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Mary Matheny 1797–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 AUG 1797

Birth Location: Rockingham, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 29 DEC 1868

Death Location: Mossy Creek, Augusta, Virginia, USA

Father: William Matheny

Mother: Mary Harrison

Spouse(s): Moses Syra

Children(s): Fountain Syra

In 1797, Mary Matheny entered the world in Rockingham, Virginia, USA, born to William Matheny And Mary Harrison. Mary Matheny married Moses Syra, and had children including Fountain Syra. Mary Matheny passed away in 1868 in Mossy Creek, Augusta, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1797, Mary Matheny entered the world in Rockingham, Virginia, USA, born to William Matheny And Mary Harrison.
  • Mary Matheny married Moses Syra, and had children including Fountain Syra.
  • Mary Matheny passed away in 1868 in Mossy Creek, Augusta, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Matheny
1759–1838
Birth Location: Berkley, Boone, Iowa, USA
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Mary Harrison
1765–1840
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Moses Syra
1765–1840
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Fountain Syra
1830–1915
Birth Location: Washington, Virginia, USA
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Mary Matheny's Ancestors

Self
Mary Matheny
1797–1868
Birth Place: Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Matheny
1759–1838
Berkley, Boone, Iowa, USA
Mary Harrison
1765–1840
Augusta, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Matheny's Descendants

1.
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Mary Matheny (10 AUG 1797–29 DEC 1868) m. Moses Syra (1765–1840)
  1. 1. Fountain Syra 1830–1915 m. Margaret Gross 1838–1900
    1. 1. Louisa (J.) Syra 1861–1899 m. Thomas (Shields) Hancock 1854–1890
      1. 1. Margaret (E.) Hancock 1889–1970 m. James (Sherit) Woodroffe 1877–1935 m. Levi (Daniel) Crow 1871–1914
        1. 1. Bessie (G.) Woodroffe 1918–1969 m. George (N.) Hague 1913–2000
        2. 2. Iva (Marie) Crow 1913–1997
        3. 3. Levi (D.) Crow 1914–1970
        4. 4. Bruce (Elwood) Woodroffe 1917–1978

Mary Matheny's Timeline

2 Records

1797
10 AUG 1797
Birth of Mary Matheny in Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Rockingham, Virginia, USA
1868
29 DEC 1868
Age 71
Death of Mary Matheny in Mossy Creek, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Mossy Creek, Augusta, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 AUG 1797
    Event Place: Rockingham, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 DEC 1868
    Event Place: Mossy Creek, Augusta, Virginia, USA
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