Ivy Winters

Ivy Winters was born Ivy Morse Frost on Feb. 1, 1913, in Melrose, Mass. Her parents were George F. Frost and Irma L. Woodward.

By 1930, when Ivy was 17,  Ivy's mother had remarried. I don't know whether her father had died or whether they had divorced. 

Ivy's stepfather was a machinist named George A. Maher (27). Her mother, now Irma Maher (37), worked as a clerk in a novelty shop. They lived on Forest St., in Medford Massachusetts with Irma's brother Earle Woodward (31). Earle worked as a sales manager in a rubber manufacturing, at least that's what the census seems to say. 

Ivy was married 19 Mar 1935 in Seabrook, New Hampshire, to Charles Thompson Winters (1913-1984), meat cutter, son of Wilfred C. Winters and Katherine Macmillan.

Despite being married, it seems that in 1940, Ivy, Irma, and stepfather George were living together at 38 Cooper St. in New York City. Ivy had completed three years of high school and worked in a variety store. Ivy is listed in the census as being 27, George 35, and Irma 49. Irma had had two years of high school and George had completed 8th grade. He was working as a solderer. 

It doesn't seem that Ivy and Charles had children. I don't know whether they lived together. Charles, however, is an interesting character. Born a Baptist in Massachusetts, he, nevertheless is considered a hero of Israel.

The following text is from "Find-a-Grave"

Birth: Feb. 10, 1913
Death: Oct. 30, 1984

Israel Hero. Mr. Winters, was a Protestant from Boston who worked with others to help Israel during The 1948 Arab-Israeli War. He converted two B-17 "Flying Fortresses" to Israel's defense forces. He personally flew one of the aircraft from Miami to Czechoslovakia, where that plane and a third B-17 were retrofitted for use as bombers. He and other volunteers from around the world defied weapons embargoes to supply the newly established Israel with critical supplies to defend itself against mounting attacks from all sides. He was convicted in 1949 for violating the Neutrality Act for conspiring to export aircraft to a foreign country. He was fined $5,000 and sentenced to 18 months in prison. President George W. Bush of the US before leaving office granted a pardon to Winters for his actions.

Burial:
Alliance Church International Cemetery
Jerusalem
Yerushalayim (Jerusalem District), Israel

a line on his tombstone reads:

... "Husband, father, and loyal friend ... "

When he was indicted in 1948, he was one of 10 people involved. He lived in Miami at the time.