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FAMILY STACK

MANAGED BY:

Robin Stewart

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MATERNAL

RELATIONSHIP TO AUTHOR/
INDIVIDUAL
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MOTHER

UPDATED LAST:

Sunday, January 23, 2022

Marjorie Ann
Sunderman

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FEMALE

BIRTH

Birth Date

21 August 1938

Birth Place

Mena, Polk, Arkansas

DEATH

Death Date

2 January 2022

Death Place

Vacaville, Solano, California

Headstone

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PARENTS

Father

Walter Charles

Sunderman

1919

-

1973

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Mother

Sadie Marie

Henderson

1921

-

1980

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MARRIAGE/S

Never Married

FIRST NAME
LAST NAME
MARRIAGE DAY
MARRIAGE MONTH
MARRIAGE YEAR
Converse
Crowell
15
November
1958

CHILDREN

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FIRST NAME
LAST NAME
BIRTH YEAR
DEATH YEAR
GENDER
00743
Laura Lee
Crowell
1963
1981
FEMALE

SIBLINGS

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FIRST NAME
LAST NAME
BIRTH YEAR
DEATH YEAR
GENDER

SCRATCH PAD

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FAMILY NARRATIVE

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Marjorie was a portrait Artist.

She was self-taught based on her study of the old masters. She painted since about 1967, but became serious about expanding her ability to paint, especially portraits beginning about 1985, at about age 47. She continued to paint portraits as well as scenery until about age 80. The last portrait she started and never completely finished was of her grandson, Jeff and his wife, Samantha's wedding portrait. Her daughter now has the collection of family history portraits she has painted.

WEBSITE LINKS

FILES

FILE NAME
FILE DESCRIPTION
Certificate of Graduation
Maricopa County Public Schools, State of Arizona. Marjorie Sunderman May 26, 1952
Birth Certificate
This birth certificate for Marjorie Ann Sunderman shows "Marne Ann Sunderman", which according to Marjorie was what she was originally named but it was subsequently changed.

U.S. CENSUS RECORDS

Year
State
County
City/Town
Information
Publisher
Publication Date
Publication Location
Page Number
1940
California
Contra Costa
Richmond

OCCUPATION

OCCUPATION
START YEAR
END YEAR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
FIELD/INDUSTRY
Auto Parts Store Co-Owner
1963
1964
Owned a Western Auto Store in Lincoln, CA
Sales
Car Saleswoman
1967
1969
Marjorie was one of the first women in San Francisco CA to sell cars in the 1960s.
Sales
Portrait Artist
1980
2017
Painted portraits including family history portraits.

SOURCE CITATIONS

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
TITLE
Residence
U S Census Record Richmond California 1940

Moved to California

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Moved to Richmond

1940

Living with her mother and father. They lived in an apartment or duplex at 619 South 10th Street in Richmond CA. The family living in the other apartment was her Great Aunt ( Mary Voerster) who married Alvin Beckwith. Marjorie called her Mrs. Beckwith even though she was her aunt. Marjorie said that was what everyone else called her, so she did too. Marjorie was fond of both Mrs. Beckwith and her uncle, Alvin.

Brief Marriage

1958

Marjorie was briefly married to Donald Ray Cassady of Nashville Arkansas. He was the best friend of her Uncle, Henry George Sunderman. She married him when she was very young. He entered the military and she stayed with his family in Nashville Arkansas while he was away. The marriage did not last long. Marjorie said that the reason she married him was to escape a bad situation she was living in at the home of her Uncle on her mother's side and Aunt in Little Rock Central ( High School). Donald R Cassady divorced her on January 6, 1958.

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Car Sales Woman

1968

Marjorie was one of the first women in San Francisco California to sell cars in 1968. She was featured in an ad about the Dodge Girls, a play on the Dodge boys who were the salesmen who sold Dodge.

Portrait Artist

1985

Marjorie was a self-taught artist who studied the works of the masters. Her focus was portraits and created a collection of family history portraits.

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Images

Child Photo

Date is approximate. Marjorie Ann Sunderman.

1940

Source/Image Credit:

Collection of Robin Stewart

Images

High School Photographer

Date is approximate. Marjorie learned photographer from Mr. Spitzer for whom she had great respect. While in high school, she had a photo credit in the newspaper.

1955

Source/Image Credit:

Collection of Robin Stewart

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Marjorie about 1957

From collection of Marjorie Sunderman.

1957

Source/Image Credit:

Collection of Marjorie Sunderman

Images

Eightieth Birthday

Marjorie Sunderman at her 80th birthday party at Pietro's Restaurant in Vacaville CA.

2018

Source/Image Credit:

Collection of Robin Stewart

Images

Marjorie

Marjorie was 83 years old in this picture, taken at her home in Fairfield CA

2021

Source/Image Credit:

Collection of Robin Stewart

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