Mary Jane (McComb) Price (1866 - 1936)

Born 18 Sep 1866 in Lincoln County, Mississippi, United States [uncertain]

Wife of William Conway Price — married 16 May 1923 in Ruth, Lincoln County, Mississippi, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Jul 1936 at age 69 in Lincoln County, Mississippi, United States [uncertain]

Biography

Mary Jane (McComb) Price was a Mississippian.

Mary Jane McComb was born on September 18, 1866.^[1] She was the daughter and only child of Ephram McComb and Polly.^[2][3]

Mary Jane married James H. Raiford^[1] sometime before 1886.^[4] They had 7 children, 6 of whom were living in 1900.^[3]

Mary Jane Raiford married William Conway Price on May 16, 1923 as his second wife.^[1][5]

She died on July 11, 1936 and is buried in Ruth Cemetery, Ruth (Lincoln County), Mississippi.^[1]

Census Notes

1880 Census: Beat 3, Lincoln County, Mississippi ^[2]

Ephram McComb M W 56 Mississippi married Farmer Parents born in Mississippi

Polly McComb Wife W F 47 Mississippi married Keeping house Father born in South Carolina, Mother born in Mississippi

Mary Jane McComb Daughter W F 13 Mississippi At school

Jesse Neal Nephew W M 11 Mississippi At school Cannot read/write

Mary Neal Niece W F 9 Mississippi At school Cannot read/write

1900 Census: Beat 3, Lincoln County, Mississippi ^[3]

Marrah J Raiford Head W F Sept 1867 32 Mississippi Widowed, 7 children born, 6 living Farmer

Lenar Raiford Daughter W F Sep 1886 13 Mississippi

McComb B Raiford Son W M Jan 1888 12 Mississippi Farm laborer

Bessie M Raiford Daughter W F May 1889 11 Mississippi

Whitacer Raiford Son W M Jan 1891 9 Mississippi

Willie Raiford Son W M May 1892 8 Mississippi

Cooper J Raiford Son W M May 1894 6 Mississippi

James J Ard Boarder W M Oct 1877 22 Mississippi single Farm laborer

Marrah McComb Mother W F Sept 1834 65 Mississippi widowed 1 child born, 1 living Parents born in Mississippi

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Find a Grave, database and images accessed April 14, 2024, memorial page for Mrs Mary Jane McComb Raiford Price (18 Sep 1866–11 Jul 1936), Find A Grave: Memorial #61203673, citing Ruth Cemetery, Ruth, Lincoln County, Mississippi, USA.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch 1880 Census, Entry for Ephram Mc Comb and Polly Mc Comb, Lincoln, Mississippi, 1880.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch 1900 Census, Entry for Marrah J Raiford and Lenar Raiford, Lincoln, Mississippi, 1900.
4. ↑ Marriage date is estimated based on date of first known child in 1886.
5. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979", , FamilySearch Mississippi Marriage, Entry for M.j. Raiford and W.c. Price, 16 May 1923, Lincoln County, Mississippi. No image.