EMILIE YATES WALSH
THE STORY AS I KNOW IT.
Emilie Yates Walsh was born Aug 22, 1879
in Baltimore. re The Social Security
Application and Claims Index 1936-2007. She applied
in Feb. 1963 and listed her parents as Thomas Y Walsh
and Nannie A. Crayeau. They were her father,Thomas Yates Walsh and her
mother Nannie Augusta Croyeau.
I have to believe her children encouraged her to sign up
for Social Security, as her husband died in 1954 and she
was 84 years old at the time. I'm not sure what the
benefits would have been for her?
Emilie was the first born to Thomas and Nannie
Walsh. At that time the young couple was
living with her parents Augustine
& Phoebe Croyeau
on 203 W. Fayette St. She was 9 months old when the
1880 Census was taken.
Emilie met Harry Ludwig
Maier at a German dance held in Baltimore. He was
from Wilmington Delaware. A second generation
German American.
Harry wrote a letter to Thomas Y. Walsh asking permission to marry Emilie. Thomas Walsh was surveying across the southwest for the railroads. I have his wonderful letter in reply. It is on stationary marked "Panhandle and Gulf Railroad Company", in an envelope embossed with "The Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway Co. " It was mailed from Saffordville Kansas. In the letter he said "Yatesie is such a jolly chum and good indian…"
Emilie and Harry were married on October 12, 1904
at St. Luke's
Episcopal church in Baltimore Maryland. St.
Luke’s is on Carey Street just one block east of 8 N.
Calhoun where the Walsh family lived from at least
1890 to 1934. The couple moved to Wilmington, Delaware
Harry and Emilie Maier had three children:
1. Harry Ludwig Maier Jr. born Aug 7, 1905. He wed
Catherine Ann Pennock.
2. Annette Yates Maier born March 28, 1908.
3. Emilie Wilhelmina Maier born March 16, 1913.
Harry was a Civil Engineer and worked for the city
of Wilmington. He held the title of Chief City Engineer
for over 20 years. The family was active at Trinity
Episcopal Church. They lived on Connell Street and he
walked to work and home for lunch. Living in the small
city of Wilmington, they walked everywhere and took the
trolley on excursions to such amusements as Brandywine
Springs Amusement Park, the Circus beyond Union St. and
the racetrack at Wawaset Park
Daniel
Maier, older brother of Harry Maier moved to
Charlestown MD. He and his wife, Ella
lived at the corner of Water and Caroline
St. The Harry Maier family started spending
their
summers in Charlestown
by renting an apartment in the tall building at the end of Water
St.
Eventually they took
position of the corner lot at Water and Market St. Renting for
over 30 years,
they built a prefab cottage on the
almost one acre of ground. Purchase was finally made and the
next 3 generations have enjoyed
it. A celebration of a century in the cottage was held in
2012.
There is every reason to believe it may continue for many more
generations.
When Harry Maier got close to retirement they moved to
Bancroft Parkway. The house was in
the family
until the late 1980's.
Harry Maier Sr. died Jan. 6, 1954 and is buried at Gracelawn Cemetery in Wilmington. Emily Walsh Maier died in Wilmington on Oct. 29, 1963 and is buried next to Harry.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1. Need documentation of marriage at St. Luke's.
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