Mary Mc Ryburn1

b. 9 June 1856, d. 5 January 1918
Leander and Mary (Ryburn) Ramsey and family (cropped)
FatherCol. William S. Ryburn1 b. 11 Jul 1825, d. 22 Jan 1900
MotherRebecca Jane McCall2 b. 31 Mar 1827, d. 23 Apr 1886
Birth9 Jun 1856 Mary Mc Ryburn was born on 9 Jun 1856 in Washington County, Virginia.2,3 
Marriage22 Feb 1882 She married first Leander Ramsey, son of John Ramsey and Catherine Rosenblam, on 22 Feb 1882 in Washington County, Virginia.4 
Devisee30 Jun 1886 Mary's father, William Ryburn, wrote his will four years after her first marriage. He left her all the carpeting in the house, which she was to share with her sister. She also received a weaver's loom and $100 from the sale of the "Knob land". William also left her 2/3 of the farm known as the "Halls Bottom", to include the grainery and stable, the spring, and the dwelling house. The remaining 1/3 William was to sell to Mary's husband Leander Ramsey. If Mary died without issue the land was to revert to William's other heirs. Also, any property, real or personal left to Mary was to be held in a separate estate from her husband and free of any debts, management or control. William added a codicil following the death of Mary's brother, Samuel, and bequeathed Mary an additional $100.1 
Widowed3 Oct 1891 Mary was widowed at the age of 35 when Leander died in 1891 leaving her with 5, if not 6, children under the age of 8. 
Cens-19007 Jun 1900  A few months before her second marriage Mary was recorded on the 1900 federal census. She stated that she was a farmer and the mother of 6 children, 5 of whom were living. All five were recorded with her that year.5 
Marriage7 Nov 1900 In her early 40s Mary married secondly, on 7 Nov 1900, T. H. Mitchell who was thirty-two.6 
Cens-191016 Apr 1910  Mary's second marriage does not appear to have been a happy one as she was divorced by 1910. She was recorded that year as the head of her household. Living with her were her sons Charles and Leander, and Charles's wife Cecelia.7 
 Mary's father suggested in his will that all of his children would live "comfortably" from the proceeds of his estate. Though Mary may not have wanted for material things, her life cannot have been easy. Her husband died young leaving her with 5 (possibly 6) boys, the youngest having been born just 2 weeks before his father's death. She lost one child at a young age and another in 1913 at the age of 23. And a second marriage does not appear to have been successful. Her youngest son, Leander, named for his father, died in 1920 at the age of 29, but by then Mary was also deceased. 
Death5 Jan 1918 Mary died on 5 Jan 1918 at age 61.3 
Burial She was buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Washington County, Virginia. Her headstone reads, "Mary M. Ramsey, wife of Leander Ramsey" which seems to indicate she did not keep her second husband's name.3 

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Family

Leander Ramsey b. 10 Mar 1850, d. 3 Oct 1891
Children
ChartsDescendants of William Ryburn and Mary (?)
Last Edited9 Mar 2010

Citations

  1. [S853] William S. Ryburn will and codicil (recorded 1900), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 26: 296. William's will, which replaced a previous one, was dated 30 June, 1886. He added a codicil on 17 Dec. 1898. Both were recorded in court on 26 Feb. 1900. J.D.G. Ryburn and W.J. Snodgrass took the oath of executor without security, as directed by the will.
  2. [S723] Mary Mc Ryburn entry, Washington Co. birth records submitted to the Virginia Bureau of Vital Statistics: 47, p. 31 (1856). Mary McRyburn, born 9 June 1856 in Washington Co., Virginia to William and Rebecca J. Ryburn (single birth).
  3. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 377. Transcription reads: Mary M. Ramsey, wife of Leander Ramsey, 9 Jun 1856 - 5 Jan 1918.
  4. [S123] William R. Wheeler, Washington Co., VA Marriage Licenses 1881-1890, p. 88, 94. Mary M. Ryburn, 25, sgl, b. & resid Washington Co. VA, d/o Wm S. & Rebecca Ryburn AND Leander Ramsey, 32, sgl, b. & resid WCV, farmer, s/o John & Catherine Ramsey; 22 Feb. 1882.
  5. [S574] Mary Ramsey household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Goodson district, ED 110, sheet 7A (104 stamped), dwelling 118, family 119, viewed online at Genealogy.com, Jan. 2005, image 13 of 99. Enumeration includes: Mary Ramsey, 4_, b. June 1856, wd, mother of 6 children, 5 living, farmer; John, son, 15, b. Dec. 1884; Samuel M., son, 14, b. Nov. 1885; Charles H., son, 12, b. Oct. 1887; Robert G., son, 10, b. Feb. 1890; Andrew S., son, 8, b. Sept. 1891; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  6. [S8] Hockett and Hunt, 1891-1902 Marriages of Washington Co. VA, p. 78. Transcription reads: T.L. Mitchell, 32, sgl, b. Green Co., TN, living Albany, TN, s/o A.J. & Minerva J. Mitchell, farmer AND Mary Ramsey, 41, wid, d/o Wm S. & __ Ryburn, 7 Nov. 1900.
  7. [S237] Mary M. Ramsey household, 1910 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Goodson district, ED 127, sheet 1B, dwelling 14, family 14, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2005, image 2 of 44. Enumeration includes: Mary M. Ramsey, 53, D, mother of 6 children, 5 living, own income; Charles A., son 22, marr #1, 2 yrs, farmer; Cecelia, dau-in-law, 24, marr #1, mother of 0 children; Leander S., son, 18, sgl; all born VA; all parents except Cecelia b. VA (hers b. US).