Families of Mary Grace Bower

MARY GRACE BOWER, daughter of MARY CAROLINE WAMPLER and WILLIAM S. BOWER, was born December 3, 1895,⁴⁵⁶ and died May 11, 1983.⁴⁵⁶ She is buried in Mount Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery, Finksburg, Carroll, Maryland.⁴⁵⁶

She married (1) EARNEST BROOKS CLARK. He was born September 23, 1878,⁸ and died February 14, 1921 in Frederick County, Maryland.⁹¹⁵³

She married (2) GEORGE WINFIELD PARKE. He was born June 26, 1895 in Baltimore County, Maryland,⁴⁵⁶ and died April 3, 1936 in Baltimore County, Maryland.^{456, 9154} He is buried in Mount Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery, Finksburg, Carroll, Maryland.⁴⁵⁶

She married (3) HOWARD FRANCES WELLS. He was born October 20, 1890 in Baltimore, Maryland,^{456, 9151} and died March 7, 1972 in Reisterstown, Baltimore, Maryland.^{456, 9151} He is buried in Mount Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery, Finksburg, Carroll, Maryland.⁴⁵⁶

• Descendant Reports
  • William Scott Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mary G. Bower)

Children of MARY GRACE BOWER and EARNEST BROOKS CLARK:

1. LUTHER S. CLARK, b. August 28, 1913;⁴⁵⁶ d. October 28, 1938.⁴⁵⁶
2. WILLIAM ARTHUR CLARK, b. August 11, 1914;⁵⁶ m. FLO VIRGINIA BITZER; d. December 12, 1982, Maryland General Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.⁹¹³⁸
3. LOUIS BOWER CLARK, b. November 18, 1915;⁷⁷⁶⁸ m. ETHEL MARIE TINKLER on June 26, 1935 in Finksburg, Carroll, Maryland⁹¹⁴¹; d. October 20, 1986.⁷⁷⁶⁸
4. MATILDA LARUE CLARK, b. January 26, 1917, Reisterstown, Baltimore, Maryland;⁴⁵³² d. September 25, 2004.⁴⁵³²
5. JAMES MCDONALD CLARK, b. August 19, 1919, Reisterstown, Baltimore, Maryland;⁷³⁷⁷ m. MARIETTA LOUISE BROTHERS; d. August 11, 1985, Reisterstown, Baltimore, Maryland.⁹¹⁴⁴

Children of MARY GRACE BOWER and GEORGE WINFIELD PARKE:

6. GEORGE ELMER PARKE, b. May 20, 1921, Finksburg, Carroll, Maryland;⁷³⁷⁷ d. October 14, 1964, Winter Park, Orange, Florida.⁹¹⁵⁰
7. Daughter

Personal Information

Howard F. Wells

• was a Veteran of World War I^{456, 9151}
• worked at Nebbs Piano Factory⁹¹⁵¹

Obituaries

Baltimore Sun, April 4, 1936⁹¹⁵⁴

PARKE.—On April 3, 1936, near Reisterstown, GEORGE W., beloved husband of Grace M. Parke (nee Bower).

Remains reposing at the Parlors of William Berryman & Sons. Funeral services from Finksburg M. E. Church on Monday at 10:30 A. M. Interment in adjoining cemetery.

Evening Sun, March 9, 1972⁹¹⁵¹

Howard F. Wells

Howard F. Wells, 81, died late Tuesday at his home, 408 Dyer Avenue, Reisterstown. He was born in Baltimore, son of the late Harry and Margaret Donnelly Wells. He had lived in Reisterstown for 33 years. He was retired from the Nebbs Piano Company and was a World War I Army veteran. He is survived by his wife, Mary Grace Bower Wells; three step-sons, Arthur, Lewis and James Clark, Reistertown. funeral services will be held at the Eckhardt funeral chapel, Owings Mills, Friday at 2 p.m. The Rev. Dixon Yaste, Trinity Lutheran Church, Reisterstown, will officiate. Burial will be in Finksburg Cemetery. Friends may call anytime.

Evening Sun, May 12, 1983⁹¹⁴⁶

WELLS

On May 11, 1983, Mary Grace (nee Bowen), beloved wife of the late Howard Wells, devoted mother of Louis Bower Clark, James M. Clark and M. LaRue Clark. Also survived by 15 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and thre great-great-grandchildren.

Services at Eckhardt Funeral Chapel, Owings Mills, Saturday at 10 A.M. Interment in Finksburg Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 7 to 9 P.M., and Friday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M.

Baltimore Sun, October 11, 2004⁹¹⁴³

CLARK, Matilda

On Saturday, September 25, 2004, MATILDA LaRUE CLARK, age 87, born in Finksburg, Md. to the late parents of Ernest B. Clark and Mary Grace Wills (nee Bower), a long time resident of Baltimore. A graduate of Crownsville State Hospital School of Nursing. Did private duty for many years. She later did hematology before retiring and doing some traveling. A member of the Catholic Daughters of American Court #254 and the German Society of Maryland. Devoted mother of Dolores R. Prapas and Rosemary L. Luck; grandmother of Christina M. A. and Loy D. Prapas, Nicole L. Ely and Kathrina L. Krasse; great-grandmother of Tia Ely, Zackary Krasse and Stephen J. Partara.

A Memorial Mass for the deal will be held on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 at 10 A.M. in St. Alphonsus Catholic Church (Saratoga & Park Avenues).

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 30, 19009135	Woolerys, Carroll, Maryland	William S. Bower Mary Caroline Wampler Mary Grace Bower James William Bower
April 22, 19109136	Carroll County, Maryland	Mary Caroline Wampler Mary Grace Bower James William Bower
January 20, 19205454	Baltimore County, Maryland	Earnest Brooks Clark Mary Grace Bower Luther S. Clark William Arthur Clark Louis Bower Clark Matilda Larue Clark James McDonald Clark
May 19, 19309147	Wollerys, Carroll, Maryland	Mary Grace Bower George Winfield Parke Louis Bower Clark James McDonald Clark George Elmer Parke
April 8, 19409152	Glyndon, Baltimore, Maryland	Howard Frances Wells Mary Grace Bower George Elmer Parke