Individual Details
Mary J. Mower
(18 May 1850 - 31 Oct 1925)
Events
| Birth | 18 May 1850 | Arcola, Washington, Minnesota |  | ||
| Census | 1 Jun 1850 | Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota |  | | |
| Census | 9 Nov 1857 | Marine, Washington, Minnesota | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1860 | Marine, Washington, Minnesota | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1865 | Marine, Washington, Minnesota | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1870 | Marine, Washington, Minnesota | | | |
| Marriage | 2 Sep 1873 | Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota - William Henry Richardson | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1880 | Oak Street, Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota | | | |
| Census | 15 Apr 1910 | 13 Monroe Place, Brooklyn, Kings, New York | | | |
| Census | 1 Jan 1920 | 1822 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, District of Columbia | | | |
| Death | 31 Oct 1925 | apoplexy - Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota | | ||
| Burial | 2 Nov 1925 | Fairview Cemetery, Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota | |
Families
| Spouse | William Henry Richardson (1846 - 1905) |
| Child | Ada B. Richardson (1874 - 1920) |
| Child | Martha Augusta "Gussie" Richardson (1877 - ) |
| Child | Martin Mower Richardson (1883 - ) |
| Father | John Edwards Mower (1815 - 1879) |
| Mother | Gratia Ann Remick (1825 - 1904) |
| Sibling | James Albert Mower (1842 - 1861) |
| Sibling | Helen Mar Mower (1845 - 1937) |
| Sibling | Emma Mower (1847 - 1933) |
| Sibling | Martha Augusta "Mattie" Mower (1862 - 1872) |
Notes
Census
Infant Mower was enumerated in the household of John E. Mower [father], age 3 months, female, and was born in Minnesota.Census
Mary J. Mower was enumerated in the household of John E. Mower as a 7 year old white female, with her birthplace listed as Minnesota.Census
Mary J. Mower was enumerated in the household of John E. Mower [father], age 10, female, born in Minnesota, and had attended school within the year.Census
Mary J. Mower was enumerated, female, in the household of John E. Mower.Census
Mary Mower was enumerated in the household of John E. Mower as a 20 year old white female, no occupation listed, and her birthplace shown as Minnesota.Marriage
They were married by Rev. W. J. Johnstone, Rector of Ascension Church. Witnesses to the ceremony were Henry Van Vorhes and Emma Van Vorhes.Census
Mary Richardson was enumerated in the household of William Richardson, white, female, age 27, wife, married, at home, born in Minnesota, father born in Maine, and mother born in Maine.Census
Mary M. Richardson was enumerated as a boarder in the household of May C. Fitzgerald, female, white, age 58, widowed, mother of 3 children with 3 children living as of the census date, born in Minnesota, father born in Maine, mother born in Maine, able to speak English, occupation listed as "none," able to read, and able to write. Mary Richardson was enumerated between Martin M. Richardson [son] and Martha A. Richardson [daughter].Census
Mary J. Richardson was enumerated as one of several boarders in the household of Kathleen Brown, female, white, age 69, widowed, able to read, able to write, born in Minnesota, father born in Maine, mother born in Maine, able to speak English, and occupation listed as "none." Martha A. Richardson [daughter] was enumerated on the line below.Endnotes
1. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 72.
2. Mary Mower Richardson, death certificate 016372 (1925), State of Minnesota, Division of Vital Statistics, Minnesota Historical Society, Gale Family Library, St. Paul, Minnesota.
3. 1850 U.S. Census, Washington County, Minnesota, population schedule, Stillwater Precinct, p. 154, dwelling 26, family 29, John E. Mower household, line 25, Infant Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 September 2018); NARA microfilm publication M432, 1009 rolls.
4. 1857 State Census, Washington County, Minnesota, Township 31, 152, dwelling 935, family 940, John E. Mower household, line 33, Mary J. Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 September 2018); Minnesota Historical Society microfilm.
5. 1860 U.S. Census, Washington County, Minnesota, population schedule, Marine Township, p. 1, dwelling 4, family 4, John E. Mower household, line 19, Mary J. Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 September 2018); NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. .
6. 1865 State Census, Washington County, Minnesota, Town of Marine, family 28, John E. Mower household, line 35, Mary J. Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 September 2018); Minnesota Historical Society microfilm.
7. 1870 U.S. Census, Washington County, Minnesota, population schedule, Town of Marine, p. 19, family 152, John E. Mower household, line 22, Mary Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 September 2018); NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. .
8. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 74.
9. Rev. Edward D. Neill; J. Fletcher Williams, History of Washington County and the St. Croix Valley Including Explorers and Pioneers of Minnesota: And Outlines of the History of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota: North Star Publishing Company, 1881), p. 595; digital image, Google, Google Books (books.google.com : accessed 11 February 2019.
10. 1880 U.S. Census, Washington County, Minnesota, population schedule, City of Stillwater, Ward 2, enumeration district (ED) 34, page no. 27, dwelling 1, William Richardson household, line 13, Mary Richardson; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 August 2020); NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls.
11. 1910 U.S. census, Kings County, New York, population schedule, Brooklyn Borough, Ward 1, enumeration district (ED) 5, sheet 16 B, dwelling 110, family 148, May C. Fitzgerald household, line 80, Mary M. Richardson; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 August 2020); Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C..
12. 1920 U.S. census, District of Columbia, population schedule, Washington, Ward 3, enumeration district (ED) 67, sheet no. 10 A, family 136, family 179, Kathleen Brown household, line 10, Mary J. Richardson; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 August 2020); Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls.
13. Mary Mower Richardson, death certificate 016372 (1925), State of Minnesota, Division of Vital Statistics, Minnesota Historical Society, Gale Family Library, St. Paul, Minnesota.
14. Mary Mower Richardson, death certificate 016372 (1925), State of Minnesota, Division of Vital Statistics, Minnesota Historical Society, Gale Family Library, St. Paul, Minnesota.