Mary Jane (Dady) Deskins (abt. 1844 - 1879)

Born about 1844 in Ashtabula, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Stephen Rush Deskins — married 20 Jan 1863 in Logan Co., Illinois

Descendants

Died 23 Sep 1879 at about age 35 in Willow Springs, Douglas, Kansas, United States

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Biography

Mary was born about 1844. She was the daughter of William Dady and Ameda Case. She passed away in 1879. Mary "Janie" Deskins is buried next to her husband Rush in Sutton Cemetery, west of Baldwin Kansas. FAG memorial 230053721 reflects that her gravestone lacks an engraved name, but says "mother" on one face, "Wife" on another, and the base says "Deskines". FAG #5041458 shows both gravestones for Janie and Rush Deskins.

Mary was born about 1845.

Research Notes

His family sometimes used the surname spelling Deskines. The story has been handed down that someone in the family thought the surname was of French origin and should be spelled that way. The surname Deskins (Diskins or Diskin) is Irish in origin.

Sources

• family group sheets supplied by Richard Deskins; marriage license, SR Deskins death certificate. Find A Grave 230053721 and 5041458.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJ2-7RB : 19 March 2020), Mary Deskines in entry for Rush Deskines, 1870.

• "Kansas State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL66-VPMC : 12 March 2020), Mary J Deskins in household of S R Deskins, Douglas, Kansas, United States; citing Census, Douglas, Kansas, United States, 6, Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka; FHL microfilm 570,203.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFXS-GQF : accessed 17 May 2020), Mary J Deskines in household of Jame A Barbee, Junction, Osage, Kansas, United States; citing ED 109, sheet 1B, line 63, family 15, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 543; FHL microfilm 1,820,543.