From the age of 6 (and possibly earlier), Anna lived with William B. Mayes and his wife, Sarah Jane Cowan Mayes in Jefferson, Green county, Iowa. She was listed as their niece on the 1880 US Census but in Sarah's obituary notice, Anna was referred to as Sarah's adopted daughter. It's possible that both are true: William and Sarah adopted their orphaned niece (more research is required).
After living in Iowa for a number of years, Anna and her adoptive family moved to McPherson, McPherson county, Kansas in the mid-1880s where she met and married William Mosby Allison, 15 June 1887.
The couple moved to San Diego, San Diego county, California where their daughter Marian Elizabeth Allison, was born, and then to Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California before moving back to Kansas where their son John Philip Allison was born.
They had two more children but sadly, they did not survive infancy:
Emma Mayes Allison b. 4 Mar 1898, d. 7 Feb 1901
Ester Anna Allison b. Dec 1899, d. 27 Jun 1900
The family moved to San Antonio, Bexar county, Texas for Anna's health; sunshine and warm weather was the recommended treatment for tuberculosis at the time. Unfortunately, it wasn't successful and Anna died there, leaving behind a bereaved husband and two children.
Anna was my great-grandmother.
Many thanks to J. Fay who supplied headstone photos and for initially creating this memorial. This was a wonderful act of kindness given to Anna and her family.
Update 6 December 2020.
I was able to confirm that Anna was indeed William and Sarah's niece, after extensive research and DNA test results. I was also able to identify her birth parents, thanks to the death certificate information from her sister Amanda Rebecca Mayes Derry, supplied by Amanda's 2nd great granddaughter. They were John Mayes and Margaret Gray.
John was the son of Joseph Mayes and Sarah Miller, and half brother of William Brown Mayes. He was born about 1813 in Ohio, likely Harrison County.
Margaret was born about 1825 in Ohio. I have not been able to identify her parents.
Based on when their identified children were born, I believe John and Margaret married in 1847. I've identified ten children:
Sarah, b. abt 1848, OH, d. after 1860
Joseph, b. abt 1850, Belmont Co, OH, d. after 1860
John Calvin, b. Nov 1853, Belmont Co, OH, d. after 1910
Mary J, b. abt 1854, Belmont Co, OH, d. after 1870
Nathaniel Mayes, b. 1857, Belmont Co, OH, d. 8 Nov 1924, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
James A, b. Apr 1860, Belmont Co, OH, d. 22 Jul 1936, Muscatine twp, Muscatine, IA
Amanda Rebecca, b Jan 1862, Belmont Co, OH, d. 29 Nov 1948 Boston, Suffolk, MA
Emma M
Samuel, b. Jun 1869, Inland Twp, Cedar Co, IA, d. after 1898.
The family moved from Ohio to Inland Township, Cedar County, Iowa about 1869, joining several of his siblings and their families already living in the area.
John died after 1885 in Iowa. John is recorded as living with his nephew Thomas Carson in DeWitt Township, Clinton County, Iowa in 1880. He was recorded as living in Bloomington township, Muscatine, Iowa on the 1885 Iowa State Census. I have not been able to locate his grave site..
Margaret died sometime between 1870 and 1880. I do not know where she is buried.
There is no record of any of John and Margaret's children living with John after Margaret died or even with each other. They seem to have all gone their separate ways.
Amanda Rebecca appears to have gone to live with her Uncle William, Aunt Sarah and sister Anna in Jefferson Twp, Greene Co, IA. It was likely through William's political and business associations that she met her future husband Charles Derry, II.
Emma was adopted by David Lemmon and Susan Martha Patterson Lemmon.
Nathaniel eventually moved to Los Angeles, after obtaining his law degree in Kansas, and worked in the real estate business, as did his uncle William Brown Mayes. They may possibly have worked together in Los Angeles.
After living in Iowa for a number of years, Anna and her adoptive family moved to McPherson, McPherson county, Kansas in the mid-1880s where she met and married William Mosby Allison, 15 June 1887.
The couple moved to San Diego, San Diego county, California where their daughter Marian Elizabeth Allison, was born, and then to Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California before moving back to Kansas where their son John Philip Allison was born.
They had two more children but sadly, they did not survive infancy:
Emma Mayes Allison b. 4 Mar 1898, d. 7 Feb 1901
Ester Anna Allison b. Dec 1899, d. 27 Jun 1900
The family moved to San Antonio, Bexar county, Texas for Anna's health; sunshine and warm weather was the recommended treatment for tuberculosis at the time. Unfortunately, it wasn't successful and Anna died there, leaving behind a bereaved husband and two children.
Anna was my great-grandmother.
Many thanks to J. Fay who supplied headstone photos and for initially creating this memorial. This was a wonderful act of kindness given to Anna and her family.
Update 6 December 2020.
I was able to confirm that Anna was indeed William and Sarah's niece, after extensive research and DNA test results. I was also able to identify her birth parents, thanks to the death certificate information from her sister Amanda Rebecca Mayes Derry, supplied by Amanda's 2nd great granddaughter. They were John Mayes and Margaret Gray.
John was the son of Joseph Mayes and Sarah Miller, and half brother of William Brown Mayes. He was born about 1813 in Ohio, likely Harrison County.
Margaret was born about 1825 in Ohio. I have not been able to identify her parents.
Based on when their identified children were born, I believe John and Margaret married in 1847. I've identified ten children:
Sarah, b. abt 1848, OH, d. after 1860
Joseph, b. abt 1850, Belmont Co, OH, d. after 1860
John Calvin, b. Nov 1853, Belmont Co, OH, d. after 1910
Mary J, b. abt 1854, Belmont Co, OH, d. after 1870
Nathaniel Mayes, b. 1857, Belmont Co, OH, d. 8 Nov 1924, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
James A, b. Apr 1860, Belmont Co, OH, d. 22 Jul 1936, Muscatine twp, Muscatine, IA
Amanda Rebecca, b Jan 1862, Belmont Co, OH, d. 29 Nov 1948 Boston, Suffolk, MA
Emma M
Samuel, b. Jun 1869, Inland Twp, Cedar Co, IA, d. after 1898.
The family moved from Ohio to Inland Township, Cedar County, Iowa about 1869, joining several of his siblings and their families already living in the area.
John died after 1885 in Iowa. John is recorded as living with his nephew Thomas Carson in DeWitt Township, Clinton County, Iowa in 1880. He was recorded as living in Bloomington township, Muscatine, Iowa on the 1885 Iowa State Census. I have not been able to locate his grave site..
Margaret died sometime between 1870 and 1880. I do not know where she is buried.
There is no record of any of John and Margaret's children living with John after Margaret died or even with each other. They seem to have all gone their separate ways.
Amanda Rebecca appears to have gone to live with her Uncle William, Aunt Sarah and sister Anna in Jefferson Twp, Greene Co, IA. It was likely through William's political and business associations that she met her future husband Charles Derry, II.
Emma was adopted by David Lemmon and Susan Martha Patterson Lemmon.
Nathaniel eventually moved to Los Angeles, after obtaining his law degree in Kansas, and worked in the real estate business, as did his uncle William Brown Mayes. They may possibly have worked together in Los Angeles.
From the age of 6 (and possibly earlier), Anna lived with William B. Mayes and his wife, Sarah Jane Cowan Mayes in Jefferson, Green county, Iowa. She was listed as their niece on the 1880 US Census but in Sarah's obituary notice, Anna was referred to as Sarah's adopted daughter. It's possible that both are true: William and Sarah adopted their orphaned niece (more research is required).
After living in Iowa for a number of years, Anna and her adoptive family moved to McPherson, McPherson county, Kansas in the mid-1880s where she met and married William Mosby Allison, 15 June 1887.
The couple moved to San Diego, San Diego county, California where their daughter Marian Elizabeth Allison, was born, and then to Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California before moving back to Kansas where their son John Philip Allison was born.
They had two more children but sadly, they did not survive infancy:
Emma Mayes Allison b. 4 Mar 1898, d. 7 Feb 1901
Ester Anna Allison b. Dec 1899, d. 27 Jun 1900
The family moved to San Antonio, Bexar county, Texas for Anna's health; sunshine and warm weather was the recommended treatment for tuberculosis at the time. Unfortunately, it wasn't successful and Anna died there, leaving behind a bereaved husband and two children.
Anna was my great-grandmother.
Many thanks to J. Fay who supplied headstone photos and for initially creating this memorial. This was a wonderful act of kindness given to Anna and her family.
Update 6 December 2020.
I was able to confirm that Anna was indeed William and Sarah's niece, after extensive research and DNA test results. I was also able to identify her birth parents, thanks to the death certificate information from her sister Amanda Rebecca Mayes Derry, supplied by Amanda's 2nd great granddaughter. They were John Mayes and Margaret Gray.
John was the son of Joseph Mayes and Sarah Miller, and half brother of William Brown Mayes. He was born about 1813 in Ohio, likely Harrison County.
Margaret was born about 1825 in Ohio. I have not been able to identify her parents.
Based on when their identified children were born, I believe John and Margaret married in 1847. I've identified ten children:
Sarah, b. abt 1848, OH, d. after 1860
Joseph, b. abt 1850, Belmont Co, OH, d. after 1860
John Calvin, b. Nov 1853, Belmont Co, OH, d. after 1910
Mary J, b. abt 1854, Belmont Co, OH, d. after 1870
Nathaniel Mayes, b. 1857, Belmont Co, OH, d. 8 Nov 1924, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
James A, b. Apr 1860, Belmont Co, OH, d. 22 Jul 1936, Muscatine twp, Muscatine, IA
Amanda Rebecca, b Jan 1862, Belmont Co, OH, d. 29 Nov 1948 Boston, Suffolk, MA
Emma M
Samuel, b. Jun 1869, Inland Twp, Cedar Co, IA, d. after 1898.
The family moved from Ohio to Inland Township, Cedar County, Iowa about 1869, joining several of his siblings and their families already living in the area.
John died after 1885 in Iowa. John is recorded as living with his nephew Thomas Carson in DeWitt Township, Clinton County, Iowa in 1880. He was recorded as living in Bloomington township, Muscatine, Iowa on the 1885 Iowa State Census. I have not been able to locate his grave site..
Margaret died sometime between 1870 and 1880. I do not know where she is buried.
There is no record of any of John and Margaret's children living with John after Margaret died or even with each other. They seem to have all gone their separate ways.
Amanda Rebecca appears to have gone to live with her Uncle William, Aunt Sarah and sister Anna in Jefferson Twp, Greene Co, IA. It was likely through William's political and business associations that she met her future husband Charles Derry, II.
Emma was adopted by David Lemmon and Susan Martha Patterson Lemmon.
Nathaniel eventually moved to Los Angeles, after obtaining his law degree in Kansas, and worked in the real estate business, as did his uncle William Brown Mayes. They may possibly have worked together in Los Angeles.
After living in Iowa for a number of years, Anna and her adoptive family moved to McPherson, McPherson county, Kansas in the mid-1880s where she met and married William Mosby Allison, 15 June 1887.
The couple moved to San Diego, San Diego county, California where their daughter Marian Elizabeth Allison, was born, and then to Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California before moving back to Kansas where their son John Philip Allison was born.
They had two more children but sadly, they did not survive infancy:
Emma Mayes Allison b. 4 Mar 1898, d. 7 Feb 1901
Ester Anna Allison b. Dec 1899, d. 27 Jun 1900
The family moved to San Antonio, Bexar county, Texas for Anna's health; sunshine and warm weather was the recommended treatment for tuberculosis at the time. Unfortunately, it wasn't successful and Anna died there, leaving behind a bereaved husband and two children.
Anna was my great-grandmother.
Many thanks to J. Fay who supplied headstone photos and for initially creating this memorial. This was a wonderful act of kindness given to Anna and her family.
Update 6 December 2020.
I was able to confirm that Anna was indeed William and Sarah's niece, after extensive research and DNA test results. I was also able to identify her birth parents, thanks to the death certificate information from her sister Amanda Rebecca Mayes Derry, supplied by Amanda's 2nd great granddaughter. They were John Mayes and Margaret Gray.
John was the son of Joseph Mayes and Sarah Miller, and half brother of William Brown Mayes. He was born about 1813 in Ohio, likely Harrison County.
Margaret was born about 1825 in Ohio. I have not been able to identify her parents.
Based on when their identified children were born, I believe John and Margaret married in 1847. I've identified ten children:
Sarah, b. abt 1848, OH, d. after 1860
Joseph, b. abt 1850, Belmont Co, OH, d. after 1860
John Calvin, b. Nov 1853, Belmont Co, OH, d. after 1910
Mary J, b. abt 1854, Belmont Co, OH, d. after 1870
Nathaniel Mayes, b. 1857, Belmont Co, OH, d. 8 Nov 1924, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
James A, b. Apr 1860, Belmont Co, OH, d. 22 Jul 1936, Muscatine twp, Muscatine, IA
Amanda Rebecca, b Jan 1862, Belmont Co, OH, d. 29 Nov 1948 Boston, Suffolk, MA
Emma M
Samuel, b. Jun 1869, Inland Twp, Cedar Co, IA, d. after 1898.
The family moved from Ohio to Inland Township, Cedar County, Iowa about 1869, joining several of his siblings and their families already living in the area.
John died after 1885 in Iowa. John is recorded as living with his nephew Thomas Carson in DeWitt Township, Clinton County, Iowa in 1880. He was recorded as living in Bloomington township, Muscatine, Iowa on the 1885 Iowa State Census. I have not been able to locate his grave site..
Margaret died sometime between 1870 and 1880. I do not know where she is buried.
There is no record of any of John and Margaret's children living with John after Margaret died or even with each other. They seem to have all gone their separate ways.
Amanda Rebecca appears to have gone to live with her Uncle William, Aunt Sarah and sister Anna in Jefferson Twp, Greene Co, IA. It was likely through William's political and business associations that she met her future husband Charles Derry, II.
Emma was adopted by David Lemmon and Susan Martha Patterson Lemmon.
Nathaniel eventually moved to Los Angeles, after obtaining his law degree in Kansas, and worked in the real estate business, as did his uncle William Brown Mayes. They may possibly have worked together in Los Angeles.
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