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Mary Jane (Lackey) Richey (1858 - 1938)

Mary Jane (Mary Jane) Richey formerly Lackey
Born in Alabama, USAmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 10 Jul 1879 in DeKalb, Alabama, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 79 in Grove Oak, DeKalb County, Alabamamap
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Biography

Mary Jane was born in 1858. She passed away in 1938 at the age of 79 and is interred in Black Oak Cemetery, Grove Oak, DeKalb County, Alabama.[1]

Mary was the second wife of Doctor "Doc" Thomas Richey, as his first wife had passed away in 1878 at the age of 23. Mary Jane and Doc married in 1879, according to the 1900 census report. Other information from the report:

Name Mary Richey
Age 42
Birth Date Feb 1858
Birthplace Alabama, USA
Home in 1900 Grahams, De Kalb, Alabama
Sheet Number 8
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation 144
Family Number 144
Race White
Gender Female
Relation to Head of House Wife
Marital Status Married
Spouse's Name Doctor T Richey
Marriage Year 1879
Years Married 21
Father's Birthplace Alabama, USA
Mother's Birthplace Alabama, USA
Mother: number of living children 3
Mother: How many children 9
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Can Speak English Yes
Household members - Name, Age, Birthplace:
Doctor T Richey, 47, South Carolina
Mary Richey, 42, Alabama
Lornza S Richey, 16, Alabama
Narcis L Richey, 10, Alabama
Doctor C Richey, 8, Alabama [2]

Sources

  1. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197345882/mary-jane-richey: accessed 12 November 2022), memorial page for Mary Jane Lackey Richey (1 Feb 1858–15 Jan 1938), Find a Grave Memorial ID 197345882, citing Black Oak Cemetery, Grove Oak, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Don Richey (contributor 48639408)
  2. "United States Federal Census, Population Schedules, 1900," US Census Bureau, Washington, D.C., 1900. Repository: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. FHL microfilm: 1240014. Online database with images by Ancestry.com Operations Inc, Provo, UT, USA: 2004. Retrieved 12 Nov 2022 from (paid site): https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/79598761:7602




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I started working on unsourced profiles for Alabama and ended up adopting the profiles of a number of the Richey family because the profiles were orphaned (no profile manager). I am not related to this family. If any family member would like to take over the profile management, let me know.
posted by Laura (Huggins) Ward

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