She married Archibald Clybourn on 9 June 1829 in Tazewell County. Archibald moved to Chicago from Virginia in 1823. He began as an Indian trader with a little store in the woods, and in a few years became a contractor for the government selling supplies to the military posts in the Northwest Territory. After he settled in Chicago he opened a butcher shop on a large scale, the first slaughterhouse in Chicago, and was a pioneer in introducing the system of packing meats which made Chicago one of the greatest livestock markets in the world.
Mary and Archibald had ten children, and three who died in childhood. Archibald died in 1872. Mary died in Chicago at the home of her daughter, Mary Virgina (Mrs. J.C.Parkes), at the age of 92 years.
She married Archibald Clybourn on 9 June 1829 in Tazewell County. Archibald moved to Chicago from Virginia in 1823. He began as an Indian trader with a little store in the woods, and in a few years became a contractor for the government selling supplies to the military posts in the Northwest Territory. After he settled in Chicago he opened a butcher shop on a large scale, the first slaughterhouse in Chicago, and was a pioneer in introducing the system of packing meats which made Chicago one of the greatest livestock markets in the world.
Mary and Archibald had ten children, and three who died in childhood. Archibald died in 1872. Mary died in Chicago at the home of her daughter, Mary Virgina (Mrs. J.C.Parkes), at the age of 92 years.
Family Members
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Sarah Ann Clybourn Barney
1830–1900
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Margaret Ellen "Maggie" Clybourn Holden
1831–1888
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Martha Ann Clybourn Gregory
1833–1907
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4th SGT James Alexander Clybourn
1835–1918
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MAJ John Henley Clybourn
1838–1875
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William Harrison Clybourn
1840–1921
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Henry Clay Clybourn
1842–1913
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Mary Virginia Clybourn Parkes
1844–1932
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Charles Archibald Clybourn Sr
1848–1887
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Ella May Clybourn
1854–1855
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Franklin Thomas Clybourn
1857–1898
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