Mary Frances Bone

13 October 1851–6 April 1936 (Age 84)
Farmersville, Collin, Texas, United States

The Life Summary of Mary Frances

When Mary Frances Bone was born on 13 October 1851, in Farmersville, Collin, Texas, United States, her father, Marcus Lafayette Bone, was 29 and her mother, Cary Catherine Lane, was 23. She married James Madison Duff on 5 August 1869, in Hunt, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Hunt, Texas, United States in 1860 and Justice Precinct 2, Hunt, Texas, United States for about 20 years. She died on 6 April 1936, in Quinton, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Dulaney, Hunt, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Madison Duff
1846–1902
Mary Frances Bone
1851–1936
Marriage: 5 August 1869
John Ward Duff
1870–1961
William Jefferson Duff
1872–1953
Kate Estelle Duff
1875–1967
Ella Hayter Duff
1878–1879
Thomas Hinds Duff
1880–1952
James Retner Duff
1883–1942
Robert Dial Duff
1885–1908
Oscar Lindsey Duff
1888–1956
Samuel Francis Duff
1890–1968

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    5 August 1869Hunt, Texas, United States
    • Children

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (3)

    World Events (8)

    1861 · Texas Secedes from the United States
    Age 10
    On February 1, 1861, Texas seceded from the United States. On March 2, 1861, they had joined with the Confederate States of America.
    1863
    Age 12
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
    Age 24
    In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

    Name Meaning

    English (of Norman origin): nickname meaning ‘good’, from Middle English bon(e), boun, Old French bon ‘good’.English: possibly a nickname from Middle English bone ‘bone, leg’ (Old English bān; compare Bain 3), used of someone with a bad leg or long legs.English: variant of Boone 1.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Bonn
    Bain
    Bunn
    Boone

    Sources (14)

    • Mary Frances Bone in entry for Oscar Lindsey Duff, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
    • Mary Duff in household of Thomas H Duff, "United States Census, 1930"
    • Mary T Bone, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"

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