Brief Life History of Mary Jane
When Mary Jane Stout was born on 24 September 1836, in Lewis Township, Clay, Indiana, United States, her father, Elijah Mathis Stout Sr., was 25 and her mother, Rebecca Craverson, was 20. She married Abel Crawford Pierson on 18 October 1855, in Clay, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Pierson Township, Vigo, Indiana, United States for about 20 years and Sullivan, Sullivan, Indiana, United States in 1910. She died on 2 April 1911, in Sullivan, Indiana, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Clay, Indiana, United States.
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Sources (30)
- Mary J Pierson in household of Thompson, "United States Census, 1910"
- Mary Jane Stout, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Mary J. Pierson, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1831–1901 Male
1836–1911 Female
Children (14)
1856–1930 Female
1858–1933 Male
1860–1873 Female
1861–1958 Female
1864–1932 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1811–1893 Male
1815–1906 Female
Siblings (5)
1829– Male
1833–1920 Female
1834– Female
1836–1911 Female
1842–1904 Male
World Events (8)
1842
Age 6
1846
Age 10
1856 · The Town of Santa Claus
Age 20
Name Meaning
English:
nickname from Middle English stout ‘bold, daring, brave’ (Old French estolt, estout, Anglo-Norman French estut, estot, estout ‘bold, fierce, randy, stubborn’).
perhaps occasionally a nickname from Middle English st(o)ut ‘gnat, horse-fly’ (Old English stūt, Old Norse stútr ‘gnat’), possibly used for someone with a biting tongue or for a small, quick-moving person.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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