Martha Jane Van Sweringen

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Martha Jane Van Sweringen (Farrar)

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Birthplace: Saint Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States
Death: January 18, 1903 (84)
Saint Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States
Place of Burial: 5239 West Florissant Avenue, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, 63115, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Dr. Bernard G. Farrar and Ann Clark Farrar
Wife of James Tower Van Sweringen
Mother of Anna Farrer Van Sweringen
Sister of Louis William Farrar; Dr. John O. Farrar; Benjamin O'Fallon Farrar; Brevet Brig. General Bernard G. Farrar, Jr. (USA); Calvin Morgan Christy and 3 others

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About Martha Jane Van Sweringen

Martha Jane Van Sweringen (Farrar)

Find A Grave Memorial ID # 47387829

Martha was daughter of Sarah Stubbs Christy (1794-1817), who was the daughter of St. Louis Mayor William Christy.

Martha was educated at the Nazareth Academy, a convent in Bardstown, Kentucky.

She married James Towar (also sometimes spelled Tower) Van Sweringen on Jan 7 1834 in St. Louis, Missouri.

Her daughter, Anna Farrar Sweringen, was born October, 1939 in St. Louis. She married Arthur V. Barret, once mayor of St. Louis. Later married to Robert King.

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Martha Jane Van Sweringen's Timeline

1818
September 9, 1818
Saint Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States
1839
October 1839
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
1903
January 18, 1903
Age 84
Saint Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States
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Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, 5239 West Florissant Avenue, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, 63115, United States