Ella M Opdycke

Married 27 Oct 1897 in Mercer Co., New Jersey to Peter Louis Theberge
Born 12 Jun 1861 in [Canada, or at sea under U.S. flag]
Died 13 Jun 1926 in Hamilton Twp., Mercer Co., New Jersey

Notes

• Daughter of J Wesley and Margaret (Snyder) Opdycke, both of New Jersey.
• Ella's age in the census records: in 1870, age 6; in 1880, age 16; in 1900, age 37 (b. Jun 1863); in 1910, age 46; in 1920, age 54; in 1930, age 66.
• Ella appears under the name Mary E in the 1870 census.
• Ella appears under the name Mary E in the 1880 census.
• Ella was first married to Mr. Steward. They had two children: Florence Steward, b. Sep 1884, and Edith Steward, b. Apr 1889.
• In 1900 Ella was reported to be the mother of 2 children, of which 2 were alive.
• In 1910 Ella was reported to be the mother of 3 children, of which 2 were alive.
• In 1930 Ella was reported to be a widow.
• In 1930 Ella resided in the household of Horace and Edith (Steward) Morton, her son-in-law and daughter.
• Ella married third Jacob P Kretzing.
• Obituary, Sunday Times-Advertiser (Trenton, NJ), 03 Oct 1943:
  Mrs. Jacob P. Kretzing
    Mrs. Ella Theberge Kretzing, wife of Jacob P. Kretzing, of 36 Yard Avenue, died yesterday after a long illness at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Joseph C. Farlee, 369 Revere Avenue. She was 79 years old.
    The funeral will be held from the Poulson & Van Hise Home for Services, 408 Bellevue Avenue, on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. L. D. McBain, of Allentown Baptist Church, will officiate. Interment will be in Riverview Cemetery. Friends may call on Tuesday evening.
    Mrs. Kretzing leaves her husband, two daughters, Mrs. Farlee and Mrs. Edith Morton; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Jesse Conover; two sisters, Mrs. Frank Hankinson and Mrs. Harry Barrick; a stepson, Irvin Theberge; a brother, Edward Opdycke, of Baptistown; four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
• Death notice, Sunday Times-Advertiser (Trenton, NJ), 03 Oct 1943:
  Deaths
    KRETZING–Entered into rest on October 2, 1943, Ella Theberge, wife of Jacob P. Kretzing, in the 80th year of her age. The relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral from the Poulson & Van Hise Home for Services, 408 Bellevue Avenue, on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment at Riverview Cemetery. Friends may call on Tuesday evening from 7 to 9 o'clock.
• Ella was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, New Jersey.

Sources

• 1870 - U.S. Census, New Jersey, Hunterdon Co., Kingwood Twp., Page No. 11 [=216], 86-104, 24 Jun 1870
• 1880 - U.S. Census, New Jersey, Hunterdon Co., Kingwood Twp., E.D. 68, Page No. 3 [=53C], 25-26, 08 Jun 1880
• 1900 - U.S. Census, New Jersey, Mercer Co., Trenton, Ward 9, E.D. 83, Sheet No. 11A [=32A], 158-161, 249 Elmer St., 08 Jun 1900
• 1910 - U.S. Census, New Jersey, Mercer Co., Trenton, Ward 11, E.D. 91, Sheet No. 12B [=117B], 265-270, 1516 S. Clinton Ave., 22 Apr 1910
• 1920 - U.S. Census, New Jersey, Mercer Co., Hamilton Twp., E.D. 35, Sheet No. 11A [=135A], 212-236, 17 Jan 1920
• 1930 - U.S. Census, New Jersey, Mercer Co., Hamilton Twp., E.D. 11-84, Sheet No. 29B [=165B], 610-620, 105 Samuel St., 16 Apr 1930