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In 1951, Colomba Martella DeAndrea conveyed ownership of 1100 Lincoln to herself and her daughter, Marguirete "Marge" Martella. Marge, who had been born in Marshall in 1922, had lived in the house at 1100 Lincoln from the age of about eight, and continued to live there for all of her adult life. Colomba died in 1974 at the age of 86. Marge Martella became the sole owner of the house. She is believed to have had remodeling work done on the house in the 1970s. Marge Martella graduated from Louisville High School in 1940. She is remembered in Louisville for her longtime employment at the Louisville Post Office. She worked at the Post Office for over 44 years, from the early 1940s until her retirement in 1988. Over these years, not only did the location of the Post Office in Louisville change a few times, but Marge would have witnessed immense changes in the operations of the U.S. Postal Service. Marge Martella's 2011 obituary paints a picture of Marge as having an outgoing personality as well as active involvement in Louisville organizations such as the Society of Italian Americans, The Elks Club, and the Altar & Rose Society of the St. Louis Catholic Church. In 2012, the current owners, Matthew and Jessie Bliss, purchased 1100 Lincoln from the estate of Marguirete Martella. Sources The preceding research is based on a review of relevant and available online County property records, census records, oral history interviews, and related resources, and Louisville directories, newspaper articles, maps, files, obituary records, survey records, and historical photographs from the collection of the Louisville Historical Museum.