Brief Life History of Mary Jane
When Mary Jane Ham Wheeler was born on 3 July 1859, in Polk, Oregon, United States, her father, Charles Ham, was 34 and her mother, Louisa Jane Waymire, was 22. She married Mansel Wheeler on 16 January 1876, in Polk, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Dallas, Polk, Oregon, United States in 1860. She died on 30 September 1939, in Redmond, Deschutes, Oregon, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Madras, Jefferson, Oregon, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (12)
- M J Ham in household of Charley Ham, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Mary J Ham - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Mary J Ham
- May Mary Ham, "Oregon Marriage Records, 1849-1952"
Spouse and Children
1854–1931 Male
1859–1939 Female
Children (1)
1887–1972 Female
Parents and Siblings
1825–1913 Male
1837–1916 Female
Siblings (10)
1853–1947 Female
1856–1926 Female
1857–1941 Female
1857– Male
1859–1939 Female
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World Events (8)
1862 · The Homestead Act
Age 3
1863
Age 4
1880 · The Great Gale of 1880
Age 21
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Korean Young, Ok, Nam, Chul, Eun Hee, Eun Young, Hae Jung, Il Hwa.
English (mainly southwestern) and German: variant of Hamm .
Dutch: topographic name from ham ‘land in a river bend’, ‘enclosed meadow’, or a habitational name from any of several country houses and places called De(n) Ham. Compare Van Ham and Vanderham .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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