Brief Life History of Mary Jane
When Mary Jane Shoemaker was born on 11 May 1842, in Virginia, United States, her father, Henry Shoemaker, was 44 and her mother, Sarah Worts, was 31. She married Samuel R Richards on 1 June 1861, in Floyd, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Locust Grove District, Floyd, Virginia, United States in 1880 and Simpsons, Floyd, Virginia, United States for about 20 years. She died on 10 January 1923, in Floyd, Virginia, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Huffville, Floyd, Virginia, United States.
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Family Time Line
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- Mary J Richards in household of Samuel R Richards, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mary Jane Shomaker, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
- Mary Jane Richards, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
Spouse and Children
1840–1929 Male
1842–1923 Female
Children (12)
1862– Female
1864– Male
1866–1917 Male
1867–1954 Male
1870–1932 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1798–1880 Male
1810–1862 Female
Siblings (5)
1835–1889 Male
1836– Female
1842–1923 Female
1848–1902 Male
1849– Female
World Events (8)
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
Age 2
1846
Age 4
1864 · Arlington Cemetery
Age 22
Name Meaning
Americanized form (translation into English) of Dutch Schoemaker , German and Jewish Schumacher , Slovenian Šuštar (see Sustar ) or Greek Papoutsis .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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