Agnes Eileen Grace
Agnes Eileen Grace was the only girl born to Edward F. Grace and Florence Gertrude McKee. She attended St. Brigid Catholic grammar school.
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| St. Brigid Parish School. Agnes is front row, 4th from right |
On March 28, 1910, at age 17 she married C.P. Marshall, Jr. According to family legend, her mother arranged the marriage because Marshall was well-off financially and promised to take care of her. The marriage was an unhappy one as allegedly Marshall was a heavy drinker. Fate intervened when Marshall was hit by a train and died.
A few years later, as she worked as a laundress at the Gayoso Hotel, she began a courtship with the hotel’s storekeeper, Olin Fletcher Ferrer. They married in 1914 and had three children. Although strict, Agnes was favored by all of her grandchildren, nieces and nephews. A devout Catholic, she said the rosary every single day. Her granddaughter, Joyce Mariencheck Klinck, said, “We all knew NOT to go in the house and interrupt Granny while she was saying her rosary!”
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| Thomas "Tuck" Grace and his favorite, "Aunt Ag" |
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| Agnes (who broke her arm tripping over her dog, Cutie), Tom Mariencheck, Charlie Ferrer (seated) |
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