Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameEmma Mae Hitchcock 
Birth28 Jan 1912, Lincoln, Lancaster Co, NE
Census7 Feb 1920, Fairview, Frontier Co, NE
Memoroll#983, pg 3
Census1 Jan 1925, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co, IA
Census8 Apr 1930, Lincoln, Lancaster Co, NE
Memoroll#1286, pg 6
Census15 Apr 1940, Knox, Clarion Co, PA
Memoroll#3468, pg 9
Census19 Apr 1950, Baltimore, Baltimore Co, MD
Memoroll#1676, pg 14
FatherCharles Russell Hitchcock (1886-1964)
MotherClara Belle Wells (1875-1924)
Misc. Notes
Listed with her parents in 1920, then listed with just her brother and sister in Council Bluffs, IA in 1925 - perhaps an orphanage.
In 1930 she is listed with her aunt & uncle, Martin and Pearl Hitchcock back in Nebraska.
She was living in Lynchburg, VA and pregnant with daughter Theresa (from Roy Duff, a married man) in 1931 when she and George Painter gor their marriage license and were married in Washington DC. She listed her name as May Warner (her step-fathers name, for unknown reasons). Both her children, Theresa and George, were born in Washington DC before they moved to Pennsylvania and were listed there in 1940. Wierdly, she is listed as Marlene Painter with her husband and two children in the 1940 census.
She was then listed as Mae Painter of Omaha in her brother’s 1944 obit, apparently having left George.
They divorced and she was remarried to Fred Brandt on 11 Oct 1947 in Baltimore at the Ridgely St Presbyterian Church as Emma Mae Painter; and is listed as Mae D. Brandt (38, NE) in the 1950 Baltimore census with husband Frederick E. Brandt (52, MD) and her son George A. Painter (17, DC).
Was Mrs. Emma Brandt of Baltimore, MD in 1964 when her father died.
She was not still married to Fred Brandt when he died in 1968, as his wife was Lorraine Klem at that time.
In 1930 she is listed with her aunt & uncle, Martin and Pearl Hitchcock back in Nebraska.
She was living in Lynchburg, VA and pregnant with daughter Theresa (from Roy Duff, a married man) in 1931 when she and George Painter gor their marriage license and were married in Washington DC. She listed her name as May Warner (her step-fathers name, for unknown reasons). Both her children, Theresa and George, were born in Washington DC before they moved to Pennsylvania and were listed there in 1940. Wierdly, she is listed as Marlene Painter with her husband and two children in the 1940 census.
She was then listed as Mae Painter of Omaha in her brother’s 1944 obit, apparently having left George.
They divorced and she was remarried to Fred Brandt on 11 Oct 1947 in Baltimore at the Ridgely St Presbyterian Church as Emma Mae Painter; and is listed as Mae D. Brandt (38, NE) in the 1950 Baltimore census with husband Frederick E. Brandt (52, MD) and her son George A. Painter (17, DC).
Was Mrs. Emma Brandt of Baltimore, MD in 1964 when her father died.
She was not still married to Fred Brandt when he died in 1968, as his wife was Lorraine Klem at that time.
Spouses
Birth5 May 1909, Sargent, Custer Co, NE
Death11 Sep 1991, Riverside, Riverside Co, CA
Misc. Notes
Emma got pregnant by Roy (already married with three kids) in Lincoln, Nebraska, then married George Painter in DC before Theresa was born.
Unmarried
ChildrenTheresa Mae (1931-2007)
Birth26 Jan 1910, Joy, Elk Co, PA
Death27 Jun 1969, Weston, Wood Co, OH
Burial30 Jun 1969, Callensburg Cem, Callensburg, Clarion Co, PA
OccupationTruck driver
Misc. Notes
Son of Warren A. Painter and Maude E. Howard.
First married to Flora E. Wall on 4 Jun 1927 in Wellsburg, Brooke Co, WV, with whom he had daughter Lois Jean Painter (1926-2000).
Married second to Emma Mae Hitchcock, recorded as Marlene Warner, 1 July 1931 in Washington DC, and had daughter Theresa M. Painter (1931-2007) and son George Jr. (1932-2003). They were all listed together in the 1940 census for Clarion Co, PA.
When he registered for the WWII Draft in 1942, he listed his mother as his contact, and was divorced at the time of his death.
George is buried with his parents in Callensburg Cemetery in Pennsylvania.
First married to Flora E. Wall on 4 Jun 1927 in Wellsburg, Brooke Co, WV, with whom he had daughter Lois Jean Painter (1926-2000).
Married second to Emma Mae Hitchcock, recorded as Marlene Warner, 1 July 1931 in Washington DC, and had daughter Theresa M. Painter (1931-2007) and son George Jr. (1932-2003). They were all listed together in the 1940 census for Clarion Co, PA.
When he registered for the WWII Draft in 1942, he listed his mother as his contact, and was divorced at the time of his death.
George is buried with his parents in Callensburg Cemetery in Pennsylvania.
Marriage1 Jul 1931, Washington, DC
ChildrenGeorge Arthur (1932-2003)
Birth22 Oct 1897, Baltimore, Baltimore Co, MD
Death13 Jul 1968, Baltimore, Baltimore Co, MD
MemoVeteran’s Hospital
Burial16 Jul 1968, Baltimore Nat’l Cem, Baltimore, Baltimore Co, MD
Memoplot H, 0, 396
Misc. Notes
F3, US NAVY (16 Nov 1921-12 Dec 1923)
He is listed with his widowed mother, Mary, and widowed brother William as well as William’s son and 2 daughters in 1940 working as a chauffer (42, MD).
He married Emma Mae Painter in 1947, and is listed with her and her son in the 1950 census.
[Obituary] The Baltimore Sun - Monday, 15 July 1968, pg 9
Frederick Brandt Rites To Be Held
Funeral services for Frederick E. Brandt, a retired brewery truck helper and World War I veteran, will be held at 11 A.M. tomorrow at the Ambrose funeral establishment, 1328 Sulphur Spring road, Arbutus. Mr. Brandt, who was 71, died Saturday at the Veterans Hospital. He lived at 671 South Wickham road. A native of Baltimore; he had worked for Gunther's Brewery as a truck helper for more than twenty years, During World War I he served in the Army and received the Purple Heart in France. He is survived by his wife, Mrs: Lorraine Brandt (nee Klem); a daughter, Mrs. Margaret Bessling; a sister, Mrs. Ann O'Connell, and a brother, Paul Brandt, all of Baltimore; nine grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
He is listed with his widowed mother, Mary, and widowed brother William as well as William’s son and 2 daughters in 1940 working as a chauffer (42, MD).
He married Emma Mae Painter in 1947, and is listed with her and her son in the 1950 census.
[Obituary] The Baltimore Sun - Monday, 15 July 1968, pg 9
Frederick Brandt Rites To Be Held
Funeral services for Frederick E. Brandt, a retired brewery truck helper and World War I veteran, will be held at 11 A.M. tomorrow at the Ambrose funeral establishment, 1328 Sulphur Spring road, Arbutus. Mr. Brandt, who was 71, died Saturday at the Veterans Hospital. He lived at 671 South Wickham road. A native of Baltimore; he had worked for Gunther's Brewery as a truck helper for more than twenty years, During World War I he served in the Army and received the Purple Heart in France. He is survived by his wife, Mrs: Lorraine Brandt (nee Klem); a daughter, Mrs. Margaret Bessling; a sister, Mrs. Ann O'Connell, and a brother, Paul Brandt, all of Baltimore; nine grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Marriage11 Oct 1947, Baltimore, Baltimore Co, MD
Marr MemoRidgely St Presbyterian Church
Divorce
No Children