What Happened to Mary Jane ?
And her husband Mathew?
Our family could use some help with this family mystery. I am the great granddaughther dau of Mary Jane Morrison b abt. 1877 in NC. She married my great grand father Mathew Alston (b. abt 1880) in Maxton, Robeson Co. NC 1898.
I do not know what happened to Mary Jane Morrison or her husband Mathew Alston/Austin. They seem to fall off the face of the earth.
All but one of their five children can be seen living with their paternal grandmother, (Mathew's mother) Mary Johnson Altson-Taylor aka Mary Taylor in the 1920 Census in Alfordsville, Robeson County, NC.
About 1905, Mary Johnson's first hunsband (my 2nd great grand father) Nelson Alston Jr. had died and Mary Johnson-Alston/Austin had remarried to a man named John Taylor Sr. Mary Johnson and her first husband Nelson Alston/Austin Jr had 12-13 childern. She obviously took care of most of Mary Jane and Mathews children after thier deaths. Mary and her second husband John Taylor were an older and did not bare any known children togerther.
I have checked with the Robeson County Recorder of Deeds office and they don't have any record of Mary Jane Morrison and or Mathew Alston dying there, I wonder if they died in another state. This is a huge mystery and I estimate that they died between 1910 and 1915, but can't find any records to substantiate it. Their youngest child Nelson was born about 1910 and thier dau Mary Florence Alston's 1928 Columbus Co, NC marriage license indicated that both her parents were dead at that time.
They are very likely buried at Beauty Spot Methodist Cemetery in Robeson Co, NC but I cannot seem to be able to contact anyone to confirm that.
Mary Jane Morrison is the daughter of Sandy Alexander Morrison and Mary Ann Buchanan of NC and or SC.
Her husband Mathew's parents were Nelson Alston/Austin Jr. and Mary Johnson of NC and or SC,
Any assistance would be most appreciated.
PHG