| Family Group Sheet data from: name, e-mail, (address if want) |
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husband |
Abraham Pershing |
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birthdate and birthplace |
Jul 28, 1827 |
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death date, place |
near Bedford Dec 2, 1914 BTR 03 Dec 1914 |
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burial |
Guss Cemetery |
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1st marriage |
03 Apr 1851 |
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father |
John Pershing |
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mother |
Margaret Funk |
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wife |
Mary J. Kearns |
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birthdate and place |
Aug 3, 1833 Tyler Co, WVa |
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deathdate and place |
Jan 2, 1902 Taylor Co, Ia |
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burial |
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father |
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mother |
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| #1 George M. |
born |
1852 |
| married |
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| died |
1885 |
| buried |
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| #2 John E. |
born |
1853 |
| married |
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| died |
1881 |
| buried |
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| #3 Sophronia Ann |
born |
1855 |
| married |
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| died |
1946 |
| buried |
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| #4 child |
born |
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| married |
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| died |
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| buried |
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| #5 child |
born |
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| married |
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| died |
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| buried |
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| #6 child |
born |
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| married |
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| died |
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| buried |
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| #7 child |
born |
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| married |
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| died |
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| buried |
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| #8 child |
born |
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| married |
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| died |
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| buried |
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| #9 Margaret Ella Pershing |
born |
09 Jun 1870 |
| married |
22 Aug 1886 John Wesley Wilcox |
| died |
May 1950 |
| buried |
Guss Cem |
| #1 child |
born |
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| married |
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| died |
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| buried |
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| #11 |
born |
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| married |
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| died |
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| buried |
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Thursday, January 2d, 1902, at the home of her son Homer, occurred the death of Mary Jane Pershin, aged 68 years, 3 months and 30 days.
Mary Jane Kearns was born in Tyler county, West Virginia, Sept 3, 1833, was united in marriage to Abraham Pershin April 3, 1851. To this union was born eleven children, eight of whom survive her, and with her companion of more than fifty years, mourn her death.
She was for years a consistent church member, belonging and worshiping with the Methodists. In Kansas she joined the Evangelical church, and leaving there took a letter that was not deposited with any other church, they making their home in Illinois and Iowa for the past four years.
They first came to Iowa in 1878, and a number of yers later moved to Kansas for a period of seven years. Mr and Mrs Pershin celebrated their golden wedding in Illinois last April.
The funeral was from the church at Guss Sunday by Rev T.K. Hunter of this place, and the body buried in Brown [Guss] Cemetery.
Mr Pershin wishes us to publicly thank the neighbors for their many acts of kindness during her short sickness. |