Brief Life History of Mary Jane
When Mary Jane Barbery was born on 7 April 1840, in South Carolina, United States, her father, Squire Barbare, was 25 and her mother, Temperance Austin, was 12. She married William Barney Alverson about 1872, in South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She lived in Grove Township, Greenville, South Carolina, United States in 1880 and Paris Mountain Township, Greenville, South Carolina, United States in 1900. She died on 16 December 1904, in South Carolina, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Anderson, South Carolina, United States.
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Sources (10)
- Mary J. Alberson in household of W. B. Alberson, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: Mary Jane Barbare - Government record: birth-name: Mary Jane Barbare
- Mary Jane Barbry Alverson, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (7)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1860
In 1860, South Carolina quit the United States because its citizens were in favor of slavery and President Lincoln was not. The Civil War started a year later.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Carlos, Jorge, Emilio, Luis, Normando, Soledad.
English (Cornwall): variant of Barbary .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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