Mary Jane Richardson

Brief Life History of Mary Jane

When Mary Jane Richardson was born on 18 March 1845, in Virginia, United States, her father, Jewell Richardson, was 21 and her mother, Margaret Elizabeth Maddox, was 16. She married John E. Garnett on 6 February 1868, in Kanawha, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Montgomery, Virginia, United States in 1860 and Union District, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States for about 10 years. She died on 28 August 1882, in Kanawha, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 37.

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Family Time Line

John E. Garnett
1847–1933
Mary Jane Richardson
1845–1882
Marriage: 6 February 1868
William Thomas Garnett
1868–1952
Anna Corina Garnett
1870–1947
Henry Lee Garnett
1872–1897
Kent M. Garnett
1876–1895
Juel Richardson Garnett
1879–1907

Sources (17)

  • Mary J Garnett in household of John E Garnett, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Mary S Richardson, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
  • M. J. in entry for K. M. Garnett, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"

World Events (8)

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.

1863

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

Name Meaning

English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Richard + -son. This surname is also very common among African Americans. Compare Ritson .

Americanized form (and a Swedish variant) of Swedish Richardsson or Rikardsson: patronymic from the personal name Richard , Rikard.

Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Richardsen or Norwegian Rikardsen, cognates of 2 above.

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

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