Named Mary E. in most censuses, except she's named Ella, 31, in 1910 Fed. census,
is named ``Ella'' by Mel Foley's family records, and was named Ella on her funeral
card. Her tombstone says ``M. Ellen, b. 1878--1953.''
Ella spent most of her life on the family farm two and one-half
miles north of Westside. She lived in the Spieker Nursing home
in Carroll for her last six months.