Family History - Mary Stewart McNeil

1. Mary Stewart McNeil,¹ born ____ (parents not determined). Mary married James Gorrie (born ____, parents not determined).

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Isabel Norma Gorrie, born 23 May 1873 in Portneuf, Quebec, Canada; died 10 April 1925 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Married (1) Harry Eugene White Married (2) Henry Bradley Plant Wrenn.

2. Isabel Norma Gorrie² (Mary¹), born 23 May 1873 in Portneuf, Quebec, Canada;^{1, 2} died 10 April 1925 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.^{1, 3} Isabel married, first, 2 February 1898 in Boston, Massachusetts, Harry Eugene White^{2, 3} (born 23 August 1870 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, the son of James Henry White and Caroline Clementine Brigham⁴). Their marriage ended in divorce on 2 October 1922 in Manhattan, New York City, New York.^{3, 5} Isabel married, second, 16 January 1923 in Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, Henry Bradley Plant Wrenn³ (born 3 February 1874 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, the son of Beverly Wellford Wrenn and Georgia Roberds Williams;⁶ Henry died 10 April 1925 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio^{3, 6}). Isabel is buried in Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia.¹ Henry is buried in Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia.⁶

1. Find a Grave (website). Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, Isabel Norma Gorrie Wrenn, born: 23 May 1873; died: 10 April 1925 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio (from record, which provides the name and link for her husband).
2. Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 (available at familysearch.org), Certificate of Marriage Intentions and Certificate of Marriage: Harry Eugene White, 27, born in Cambridge, Mass.; occupation: insurance broker; father: J. Henry White; mother: Caroline C. Brigham; first marriage; and Isabel Norma Gorrie, 24, born in Port Neuf, P. S., Canada; father: James Gorrie; mother: Mary S. McNeil; first marriage. Married on 2 February 1898 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
3. Deaths, The Sun, Cleveland, Ohio, Monday, 13 April 1925, Kills Husband at Breakfast. A series of articles provides the tragic details of the death of Henry B. P. Wrenn, shot and killed on Friday morning, 10 April, by his wife Isabel Norma (Gorrie) Wrenn, who some eight hours later, killed herself. The articles provide vital and biographical details of both Henry and Isabel, including their previous marriages.
4. Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 (available at familysearch.org), Births Registered in Cambridge, Mass., A.D. 1870: Harry Eugene White, born: 23 August 1870 in Cambridge; father: James Henry [White]; mother: Carrie Clem[entine]; father occupation: musician; father birthplace: Boston; mother birthplace: Cambridge.
5. Divorce Filing, The Morning Telegraph, New York, New York, 12 June 1922, Legal Notice, Bel Norma White, plaintiff, against Harry Eugene White, defendant. Charging that Harry absented himself for five consecutive years and believed to be dead [by Isabel Norma White]. Proof of allegations shall be heard in the County House, Borough of Manhattan, New York, on 2 October 1922 and application made for dissolution of marriage between Harry and Isabel White. [It is believed that the divorce was finalized on that date.]
6. Find a Grave (website). Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, Henry Bradley Plant Wrenn, born: 3 February 1874 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia; died: 10 April 1925 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, siblings and one wife).