Mary Ann Jemison

Brief Life History of Mary Ann

When Mary Ann Jemison was born on 16 November 1834, in Bellville, Jefferson Township, Richland, Ohio, United States, her father, John S Jemison, was 29 and her mother, Catherine Benner, was 31. She married Antoine-Francois-Ferdinand Bergier on 10 August 1856, in Otoe, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Ross Township, Osborne, Kansas, United States in 1910 and Downs, Osborne, Kansas, United States in 1920. She died on 13 December 1929, in Penn Township, Osborne, Kansas, United States, at the age of 95, and was buried in Baker Cemetery, Osborne, Kansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Antoine-Francois-Ferdinand Bergier
1825–1908
Mary Ann Jemison
1834–1929
Marriage: 10 August 1856
John Francis Bergier
1857–1935
Jacob Stephen Bergier
1860–1879
Daniel F Bergier
1862–1936
Joseph H Bergier
1864–1914
Mary J. Bergier
1866–1884
Rose E. Bergier
1868–1893
Mary J Bergier
1876–

Sources (13)

  • Mary A Bergier, "Kansas State Census, 1895"
  • Mary Ann Jemison Bergier, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Mary A. Jemison in entry for Joseph H. Bergier, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"

World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1836

Historical Boundaries 1836: Caldwell County created from Non-County Area 7.

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

Name Meaning

English (northern): patronymic from the personal name Jem (a pet form of James ) + son. Compare Jamison .

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

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