Mary Jane Misner

Brief Life History of Mary Jane

When Mary Jane Misner was born on 17 June 1851, in Southington, Trumbull, Ohio, United States, her father, George Misner, was 37 and her mother, Hannah Swartz, was 40. She married Nelson Gordon Poore on 9 February 1871, in Portage, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Windham, Windham Township, Portage, Ohio, United States in 1900 and Windham, Portage, Ohio, United States in 1910. She died on 12 April 1930, in Garrettsville, Portage, Ohio, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Garrettsville, Portage, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Nelson Gordon Poore
1848–1923
Mary Jane Misner
1851–1930
Marriage: 9 February 1871
Jeannette Poor
1877–

Sources (9)

  • Mary Misener in household of George Misener, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Mary Jane Misner - Published information: birth-name: Mary J. "Jennie" Misner
  • Jennie Misener, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

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World Events (8)

1856 · The Town of Santa Claus

The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

Name Meaning

German: variant of Miesner and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this or of its cognate Meissner . Compare Misener and Mizner .

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

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