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Mary Jane Matthews

Female 1857 - 1946  (88 years)


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  • Name Mary Jane Matthews 
    Born 6 Jun 1857  Albany, Shackelford County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 12 Feb 1946  California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Joseph Beck Matthews,   b. 24 Aug 1824,   d. 27 Jun 1895  (Age 70 years)  (Father) 
    Carolina Spears,   b. 16 Jul 1828,   d. 7 Oct 1924  (Age 96 years)  (Mother) 
    Notes 
    • http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=36857718

      Birth: Jun. 6, 1857
      Death: Feb. 12, 1946

      Facts:
      She was the 3rd of six children born to Joseph Beck and Caroline Spears Matthews.

      She married John Larn November 28, 1872.

      She had two children by John Larn, William Alexander and Joseph Beck.

      John died June 24, 1878 and was buried on the ranch.

      On October 23, 1880 she married a Presbyterian minister, the Rev. John Brown.

      She had three children by John Brown.

      The marriage lasted fifteen years.

      She lived her final days in California.

      Family links:
      Parents:
      Joseph Beck Matthews (1824 - 1895)
      Caroline Spears Matthews (1828 - 1924)

      Children:
      Will Alexander Larn (1873 - 1937)*
      Joseph Beck Larn (1875 - 1875)*

      Spouse:
      John M. Larn (1849 - 1878)*


      Burial:
      Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
      Glendale
      Los Angeles County
      California, USA
    Person ID I6690  Clark
    Last Modified 27 Aug 2011 

    Father Joseph Beck Matthews,   b. 24 Aug 1824,   d. 27 Jun 1895  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Carolina Spears,   b. 16 Jul 1828,   d. 7 Oct 1924  (Age 96 years) 
    Family ID F1853  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Husband 1 John M. Larn,   b. 1 Mar 1849, Mobile, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1878, Albany, Shackelford County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years) 
    Married 28 Nov 1872  Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • United States Census, 1900 Shackelford county, Albany trownship.
      Parent Mary J Brown F
      John Brown M
      Mary L Brown F
      William A Larn M
    Children 
     1. William Alexander Larn,   b. 17 Dec 1873, Throckmorton County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jun 1937, Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     2. Joseph Beck Larn,   b. 24 Mar 1875, Throckmorton County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1875, Throckmorton County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2011 
    Family ID F1854  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Husband 2 John Brown,   b. 6 Apr 1842, Inverchaolain, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1903, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 23 Oct 1880  Albany, Shackelford County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • United States Census, 1900 Texas Shackelford 0136 Justice Precincts 1 & 4 Albany town
      Brown Mary J Head Born June 1858 Widow
      Brown John son born Nov 1882 scholar
      Brown Mary L daughter born August 1885 scholar
      Larne William A son born Dec 1873 day labourer

      1901 census Colintraive
      Altgaltrich cottage
      John Brown Head 60 Housebuilder (single)
      Mrs Brown 83 widow mother
      Lizzie Brown 35 sister dressmaker (single)
      Jessie Brown 40 sister visitor boardinghouse keeper (single)

      United States Census, 1910
      Worth Ward 4, Tarrant, TexasGeo T Reynolds M 65y
      Elizabeth Reynolds F 58y
      E Reynolds F 17y
      Mary J Brown F 54y sister widowed
      May L Brown F 24y single
      Edgar Gardwick M 22y
      Jack Well M 35y
      Rosa Well F 30y
      J B Mathews F 83y mother
    Children 
    +1. John Brown,   b. 20 Nov 1882, Albany, Shackelford County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1943, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
    Flora Anne Bozeman  m. 20 Apr 1916
     2. Mary L. Brown,   b. Aug 1885, Albany, Shackelford County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Caroline Matthews Brown,   b. 25 Apr 1889, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1894, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 4 years)
    Last Modified 27 Aug 2011 
    Family ID F1852  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart