Mary Frances Kendrew 1858 - 1940

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• Birth	27 Dec 1858	Van Buren County, Iowa   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1860	Jackson, Van Buren County, Iowa   [1]
  Residence	1870	Chequest, Van Buren County, Iowa   [3]
  Residence	1874	Missouri
  	Married Ezra Harper
  Residence	1880	Folker Township, Clark County, Missouri   [4]
  	w/ Ezra Harper
  Residence	1895
  	Married Charles Devance
  Residence	1900	Soldier, Jackson County, Kansas   [5]
  	w/ Charles Devance
  Residence	1905	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas   [2]
  	with daughter Sylvia Mauck and family
  Residence	1909
  	Married Jim Davis
  Residence	1910	Bonaparte, Van Buren County, Iowa   [6]
  	w/ Jim Davis
  Residence	1920	1031 North Quincy Street, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas   [7]
  	with daughter Syliva Mauck
  Residence	1930	912 West 5th Street, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas   [8]
  	with daughter Syliva Mauck
  Obituary	Mary F. Davis (11/19/1940)Mary F. Davis, 81 former resident of Topeka, Died November 19 in Denver, Colo. She was born December 27, 1858 in Iowa. She was a member of the First Christian church, Eastern Star, Rebekah Lodge, and the W.R.C. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. M. B. Hupper, Denver; Mrs. G. B. Edwards, El Paso, Texas; Mrs. D. C. Mauck, Topeka; one son, G.W. Harper, Topeka; eleven grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 2pm Friday, at the Wall Diffenderfer Mortuary. Burial will be in Mt. Sterling, Iowa.Transcribed by Brian Sanders 2008; contributed by Loise Herring, located at Harper Website.  [9]
  Died	19 Nov 1940	Denver, Denver County, Colorado
  		Obituary - Mary Kendrew-Harper-Devance-Davis - 1940
  Buried	19 Nov 1940	Blackledge Cemetery, Mt. Sterling, Vernon Township, Van Buren County, Iowa
  Notes	Lived in ks. Note stating she lived in Keokuk Iowa. This is near to the George Foy family around 1840-90.Lived in ks with 3rd husband, Jim Davis until Jim died. Then she moved to Denver. She passed away in Denver, Denver County, Colorado. Her funeral was held in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, then her body was brought back to Iowa and buried nextto Ezra Harper and 2 of their children that died young.
  Person ID	I31	Sanders
  Last Modified	31 Oct 2009

  
  

  Father	William S. Kendrew,   b. Abt 1821, England
  Mother	Mary Sheets,   b. Abt 1826, Virginia
  Family ID	F26	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Ezra Martin Harper,   b. 15 Mar 1853, Van Buren County, Iowa ,   d. 12 Jul 1890, Athens, Clark County, Missouri
  Married	9 Oct 1874	Scotland County, Missouri   [10, 11]
  		Marriage Certificate - Ezra Harper and Mary Kendrew - 1874
  Children	> 1. Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Laura Harper,   b. 21 Aug 1875, Folker Township, Clark County, Missouri ,   d. 5 Jun 1961, Denver, Denver County, Colorado > 2. Lou Ella Harper,   b. 5 Sep 1877, Neva, Clark County, Missouri ,   d. 3 Jul 1943, Las Cruces, New Mexico   3. Dora A. Harper,   b. 24 Jan 1880, Clark County, Missouri ,   d. 9 Jan 1885, Clark County, Missouri > 4. Sarah 'Silvia' Viola 'Ola' Harper,   b. 30 Mar 1882, Clark County, Missouri ,   d. 6 Oct 1950, Route 4, Silver Lake, Kansas > 5. George Walter Harper,   b. 1 Aug 1885, Mt. Sterling, Clark County, Iowa ,   d. 5 May 1977, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas   6. Patsy D. Harper,   b. 28 Aug 1889, Clark County, Missouri ,   d. 22 Sep 1895, Clark County, Missouri
  Family ID	F21	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Charles Devance,   b. Mar 1843, in
  Married	Abt 1895  [5, 10]
  Family ID	F433	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	James 'Jim' A. Davis,   b. Abt 1857, Iowa ,   d. 1916
  Married	16 Jun 1909
  Family ID	F242	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map

  Event Residence - 1905 - Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Residence - 1910 - Bonaparte, Van Buren County, Iowa  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Kendrew-Harper-Devance-Davis, Mary

  
  

  Headstones

  Cemetery - Blackledge Sterling, VanBuren County, Iowa Status:

  
  

• Sources

  [S181] 1860 US Federal Census. [S265] 1905 Kansas State Census. [S180] 1870 US Federal Census. [S179] 1880 US Federal Census. [S175] 1900 US Federal Census. [S177] 1910 US Federal Census. [S173] 1920 US Federal Census. [S174] 1930 US Federal Census. [S50] [S26] Ezra Martin Harper Family. [S219] Marriage Certificate.