Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameMaria Gertrude Robb 
Birth13 Nov 1878, Oakfield, Aroostook Co, ME
Census3 Jun 1880, Oakfield, Aroostook Co, ME
Memoroll#476, pg 363
Census18 Mar 1920, Merrill, Aroostook Co, ME
Memoroll#641, pg 4
Census4 Apr 1940, Houlton, Aroostook Co, ME
Memoroll#1472, pg 5
Death4 Nov 1955, Portland, Cumberland Co, ME
BurialLinneus, Aroostook Co, ME
ReligionBaptist
FatherHugh Robb (1805-1880)
MotherMatilda Jane Chambers (1835-1915)
Misc. Notes
Her first husband, George Murphy died, then she was remarried to Robert L. Curtis in New Brunswick in 1912 while living in Smyrna Mills.
She ran a boarding house for the railroad men in Houlton, Maine. In the 1920 census, they have two boarders living with them.
They were retired and living in Houlton in 1940, with Maria still helping with a boarding house, and they had a servant girl living with them.
Children:
son - Graydon Dewey Murphy b. 1 May 1898 d. 10 Apr 1990 AL,
married Neomia (b. 1904 OH) abt 1925, and living in Detroit in 1930,
married (2nd) Mollie McDaniel on 19 Feb 1954 in So Portland, ME.
dau - Anne S. Murphy b. 1904 d. 1975 ME,
marr Colby B. Amsden on 30 Jun 1923 (lived in Clearwater, FL)
appears to be listed as Arlene F. in 1920 census, and middle name may be Marr
[Obituary] The Bangor Daily News - Monday, 7 November 1955, pg 21
MRS. MARIA G. CURTIS. HOULTON
Mrs. Maria G. Curtis, 75, died Friday In Portland. She was born at Oakfield, the daughter of Hugh and Matilda (Chambers) Robb.
Mrs. Curtis is survived by a son Graydon Murphy of South Portland and a daughter Mrs. Anna Amsden of Clearwater, Fla. Funeral services will be held at St. Marys Catholic Church Mon 9-12 with the Rev, M. F. Tierney officiating. Interment will be In the Linneus cemetery.
She ran a boarding house for the railroad men in Houlton, Maine. In the 1920 census, they have two boarders living with them.
They were retired and living in Houlton in 1940, with Maria still helping with a boarding house, and they had a servant girl living with them.
Children:
son - Graydon Dewey Murphy b. 1 May 1898 d. 10 Apr 1990 AL,
married Neomia (b. 1904 OH) abt 1925, and living in Detroit in 1930,
married (2nd) Mollie McDaniel on 19 Feb 1954 in So Portland, ME.
dau - Anne S. Murphy b. 1904 d. 1975 ME,
marr Colby B. Amsden on 30 Jun 1923 (lived in Clearwater, FL)
appears to be listed as Arlene F. in 1920 census, and middle name may be Marr
[Obituary] The Bangor Daily News - Monday, 7 November 1955, pg 21
MRS. MARIA G. CURTIS. HOULTON
Mrs. Maria G. Curtis, 75, died Friday In Portland. She was born at Oakfield, the daughter of Hugh and Matilda (Chambers) Robb.
Mrs. Curtis is survived by a son Graydon Murphy of South Portland and a daughter Mrs. Anna Amsden of Clearwater, Fla. Funeral services will be held at St. Marys Catholic Church Mon 9-12 with the Rev, M. F. Tierney officiating. Interment will be In the Linneus cemetery.
Spouses
Birth25 Jun 1869, Oakfield, Aroostook Co, ME
Death25 May 1910, Linneus, Aroostook Co, ME
OccupationFarmer
FatherJohn Murphy (1826-1914)
MotherAugusta Saphire “Sophia” Foster (1838-<1880)
Misc. Notes
Son of John Murphy and Mary Sophie Foster, and brother to Charles Murphy. Listed as being of Linneus when he married Maria Robb.
He is listed as Frank (30, ME) a farmer married 5 yrs in the 1900 census with his wife Maria and son Graydon D. (2, ME).
Listed as George F. and indexed as “Markley” in 1910, with his wife, son Graydon and daughter Annie S. (6, ME).
He died shortly after the 1910 census, and Maria was remarried to Mr. Curtis in 1912.
He is listed as Frank (30, ME) a farmer married 5 yrs in the 1900 census with his wife Maria and son Graydon D. (2, ME).
Listed as George F. and indexed as “Markley” in 1910, with his wife, son Graydon and daughter Annie S. (6, ME).
He died shortly after the 1910 census, and Maria was remarried to Mr. Curtis in 1912.
Marriage2 Mar 1895, Oakfield, Aroostook Co, ME
Birth18 Apr 1883, Newcastle, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
ReligionCatholic
Misc. Notes
Son of Wm Curtis and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Matchett.
Listed with his parents in 1891 for the census of North Esk, Northumberland, New Brunswick.
He was living in Houlton when they were married in 1912, and working as a railwayman,
He registered for the WWI Draft as Leslie Robert Curtis, an alien born in Canada on 18 Apr 1883, working as a farmer and living in Smyrna Mill in 1918.
Listed as R. L. Curtis, a general farmer and alien (36, CAN) in 1920 with his wife and her two children.
Living in Houlton, ME in 1940 with Maria, still listed as an alien (57, CAN).
Listed with his parents in 1891 for the census of North Esk, Northumberland, New Brunswick.
He was living in Houlton when they were married in 1912, and working as a railwayman,
He registered for the WWI Draft as Leslie Robert Curtis, an alien born in Canada on 18 Apr 1883, working as a farmer and living in Smyrna Mill in 1918.
Listed as R. L. Curtis, a general farmer and alien (36, CAN) in 1920 with his wife and her two children.
Living in Houlton, ME in 1940 with Maria, still listed as an alien (57, CAN).
Marriage5 Jul 1912, Carleton Co, New Brunswick, Canada
Marr Memoref #1636 marr by Frank Baird