Mary Margaret Bowlby

Brief Life History of Mary Margaret

When Mary Margaret Bowlby was born on 18 March 1868, in Tipton, Indiana, United States, her father, William Bowlby, was 38 and her mother, Phoebe Sippy, was 39. She married Robert Lynn Voris on 1 November 1888, in Tipton, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Liberty Township, Tipton, Indiana, United States for about 20 years and Justice Precinct 5, Brazoria, Texas, United States in 1910. She died on 23 June 1913, in Brazoria, Texas, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Alvin, Brazoria, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert Lynn Voris
1864–1931
Mary Margaret Bowlby
1868–1913
Marriage: 1 November 1888
William Abraham Voris
1891–1964
Frank James Voris
1895–1960
John Woodnay Voris
1899–1977
Loa B Voris
1900–1979
Omer Lynn Voris
1904–1969
Ola Belle Voris
1909–1997

Sources (10)

  • Mary Vooris in household of Robert L Vooris, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Mary Ann Bowlby, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Mary Margaret Voris, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1870 · Texas Is Restored to the Union

Congress restored Texas to the Union on March 30, 1870, despite not yet meeting all of the requirements established for re-admittance.

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

1881 · Construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway

Grenville M. Dodge oversaw the construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway. Work began at Hodge Junction, and eventually extended to the New Mexico border by 1888. Service began on April 1, 1888, with trains travelling between Fort Worth and Denver.

Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire): habitational name from Boulby in North Yorkshire or Bulby in Lincolnshire, both of which are named with the Old Norse byname Boli (from boli ‘bull’) + Old Norse ‘farmstead, settlement’.

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

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