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Mary Jane Matthews
1857 - 1946 (88 years)-
Name Mary Jane Matthews Born 6 Jun 1857 Albany, Shackelford County, Texas, USA Gender Female Died 12 Feb 1946 California, USA 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 , d. 22 Jun 1878, Albany, Shackelford County, Texas, USA (Age 29 years) Married 28 Nov 1872 Texas, USA - 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 , d. 3 Jun 1937, Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona, USA (Age 63 years) 2. Joseph Beck Larn, b. 24 Mar 1875, Throckmorton County, Texas, USA , d. 17 Sep 1875, Throckmorton County, Texas, USA (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 , d. 6 Feb 1903, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK (Age 60 years) Married 23 Oct 1880 Albany, Shackelford County, Texas, USA - 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 , d. 1943, California, USA (Age 60 years) ▻ Flora Anne Bozeman m. 20 Apr 19162. Mary L. Brown, b. Aug 1885, Albany, Shackelford County, Texas, USA , d. Yes, date unknown 3. Caroline Matthews Brown, b. 25 Apr 1889, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA , d. 14 Feb 1894, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA (Age 4 years) Last Modified 27 Aug 2011 Family ID F1852 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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