Mary was born in September of 1841 to Wilkerson and Martha Watts Ware. She is listed with her parents on both: the 1850 Census[1] and the 1860 Census[2] in Amherst, Virginia.
On November 30, 1860 she married Gabriel Francis Page.[3] She is listed with her husband on the 1870 Census,[4] the 1880 Census,[5] and the 1900 Census.[6] Census records indicate that the couple had twelve children but only nine were living at the time the 1900 Census was taken.
She passed away in April of 1901 at the age of 59. She is buried in Green Hill Cemetery in Buena Vista, Buena Vista City, Virginia[7]
Research Notes
1. Virginia Page (1860–1860)
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↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M88G-95J : 23 December 2020), Mary Ware in household of Wilkerson Ware, Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑ "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6Z3Q-D9S5 : 28 June 2022), Mary C Ware in entry for G H Page, 30 Nov 1860; citing Marriage, Amherst, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCPN-3P5 : 15 January 2022), Mary C. Page in household of Galnel F. Page, Temperance District, Amherst, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50969318/mary-cornelia-page: accessed 25 October 2022), memorial page for Mary Cornelia Ware Page (22 Sep 1841–11 Apr 1901), Find a Grave Memorial ID 50969318, citing Green Hill Cemetery, Buena Vista, Buena Vista City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by LNM (contributor 47438535) .
↑ "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6Z5Q-QZX5 : 28 October 2021), M C Page in entry for Martha J Page, 1865.
↑ "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CB8-LQ7C : 28 June 2022), Mary C Page in entry for Robert W Page, 20 May 1889; citing Marriage, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.
↑ "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CBX-XHN9 : 28 June 2022), Mary C Page in entry for C E Page, 15 Dec 1888; citing Marriage, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.
↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR7-JWBX : 16 August 2019), Cornelia Ware in entry for Clarence Edward Page, 03 Aug 1921; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Buena Vista, Roanoke, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
↑ "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZC7-SJFV : 28 June 2022), N. C Page in entry for Chas R. Jordan, 23 May 1888; citing Marriage, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.
↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRD-8XML : 16 August 2019), Carnelia Ware in entry for Ora Anda Jordan, 08 May 1944; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Alleghany, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
↑ "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZBZ-MD3B : 28 October 2021), N. C. Page in entry for Cora E. Page, 1870.
↑ "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CBF-M4WQ : 28 June 2022), Mary Page in entry for Chas T Shepherd, 3 Dec 1888; citing Marriage, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.
↑ "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZBC-L5H1 : 28 October 2021), M C Page in entry for Anna B Page, 1872.
↑ "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CBX-ZDNK : 28 June 2022), Mary C Page in entry for George J Tucker, 9 Oct 1895; citing Marriage, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.
↑ "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZBC-V25D : 28 October 2021), M C Page in entry for Lutha Thomas Page, 1875.
↑ "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CBX-GSCN : 28 June 2022), Mary C Page in entry for Arthur Ware Page, 27 Dec 1899; citing Marriage, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.
↑ "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9F-D6XS : 20 February 2021), Mary C Ware in entry for Arthur Ware Page and Blanche Shafer Bradford, 27 Dec 1938; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Lynchburg, , Virginia, United States, certificate 29920, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
↑ "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZBZ-W2RD : 28 October 2021), M. C. Page in entry for Arther W. Page, 1877.
↑ "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZBC-R8G8 : 28 October 2021), Mary C Page in entry for Hattie E Page, 1879.
↑ "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68VV-J3RD : 2 August 2022), Mary C Page in entry for Nelson S. Watts, 1901.
↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR8-TTJ4 : 16 August 2019), Cornelia Ware in entry for Hattie Page Watts, 04 Nov 1957; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Buena Vista, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
↑ "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZBC-4KBS : 28 October 2021), Mary C Page in entry for James G Page, 1882.
↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMSM-793 : 11 February 2018), Mary Page in entry for James Page and Dicie Alexander, 09 Jul 1907; citing Kaymoor, Fayette, West Virginia, 130, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 584,765.
↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMKD-WYW : 10 March 2018), Mary Camelia Ware in entry for James Garfield Page, 27 Mar 1946; citing Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, County Records, v 1945-1948 p 24, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 584,754.
↑ "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZBC-NX7H : 28 October 2021), Mary C Page in entry for Leonard Ottoway Page, 1883.
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