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Mary Thien 
Full name : Mary Thien  
Alternate spellings, aliases : Mary Thienn, 'Mammie' ?  
Parents :  
Father : Henry Thien  
Mother : Anna Busch  
Date of Birth : 3 August 1882  
Place of Birth : St. Louis, Missouri  
Spouse :   
Name : Albert Anthony Deiss
 
Date of Marriage : 16 April 1902  
Place of Marriage : St. Louis, Missouri  
Died : 20 May 1923  
Notes :  
Date of Death : 11 April 1959  
Place of Death : Collinsville, Madison County, Illinois  
Cause of Death :   
Burial Information : Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri  
Religion : Roman Catholic   
Locations
of Worship : Holy Trinity Church, St. Louis, Missouri  
Occupation(s) : housewife, mother  
Property : after her husband's death
she lived primarily with her daughter, Edna.  
Family :   
Daughter : Clara  
Date of Birth: c. 1903  
Place of Birth : St. Louis, Missouri  
Married : no  
Died : 16 June 1904 St. Louis, Missouri  
Notes : she lived less than two years  
Daughter : Edna   
Date of Birth : 3 December 1905  
Place of Birth : St. Louis, Missouri  
Married : Captain Harrison C. Finley, USAAR  
Died : 17 January 1988 Collinsville, Illinois  
Notes : 'Uncle Bill' Finley, a balloon and dirigible pilot with the USAAR from
1919 - 1945, died 1988 - '89 in Oklahoma.  Edna and Bill had a daughter,
Judith.  
Son : William John  
Date of Birth: 2 November 1908  
Place of Birth : St. Louis, Missouri  
Married1 : Vivian Louise Dabney 1940 St. Louis, Missouri  
Married2 : Betty Clifford, 1971 or 1972  
Died : 30 June 1981 Madisonville, Illinois  
Notes : cause of death - emphysema; interred Friedens Cemetery, Missouri. 
William and Vivian had one son - William Albert. 
  
Sources, bibliography :   
Deiss, William A., Personal Communication,
Falls Church and Alexandria, Virginia. 1980-1990.   
Deiss, William A., Personal Communication,
Winchester, Virginia. 2001.  
Durbin, Judith.  Correspondence with
William Deiss.  Midwest City, Oklahoma. 1999.  
WWI Draft Registration Card of Albert J. Deiss, St.
Louis City, Roll 1 n-z, National Archives and Records Administration,
Washington, DC. 1918.  
Kind gifts of documentary and
photo evidence courtesy of William A. Deiss. 
  
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