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Mary Jane Tosh

Female 1838 - 1924  (85 years)


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  • Name Mary Jane Tosh  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 1 Sep 1838  Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5
    Gender Female 
    Death 22 Apr 1924  Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6
    Burial Tobias City Cemetery, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I3566  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Family John Crays,   b. 16 Sep 1828, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Feb 1905, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 2 Dec 1853  Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7, 8
    • Their Illinois Marriage record can be found at the Macon County Court Records, Film # 0983125 - 0983126.

      They had a total of three sons and seven daughters: Charles, a farmer of Tobias, Wilburn, an auctioneer from Bruning, Mark, showed free movies in neighboring towns and in Texas, Laura (Mrs. Will Fisher), Tobias, Belle (Mrs. W.F. Nevins), Fairfield, Marie (Mrs. Chas. Harding), Cambridge, Ida (Mrs. Frank Osborne), Crete, Ann (Mrs. G.M. Dougherty), Bruning, Alice (Mrs. Chas. Pike), Bruning, Angeline (Mrs. Thayer), of Colorado. (Milligan, p 255).

      Posting from GenForum:

      John J. CRAYS and his wife, Mary Jane TOSH came from Palmyra, Macoupin Co., IL about 1885 settling in Tobias. All of their children were born in Palmyra. The entire family came to Nebraska. Also, Mary Jane's nephew, William Riley TOSH also accompanied them from Palmyra, IL to Saline Co., IL.

      Their children: Mary Jane CRAYS b. 1855, Gertie Maude CRAYS b. 1856 d. 1858, Anna Melvina CRAYS b. 1858, Lydia Angeline CRAYS b. 1860, Alice CRAYS b. 1863, Marie(a) b. 1865, Ida (Manly) CRAYS b. 1867, Charles Wesley CRAYS b. 1868, Laura E. CRAYS b. 1876, J. Wilburn CRAYS b. 1879, a child b. & d. before 1883 and Mark L. CRAYS b. 1883.

      Any information on these families is appreciated. Desire contact with descendants. Have been working on the CRAYS and TOSH Families over 25 years. Will exchange.

      Posted by Linda Arnold on 21 Aug 1999

    Children 
     1. Mary Isabel "Belle" Crays,   b. Abt 1855, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Melvina Ann Crays,   b. Abt 1858, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Lydia Angelina Crays,   b. Abt 1860, Macoupin County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Alice Crays,   b. Abt 1862, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     5. Marie "Rie" Crays,   b. Abt 1864, Macoupin County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. Ida M. Crays,   b. Abt 1867, Macoupin County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     7. Charles Wesley Crays,   b. 9 Apr 1868, Palmyra, Macoupin County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Aug 1964, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years)
     8. Laura E. Crays,   b. 17 Feb 1876, Macoupin County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jul 1937, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
     9. John Wilbern Crays,   b. 29 Jul 1879, Macoupin County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Oct 1953, Bruning, Thayer County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     10. Mark Lee Crays,   b. 21 Oct 1884, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Apr 1965, Stockdale, Wilson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F1808  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Apr 2013 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 Sep 1838 - Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 22 Apr 1924 - Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Tobias City Cemetery, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 254 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S98] 1860 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1860 United States Federal Census, the Eighth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1860 Federal Census.), Illinois, Macoupin County, Town 11 Range 6 Enumerated 21 July 1860 PO Nilwood, Page 101 705-685 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S1488] Ancestry.com - Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941.

    4. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 87135710 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 254, shows location as Indiana (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 255 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S1550] Ancestry.com - Illinois, Marriages, 1851-1900.

    8. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 87135709 (Reliability: 3).