Indus on Rainy & Ancestry.com: Mary E. Phegley was born in Brown County, Indiana to David Phegley & Emma David. She was one of 10 children. Her siblings were Albert, Sarah, Fanny, Albert Charles, Emma, John, Etta, David, & Martha.
In 1897, she married Ira Miles Dobbs in Brown Co., Indiana. Her sister Fanny married his brother David Dobbs. In 1902, the 2 couples, with 3 children each, left Indiana & moved to the wilderness of Burriss, Ontario.
Life in Burriss was difficult. Ira, Mary, & Fanny all became ill with typhoid fever. In a few months, they decided to move to Emo, Ontario. It was in a log cabin in Emo in 1903 that Mary gave birth to her last child, Ira Miles, Jr.
In the spring of 1903, Ira took a homestead across the river in Indus, MN & the family moved again. Unfortunately, in 1904, Mary died leaving 4 small children: Arlie Solomon, Emma Jane, Mamie Merle, & Ira Miles. She was buried in the Indus Cemetery.
In 1897, she married Ira Miles Dobbs in Brown Co., Indiana. Her sister Fanny married his brother David Dobbs. In 1902, the 2 couples, with 3 children each, left Indiana & moved to the wilderness of Burriss, Ontario.
Life in Burriss was difficult. Ira, Mary, & Fanny all became ill with typhoid fever. In a few months, they decided to move to Emo, Ontario. It was in a log cabin in Emo in 1903 that Mary gave birth to her last child, Ira Miles, Jr.
In the spring of 1903, Ira took a homestead across the river in Indus, MN & the family moved again. Unfortunately, in 1904, Mary died leaving 4 small children: Arlie Solomon, Emma Jane, Mamie Merle, & Ira Miles. She was buried in the Indus Cemetery.
Indus on Rainy & Ancestry.com: Mary E. Phegley was born in Brown County, Indiana to David Phegley & Emma David. She was one of 10 children. Her siblings were Albert, Sarah, Fanny, Albert Charles, Emma, John, Etta, David, & Martha.
In 1897, she married Ira Miles Dobbs in Brown Co., Indiana. Her sister Fanny married his brother David Dobbs. In 1902, the 2 couples, with 3 children each, left Indiana & moved to the wilderness of Burriss, Ontario.
Life in Burriss was difficult. Ira, Mary, & Fanny all became ill with typhoid fever. In a few months, they decided to move to Emo, Ontario. It was in a log cabin in Emo in 1903 that Mary gave birth to her last child, Ira Miles, Jr.
In the spring of 1903, Ira took a homestead across the river in Indus, MN & the family moved again. Unfortunately, in 1904, Mary died leaving 4 small children: Arlie Solomon, Emma Jane, Mamie Merle, & Ira Miles. She was buried in the Indus Cemetery.
In 1897, she married Ira Miles Dobbs in Brown Co., Indiana. Her sister Fanny married his brother David Dobbs. In 1902, the 2 couples, with 3 children each, left Indiana & moved to the wilderness of Burriss, Ontario.
Life in Burriss was difficult. Ira, Mary, & Fanny all became ill with typhoid fever. In a few months, they decided to move to Emo, Ontario. It was in a log cabin in Emo in 1903 that Mary gave birth to her last child, Ira Miles, Jr.
In the spring of 1903, Ira took a homestead across the river in Indus, MN & the family moved again. Unfortunately, in 1904, Mary died leaving 4 small children: Arlie Solomon, Emma Jane, Mamie Merle, & Ira Miles. She was buried in the Indus Cemetery.
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