Mary Elizabeth Caruthers

Brief Life History of Mary Elizabeth

When Mary Elizabeth Caruthers was born on 29 October 1842, in Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Rev Richard Alexander Caruthers, was 23 and her mother, Nancy Cook, was 22. She married John William Locke Sr on 25 May 1865, in New Wilmington, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Farmington Township, Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850 and Kill Creek Township, Osborne, Kansas, United States in 1880. She died on 28 December 1881, in Osborne, Osborne, Kansas, United States, at the age of 39, and was buried in Osborne, Osborne, Kansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

John William Locke Sr
1842–1876
Mary Elizabeth Caruthers
1842–1881
Marriage: 25 May 1865
James Alexander Locke
1866–1890
Nancy Anna Locke
1867–1958
John William Locke
1871–1947
Mary Clarissa Locke
1873–1902

Sources (7)

  • Mary E Cruthers in household of B A Cruthers, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Mary E Caruthers Locke, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Mary E Caruthers in entry for Anna Noland, "Idaho Death Certificates, 1938-1961"

World Events (7)

1846

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

1854

Bleeding Kansas was a time period between the years 1854 and 1861 with a series of violent confrontations over whether slavery would be legal in Kansas Territory.

1861

Kansas is the 34th state

Name Meaning

Scottish: variant of Carruthers .

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

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