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Mary Jane <I>Harvey</I> Summerton

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Mary Jane Harvey Summerton

Birth
Hector, Schuyler County, New York, USA
Death
18 Jan 1915 (aged 81)
Barton, Tioga County, New York, USA
Burial
Barton, Tioga County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Row 5
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Residence per Federal Census 1910; ancestry.com

1910 Tioga Co., Town of Barton, NY. Mary Jane at age 76 was a widow as Thomas had died a year prior in, 1909, bringing to an end their long, fruitful marriage of 58 years! At the time of this, 1910 census Mary Jane was living with her youngest daughter Mary Luella and husband Clarence Howell and their eight children on Deans Creek. Three doors down lived another daughter, Olive Rose and her husband, Wesley Ackley. It is noted that Mary Jane had bore eight children, but only five were yet living. This is the last census record for Mary Jane as she died in 1915, between census years.

[Posted on ancestry.com by mckallyritchie] "Sad News Has Come Of Mother's Death - Waverly, Jan. 18, 1915 - Mrs. Alvah Quick [daughter, Eldora], received word this morning of the death of her mother, Mrs. T.L. Summerton at her home at Dean Creek." [In the Town of Barton, Tioga Co, NY where she lived with her daughter, recently widowed, Mary Luella Howell and her 9 children].
Source: Newspapers.com / Star-Gazette (Elmira, NY), 18 Jan 1915, Mon, Pg. 13

Correction: **New Jersey is frequently listed on websites as Mary Jane's birthplace. However, her place of birth is listed as New York on all census records. On her daughter, Elnora's Death Certificate, Mary Jane Harvey's place of birth is listed as Hector, Schuyler Co, NY. Also, on 1830-1860 census records for Hector, Schuyler Co, NY, Mary Jane's father, Joel B Harvey is found residing there.
Residence per Federal Census 1910; ancestry.com

1910 Tioga Co., Town of Barton, NY. Mary Jane at age 76 was a widow as Thomas had died a year prior in, 1909, bringing to an end their long, fruitful marriage of 58 years! At the time of this, 1910 census Mary Jane was living with her youngest daughter Mary Luella and husband Clarence Howell and their eight children on Deans Creek. Three doors down lived another daughter, Olive Rose and her husband, Wesley Ackley. It is noted that Mary Jane had bore eight children, but only five were yet living. This is the last census record for Mary Jane as she died in 1915, between census years.

[Posted on ancestry.com by mckallyritchie] "Sad News Has Come Of Mother's Death - Waverly, Jan. 18, 1915 - Mrs. Alvah Quick [daughter, Eldora], received word this morning of the death of her mother, Mrs. T.L. Summerton at her home at Dean Creek." [In the Town of Barton, Tioga Co, NY where she lived with her daughter, recently widowed, Mary Luella Howell and her 9 children].
Source: Newspapers.com / Star-Gazette (Elmira, NY), 18 Jan 1915, Mon, Pg. 13

Correction: **New Jersey is frequently listed on websites as Mary Jane's birthplace. However, her place of birth is listed as New York on all census records. On her daughter, Elnora's Death Certificate, Mary Jane Harvey's place of birth is listed as Hector, Schuyler Co, NY. Also, on 1830-1860 census records for Hector, Schuyler Co, NY, Mary Jane's father, Joel B Harvey is found residing there.

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