Brief Life History of Mary Jane
When Mary Jane Berry was born on 28 May 1881, in Marshall, West Virginia, United States, her father, Alexander Reed Berry, was 28 and her mother, Mary Louisa Moore, was 19. She married Wiley James Van Scyoc in 1903, in Marshall, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Grant District, Wetzel, West Virginia, United States in 1920 and Ohio, United States in 1942. She died on 5 September 1942, in Salem Township, Monroe, Ohio, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Monroe, Ohio, United States.
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Sources (21)
- Mary J Scyhock in household of Wiley V Scyhock, "United States Census, 1910"
- Mary Jane Berry in entry for Byno Thomas Knowlton and Dessie L. Kurtzman, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Margerite Berry in entry for Dessie L. Knowlton, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"
Spouse and Children
1876–1948 Male
1881–1942 Female
Children (7)
1903–1974 Female
1905–1908 Male
1908–1972 Female
1910–1997 Female
1912–1974 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1852–1928 Male
1861–1946 Female
Siblings (6)
1881–1942 Female
1882–1882 Female
1889–1963 Female
1891–1921 Female
1894–1970 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
Age 1
1886
Age 5
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 17
Name Meaning
Irish and Manx: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Béara ‘descendant of Béara’, a personal name of unexplained etymology; or, in some cases, perhaps an Anglicized form of Irish and Manx Ó Beargha. Compare Barry 1.
Scottish and northern Irish: variant of Barrie .
English: habitational name from any of several places called in Devon named with Old English byrig, dative case of burh ‘fortified manor house, stronghold’, such as Berry Pomeroy and Berrynarbor.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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