1861
April 12: The American Civil War began
August 10: The Battle of Wilson’s Creek resulted in a Union retreat and southwestern Missouri was left in Confederate hands until the Battle of Pea Ridge
September 11: President Abraham Lincoln revoked John Fremont’s emancipation proclamation for Missouri
October 28: Missouri’s "Rebel Legislature" adopted an Act of Secession
1862
*January 15: William Woolsey "Willie" LANE born Some family trees say that he was a fraternal twin to Mary Jane LANE. But family group sheets give his date of birth as 15 January 1862.
Which means the birthday would be wrong. I don't think Martha Ann could have had a child in January and then another 6 months later in July the same year. Anyone have information on Willie?
March 6-8: In a three-day battle at Pea Ridge, Arkansas, the Union Army forced the Confederates, excluding the state guard from Missouri, to retreat; this battle effectively ended the threat of Confederate military control in Missouri
*July 13: When MARY JANE LANE was born on July 13, 1862, in Phelps County, Missouri, her father, JAMES, was 26, and her mother, MARTHA, was 22.
Her paternal grandmother was Mary Jane (SPOON) LANE, so I would guess her father named her after his mother.
Her headstone shows her birth date as July 13, 1862.
Her death certificate gives her date of birth as July 10, 1862. The informant was her son-in-law, Ezra Z. BLACK, so I think the headstone is probably correct.
Her obituary and some family group sheets give her date of birth as 13 July 1861, a year earlier.
September 22: Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation
*October 15: Willie LANE died. Willie was buried in Beaver Cemetery, Phelps County, Missouri
1863
July Battle of Gettysburg
August 21: William Clarke Quantrill and his band of pro-Southern guerillas raided the pro-Union town of Lawrence, Kansas, killing nearly 150 men and boys. This attack served to avenge the imprisonment of their wives, mothers, and sisters in Kansas City
August 25: Brigadier General Thomas Ewing issued General Order No. 11, requiring all people living in Jackson, Cass, Bates, and northern Vernon counties to vacate the area unless their loyalty to the Union could be proven
1864
George Washington Carver born near Diamond, Missouri
*June 1: Willie LANE's birth date as recorded in the Mormon Church Archives, Salt Lake City Utah
*October 16: Age 2, Mary Jane's brother George Woolsey LANE was born in Phelps County, Missouri
According to family trees Willie S. LANE was born and died the same day, a twin of George's. Willie is named on the headstone with James, Martha Ann (WOOLSEY), and George LANE in Beaver Cemetery, Phelps County, Missouri. I'm not sure of the facts here and which is true. I know that it was common if a child died the next child born of the same gender would be given the same name. So it would not be unusual for there to be two William's born, and for George to be given the middle name of Woolsey, while the second Willie to be given a different middle name "S." I don't think that Martha Ann could have two children in the same year, Willie #2 in June and George in October. Since George grew up celebrating his October birthday, it does make more sense that Willie #2 and George were both born October 16th. If anyone has any proof, family story, or a Bible record, I hope they will share.
1865
January 11: Slavery was abolished in Missouri by an ordinance of immediate emancipation, making Missouri the first slave state to emancipate its slaves before the adoption of the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution
April 9: The American Civil War ended
Thirteenth Amendment adopted, ending slavery
April 10: Missouri’s second Constitution (Drake Constitution) was adopted. A group of politicians, known as "Radicals," favored emancipation of slaves and disfranchisement of persons who were sympathetic to the Confederacy during the Civil War. The Radicals included an "Ironclad Oath" in the new constitution to exclude former Confederate sympathizers from the vote and certain occupations, severely limiting their civil rights
1866
April 6: Lincoln Institute (later Lincoln University) was incorporated as an institution for black students in Missouri
August 11: The Missouri Historical Society was organized in St. Louis
1867
May 8: The Missouri Woman’s Suffrage Club was organized in St. Louis; the sole purpose of this organization was the political enfranchisement of women, the first such organization in the United States
1869
May 10: Transcontinental Railroad completed
1870
M. Lemma Barkeloo was the first woman lawyer in Missouri (St. Louis); She was the first woman trial lawyer in the United States, and the first woman lawyer to try a case in federal court
*July 13: Census, Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri, Mary J is listed as 7 years old (bn abt 1863), attended school , living with her parents and younger brother ,Geo.
1871
May 8: Phoebe W. Couzins of St. Louis became Missouri's first woman law school graduate when she graduated from the Washington University Law Department (May 8) Couzins later became the nation's first Woman U.S. Marshal in 1887
1872
Yellowstone, first national park, established
January 20: Missouri Governor B. Gratz Brown and family moved into the newly completed Governor’s Mansion
1873
The Missouri Supreme Court upheld a decision by the St. Louis Circuit Court, denying Virginia Minor the right to register to vote
Susan Blow opened the first public kindergarten in the United States in St. Louis
1874
January 31: The first train robbery by the James Gang took place at Gads Hill
1874
July 4: The Eads Bridge, spanning the Mississippi River, was opened in St. Louis
1875
Grasshopper plague in Missouri caused an estimated $15 million worth of damages
October 30: Missouri’s third Constitution was adopted
1876
*Missouri State Census shows Mary J. Lane under 10 years old (bn after 1866) with her parents James Lane and Martha A Lane, and her brother George Lane. in Township 36, Phelps County, Missouri.
Next door is her uncle George W WOOLSEY , his wife Sophia, and seven of their children.
10 March Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone
1880
*Census Cold Spring, Phelps County, Missouri, Mary J is 15 years old (bn abt 1865) with her parents and brother George. Her father was a farmer.
Next door was her uncle, George WOOLSEY, his wife Sophia and seven of their children.
1881
July 28: Governor Thomas Crittenden offered a $5000 reward for the arrest and conviction of members of the Jesse James gang
1882
April 3: Jesse James was killed by Bob Ford in St. Joseph
1888
*January 10: Mary J. LANE ( who was "over the age of eighteen" She would have been 25) married Matthew Martin KING (over the age of 21) in Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri. I.B. O'Loughlin R.C.P. performed the marriage.
1890
*January 22: Mary Jane's (age 27) son James Patrick KING was born in Newburg, Missouri
1891
St. Louis’ Wainwright Building, one of America’s first skyscrapers, was designed by Louis Sullivan
1893
*November 13: Mary Jane's (age 31) son George Martin KING was born in Newburg, MIssouri.
1894
October 30: The American School of Osteopathy was incorporated by Dr. Andrew Taylor Still in Kirksville
1895
*November 26: Her father, James LANE (age 63) died of typhoid at his home on Little Piney, near Yancy Mills, Phelps County, Missouri.
*November 28: Her father was buried in the Beaver Cemetery.
1896
*January 4: Mary J. (age 33) wrote in her father's obituary:
"We miss thee from our home, father,
We miss thee from thy place;
A shadow o'er our lives is cast,
We miss the sunshine of thy face,
We miss thy kind and willing hand,
Thy fond and earnest care;
Our home is dark without thee,
We miss thee everywhere.
-- Mrs. Mary J. King,
Yancy Mills, Mo., Jan. 4, 1896."
1898
*April 5: Mary Jane's (age 35) daughter Martha Pearl KING was born in Yancy Mills, Phelps County, Missouri.
April 21: Spanish-American War began
May 4: Volunteers for the Spanish-American War began arriving in St. Louis
December 10: Spanish-American War ended
1899
The State Historical Society of Missouri was incorporated in Columbia
Scott Joplin's "The Maple Leaf Rag" was published in Sedalia, Missouri
1900
*Census, Cold Spring, Phelps County, Missouri. Mary J. KING is 38 yrs old (bn abt 1862), and she lists her birth month as July and her birth year as 1861. She is living with her husband who is a farmer, and their three children.
1901
September 9: The first Missouri State Fair held at Sedalia opened
November 29: The Monsanto Company was founded in St. Louis
1903
December 17: Wright Brothers successfully complete first flight
1904
April--May Saint Louis World's Fair
1907
The primary election law was adopted in Missouri
1909
Missouri Supreme Court handed down a decision in the case against Standard Oil Company, affirming the company’s violation of Missouri antitrust laws
1910
*Census, Cold Spring, Phelps County, Missouri, Mary J was 47 yrs old (bn abt. 1863) with her husband, a farmer, and her three children. Living next door was her sister-in-law
1911
*Mary Jane was diagnosed with liver disease.
Mary Jane's daughter in law, Cora Mae (Black) King, George's wife, said that Mary Jane always held her right side because she hurt there all the time..."
February 5: Missouri State Capitol was completely destroyed by fire after being struck by lightning
1912
*October: Dr. McFarland began treating Mary Jane
1913
Direct election of senators was authorized; previously, US senators from Missouri were elected by the General Assembly
1914
Panama Canal completed and opened to shipping
July 28: World War 1 began in Europe
1915
*March 21: The last time Dr McFarland saw Mary Jane
*March 23: Mary Jane (age 52) died in Yancy Mills, W. Cold Spring Township, Phelps County, Missouri. She was married and on her death certificate her age was 53 yrs. 8 mos., 13 ds. Her occupation was Housewife. Dr. A. Sidney McFarland stated he had attended her from Oct 1912 to March 1915 and the last he saw her alive was March 21, 1915. Death occurred on March 23 at 5:03 AM and the cause of death was Cirrhosis of the liver. Duration 4 yrs.
Family lore said she died "of a ruptured gallbladder, after being swept up and swung around by her son, Jim, in a bear hug." He blamed himself for her death.
*25 March she was buried by J. M. Rels of Yancy Mills, Mo in Beaver Cemetery.
"Obituary...Mary Jane King was born July 13, 1861, and departed this life March 23, 1915 aged 83 yrs., 8 mo. & 10 days (sic 53 yrs.) She was united in marriage to Martin King, January 10, 1888. To this union two sons and one daughter: Mrs. Martha Pearl Black, George King and James King. She leaves to mourn her death, her husband, two sons and one daughter, an aged mother, one brother and two grandchildren, and a large circle of more distant relatives and friends. Mrs. King was a patient sufferer for years, but at the time of her death it was unexpected by her friends. As a stroke from a clear sky the home was bereft of a dear one. Funeral services were held at the Beaver Cemetery by Rev. Evland." Newspaper obituary in the ROLLA HERALD April 8, 1915, p. 3
Cecil King said, "her grandfather William Woolsey donated the cemetery plot" That may be why his name is written on her death certificate where the undertaker should be, and crossed out.
April 12: The American Civil War began
August 10: The Battle of Wilson’s Creek resulted in a Union retreat and southwestern Missouri was left in Confederate hands until the Battle of Pea Ridge
September 11: President Abraham Lincoln revoked John Fremont’s emancipation proclamation for Missouri
October 28: Missouri’s "Rebel Legislature" adopted an Act of Secession
1862
*January 15: William Woolsey "Willie" LANE born Some family trees say that he was a fraternal twin to Mary Jane LANE. But family group sheets give his date of birth as 15 January 1862.
Which means the birthday would be wrong. I don't think Martha Ann could have had a child in January and then another 6 months later in July the same year. Anyone have information on Willie?
March 6-8: In a three-day battle at Pea Ridge, Arkansas, the Union Army forced the Confederates, excluding the state guard from Missouri, to retreat; this battle effectively ended the threat of Confederate military control in Missouri
*July 13: When MARY JANE LANE was born on July 13, 1862, in Phelps County, Missouri, her father, JAMES, was 26, and her mother, MARTHA, was 22.
Her paternal grandmother was Mary Jane (SPOON) LANE, so I would guess her father named her after his mother.
Her headstone shows her birth date as July 13, 1862.
Her death certificate gives her date of birth as July 10, 1862. The informant was her son-in-law, Ezra Z. BLACK, so I think the headstone is probably correct.
Her obituary and some family group sheets give her date of birth as 13 July 1861, a year earlier.
September 22: Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation
*October 15: Willie LANE died. Willie was buried in Beaver Cemetery, Phelps County, Missouri
1863
July Battle of Gettysburg
August 21: William Clarke Quantrill and his band of pro-Southern guerillas raided the pro-Union town of Lawrence, Kansas, killing nearly 150 men and boys. This attack served to avenge the imprisonment of their wives, mothers, and sisters in Kansas City
August 25: Brigadier General Thomas Ewing issued General Order No. 11, requiring all people living in Jackson, Cass, Bates, and northern Vernon counties to vacate the area unless their loyalty to the Union could be proven
1864
George Washington Carver born near Diamond, Missouri
*June 1: Willie LANE's birth date as recorded in the Mormon Church Archives, Salt Lake City Utah
*October 16: Age 2, Mary Jane's brother George Woolsey LANE was born in Phelps County, Missouri
According to family trees Willie S. LANE was born and died the same day, a twin of George's. Willie is named on the headstone with James, Martha Ann (WOOLSEY), and George LANE in Beaver Cemetery, Phelps County, Missouri. I'm not sure of the facts here and which is true. I know that it was common if a child died the next child born of the same gender would be given the same name. So it would not be unusual for there to be two William's born, and for George to be given the middle name of Woolsey, while the second Willie to be given a different middle name "S." I don't think that Martha Ann could have two children in the same year, Willie #2 in June and George in October. Since George grew up celebrating his October birthday, it does make more sense that Willie #2 and George were both born October 16th. If anyone has any proof, family story, or a Bible record, I hope they will share.
1865
January 11: Slavery was abolished in Missouri by an ordinance of immediate emancipation, making Missouri the first slave state to emancipate its slaves before the adoption of the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution
April 9: The American Civil War ended
Thirteenth Amendment adopted, ending slavery
April 10: Missouri’s second Constitution (Drake Constitution) was adopted. A group of politicians, known as "Radicals," favored emancipation of slaves and disfranchisement of persons who were sympathetic to the Confederacy during the Civil War. The Radicals included an "Ironclad Oath" in the new constitution to exclude former Confederate sympathizers from the vote and certain occupations, severely limiting their civil rights
1866
April 6: Lincoln Institute (later Lincoln University) was incorporated as an institution for black students in Missouri
August 11: The Missouri Historical Society was organized in St. Louis
1867
May 8: The Missouri Woman’s Suffrage Club was organized in St. Louis; the sole purpose of this organization was the political enfranchisement of women, the first such organization in the United States
1869
May 10: Transcontinental Railroad completed
1870
M. Lemma Barkeloo was the first woman lawyer in Missouri (St. Louis); She was the first woman trial lawyer in the United States, and the first woman lawyer to try a case in federal court
*July 13: Census, Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri, Mary J is listed as 7 years old (bn abt 1863), attended school , living with her parents and younger brother ,Geo.
1871
May 8: Phoebe W. Couzins of St. Louis became Missouri's first woman law school graduate when she graduated from the Washington University Law Department (May 8) Couzins later became the nation's first Woman U.S. Marshal in 1887
1872
Yellowstone, first national park, established
January 20: Missouri Governor B. Gratz Brown and family moved into the newly completed Governor’s Mansion
1873
The Missouri Supreme Court upheld a decision by the St. Louis Circuit Court, denying Virginia Minor the right to register to vote
Susan Blow opened the first public kindergarten in the United States in St. Louis
1874
January 31: The first train robbery by the James Gang took place at Gads Hill
1874
July 4: The Eads Bridge, spanning the Mississippi River, was opened in St. Louis
1875
Grasshopper plague in Missouri caused an estimated $15 million worth of damages
October 30: Missouri’s third Constitution was adopted
1876
*Missouri State Census shows Mary J. Lane under 10 years old (bn after 1866) with her parents James Lane and Martha A Lane, and her brother George Lane. in Township 36, Phelps County, Missouri.
Next door is her uncle George W WOOLSEY , his wife Sophia, and seven of their children.
10 March Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone
1880
*Census Cold Spring, Phelps County, Missouri, Mary J is 15 years old (bn abt 1865) with her parents and brother George. Her father was a farmer.
Next door was her uncle, George WOOLSEY, his wife Sophia and seven of their children.
1881
July 28: Governor Thomas Crittenden offered a $5000 reward for the arrest and conviction of members of the Jesse James gang
1882
April 3: Jesse James was killed by Bob Ford in St. Joseph
1888
*January 10: Mary J. LANE ( who was "over the age of eighteen" She would have been 25) married Matthew Martin KING (over the age of 21) in Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri. I.B. O'Loughlin R.C.P. performed the marriage.
1890
*January 22: Mary Jane's (age 27) son James Patrick KING was born in Newburg, Missouri
1891
St. Louis’ Wainwright Building, one of America’s first skyscrapers, was designed by Louis Sullivan
1893
*November 13: Mary Jane's (age 31) son George Martin KING was born in Newburg, MIssouri.
1894
October 30: The American School of Osteopathy was incorporated by Dr. Andrew Taylor Still in Kirksville
1895
*November 26: Her father, James LANE (age 63) died of typhoid at his home on Little Piney, near Yancy Mills, Phelps County, Missouri.
*November 28: Her father was buried in the Beaver Cemetery.
1896
*January 4: Mary J. (age 33) wrote in her father's obituary:
"We miss thee from our home, father,
We miss thee from thy place;
A shadow o'er our lives is cast,
We miss the sunshine of thy face,
We miss thy kind and willing hand,
Thy fond and earnest care;
Our home is dark without thee,
We miss thee everywhere.
-- Mrs. Mary J. King,
Yancy Mills, Mo., Jan. 4, 1896."
1898
*April 5: Mary Jane's (age 35) daughter Martha Pearl KING was born in Yancy Mills, Phelps County, Missouri.
April 21: Spanish-American War began
May 4: Volunteers for the Spanish-American War began arriving in St. Louis
December 10: Spanish-American War ended
1899
The State Historical Society of Missouri was incorporated in Columbia
Scott Joplin's "The Maple Leaf Rag" was published in Sedalia, Missouri
1900
*Census, Cold Spring, Phelps County, Missouri. Mary J. KING is 38 yrs old (bn abt 1862), and she lists her birth month as July and her birth year as 1861. She is living with her husband who is a farmer, and their three children.
1901
September 9: The first Missouri State Fair held at Sedalia opened
November 29: The Monsanto Company was founded in St. Louis
1903
December 17: Wright Brothers successfully complete first flight
1904
April--May Saint Louis World's Fair
1907
The primary election law was adopted in Missouri
1909
Missouri Supreme Court handed down a decision in the case against Standard Oil Company, affirming the company’s violation of Missouri antitrust laws
1910
*Census, Cold Spring, Phelps County, Missouri, Mary J was 47 yrs old (bn abt. 1863) with her husband, a farmer, and her three children. Living next door was her sister-in-law
1911
*Mary Jane was diagnosed with liver disease.
Mary Jane's daughter in law, Cora Mae (Black) King, George's wife, said that Mary Jane always held her right side because she hurt there all the time..."
February 5: Missouri State Capitol was completely destroyed by fire after being struck by lightning
1912
*October: Dr. McFarland began treating Mary Jane
1913
Direct election of senators was authorized; previously, US senators from Missouri were elected by the General Assembly
1914
Panama Canal completed and opened to shipping
July 28: World War 1 began in Europe
1915
*March 21: The last time Dr McFarland saw Mary Jane
*March 23: Mary Jane (age 52) died in Yancy Mills, W. Cold Spring Township, Phelps County, Missouri. She was married and on her death certificate her age was 53 yrs. 8 mos., 13 ds. Her occupation was Housewife. Dr. A. Sidney McFarland stated he had attended her from Oct 1912 to March 1915 and the last he saw her alive was March 21, 1915. Death occurred on March 23 at 5:03 AM and the cause of death was Cirrhosis of the liver. Duration 4 yrs.
Family lore said she died "of a ruptured gallbladder, after being swept up and swung around by her son, Jim, in a bear hug." He blamed himself for her death.
*25 March she was buried by J. M. Rels of Yancy Mills, Mo in Beaver Cemetery.
"Obituary...Mary Jane King was born July 13, 1861, and departed this life March 23, 1915 aged 83 yrs., 8 mo. & 10 days (sic 53 yrs.) She was united in marriage to Martin King, January 10, 1888. To this union two sons and one daughter: Mrs. Martha Pearl Black, George King and James King. She leaves to mourn her death, her husband, two sons and one daughter, an aged mother, one brother and two grandchildren, and a large circle of more distant relatives and friends. Mrs. King was a patient sufferer for years, but at the time of her death it was unexpected by her friends. As a stroke from a clear sky the home was bereft of a dear one. Funeral services were held at the Beaver Cemetery by Rev. Evland." Newspaper obituary in the ROLLA HERALD April 8, 1915, p. 3
Cecil King said, "her grandfather William Woolsey donated the cemetery plot" That may be why his name is written on her death certificate where the undertaker should be, and crossed out.
1861
April 12: The American Civil War began
August 10: The Battle of Wilson’s Creek resulted in a Union retreat and southwestern Missouri was left in Confederate hands until the Battle of Pea Ridge
September 11: President Abraham Lincoln revoked John Fremont’s emancipation proclamation for Missouri
October 28: Missouri’s "Rebel Legislature" adopted an Act of Secession
1862
*January 15: William Woolsey "Willie" LANE born Some family trees say that he was a fraternal twin to Mary Jane LANE. But family group sheets give his date of birth as 15 January 1862.
Which means the birthday would be wrong. I don't think Martha Ann could have had a child in January and then another 6 months later in July the same year. Anyone have information on Willie?
March 6-8: In a three-day battle at Pea Ridge, Arkansas, the Union Army forced the Confederates, excluding the state guard from Missouri, to retreat; this battle effectively ended the threat of Confederate military control in Missouri
*July 13: When MARY JANE LANE was born on July 13, 1862, in Phelps County, Missouri, her father, JAMES, was 26, and her mother, MARTHA, was 22.
Her paternal grandmother was Mary Jane (SPOON) LANE, so I would guess her father named her after his mother.
Her headstone shows her birth date as July 13, 1862.
Her death certificate gives her date of birth as July 10, 1862. The informant was her son-in-law, Ezra Z. BLACK, so I think the headstone is probably correct.
Her obituary and some family group sheets give her date of birth as 13 July 1861, a year earlier.
September 22: Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation
*October 15: Willie LANE died. Willie was buried in Beaver Cemetery, Phelps County, Missouri
1863
July Battle of Gettysburg
August 21: William Clarke Quantrill and his band of pro-Southern guerillas raided the pro-Union town of Lawrence, Kansas, killing nearly 150 men and boys. This attack served to avenge the imprisonment of their wives, mothers, and sisters in Kansas City
August 25: Brigadier General Thomas Ewing issued General Order No. 11, requiring all people living in Jackson, Cass, Bates, and northern Vernon counties to vacate the area unless their loyalty to the Union could be proven
1864
George Washington Carver born near Diamond, Missouri
*June 1: Willie LANE's birth date as recorded in the Mormon Church Archives, Salt Lake City Utah
*October 16: Age 2, Mary Jane's brother George Woolsey LANE was born in Phelps County, Missouri
According to family trees Willie S. LANE was born and died the same day, a twin of George's. Willie is named on the headstone with James, Martha Ann (WOOLSEY), and George LANE in Beaver Cemetery, Phelps County, Missouri. I'm not sure of the facts here and which is true. I know that it was common if a child died the next child born of the same gender would be given the same name. So it would not be unusual for there to be two William's born, and for George to be given the middle name of Woolsey, while the second Willie to be given a different middle name "S." I don't think that Martha Ann could have two children in the same year, Willie #2 in June and George in October. Since George grew up celebrating his October birthday, it does make more sense that Willie #2 and George were both born October 16th. If anyone has any proof, family story, or a Bible record, I hope they will share.
1865
January 11: Slavery was abolished in Missouri by an ordinance of immediate emancipation, making Missouri the first slave state to emancipate its slaves before the adoption of the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution
April 9: The American Civil War ended
Thirteenth Amendment adopted, ending slavery
April 10: Missouri’s second Constitution (Drake Constitution) was adopted. A group of politicians, known as "Radicals," favored emancipation of slaves and disfranchisement of persons who were sympathetic to the Confederacy during the Civil War. The Radicals included an "Ironclad Oath" in the new constitution to exclude former Confederate sympathizers from the vote and certain occupations, severely limiting their civil rights
1866
April 6: Lincoln Institute (later Lincoln University) was incorporated as an institution for black students in Missouri
August 11: The Missouri Historical Society was organized in St. Louis
1867
May 8: The Missouri Woman’s Suffrage Club was organized in St. Louis; the sole purpose of this organization was the political enfranchisement of women, the first such organization in the United States
1869
May 10: Transcontinental Railroad completed
1870
M. Lemma Barkeloo was the first woman lawyer in Missouri (St. Louis); She was the first woman trial lawyer in the United States, and the first woman lawyer to try a case in federal court
*July 13: Census, Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri, Mary J is listed as 7 years old (bn abt 1863), attended school , living with her parents and younger brother ,Geo.
1871
May 8: Phoebe W. Couzins of St. Louis became Missouri's first woman law school graduate when she graduated from the Washington University Law Department (May 8) Couzins later became the nation's first Woman U.S. Marshal in 1887
1872
Yellowstone, first national park, established
January 20: Missouri Governor B. Gratz Brown and family moved into the newly completed Governor’s Mansion
1873
The Missouri Supreme Court upheld a decision by the St. Louis Circuit Court, denying Virginia Minor the right to register to vote
Susan Blow opened the first public kindergarten in the United States in St. Louis
1874
January 31: The first train robbery by the James Gang took place at Gads Hill
1874
July 4: The Eads Bridge, spanning the Mississippi River, was opened in St. Louis
1875
Grasshopper plague in Missouri caused an estimated $15 million worth of damages
October 30: Missouri’s third Constitution was adopted
1876
*Missouri State Census shows Mary J. Lane under 10 years old (bn after 1866) with her parents James Lane and Martha A Lane, and her brother George Lane. in Township 36, Phelps County, Missouri.
Next door is her uncle George W WOOLSEY , his wife Sophia, and seven of their children.
10 March Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone
1880
*Census Cold Spring, Phelps County, Missouri, Mary J is 15 years old (bn abt 1865) with her parents and brother George. Her father was a farmer.
Next door was her uncle, George WOOLSEY, his wife Sophia and seven of their children.
1881
July 28: Governor Thomas Crittenden offered a $5000 reward for the arrest and conviction of members of the Jesse James gang
1882
April 3: Jesse James was killed by Bob Ford in St. Joseph
1888
*January 10: Mary J. LANE ( who was "over the age of eighteen" She would have been 25) married Matthew Martin KING (over the age of 21) in Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri. I.B. O'Loughlin R.C.P. performed the marriage.
1890
*January 22: Mary Jane's (age 27) son James Patrick KING was born in Newburg, Missouri
1891
St. Louis’ Wainwright Building, one of America’s first skyscrapers, was designed by Louis Sullivan
1893
*November 13: Mary Jane's (age 31) son George Martin KING was born in Newburg, MIssouri.
1894
October 30: The American School of Osteopathy was incorporated by Dr. Andrew Taylor Still in Kirksville
1895
*November 26: Her father, James LANE (age 63) died of typhoid at his home on Little Piney, near Yancy Mills, Phelps County, Missouri.
*November 28: Her father was buried in the Beaver Cemetery.
1896
*January 4: Mary J. (age 33) wrote in her father's obituary:
"We miss thee from our home, father,
We miss thee from thy place;
A shadow o'er our lives is cast,
We miss the sunshine of thy face,
We miss thy kind and willing hand,
Thy fond and earnest care;
Our home is dark without thee,
We miss thee everywhere.
-- Mrs. Mary J. King,
Yancy Mills, Mo., Jan. 4, 1896."
1898
*April 5: Mary Jane's (age 35) daughter Martha Pearl KING was born in Yancy Mills, Phelps County, Missouri.
April 21: Spanish-American War began
May 4: Volunteers for the Spanish-American War began arriving in St. Louis
December 10: Spanish-American War ended
1899
The State Historical Society of Missouri was incorporated in Columbia
Scott Joplin's "The Maple Leaf Rag" was published in Sedalia, Missouri
1900
*Census, Cold Spring, Phelps County, Missouri. Mary J. KING is 38 yrs old (bn abt 1862), and she lists her birth month as July and her birth year as 1861. She is living with her husband who is a farmer, and their three children.
1901
September 9: The first Missouri State Fair held at Sedalia opened
November 29: The Monsanto Company was founded in St. Louis
1903
December 17: Wright Brothers successfully complete first flight
1904
April--May Saint Louis World's Fair
1907
The primary election law was adopted in Missouri
1909
Missouri Supreme Court handed down a decision in the case against Standard Oil Company, affirming the company’s violation of Missouri antitrust laws
1910
*Census, Cold Spring, Phelps County, Missouri, Mary J was 47 yrs old (bn abt. 1863) with her husband, a farmer, and her three children. Living next door was her sister-in-law
1911
*Mary Jane was diagnosed with liver disease.
Mary Jane's daughter in law, Cora Mae (Black) King, George's wife, said that Mary Jane always held her right side because she hurt there all the time..."
February 5: Missouri State Capitol was completely destroyed by fire after being struck by lightning
1912
*October: Dr. McFarland began treating Mary Jane
1913
Direct election of senators was authorized; previously, US senators from Missouri were elected by the General Assembly
1914
Panama Canal completed and opened to shipping
July 28: World War 1 began in Europe
1915
*March 21: The last time Dr McFarland saw Mary Jane
*March 23: Mary Jane (age 52) died in Yancy Mills, W. Cold Spring Township, Phelps County, Missouri. She was married and on her death certificate her age was 53 yrs. 8 mos., 13 ds. Her occupation was Housewife. Dr. A. Sidney McFarland stated he had attended her from Oct 1912 to March 1915 and the last he saw her alive was March 21, 1915. Death occurred on March 23 at 5:03 AM and the cause of death was Cirrhosis of the liver. Duration 4 yrs.
Family lore said she died "of a ruptured gallbladder, after being swept up and swung around by her son, Jim, in a bear hug." He blamed himself for her death.
*25 March she was buried by J. M. Rels of Yancy Mills, Mo in Beaver Cemetery.
"Obituary...Mary Jane King was born July 13, 1861, and departed this life March 23, 1915 aged 83 yrs., 8 mo. & 10 days (sic 53 yrs.) She was united in marriage to Martin King, January 10, 1888. To this union two sons and one daughter: Mrs. Martha Pearl Black, George King and James King. She leaves to mourn her death, her husband, two sons and one daughter, an aged mother, one brother and two grandchildren, and a large circle of more distant relatives and friends. Mrs. King was a patient sufferer for years, but at the time of her death it was unexpected by her friends. As a stroke from a clear sky the home was bereft of a dear one. Funeral services were held at the Beaver Cemetery by Rev. Evland." Newspaper obituary in the ROLLA HERALD April 8, 1915, p. 3
Cecil King said, "her grandfather William Woolsey donated the cemetery plot" That may be why his name is written on her death certificate where the undertaker should be, and crossed out.
April 12: The American Civil War began
August 10: The Battle of Wilson’s Creek resulted in a Union retreat and southwestern Missouri was left in Confederate hands until the Battle of Pea Ridge
September 11: President Abraham Lincoln revoked John Fremont’s emancipation proclamation for Missouri
October 28: Missouri’s "Rebel Legislature" adopted an Act of Secession
1862
*January 15: William Woolsey "Willie" LANE born Some family trees say that he was a fraternal twin to Mary Jane LANE. But family group sheets give his date of birth as 15 January 1862.
Which means the birthday would be wrong. I don't think Martha Ann could have had a child in January and then another 6 months later in July the same year. Anyone have information on Willie?
March 6-8: In a three-day battle at Pea Ridge, Arkansas, the Union Army forced the Confederates, excluding the state guard from Missouri, to retreat; this battle effectively ended the threat of Confederate military control in Missouri
*July 13: When MARY JANE LANE was born on July 13, 1862, in Phelps County, Missouri, her father, JAMES, was 26, and her mother, MARTHA, was 22.
Her paternal grandmother was Mary Jane (SPOON) LANE, so I would guess her father named her after his mother.
Her headstone shows her birth date as July 13, 1862.
Her death certificate gives her date of birth as July 10, 1862. The informant was her son-in-law, Ezra Z. BLACK, so I think the headstone is probably correct.
Her obituary and some family group sheets give her date of birth as 13 July 1861, a year earlier.
September 22: Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation
*October 15: Willie LANE died. Willie was buried in Beaver Cemetery, Phelps County, Missouri
1863
July Battle of Gettysburg
August 21: William Clarke Quantrill and his band of pro-Southern guerillas raided the pro-Union town of Lawrence, Kansas, killing nearly 150 men and boys. This attack served to avenge the imprisonment of their wives, mothers, and sisters in Kansas City
August 25: Brigadier General Thomas Ewing issued General Order No. 11, requiring all people living in Jackson, Cass, Bates, and northern Vernon counties to vacate the area unless their loyalty to the Union could be proven
1864
George Washington Carver born near Diamond, Missouri
*June 1: Willie LANE's birth date as recorded in the Mormon Church Archives, Salt Lake City Utah
*October 16: Age 2, Mary Jane's brother George Woolsey LANE was born in Phelps County, Missouri
According to family trees Willie S. LANE was born and died the same day, a twin of George's. Willie is named on the headstone with James, Martha Ann (WOOLSEY), and George LANE in Beaver Cemetery, Phelps County, Missouri. I'm not sure of the facts here and which is true. I know that it was common if a child died the next child born of the same gender would be given the same name. So it would not be unusual for there to be two William's born, and for George to be given the middle name of Woolsey, while the second Willie to be given a different middle name "S." I don't think that Martha Ann could have two children in the same year, Willie #2 in June and George in October. Since George grew up celebrating his October birthday, it does make more sense that Willie #2 and George were both born October 16th. If anyone has any proof, family story, or a Bible record, I hope they will share.
1865
January 11: Slavery was abolished in Missouri by an ordinance of immediate emancipation, making Missouri the first slave state to emancipate its slaves before the adoption of the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution
April 9: The American Civil War ended
Thirteenth Amendment adopted, ending slavery
April 10: Missouri’s second Constitution (Drake Constitution) was adopted. A group of politicians, known as "Radicals," favored emancipation of slaves and disfranchisement of persons who were sympathetic to the Confederacy during the Civil War. The Radicals included an "Ironclad Oath" in the new constitution to exclude former Confederate sympathizers from the vote and certain occupations, severely limiting their civil rights
1866
April 6: Lincoln Institute (later Lincoln University) was incorporated as an institution for black students in Missouri
August 11: The Missouri Historical Society was organized in St. Louis
1867
May 8: The Missouri Woman’s Suffrage Club was organized in St. Louis; the sole purpose of this organization was the political enfranchisement of women, the first such organization in the United States
1869
May 10: Transcontinental Railroad completed
1870
M. Lemma Barkeloo was the first woman lawyer in Missouri (St. Louis); She was the first woman trial lawyer in the United States, and the first woman lawyer to try a case in federal court
*July 13: Census, Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri, Mary J is listed as 7 years old (bn abt 1863), attended school , living with her parents and younger brother ,Geo.
1871
May 8: Phoebe W. Couzins of St. Louis became Missouri's first woman law school graduate when she graduated from the Washington University Law Department (May 8) Couzins later became the nation's first Woman U.S. Marshal in 1887
1872
Yellowstone, first national park, established
January 20: Missouri Governor B. Gratz Brown and family moved into the newly completed Governor’s Mansion
1873
The Missouri Supreme Court upheld a decision by the St. Louis Circuit Court, denying Virginia Minor the right to register to vote
Susan Blow opened the first public kindergarten in the United States in St. Louis
1874
January 31: The first train robbery by the James Gang took place at Gads Hill
1874
July 4: The Eads Bridge, spanning the Mississippi River, was opened in St. Louis
1875
Grasshopper plague in Missouri caused an estimated $15 million worth of damages
October 30: Missouri’s third Constitution was adopted
1876
*Missouri State Census shows Mary J. Lane under 10 years old (bn after 1866) with her parents James Lane and Martha A Lane, and her brother George Lane. in Township 36, Phelps County, Missouri.
Next door is her uncle George W WOOLSEY , his wife Sophia, and seven of their children.
10 March Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone
1880
*Census Cold Spring, Phelps County, Missouri, Mary J is 15 years old (bn abt 1865) with her parents and brother George. Her father was a farmer.
Next door was her uncle, George WOOLSEY, his wife Sophia and seven of their children.
1881
July 28: Governor Thomas Crittenden offered a $5000 reward for the arrest and conviction of members of the Jesse James gang
1882
April 3: Jesse James was killed by Bob Ford in St. Joseph
1888
*January 10: Mary J. LANE ( who was "over the age of eighteen" She would have been 25) married Matthew Martin KING (over the age of 21) in Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri. I.B. O'Loughlin R.C.P. performed the marriage.
1890
*January 22: Mary Jane's (age 27) son James Patrick KING was born in Newburg, Missouri
1891
St. Louis’ Wainwright Building, one of America’s first skyscrapers, was designed by Louis Sullivan
1893
*November 13: Mary Jane's (age 31) son George Martin KING was born in Newburg, MIssouri.
1894
October 30: The American School of Osteopathy was incorporated by Dr. Andrew Taylor Still in Kirksville
1895
*November 26: Her father, James LANE (age 63) died of typhoid at his home on Little Piney, near Yancy Mills, Phelps County, Missouri.
*November 28: Her father was buried in the Beaver Cemetery.
1896
*January 4: Mary J. (age 33) wrote in her father's obituary:
"We miss thee from our home, father,
We miss thee from thy place;
A shadow o'er our lives is cast,
We miss the sunshine of thy face,
We miss thy kind and willing hand,
Thy fond and earnest care;
Our home is dark without thee,
We miss thee everywhere.
-- Mrs. Mary J. King,
Yancy Mills, Mo., Jan. 4, 1896."
1898
*April 5: Mary Jane's (age 35) daughter Martha Pearl KING was born in Yancy Mills, Phelps County, Missouri.
April 21: Spanish-American War began
May 4: Volunteers for the Spanish-American War began arriving in St. Louis
December 10: Spanish-American War ended
1899
The State Historical Society of Missouri was incorporated in Columbia
Scott Joplin's "The Maple Leaf Rag" was published in Sedalia, Missouri
1900
*Census, Cold Spring, Phelps County, Missouri. Mary J. KING is 38 yrs old (bn abt 1862), and she lists her birth month as July and her birth year as 1861. She is living with her husband who is a farmer, and their three children.
1901
September 9: The first Missouri State Fair held at Sedalia opened
November 29: The Monsanto Company was founded in St. Louis
1903
December 17: Wright Brothers successfully complete first flight
1904
April--May Saint Louis World's Fair
1907
The primary election law was adopted in Missouri
1909
Missouri Supreme Court handed down a decision in the case against Standard Oil Company, affirming the company’s violation of Missouri antitrust laws
1910
*Census, Cold Spring, Phelps County, Missouri, Mary J was 47 yrs old (bn abt. 1863) with her husband, a farmer, and her three children. Living next door was her sister-in-law
1911
*Mary Jane was diagnosed with liver disease.
Mary Jane's daughter in law, Cora Mae (Black) King, George's wife, said that Mary Jane always held her right side because she hurt there all the time..."
February 5: Missouri State Capitol was completely destroyed by fire after being struck by lightning
1912
*October: Dr. McFarland began treating Mary Jane
1913
Direct election of senators was authorized; previously, US senators from Missouri were elected by the General Assembly
1914
Panama Canal completed and opened to shipping
July 28: World War 1 began in Europe
1915
*March 21: The last time Dr McFarland saw Mary Jane
*March 23: Mary Jane (age 52) died in Yancy Mills, W. Cold Spring Township, Phelps County, Missouri. She was married and on her death certificate her age was 53 yrs. 8 mos., 13 ds. Her occupation was Housewife. Dr. A. Sidney McFarland stated he had attended her from Oct 1912 to March 1915 and the last he saw her alive was March 21, 1915. Death occurred on March 23 at 5:03 AM and the cause of death was Cirrhosis of the liver. Duration 4 yrs.
Family lore said she died "of a ruptured gallbladder, after being swept up and swung around by her son, Jim, in a bear hug." He blamed himself for her death.
*25 March she was buried by J. M. Rels of Yancy Mills, Mo in Beaver Cemetery.
"Obituary...Mary Jane King was born July 13, 1861, and departed this life March 23, 1915 aged 83 yrs., 8 mo. & 10 days (sic 53 yrs.) She was united in marriage to Martin King, January 10, 1888. To this union two sons and one daughter: Mrs. Martha Pearl Black, George King and James King. She leaves to mourn her death, her husband, two sons and one daughter, an aged mother, one brother and two grandchildren, and a large circle of more distant relatives and friends. Mrs. King was a patient sufferer for years, but at the time of her death it was unexpected by her friends. As a stroke from a clear sky the home was bereft of a dear one. Funeral services were held at the Beaver Cemetery by Rev. Evland." Newspaper obituary in the ROLLA HERALD April 8, 1915, p. 3
Cecil King said, "her grandfather William Woolsey donated the cemetery plot" That may be why his name is written on her death certificate where the undertaker should be, and crossed out.
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