Jane (McKinney) Graydon
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Jane Chambers (McKinney) Graydon (1802 - 1891)

Jane Chambers Graydon formerly McKinney
Born in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 19 Sep 1822 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United Statesmap
Died at age 88 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United Statesmap
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Biography

Jane (McKinney) Graydon was born in Delaware.
Jane was an abolitionist; served as a Union nurse in Nashville, Tennessee hospitals during the Civil War; partnered in the establishment of the Indianapolis Home for Friendless Women.
Jane (McKinney) Graydon was interred in Indiana..

Jane was born in 1802. She was the daughter of Mordecai McKinney and Mary Chambers. She passed away in 1891.

Jane McKinney, who was born in Wilmington, Delaware in 1802, became an abolitionist as an adult. She married Alexander Graydon, an iron manufacturer, on 19 Sep 1822 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania[1] and they moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1843. She was also involved with the Presbyterian Church.

In 1850, the family was living in Center Marion, Indiana, United States. Their last name is misspelled "Gradon".[2]

Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Alexander Gradon M 57 Pennsylvania
Jane E Gradon F 48 Delaware
William M Gradon M 24 Pennsylvania
Alexander Jr Gradon M 22 clerk Pennsylvania
Vincent L Gradon M 21 clerk Pennsylvania
John K Gradon F 17 Pennsylvania
Theodore Gradon M 12 Pennsylvania
Emma B Gradon F 10 Pennsylvania
Andrew Gradon M 7 Pennsylvania
Joseph M Gradon M 3 Indiana
Nancy Stevenson F Kentucky
Robert G Gradon M 30 physician Pennsylvania

During the American Civil War, she served as a nurse in the hospitals in Nashville, Tennessee.

With Catharine Merrill, who also served as a nurse during the war, Jane McKinney Graydon organized the charitable group that established the Indianapolis Home for Friendless Women in 1867. This Indianapolis women's shelter provided refuge to homeless women, as well as orphans and widows of soldiers. By the end of the nineteenth-century, it was caring for an estimated 400 to 500 people annually. The facility was renamed the Indianapolis Home for the Aged in 1936 and reorganized so that it could accept male residents; its name was changed to the Indianapolis Retirement Home in 1976.

Indianapolis Home for Friendless Women

As an abolitionist, her home was also reported to be a station in the Underground Railroad.

In 1880, Jane is living with her daughter and son-in-law in Indianapolis, 6th Ward, Marion, Indiana, United States. She is widowed. Her name is misspelled "Graden".[3]

Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Joseph K. Sharpe M 61 Married Head Leather Merchant Connecticut
Mary E. Sharpe F 54 Married Wife Keeping House Pennsylvania
Joseph K. Sharpe M 26 Single Son Clerks In Store Indiana
Julia G. Sharpe F 22 Single Daughter At Home Indiana
Anna Sharpe F 20 Single Daughter At Home Indiana
Robert P. Duncan M 32 Married Son-in-law Manufacturer Vinegar Indiana
Ella M. Duncan F 28 Married Daughter Boarding Indiana
Harry S. Duncan M 5 Single Grandchild Indiana
Jane G. Graden F 77 Widowed Mother-in-law Boarding Delaware
Minnie White F 22 Single Other Servant Kansas
John Wilson M 30 Other Servant Tennessee

Jane passed away on 30 Mar 1891 in Indiana and is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana.[4]

Sources

  1. Marriage "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989", citing Affiliate Name: Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Digital film/folder number: 102046624; Image number: 16, FamilySearch Record: 6CYX-LW8K (accessed 5 September 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSW7-P9DK-N, Jane McKinney marriage to Alexander Graydon on 19 Sep 1822 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States.
  2. 1850 Census "United States Census, 1850", citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 8; Digital film/folder number: 004192464; FHL microfilm: 442937; Image number: 248; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01149-4, FamilySearch Record: MHJR-KJL (accessed 5 September 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6Q7Q-47C, Jane E Gradon (48) in Center Township, Marion, Indiana, United States. Born in Delaware.
  3. 1880 Census "United States Census, 1880", citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00021; Digital film/folder number: 005157837; FHL microfilm: 1254295; Image number: 68; Sheet number: 182; Sheet letter: C; Indexing batch: C55801-4, FamilySearch Record: MH9G-6K2 (accessed 5 September 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBQ-9FQ7, Jane G Graden (77), widowed mother-in-law, Boarding, in household of Joseph K. Sharpe (61) in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States. Born in Delaware, United States.
  4. Memorial Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45915009/jane-chambers-graydon: accessed 05 September 2023), memorial page for Jane Chambers McKinney Graydon (1802–1891), Find a Grave Memorial ID 45915009, citing Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by John C. Anderson (contributor 47208015).
  • https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_descendants/?action=list&MyPrimary_Seqn=1070279&MyLineageCount=1
  • Richard F. Nixon and Stephen E. Towne eds. (2010). Indiana's War: The Civil War in Documents. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press. pp. 75–77. ISBN 9780821418475.
  • https://www.in.gov/governorhistory/mitchdaniels/2915.htm
  • Marla Speece
  • "United States Census, 1860", citing Page: 2; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005166241; FHL microfilm: 803280; Image number: 125; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01712-5, FamilySearch Record: M4FT-MVF (accessed 5 September 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GB9N-SH7T, Jane C Graydon (57) in North Centre Township, Marion, Indiana, United States. Born in Delaware.
  • "United States Census, 1870", citing Page: 28; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 23; Digital film/folder number: 004263411; FHL microfilm: 000545838; Image number: 584; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01433-0, FamilySearch Record: MXFD-MGZ (accessed 5 September 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DZBW-33C, Jane C Graden (68) head of household in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States. Born in Delaware.
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