Mary Jane Wixon

1836 - 1935  (98 years)

• Name	Mary Jane Wixon
  Birth	12 May 1836	Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  	daughter of Jesse Wixon and Rebecca Spencer
  Gender	Female
  Census	12 Jul 1860	Farmers, Washington Township, Sanilac County, Michigan   [4]
  	Orrin Tyler, 24, M, Farmer, $500, —, Canada Mary J. Tyler, 24, F, Canada Augustus Maybee, 3, F, MI
  Census	21 Aug 1870	Packs Mills, Washington Township, Sanilac County, Michigan   [5]
  	Orrin Tyler, 35, M, Farmer, 1000, 250, Canada Mary Tyler, 33, F, Keeping House, Canada Augustus Maybee, 13, M, At Home, MI Ann Maybee [Tyler], 7, F, MI George Maybee [Tyler], 2, M, MI
  Obituary	Mrs. Mary J. Tyler, 98 resident of the Thumb district 86 years and mother of five generations, died Friday [3 May 1935] in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Dancy Urie, 1305 Division St. The five generations are Mrs. Tyler, her daughter Mrs. Urie Mrs. Urie's daughter Mrs. Fannie Cooper, Detroit, Mrs. Cooper's daughter Mrs. Paul Richards and Her daughter Mill Ilene Richards, both of Port Huron. Mrs. Tyler who would have been 99 years old on May 12, Mother's Day, had been in poor health several months. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Minnie Booth, Applegate, Mrs. Urie, a son George Tyler Los Angeles, Cal. A sister Mrs. Emma Ferris, Lincoln, Michigan 18 grandchildren, 32 great grandchildren and 13 great great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 pm Sunday in the Urie residence. Burial will be in Washington Cemetery, Carsonville. Mrs. Tyler, daughter of James Wixon, early settler of Croswell was born May 12 1836 in Ontario. Her parents moved to New York State when she was 1 1/2 years old and moved to Croswell when she was 12 years old. Mar 15 1854, Mrs. Tyler married James Maybee, who died April 26, 1856. Dec. 29 1859 she married Oren Tyler, a carpenter, who also operated a dray business in Applegate several years. He died Nov. 19 1903.
  Reference Number	4737
  Death	3 May 1935	Port Huron, Saint Clair County, Michigan   [1]
  Person ID	I4710	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 1	James Maybee,   b. Abt Dec 1829, New York d. 25 Apr 1856, Lexington, Sanilac County, Michigan (Age 26 years)
  Marriage	15 Mar 1854	Lexington, Sanilac County, Michigan   [7]
  	by Hiram Bacon, Justice of the Peace. Witnesses: David Maybee of Lexington and Jesse Wixom of Lexington. They were both of Lexington, She was 18 and James was 23
  Children	1. Augusta Frances Maybee,   b. 29 Aug 1856, Lexington, Sanilac County, Michigan d. 8 Feb 1935, T C State Hospital, Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1245	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Orrin Tyler,   b. Between 1835 and 1836, Canada d. 19 Nov 1903 (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	4 Dec 1859	Sanilac County, Michigan   [7]
  Family ID	F9046	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S241] Barbara Miller, Emails from Barbara Millar; Compiler Address: millarbje@sympatico.ca, from obit. [S45] Marriage Certificate, James Maybee to Mary Jane Wixson by Randall Wixon, Dept Clerk. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950. [S91] 1860 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Washington, Sanilac, Michigan; Roll M653_558; Page: 998; Image: 492; Family History Library Film: 803558. [S99] 1870 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Washington, Sanilac, Michigan; Roll M593_703; Page: 176A; Image: 355; Family History Library Film: 552202. [S241] Barbara Miller, Emails from Barbara Millar; Compiler Address: millarbje@sympatico.ca. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Michigan, County Marriages, 1822-1940.