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Mary Holston

Female 1849 - 1886  (36 years)


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  • Name Mary Holston  [1, 2
    Born 7 Jul 1849  St Joseph, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Buried 1886  South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Died 23 May 1886  St Joseph, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I66  My Family History
    Last Modified 13 Jul 2018 

    Father John Holston,   b. 1818, Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1894, South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Rosana Ketcham Morss,   b. 5 Jan 1834, St Joseph, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1886, St Joseph, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Married 8 Feb 1848  St Joseph, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Family ID F153  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jacob Leer,   b. 25 Oct 1828, Wayne, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 1892, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married Abt 1869 
    Children 
    +1. Delmer C. Leer,   b. 3 Jul 1869, South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jun 1941, South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)  [Natural]
    Last Modified 13 Jul 2018 
    Family ID F525  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • (Research):Bert stated that she was deceased in his letter of 7 Jan 1900.

      Two entries from the Vital Statistics book transcribed by the Northern Indiana Historical Society. Not sure which one is correct.

      Lear Mrs. d. Mar 24 1888
      SBW 31 Mar 1888-1

      Leer Mrs. d. May 1875
      SBW 15 May 1875-3

  • Sources 
    1. [S145] Letter written 7 Jan 1900 to Billy Holston, Bert Holston.
      "..... 3rd Nancey Jewell has two daughters live in Kansas, .."

      Bert's letter to his brother Billy indicates that Nancy was the 3rd born, married name was Jewell and lived in Kansas with two daughters.

    2. [S226] 1870 U. S. Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Database online. Year: 1870; Census Place: Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
      Record for Mary Leer

    3. [S235] 1860 U. S. Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Database online. Year: 1860; Census Place: Fairview, Fayette, Indiana; Roll: ; Page: 751; Image: 751.
      Record for Mary J Leer

    4. [S431] Web: Indiana, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Mary Leer

    5. [S281] Indiana Marriages 1802 to 1892, Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.; Location: Provo, UT; Date: 2004;), John Holston, Harriet N. Ferris, Date: 31 Dec. 1844, St. Joseph, Indiana.

    6. [S280] Indiana Marriages to 1850, Dodd, Jordan, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT; Date: 1997;), Holson, John Jr., and Kitchum, Rosana, Marriage Date: 8 Feb 1848, Indiana, Saint Joseph County.
      Names are misspelled, Holson instead of Holston and Kitchum instead of Ketcham