Mary Elizabeth Wemes

• Sex: F
• Born: February 12, 1886 in Jefferson County, KY
• Died: May 13, 1971 in Jefferson County, KY
• Buried: Cave Hill Cemetery
• Notes: Mary Elizabeth's nickname was Lizzie. After James McFarland (Lizzie's second husband) died, Lizzie and her son, George, moved in with her mother, Elizabeth Wemes. Elizabeth lived on Market Street between 4th and 5th in Louisville, Kentucky.
  
  Eva Arnold is Lizzie's niece and Elizabeth's grand-daughter. According to Eva Arnold, she described her grandmother's apartment as on the second floor and it had a big bay window facing Market Street. She loved visiting her aunt and grandmother. She said the big bay window "was a wonderful place for watching the parades that always came up Market Street and we could have the best view of the parade."
  
  Lizzie's first husband, Squire, moved to Ohio after their divorce and worked in packing houses. He was killed by a hit-and-run driver on the National Turnpike.

Father: George Wemes, b. ca 1841 in Jefferson County, KY

Mother: Mary Elizabeth Fey, b. 1853 in Jefferson County, KY -- d. December 20, 1925 in Jefferson County, KY -- daughter of John Fey and Anna Margaret Stelgel

Family 1: Squire Brown Younger, b. May 1, 1878 in Jefferson County, KY -- d. February 2, 1935 in Jefferson County, KY -- buried in Mount Holly Cemetery -- son of Squire Brown Younger and Harriett Baker

• Married: In Jefferson County, KY

1. George Browning Younger, b. November 29, 1905

Family 2: James Kelley McFarland, d. November 26, 1933 in Jefferson County, KY

• Married:

Sources:

1. "Churchmans of Kentucky" by Charles R. Churchman