Mary (we were told) came from Ireland and went to work for John. We were always told her name was Mary Theresa Kelly (which is on Grandfather's SS app.). I received Grandfather's birth record today (from NY) and it gives her maiden name as Ward and her birth place as "City". Mary married John Wright (he was a widower 20 yrs. older and had 3 daughters, a house, and a business). My grandfather (born in 1887) was her third child, she had one more later. Mary was a widow by the time she was 30. My grandfather's SS app. is dated 1939, and I know in 1935 Mary was referred to Grandma Reece/Reese because she had remarried at some time. I intend to try and find out if her mother's maiden name was Ward. Finding truth from fiction is going to take time, if it ever is found. Genealogy is never dull! Ruth [email protected] wrote: > > Two things come to mind. > 1) What is the possiblity that his mother had been married before, or maybe > remarried when he applied for his SS card? Did her husband die prior to 1937? > Then maybe your grandfather used her married name by mistake. > > 2)My grandfather did the same thing, and we found out that the other name he > used was my great grandmother's mother's maiden name! Go figure. > > You probably need to go back to some census records, which might show how many > times your great grandparents had been married, and/or try to locate your gr > grandmother's birth records. > > Good luck, and if you need any help, let me know. > > Karen