Mary Jane Erret

Brief Life History of Mary Jane

When Mary Jane Erret was born on 20 January 1844, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Isaac Errett, was 22 and her mother, Rebecca Miller, was 18. She married Jacob Luther Sheffler on 4 November 1858. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Hubble Township, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States in 1910 and Grant Township, Greene, Indiana, United States in 1920. In 1880, at the age of 36, her occupation is listed as farmer in Jefferson Township, Greene, Indiana, United States. She died on 12 September 1920, in Casey, Clark, Illinois, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Linton, Stockton Township, Greene, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jacob Luther Sheffler
1834–1878
Mary Jane Erret
1844–1920
Marriage: 4 November 1858
Ada Jane Sheffler
1859–1916
William McClellan Sheffler
1861–1940
Florence Sheffler
1864–
John Sherman Sheffler
1866–1933
Alice Emma Sheffler
1868–1937
Walter Frederick Sheffler Sr.
1870–1962
Mary Elizabeth Sheffler
1872–1953
Ella Barbara Sheffler
1873–1960
Rose May Sheffler
1877–1919

Sources (17)

  • Mary J Morris in household of J L Bosch, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Mary Jane Morris, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • Errett in entry for Walter Shipplie and Ellen Gouser, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"

World Events (8)

1846

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

1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized

Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: French Emile, Yves, Antoine, Camille, Collette, Eusebe, Laurent, Maryse, Monique, Raoul, Solange.

French: from a diminutive of Old French verre ‘glass’, hence perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a glazier.

History: Michel Verret dit Laverdure from Saintes in Charente-Maritime, France, married Marie Galarneau in Charlesbourg, QC, in 1683. The Verret families of LA trace their foundation to one Michel-Joseph Verret who was born in Canada and was in LA by 1724.

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

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