Brief Life History of Mary Jane
When Mary Jane Lemon was born on 7 March 1837, in Virginia, United States, her father, George Samuel Lemon, was 48 and her mother, Nancy Gilliland, was 45. She had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Henry Lancisco Jackson. She lived in Ritchie, Virginia, United States for about 10 years and Grant District, Ritchie, West Virginia, United States in 1870. She died on 26 June 1879, at the age of 42, and was buried in Pribble Cemetery, Cisco, Ritchie, West Virginia, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Mary J Jackson in household of H L Jackson, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mary Jane Lemon Jackson, "Find A Grave Index"
- M. J. Lemon in entry for Lydia Jane Beckner, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"
Spouse and Children
1838–1900 Male
1837–1879 Female
Children (2)
1859– Male
1861–1926 Female
Parents and Siblings
1788–1866 Male
1793–1872 Female
Siblings (17)
1810–1910 Male
1812–1902 Male
1816–1904 Female
1818– Female
1819–1881 Male
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World Events (6)
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
Age 7
1846
Age 9
1861 · The Battle of Manassas
Age 24
Name Meaning
English:
nickname from Middle English lefman, lemman, leman ‘lover, sweetheart’. This is probably the chief source of the surname. There is no connection with the word denoting the citrus fruit (which is of Persian origin).
from the Middle English personal name Leman, Old English Lēofmann, from lēof ‘dear, beloved’ + mann ‘man’, the ultimate source of the name in 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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