Notes for MARY WICKAM ROE ROE:

Daughter of Rev. Alfred Cox and Emma (Wickham) Roe.
Born: 1863 in Unknown.
Died: June 17, 1941 in New Mexico.
Census:
1880 - Cornwall, Orange County, New York.
1900 - Seeger Colony School, Union, Washita County, Oklahoma.
Married: Rev. Walter Clark Roe Unknown in Unknown.

She and Walter were first cousins.

1880 Census
name: Mary W. Roe
residence: Cornwall, Orange, New York
birthdate: 1863
birthplace: New York, United States
relationship to head: Daughter
spouse's name:
spouse's birthplace:
father's name: Alfred C. Roe
father's birthplace: New York, United States
mother's name: Emm W. Roe
mother's birthplace: New York, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Female
martial status: Single
age (expanded): 17 years
occupation:
nara film number: T9-0910
page: 69
page character: A
entry number: 1429
film number: 1254910
Household Gender Age
parent Alfred C. Roe M 57
parent Emm W. Roe F 48
Caroline P. Roe F 20
Elizabeth Roe F 18
Mary W. Roe F 17
Joseph W. Roe M 8

1900 Census
name: Mary W Roe
titles & terms:
residence: Union Township (north half), Washita, Oklahoma Territory
birth date: Apr 1863
birthplace: New York
relationship to head of household: Wife
spouse: Walter C Roe
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's birthplace: New York
father:
father's titles & terms:
father's birthplace: New York
mother:
mother's titles & terms:
mother's birthplace: New York
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: Walter C Roe
gender: Female
marital status: Married
year married: 13
estimated marriage year: 1887
mother how many children: 1
number living children: 0
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0210
page: 20
sheet letter: A
family number: 376
reference number: 24
film number: 1241342
image number: 00849
Household Gender Age
spouse Walter C Roe M
Mary W Roe F
Alfred C Roe M
Emma W Roe F
Mary Jensen F
Floss A Cherry M
Annie Brooker F

Mary Wickham Roe taught high school classes for several years, then became a missionary to Native Americans living in the United States and Latin America. She and her husband Walter adopted Henry Roe Cloud, an orphan from the Winnebago Reservation who became the first Native American to graduate from Yale and is considered the most important Indian leader of his generation. Among his accomplishments were conserving Indian lands, protecting the legal rights of Indians, and improving the educational systems of the reservations. Mary was killed in a car accident on June 17, 1941 while attending a mission conference in New Mexico.
(Source: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jwickham/joseph.htm)