Frances Rebecca Maiden1

b. 6 April 1863, d. after 1920
FatherJohn M. Maiden2 b. 3 Nov 1818, d. 25 May 1913
MotherCharlotte Ann Ritchie2 b. 4 May 1821, d. 6 Mar 1909
Birth6 Apr 1863 Frances Rebecca Maiden was born on 6 Apr 1863 in Washington County, Virginia.3 
Name Other  The family knew her as "Fanny." 
Marriage4 Apr 1893 She married Albert Milton Bondurant, son of Jacob J. Bondurant and Catherine Ann F. Price, on 4 Apr 1893 in Washington County, Virginia.4 
  Milt (as he was known) had been previously married to Fanny's first cousin, Mary Maiden who died in 1889. 
  Milt and Mary had had 3 children, 2 of whom died as infants. However, their son Fred survived and was 12 years old when Fanny became his stepmother. She was also his first cousin, once removed. 
Cens-19007 Jun 1900  Fannie and Milt did not add children of their own but their household was never empty. Besides Fred, the 1900 census enumeration included Fannie's father and mother, John and Charlotte Maiden, who were 81 and 79, respectively.5 
Cens-191019 Apr 1910  Fannie's mother died in 1909 but the 1910 census household still included Fannie's father, then 91. In addition, Fred had married 3 years earlier; he and his wife Mae were also enumerated. Fred was employed as a merchant.6 
  Fred died in 1918, but his widow and son remained with Milt and Fannie for a few years. 
  Although the 1900 and 1910 census records list Milt as the head of the household and Fannie's father, John Maiden, as a household member, it is likely the younger couple were actually living in the older man's home, or at the very least on his land. The census lists the location as Maiden Creek Rd. which is the location of the land originally settled by John Maiden's father John Sr. in the 1840s. Furthermore, John Maiden applied for a Civil War pension in 1904 at which time he stated he was living at Shortsville, again the location of the original Maiden lands.7 
Burial Frances was buried at Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.3 
ChartsDescendants of John Maiden and Susanna Landis
Last Edited8 Feb 2010

Citations

  1. [S1859] Sarah Finch Maiden Rollins, The Maiden Family of Virginia and Allied Families 1623-1991, p. 634.
  2. [S1859] Sarah Finch Maiden Rollins, The Maiden Family of Virginia and Allied Families 1623-1991, p. 633-4.
  3. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 126. Stone reported to read: F.R. Bondurant, 6 Apr. 1863-. "Mother."
  4. [S8] Hockett and Hunt, 1891-1902 Marriages of Washington Co. VA, p. 10. A.M. Bondurant, wid, 37, s/o J.J. & Cha Bondurant, farmer AND Fannie R. Maiden, 30, d/o J.M. & C. Maiden; 4 Apr 1893.
  5. [S634] Milton Bondurant household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Saltville district, ED 122, sheet 6A (p. 296 stamped), dwelling 63, family 63, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2007, image 11 of 53. Household includes: Milton Bondurant, 44, b. Jul 1855, marr 7 yrs, farmer; Fannie R., wife, 37, b. Apr 1863; Fred A., son, 18, b. Nov. 1881; John W. Maiden, 81, b. Nov. 1818, marr 61 yrs; Charlotte, m-in-law, 79, b. May 1821, mother of 19 children, 5 are living; all individuals b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  6. [S237] Albert M. Bondurant household, 1910 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Saltville district, ED 115, sheet 3A (p. 214 stamped), dwelling 44, family 44, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2007, image 5 of 37. Household includes: Albert M. Bondurant, 54, marr #2, marr 17 yrs, farmer; Fannie R., 47, marr #1, marr 17 yrs, no children; Fred A., son, 28, marr #1, marr 3 yrs, merchant; May B., dau-in-law, 21 , marr #1, marr 3 yrs, no children; John M. Maiden, father-in-law, 91, wid; all b. VA; resid on Maiden Creek Rd.
  7. [S1859] Sarah Finch Maiden Rollins, The Maiden Family of Virginia and Allied Families 1623-1991, p. 634. Mrs. Rollins notes that Fannie inherited her parents farm on Maiden Creek.