Jane (Barnhill) Bronson (abt. 1847 - 1906)

Born about 23 Aug 1847 in Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Oliver Perry Taber — married Oct 1865 in Marshall, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 24 May 1906 at about age 58 in Berrien, Michigan, United States

Biography

Jane Barnhill was born in Indiana in 1847 to Hugh Barnhill and Sarah Knapp. On 25 October 1865, she married Oliver Perry Taber, son of Samuel Taber and Jane Pope, in Marshall County, Indiana.^[1] Oliver died 12 December 1869,^[2] and Jane moved in with her sister-in-law, Mary (Taber) Shirley. The 1870 census shows them living in Mary's household with Mary's mother (Jane's mother-in-law) and Mary's twelve-year-old daughter, Sarah.^[3]

On June 12 1874, Jane married her second husband, Leroy Sunderland Bronson,^[4] son of Roswell Bronson and Eunice Jones. Jane and Leroy had five children:

Olive (1876-1948)^[5]

Lena (1878-1951)^[6]

Harriet (1882-1961)^[7]

Karl (1889-1974)^[8]

Infant daughter (1890-1890)^[9]

Jane died in Bertrand Township 24 May 1906. ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXGL-F3P : 3 August 2022), Oliver P Taber and Jane Barnhill, 25 Oct 1865; citing Marshall, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004476607.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6055873/oliver-perry-taber: accessed 10 October 2022), memorial page for Oliver Perry Taber (7 Mar 1844–12 Dec 1869), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6055873, citing Tabor Cemetery, Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by William Taber (contributor 46480146) .
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX6S-8MB : 28 May 2021), Jane Tabor in entry for Mary Shirley, 1870.
4. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXGJ-ZTR : 3 August 2022), Leroy S Brouson and Jennie Tabor, 12 Jun 1874; citing Marshall, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004476688.
5. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VG5P-MQR : 26 November 2014), Olive Irene Rouse, 05 Mar 1948; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
6. ↑ "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF3X-DK9 : 13 March 2018), Lena D Miller, 05 Jun 1951; citing Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,972,806.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109083144/hattie-m-reed: accessed 10 October 2022), memorial page for Hattie M. Reed (1882–1961), Find a Grave Memorial ID 109083144, citing Oak Grove Cemetery, Lawton, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Jack Weiszer (contributor 46826035) .
8. ↑ "Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZBF-931 : 10 August 2022), Karl L Bronson, 1974.
9. ↑ "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHD4-HJW : 23 February 2021), Infant Bronson, 1890.
10. ↑ "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHZN-JB6 : 23 February 2021), Jane Bronson, 1906.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJR-R1C : 19 December 2020), Jane Barnhill in household of Hugh Barnhill, Marshall, Indiana, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4F5-LP1 : 18 February 2021), Jane Barnhill in entry for Hugh Barnhill, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW9R-XNY : 14 January 2022), Jane Bronson in household of Leroy S. Bronson, Bertrand, Berrien, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M912-6RW : 10 March 2022), Jane Bronson in entry for Leroy S Bronson, 1900.