Gladys H. Jarrett1 
F, (25 April 1916 - 26 November 2000)
- Relationship
- 8th great-granddaughter of Martin Scholderer
Gladys H. Jarrett was born on 25 April 1916 at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.2 She was the daughter of Lewis Franklin Jarrett and Esther Clara Sholder.1 Gladys H. Jarrett married, at age 24, William Charles McKenna, age 26, son of Lester McKenna and Mary Thackery, on Wednesday, 19 June 1940 at Watervliet, Albany County, New York. Gladys H. Jarrett died on 26 November 2000 at Averill Park, Rensselaer County, New York, at age 84 years, 7 months and 1 day.2
Gladys notes that the doctor that delivered her recorded her birth as being a boy. It wasn't until she was married and had two children that they realized that there had been a mistake in her birth record. She appeared on the census of 20 January 1920 in the household of Lewis Franklin Jarrett and Esther Clara Sholder at Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Gladys Jarrett McKenna said, 'that when she was a little girl her grandfather caught her and her brothers throwing stones.' He told them that his brother Perry died after being hit with a stone. Gladys H. Jarrett appeared on the census of 10 April 1930 in the household of Lewis Franklin Jarrett and Esther Clara Sholder at Albany, 18th Ward, Albany County, New York. As of 1999, Gladys H. Jarrett lived in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona.1
The obituary for Kenneth William Jarrett from in the The Times Union, printed in Albany, Albany County, New York, dated on 26 March 1999 listed Gladys H. McKenna as his sister.1
Gladys notes that the doctor that delivered her recorded her birth as being a boy. It wasn't until she was married and had two children that they realized that there had been a mistake in her birth record. She appeared on the census of 20 January 1920 in the household of Lewis Franklin Jarrett and Esther Clara Sholder at Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Gladys Jarrett McKenna said, 'that when she was a little girl her grandfather caught her and her brothers throwing stones.' He told them that his brother Perry died after being hit with a stone. Gladys H. Jarrett appeared on the census of 10 April 1930 in the household of Lewis Franklin Jarrett and Esther Clara Sholder at Albany, 18th Ward, Albany County, New York. As of 1999, Gladys H. Jarrett lived in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona.1
The obituary for Kenneth William Jarrett from in the The Times Union, printed in Albany, Albany County, New York, dated on 26 March 1999 listed Gladys H. McKenna as his sister.1
Children of Gladys H. Jarrett and William Charles McKenna
- Karen McKenna
- William Charles McKenna Jr.+
- Mark McKenna (7 Jan 1952 - 21 Aug 1989)
Last Edited=19 Mar 2010
Citations
- [S1992] "Kenneth W. Jarrett obituary," The Times Union (Albany, New York), 26 March 1999, p. B10; NewsBank subscription database (http://infoweb.newsbank.com), America's Obituaries & Death Notices by NewsBank, Record No. 0326990119. Accessed 17 March 2010.
- [S151] Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb online, at http://ssdi.rootsweb.com (Baltimore, Maryland: U.S. Social Security Administration, January 2004 update). The SSDI component of RootsWeb online is drawn from the Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration. GLADYS J MCKENNA, birth listed as 25 Apr 1916, died listed as 26 Nov 2000 (V), issued in the State of New York. Last residence Averill Park, Rensselaer, NY, last benefit (none specified). Accessed 5 Mar 2004.