Born in Jersey, Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Henry Cramer Travis
and Matilda Jane (White) Travis
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Stephen G. White
— married
21 Jun 1876 (to before 1880) in Christian, Illinois, United States
Wife of
James Reed Caldwell
— married
1881 in Christian, Illinois, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Clara White
Died
at age 64
in Greenville, Bond, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Mar 2022
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Biography
Mary Jane was born on Feb 3, 1860 in Jersey county, Illinois.[1] She was the daughter of Henry and Matilda (White) Travis.[2] In the 1860 census, she was listed with her parents living in Mississippi Township, Jersey, Illinois.[3] In 1865, the family moved to Ricks Township, Christian, Illinois.[4] where they were listed in the 1870 census.[5] On Jun 21, 1876, she married Stephen G White in Christian county, Illinois.[6] The marriage apparently ended in divorce. In the 1880 census, Mary and her daughter Clara, were listed in the household of her brother, Oscar Travis in Lincoln, Neosho, Kansas.[7] In 1881, Mary married James Caldwell in Christian county, Illinois.[8] The couple were listed in the 1900 census living in Pleasant Mound, Bond, Illinois.[9] Sometime after the 1900 census, the family moved to Greenville, Bond, Illinois where Mary’s husband James, died in 1909.[10] Mary remained in Greenville joined by her daughter Edna and grandson, Ross White.[11][12] Mary died on Jan 16, 1925 and was buried in the Montrose Cemetery in Greenville.[1][13]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Illinois, US, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, Mary J. Caldwell, www.ancestry.com, accessed Mar 7, 2022
- ↑ Illinois, US, County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, Mary Jane White (parents, Henry C. Travis, Matilda White), James R Caldwell (parents John R Caldwell, Elizabeth Staton[sic])
- ↑ 1860 US Federal Census, Mississippi Precinct, Jersey, Illinois, Aug 6, 1860, scanned image, www.ancestry.com, accessed Mar 7, 2022
- ↑ White, David E. The Ancestors and Descendants of Carolus (Charles) White and Margaret Van Culen, self-published, page 160
- ↑ 1870 US Federal Census, Ricks Township, Christian, Illinois, Aug 11, 1870, scanned image, www.ancestry.com, accessed Mar 7, 2022
- ↑ Illinois, US County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, Stephen G. White, Mary J. Treavis[sic], www.ancestry.com, accessed Mar 11, 2022
- ↑ 1880 US Federal Census (listing O.P. Travis, Laura Travis, Minnie Travis, Dora Travis, Fannie Travis, Mary Travis (sister), Clarie Travis[sic]), Lincoln, Neosho, Kansas, Jun 10 & 11, 1880, scanned image, www.ancestry.com, accessed Mar 8, 2022
- ↑ Illinois, US, Compiled Marriages, James R. Caldwell, Mrs. Mary J Travis, www.ancestry.com, accessed Jan 12, 2021
- ↑ 1900 US Federal Census, Pleasant Mound Township, Bond, Illinois, Jun 6 & 7, 1900, scanned image, www.ancestry.com, accessed Mar 6, 2022
- ↑ Illinois, US, Select Deaths Index, 1877-1916, James Reed Caldwell, www.ancestry.com, accessed Jan 12, 2021
- ↑ 1910 US Federal Census, Greenville Ward 2, Bond, Illinois, May 10, 1910, scanned image, www.ancestry.com, accessed Mar 8, 2022
- ↑ 1920 US Federal Census, Greenville, Bond, Illinois, Jan 12, 1920, scanned image, www.ancestry.com, accessed Mar 8, 2022
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #189143554
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