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Family HistoryFamily History - Mary Catherine Cruit


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Mary Catherine Cruit and her immediate family.



First Generation
1. Mary Catherine Cruit,1 born 7 April 1933 (parents not determined);1, 2 died 8 December 1995.1 Mary married, 14 June 1954, Gary Dean Staples (born 6 June 1930 in Minnesota, the son of Ernest Staples and Jennie Marie Atkins;3, 4 Gary died 3 September 2013 in Worthington, Nobles County, Minnesota3). Their marriage ended in divorce on 24 July 1984.2 Mary is buried in Saint Marys Cemetery, Worthington, Nobles County, Minnesota.1 Gary is buried in Worthington Memorial Gardens, Worthington, Nobles County, Minnesota.3

  1. Find a Grave (website). Saint Marys Cemetery, Worthington, Nobles County, Minnesota, Mary “Cruit” Staples, born: 7 April 1933; died: 8 December 1995 (from record).
  2. Minnesota Divorce Index, 1970-1995, Gary D. Staples, 54; Mary C. Staples, 51; divorced on 24 July 1984 in Nobles, Minnesota.
  3. Find a Grave (website). Worthington Memorial Gardens, Worthington, Nobles County, Minnesota, Gary Dean Staples, born: 6 June 1930 in Slayton, Murray County, Minnesota; died: 3 September 2013 in Worthington, Nobles County, Minnesota (from record, which includes the text of his obituary).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Minnesota, Redwood County, North Hero Township, E.D. 64-19, Sheet No. 1A, Jennie M. Staples, 32, Iowa, widow, first married age 19, 4 children; son James D. Staples, 12, Minnesota; son Dale M. Staples, 11, Minnesota; son Gary D. Staples, 9, Minnesota; daughter Phyllis D. Staples, 7, Minnesota.