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Mary was born in 1857 in Alexandria, VA. She was the daughter of Ariel Downs Collingsworth and Rebecca Dixon. On 2 Nov 1882 she married William Brawner. They had 5 known children (possibly 7). She is buried at the Saint Marys Catholic Church Cemetery along with a 1 day old child, Bernard A Sweeney (probably the daughter of her daughter Edna and husband Bernard Sweeney).
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Father listed as Downs Collingsworth (bn Westmoreland Cty, VA), mother as Rebbecca Dixon (bn Westmoreland, VA) on Death Cert. Husband as Wm H. Mary listed as widow at time of death.
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Categories: Saint Marys Catholic Church Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia