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John Person Erwin
1881 - 1972 (91 years)
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Name John Person Erwin Born 10 Oct 1881 Salem, , Massachusetts, United States 
[1, 2, 3, 4] Gender Male Occupation Apr 1910 Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [5] labourer for green house Census 18 Apr 1910 Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [5] Occupation Jan 1920 Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [6] farm laborer Census 23 Jan 1920 Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [6] Occupation Apr 1940 Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [7] church custodian Census 1 Apr 1940 Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [7] Died 11 Dec 1972 Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [4, 8] Person ID I64664 Arthur - Research Last Modified 25 Apr 2013
Family Mary Lillian Polly, b. Feb 1883, , , Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 13 Feb 1971, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age ~ 87 years) Married 18 Dec 1902 Winchester, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [2] Children 1. Margaret Ervin, b. 3 Apr 1904, Winchester, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States , d. 2 Aug 1991 (Age 87 years)2. John Thomas Erwin, b. 10 Jun 1905, Winchester, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States , d. 20 Feb 1995, Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 89 years)3. Richard Erwin, b. 24 Jul 1907, , , Massachusetts, United States , d. 13 May 1986, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 78 years)4. George Ellsworth Erwin, b. 3 Sep 1909, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States , d. 31 Mar 1982, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 72 years)5. Walter Erwin, b. 6 Oct 1911, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. 15 Jul 1974, Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 62 years)6. Frederick Erwin, b. 6 Jun 1913, , , Massachusetts, United States , d. 19 Jun 1996, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 83 years)7. Wilbert Erwin, b. 2 Oct 1914, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States , d. 13 Oct 1999, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 85 years)8. Edwin Erwin, b. 30 Oct 1916, , , Massachusetts, United States , d. 25 Aug 1975, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 58 years)9. Ruth Erwin, b. 24 May 1919, , , Massachusetts, United States , d. 9 Dec 2002, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 83 years)Family ID F23425 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 10 Oct 1881 - Salem, , Massachusetts, United States 
Married - 18 Dec 1902 - Winchester, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States 
Occupation - labourer for green house - Apr 1910 - Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Census - 18 Apr 1910 - Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Occupation - farm laborer - Jan 1920 - Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Census - 23 Jan 1920 - Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Occupation - church custodian - Apr 1940 - Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Census - 1 Apr 1940 - Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Died - 11 Dec 1972 - Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States = Link to Google Earth
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Photos Mary Lillian Polly (1883-1971) & John Person Erwin (1881-1972)
Mary Lillian Polly ( 1883 - 1971 ), daughter of Amelia Eunice Oulton ( 1862 - 1913 ) and David Lemuel Polly ( 1843 - 1911 ), married John Person Erwin ( 1881 - 1972 )
Mary Lillian Polly (1883-1971), John Person Erwin (1881-1972) and Sons
Mary Lillian Polly ( 1883 - 1971 ), daughter of Amelia Eunice Oulton ( 1862 - 1913 ) and David Lemuel Polly ( 1843 - 1911 ) married John Person Erwin ( 1881 - 1972 ). They had two daughters not in the picture and seven sons who are in the picture.
l-r back: Edwin ( 1916 - 1975 ), George Ellsworth ( 1909 - 1982 ), John Thomas ( 1905 - 1995 ), Richard ( 1907 - 1986 ), Wilbert ( 1914 - 1999 ), Walter ( 1911 - 1974 ) and Frederick ( 1913 - 1996 )
l-r front: Mary Lillian Polly ( 1883 - 1971 ) and John Person Erwin ( 1881 - 1972 )
Erwin Family Reunion 1939
Mary Lillian Polly ( 1883 - 1971 ), daughter of Amelia Eunice Oulton ( 1862 - 1913 ) and David Lemuel Polly ( 1843 - 1911 ) married John Person Erwin ( 1881 - 1972 ). They had two daughters and seven sons and this is a picture of a reunion they had in 1939
l-r back: Carol (baby), Edwin ( 1916 - 1975 ), Frederick ( 1913 - 1996 ), George Sumner ( 1904 - 1980 ), Wilbert ( 1914 - 1999 ), George Ellsworth ( 1909 - 1982 ), Richard ( 1907 - 1986 ), John Thomas ( 1905 - 1995 ), Janet (baby), Walter ( 1911 - 1974 )
l-r middle: Marjorie Morse, Ruth ( 1919 - 2002 ), Mary Lillian Polly ( 1883 - 1971 ), John Person Erwin ( 1881 - 1972 ), Margaret ( 1904 - 1991 ), Thelma MacDonald ( 1910 - 2004 )
l-r front:Ann Winning ( 1913 - 2004 ), Mary Lightfoot ( 1908 - 2007 ), Margaret Jeanne Sumner ( 1928 - 1994 ), Barbara Anne ( 1929 - 2008 ), Shirley ( ca 1932 - bef 2008 ) in front of Marion Rosander ( 1917 - 2012 ), Alice Darling ( 1911 - 1992 )
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Sources - [S2662] Vital Stats: MA, Births 1841-1915 at familysearch.org, Margaret Erwin, 3 Apr 1904.
Name: Margaret Erwin
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Event: Birth
Event Date: 03 Apr 1904
Event Place: Winchester, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Father: John Erwin
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Mother: Mary L. Polly
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Mother's Birthplace: Nova Scotia
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Volume/Page/Certificate Number: v 543 p 702
Film Number: 2057437
Digital Folder Number: 4341236
Image Number: 577 - [S2396] Vital Stats: MA, Marriages, 1841-1915 at familysearch.org, John Ervin & Mary Polly, 18 Dec 1902.
Name: John Person Ervin
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Event: Marriage
Event Date: 18 Dec 1902
Event Place: Winchester, Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Marital Status: Single
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Birthplace: Salem
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Estimated Birth Year: 1881
Father: George Ervin
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Mother: Margaret Morrow
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Spouse: Mary Lillian Polly
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Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Father: David L. Polly
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Spouse's Mother: Eunice A. Oulton
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Record Number: 30
Film Number: 2057586
Digital Folder Number: 4332428
Image Number: 00403
Number of Images: - [S2033] Military: US, WW2, Draft Registration, 1942, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; State Headquarters: Massachusetts; Microfilm Series: M2090; Microfilm Roll: 48.
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: John Person Erwin
Birth Date: 10 Oct 1881
Birth Place: Salem, Massachusetts
Residence: Middlesex, Massachusetts
Race: White - [S677] Vital Stats: Social Security Death Index, John Erwin, Number: 033-22-0908; Issue State: Massachusetts; Issue Date: Before 1951.
- [S1808] Census: 1910, United States (Ancestry.com), Census Place: Woburn Ward 7, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_607; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 1077; FHL microfilm: 1374620.
- [S1905] Census: 1920, United States (ancestry.com), 1920; Census Place: Woburn Ward 7, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_720; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 547; Image: 1130.
- [S2763] Census: 1940, United States (Ancestry.com), Census Place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1622; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 9-649.
- [S2032] Vital Stats: MA, Death Index at Ancestry, John P Erwin.
Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003
Name: John P Erwin
Certificate: 053292
Death Place: Woburn
Death Date: 11 Dec 1972
Birth Place: Massachusetts
- [S2662] Vital Stats: MA, Births 1841-1915 at familysearch.org, Margaret Erwin, 3 Apr 1904.