Mary Jane Stoneking

Brief Life History of Mary Jane

When Mary Jane Stoneking was born on 11 July 1844, in Alma, Page, Virginia, United States, her father, Henry Stoneking, was 38 and her mother, Dorcas Gapen, was 33. She lived in Tyler, Tyler, Virginia, United States in 1850 and Tyler, Virginia, United States in 1860. She died on 29 December 1862, in Alma, Page, Virginia, United States, at the age of 18, and was buried in Middlebourne, Tyler, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Stoneking
1805–1868
Dorcas Gapen
1811–1899
Elisha Stoneking
1830–1904
Sara Ann Stoneking
1848–1918
Oliver Stoneking
1854–1870
Rebecca Stoneking
1832–1865
Joshua Joseph Stoneking
1833–1887
Stephen Stoneking
1835–1899
Samuel Stoneking
1837–1917
Clarissa Stoneking
1837–1888
Rachel Stoneking
1840–1912
Margaret Stoneking
1843–1873
Mary Jane Stoneking
1844–1862
Eunice Stoneking
1846–1872
Daniel Stoneking
1850–1920
David Stoneking
1852–1898

Sources (6)

  • Mary Stoneking in household of Henry Stoneking, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Mary J. Stoneking, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Mary J Stoneking - Published information: Cemetery record or headstone

World Events (4)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1847 · Hollywood Cemetery Established

Hollywood Cemetery was established in 1847 in Richmond Virginia. This is where Presidents James Monroe and John Tyler are buried. During the Civil War it became the largest military interments and a large section dedicated to military burials. Jefferson Davis a well known Confederate is also buried here. Many other notable people are also buried here.

1861 · The Battle of Manassas

The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run. 

Name Meaning

Americanized form (translation into English) of German Steinkönig, composed of Middle High German stein ‘stone’ + kūnic ‘king’, perhaps a nickname of anecdotal origin.

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

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