massachusetts: The Lowell Sun, 6 February 1941). [S25] Woodman Family Bible, (Philadelphia: Edgewood Publishing Company, 1882). [S398] Woodman, John A., Genealogy and History of the Descendants of Mr. Edward Woodman who settled at Ould Newbury Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1635, (Ocala, Florida: by author, 1995).