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Mary Jane Talley
1870 - 1943

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• Birth	Apr 1870	Virginia
  	1900 Census gives a birth month and year as April 1870, in the state of Virginia. She was 21 when she married James A. Williams on April 6, 1892.
  Gender	Female
  Died	04 Jun 1943	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
  Buried	07 Jun 1943	Norfolk, Virginia (Elmwood Cemetery)
  Notes	Name: In the obituary of Avery H. Williams printed in The Patriot and in the document entitled "Helen's Story" written by Helen G. Williams, Avery H. Williams' mother is referred to as "Mary Talley Collins Williams." In the Certificate of Marriage between James A. Williams and Mary J. Talley there is no reference to "Collins." Mary was only 21 when she married James so we assume she remarried after James died and before she came to live with Avery H. Williams' family prior to WWII.
  Person ID	I156	Dunn
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2011

  
  

  Father	Nathaniel Henry Talley,   b. 05 May 1824, Hanover County, VA ,   d. 08 Apr 1900, Hanover County, VA (At "Cleveland", his home near Pole Green)
  Mother	Mary Jane Mills,   b. 16 Dec 1832,   d. 22 Nov 1909
  Married	1850	Hanover County, Virginia
  Documents		1880 Census - Nathaniel Henry Talley Family Mary Jane (Talley) Williams recorded at age 10 (although her first name appears to a nickname, or perhaps incorrectly recorded).
  Family ID	F61	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	James Avery Williams,   b. Feb 1860, Virginia ,   d. 18 May 1910, Virginia
  Married	06 Apr 1892	Hanover County, Virginia
  Children	1. Mary S. Williams   2. James Talley Williams,   b. Feb 1892, Virginia   3. Avery Henry Williams,   b. 16 Oct 1896, Norfolk, VA ,   d. 27 Apr 1947, Harrisburg, PA
  Documents		1900 Census, Norfolk, VA (Family of James Avery Williams) James Williams (age 40) and Mary T. (age 30) lived at 56 Wood Street, Norfolk, VA with their children James T. (age 8) and Avery H. (age 4). Mary T. is Mary Jane (Talley) Williams. Oral history indicate "James T. Williams" was "James Talley Williams"
  		Certificate of Marriage (Williams, James A. and Mary J. Talley)
  		CENSUS 1920 NORFOLK CITY, VIRGINIA (1 OF 2) SEE LAST TWO ROWS OF DATA ON THIS DOCUMENT AND FIRST TWO ROWS OF 2ND PG Mary T Williams, age 50, is now the head of the household, her husband James Avery Williams having died in 1910. The home is located at 431 30th Street in Norfolk City, Virginia. Living with Mary are: her son James Talley Williams, age 24, who works as a sheet metal worker in the navy yard; her son Avery Henry Williams, age 23, who works as an engraver for an engraving company; and her niece Rosalie Talley, age 38, who works as a music teacher.
  		CENSUS 1920 NORFOLK CITY, VIRGINIA (2 OF 2) SEE FIRST TWO ROWS OF DATA ON THIS DOCUMENT AND LAST TWO ROWS OF 1ST PG SEE DESCRIPTION FOR PAGE 1 OF 2
  		CENSUS 1930 NORFOLK CITY, VIRGINIA Mary Talley Williams is the head of the household, as she was for the 1920 census ten years earlier, her husband James Avery Williams having died in 1910. The family still resides at 431 30th Street in Norfolk City, Virginia. Her sons James and Avery are still living with Mary. James is working as a clerk and Avery works as a photo engraver for a daily paper.
  Headstones		Headstone, James Avery Williams and Mary Talley Williams Collins Mary Jane Talley married James Avery Williams; the "Collins" reference is a mystery.
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2009
  Family ID	F60	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Avery Henry Williams and Mary Jane (Talley) Williams

  
  

  Documents		Death Record of Mary Jane Talley Williams Collins Death record of Mary Jane Talley. She first married James Avery Williams and is buried with Avery Henry Williams. However, family members remember "Collins" as being part of her name, and on the headstone she shares with James her name reads "Mary Talley Williams Collins". This death record confirms that, at the time of her death, Mary was a widow (by virtue of James Avery Williams having died) but that she had a living husband, George W. Collins, age 83.
  		1880 Census - Nathaniel Henry Talley Family Mary Jane (Talley) Williams recorded at age 10 (although her first name appears to a nickname, or perhaps incorrectly recorded).
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.