John Jacob Mahon married Mary Steep, then Mary Ann Hudder (twenty children! between Mary and Mary Ann) —CLICK here for more
Mary Ann Hudder Mahon used to knit and I was told she used to love to knit a lot. She also wore the wool socks she made to bed. Did you wear wool socks to bed?
Wool socks were number one for explorers and mountaineers. When the body of George Mallory was found on Everest 75 years after his disappearance in 1924, he was wearing three pairs of wool socks. It’s since been proven by academics that Mallory’s clothing was warm enough for climbing conditions and perhaps even an improvement on modern options. So although Mallory sadly met his maker up on Everest, his socks weren’t to blame for his untimely demise. As well as wool socks, they were also available in other materials such as cashmere, cotton lisle and silk. They could be smooth or ribbed. When debris from the RMS Titanic was recovered, following the ship’s sinking in 1915, a suitcase was opened up to reveal neatly folded clothes, including a pair of unworn socks made from finely knitted black silk.
Colors and patterns started to grow more vibrant into the 1910s. This was due to advances in high-speed knitting technology which led to various patterns, constructions and colors.
As socks were not elasticized like modern examples available so freely at the likes of Target, men were at risk of having their socks sag to reveal bare ankle. To prevent this, gentlemen pulled their socks up which they secured with sock garters (also known as ‘hose garters’). Made of leather or striped elastic, the garter clipped to the end of the sock and fastened around the upper calf.
For working classes the lumberman’s socks had a draw string cord at the top (they look like Christmas stockings!)
The Wilkes-Barre Record
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
20 Nov 1913, Thu • Page 22
Murder Over Bed Socks
Lead Daily Call
Lead, South Dakota
01 Nov 1911, Wed • Page 2
John Mahon
Mary Hudder
- 1847
- 1923
bur. Holy Canadian Martyrs Cemetary, Combermere, Ontario
- 1867
- 1965
bur. Holy Canadian Martyrs Cemetary, Combermere, Ontario
Children
Michael Mahon
Tom Mahon
Patrick Mahon
Kay Mahon
Agnes Mahon
Tessie Mahon
Evelyn Mahon
Annie Mahon
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The Local Flappers
How to Deal With a Garter Belt Emergency! – Actual 1940’s War Bride Letter
From Dublin to Drummond- Mahon Family Reunion — The Series –Part 1
From Dublin to Drummond- Mahon Family Reunion — The Series –Part 2
From Dublin to Drummond- Mahon Family Reunion — The Series –Part 3
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