Mary Woodrow
Servant at the Cunningham Hotel
In 1870, twenty-six-year-old Mary worked as a servant for James and Caroline Cunningham at their hotel. Her duties included helping Caroline cook, cleaning the hotel and family areas, making up guest rooms, answering the door, and tending to the fireplaces in winter. Mary may have also assisted Samuel Merrit, the hotel's Hostler, with the guests' horses.
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Biographical Information
Born:
ca. 1844 in Maryland
Parents:
Unknown
Spouse:
Marital status unknown
Children:
Unknown
Lived:
Perryville, Cecil County, MD
Died:
Unknown
Additional Information
Source Information
Primary Sources
August 13, 1870
26 year old Mary Woodrow is listed as a servant in James Cunningham's hotel.
1870 United States Federal Census. District 7, Cecil, Maryland; Roll: M593_583; Page: 250B. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
