Mary Jane Harness

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Mary Jane Harness

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Ross, Ohio
Death: March 17, 1896 (76)
Douglas Twp, Clay, Iowa,
Place of Burial: Fanny Fern Cemetery 1 3/4 miles west of Cornell, Iowa
Immediate Family:

Daughter of John Clifford Harness and Prudence Clifford
Wife of William Thomas
Mother of John Charles Thomas; America Jamison Thomas; Asa Barclay Thomas; Madama Eleanora Thomas; George W Thomas and 5 others
Sister of Michael Harness

Managed by: Linda LaConte
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About Mary Jane Harness

William Thomas married Mary Jane Harness March 9, 1835. He may have met her first in warren County, Indiana, which corners Iroquois County, extreme western Indiana, or he may have met her in Iroquois county. Mary Jane and her brother Michael Harness were orphaned when they were about 10 and 16 years old, respectively.

-from Elton Thomas' Journal

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Mary Jane Harness's Timeline

1819
May 3, 1819
Ross, Ohio
1836
November 2, 1836
Milford, Iroquois, Illinois
1838
September 27, 1838
Milford, Iroquois, IL
1840
December 13, 1840
Milford, Iroquois, Illinois
1843
August 20, 1843
Milford, Iroquois, Illinois, United States of America
1846
February 21, 1846
Milford, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States
1849
January 10, 1849
Milford, Iroquois, IL
1851
March 27, 1851
Milford, Iroquois, IL
1854
March 28, 1854
Milford, Iroquois, IL