Born in Abington Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Martin Van Buren Yerkes
— married
31 Jan 1872 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Charles Hiram Yerkes, William Thompkins Yerkes, Carroll Harvey Yerkes, Archibald Murphy Yerkes and Dawson Martin Yerkes
Died
at age 57
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Jan 2015
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Mary Jane DuBree was the oldest of two surviving daughters of Charles DuBree and Mary Kerr. They were French Huguenots. Mary Jane was a seamstress/dressmaker. She married Martin Van Buren Yerkes January 31, 1872 in Abington, Montgomery Co., PA and had five sons. They were Charles Hiram Yerkes who died as a baby, William Thompkins Yerkes who was a real estate agent and church organist, Carroll Harvey Yerkes who was a minister and missionary to China, Archibald Murphy Yerkes who was a harness maker like his father and died at age 22, and Dawson Martin Yerkes. She died of pneumonia when Dawson, her youngest son, was about 14. Martin remarried about a year later. Three of her sons (Charles, Will and Archie) are buried with her, and the Dawson and his wife are beside her.
See also: Chronicles of the Yerkes Family #630 under her husband Martin
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