Mary Jane Biddle

1827 - 1902  (~ 75 years)

• Name	Mary Jane Biddle  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Born	Jul 1827	Mifflin Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	18 Aug 1902	Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA   [7]
  	Cause: Old age
  Buried	20 Aug 1902	Lobbs Run Cemetery, Jefferson Twp, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
  Person ID	I1412	Biddle-197721-210386
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2011

  
  

  Father	Joseph H. Biddle,   b. Abt 1787, Upper Darby, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 18 Jan 1878, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age ~ 91 years)
  Mother	Mary Patterson,   b. 10 Mar 1797, Ireland ,   d. 24 Aug 1862, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 65 years)
  Married	10 Jul 1820	Alleghenytown, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA   [8]
  Family ID	F81	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Coleman,   b. Abt 1820,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Father of these children is believed to be a man named "Coleman", possibly "Frank Coleman".
  Children	1. Henry Albert Biddle,   b. Cal 1860, Jefferson, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 5 Mar 1888, Jefferson, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age ~ 28 years)   2. Mary Jane Biddle,   b. Aft 1860, West Elizabeth, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Bef 1870  (Age < 8 years)   3. James William Biddle,   b. Jun 1871, West Elizabeth, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Aft 1920  (Age ~ 50 years)
  Family ID	F546	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  "John Sterns, brother in law of Mary, told me that the father of the three children was a man named Coleman. They lived as husband and wife for a number of years but he always managed to be out of town when the Preacher made his rounds. A fight with Mary Jane's father, Joseph Biddle made him leave her and Joseph would not let her raise her children under the name Coleman. James told me about his sister who died as a very small child. Mary's death record in Pittsburgh Court House #3312 W. Elizabeth PA, dated Sept. 3, 1903, gives her age, death cause as old age, date of death, that she was unmarried and was buried in Lobb's Cemetery, W. Elizabeth." (Notes of Albert Gundy, date unknown). Elizabeth Herald obituary: "Biddle, Miss Mary Jane, 75, died Monday, August 18, 1902; well known resident of West Elizabeth; Buried at Lobbs Cemetery 1870 Census shows sisters (Eliza and Ruth) living with Mary Jane (Research):

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] 1840 US Census, Jefferson Twp, Allegheny, Pennsylvania - Joseph H Biddle household ~ Series M704; Roll 439; Page 135; Sheet # 4, Line 28. [S3] 1850 US Census, Jefferson Twp, Allegheny, Pennsylvania - Joseph H Biddle household ~ Series M432; Roll 747; Page 117; Dwelling # 127. [S16] 1860 US Census, Jefferson Twp, Allegheny, Pennsylvania - Joseph H Biddle household ~ Series M653; Roll 1063; Page 374; Dwelling # 206. [S43] 1870 US Census, W Elizabeth Boro, Allegheny, Pennsylvania - Mary Jane Biddle household ~ Series M593; Roll 1292; Page 250; Dwelling 99, Family # 98, Sheet # 14. [S61] 1880 US Census, West Elizabeth Boro, Allegheny, Pennsylvania - Henry A Biddle household ~ Series T9; Roll 1089; Page 47; Dwelling # 120, Family # 144, ED # 218. [S105] 1900 US Census, West Elizabeth Boro, Allegheny, Pennsylvania - Mary Jane Biddle household ~ Series T623; Roll 1372; Page 70; Dwelling # 105, Family # 117, ED # 524. [S416] Obituary - The Elizabeth Herald, 21 August 1902 (Reliability: 2). [S427] War of 1812 Pension Files Index, 1812-1815 (Ber-Blai) image 312 of 888.