Daughter of Thomas and Jemima (Dickey) Robison, Mary Jane married the widower and father of two young sons, John K. McBride, on 01 May 1844. One son, Thomas A. McBride, came to bless this union, but he sadly would not survive beyond the age of about 40. Mrs. McBride apparently remained close to her stepsons for the one surviving, Henry McBride, was executor of her last will and testament in 1899.
In this last will and testament of 1899, Mary Jane McBride bequeathed, among other bequests, to the President and Faculty of Kenyon College the sum of Two Thousand Dollars to be paid to the tuition and scholarship of a deserving indigent young man in memory of her beloved son, Thomas A. McBride, M.D. who died and was buried at sea, late of NY City and a graduate of Kenyon College.
Copy of will is in possession of Jane Denny; equivalent dollars in 2010 would be about $50,000.
Mrs. McBride's obituary appeared in the Wooster Weekly Republican of February 1899; copy is in possession of Jane Denny:
Funeral of Mrs. McBride.
The last sad services over the remains of Mrs. Mary J., relict of Judge John K. McBride, to a place from St. James Episcopal church at 2 p.m. today and was largely attended by relatives and old friends. The services … who paid a beautiful tribute to the Christian character of the deceased. Interment was made in Wooster cemetery.
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A second obituary appeared in the Wooster Weekly Republican 1 February 1889, p. 1:
At 3 am. Friday, January 27, 1899, the spirit of Mrs. M. J. McBride, relic of the late Judge John K. McBride, who died Nov. 6, 1886, passed to its Creator from diseases luculent to old age. Mrs. McBride was born in Wooster, April 23, 1823. She was a daughter or Thomas Robison, who settled in Wooster in 1813. With the exception of eight years, her entire life was spent in Wooster. She was joined in wedlock to Mr. McBride in 1844. One son, Dr. Thomas A. McBride was born to them. The son attained eminence in his profession. He died in August 1886, while on his way home from Carlsbad, Germany, where he had gone for his health, and was buried at sea. This was a terrible blow to his mother, and doubtless hastened Judge McBride's end. Judge McBride had been wedded before and by this marriage had one son, Henry McBride, now a successful commission merchant in New York. To this boy she brought a mother's love and his devotion and attachment for her was as great as though he was her own son. Mrs. McBride was a member of St. James' Episcopal church, a devoted Christian mother. Coming from one of the city's best and oldest families and the wife of a man prominent in the community, she was long a leader in the trying times during the Rebellion. Of a kind and loving disposition, she was greatly beloved by all. Her spirit is surely in the realm of the Lord. The funeral took place at 2 p. m. Monday.
In this last will and testament of 1899, Mary Jane McBride bequeathed, among other bequests, to the President and Faculty of Kenyon College the sum of Two Thousand Dollars to be paid to the tuition and scholarship of a deserving indigent young man in memory of her beloved son, Thomas A. McBride, M.D. who died and was buried at sea, late of NY City and a graduate of Kenyon College.
Copy of will is in possession of Jane Denny; equivalent dollars in 2010 would be about $50,000.
Mrs. McBride's obituary appeared in the Wooster Weekly Republican of February 1899; copy is in possession of Jane Denny:
Funeral of Mrs. McBride.
The last sad services over the remains of Mrs. Mary J., relict of Judge John K. McBride, to a place from St. James Episcopal church at 2 p.m. today and was largely attended by relatives and old friends. The services … who paid a beautiful tribute to the Christian character of the deceased. Interment was made in Wooster cemetery.
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A second obituary appeared in the Wooster Weekly Republican 1 February 1889, p. 1:
At 3 am. Friday, January 27, 1899, the spirit of Mrs. M. J. McBride, relic of the late Judge John K. McBride, who died Nov. 6, 1886, passed to its Creator from diseases luculent to old age. Mrs. McBride was born in Wooster, April 23, 1823. She was a daughter or Thomas Robison, who settled in Wooster in 1813. With the exception of eight years, her entire life was spent in Wooster. She was joined in wedlock to Mr. McBride in 1844. One son, Dr. Thomas A. McBride was born to them. The son attained eminence in his profession. He died in August 1886, while on his way home from Carlsbad, Germany, where he had gone for his health, and was buried at sea. This was a terrible blow to his mother, and doubtless hastened Judge McBride's end. Judge McBride had been wedded before and by this marriage had one son, Henry McBride, now a successful commission merchant in New York. To this boy she brought a mother's love and his devotion and attachment for her was as great as though he was her own son. Mrs. McBride was a member of St. James' Episcopal church, a devoted Christian mother. Coming from one of the city's best and oldest families and the wife of a man prominent in the community, she was long a leader in the trying times during the Rebellion. Of a kind and loving disposition, she was greatly beloved by all. Her spirit is surely in the realm of the Lord. The funeral took place at 2 p. m. Monday.
Daughter of Thomas and Jemima (Dickey) Robison, Mary Jane married the widower and father of two young sons, John K. McBride, on 01 May 1844. One son, Thomas A. McBride, came to bless this union, but he sadly would not survive beyond the age of about 40. Mrs. McBride apparently remained close to her stepsons for the one surviving, Henry McBride, was executor of her last will and testament in 1899.
In this last will and testament of 1899, Mary Jane McBride bequeathed, among other bequests, to the President and Faculty of Kenyon College the sum of Two Thousand Dollars to be paid to the tuition and scholarship of a deserving indigent young man in memory of her beloved son, Thomas A. McBride, M.D. who died and was buried at sea, late of NY City and a graduate of Kenyon College.
Copy of will is in possession of Jane Denny; equivalent dollars in 2010 would be about $50,000.
Mrs. McBride's obituary appeared in the Wooster Weekly Republican of February 1899; copy is in possession of Jane Denny:
Funeral of Mrs. McBride.
The last sad services over the remains of Mrs. Mary J., relict of Judge John K. McBride, to a place from St. James Episcopal church at 2 p.m. today and was largely attended by relatives and old friends. The services … who paid a beautiful tribute to the Christian character of the deceased. Interment was made in Wooster cemetery.
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A second obituary appeared in the Wooster Weekly Republican 1 February 1889, p. 1:
At 3 am. Friday, January 27, 1899, the spirit of Mrs. M. J. McBride, relic of the late Judge John K. McBride, who died Nov. 6, 1886, passed to its Creator from diseases luculent to old age. Mrs. McBride was born in Wooster, April 23, 1823. She was a daughter or Thomas Robison, who settled in Wooster in 1813. With the exception of eight years, her entire life was spent in Wooster. She was joined in wedlock to Mr. McBride in 1844. One son, Dr. Thomas A. McBride was born to them. The son attained eminence in his profession. He died in August 1886, while on his way home from Carlsbad, Germany, where he had gone for his health, and was buried at sea. This was a terrible blow to his mother, and doubtless hastened Judge McBride's end. Judge McBride had been wedded before and by this marriage had one son, Henry McBride, now a successful commission merchant in New York. To this boy she brought a mother's love and his devotion and attachment for her was as great as though he was her own son. Mrs. McBride was a member of St. James' Episcopal church, a devoted Christian mother. Coming from one of the city's best and oldest families and the wife of a man prominent in the community, she was long a leader in the trying times during the Rebellion. Of a kind and loving disposition, she was greatly beloved by all. Her spirit is surely in the realm of the Lord. The funeral took place at 2 p. m. Monday.
In this last will and testament of 1899, Mary Jane McBride bequeathed, among other bequests, to the President and Faculty of Kenyon College the sum of Two Thousand Dollars to be paid to the tuition and scholarship of a deserving indigent young man in memory of her beloved son, Thomas A. McBride, M.D. who died and was buried at sea, late of NY City and a graduate of Kenyon College.
Copy of will is in possession of Jane Denny; equivalent dollars in 2010 would be about $50,000.
Mrs. McBride's obituary appeared in the Wooster Weekly Republican of February 1899; copy is in possession of Jane Denny:
Funeral of Mrs. McBride.
The last sad services over the remains of Mrs. Mary J., relict of Judge John K. McBride, to a place from St. James Episcopal church at 2 p.m. today and was largely attended by relatives and old friends. The services … who paid a beautiful tribute to the Christian character of the deceased. Interment was made in Wooster cemetery.
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A second obituary appeared in the Wooster Weekly Republican 1 February 1889, p. 1:
At 3 am. Friday, January 27, 1899, the spirit of Mrs. M. J. McBride, relic of the late Judge John K. McBride, who died Nov. 6, 1886, passed to its Creator from diseases luculent to old age. Mrs. McBride was born in Wooster, April 23, 1823. She was a daughter or Thomas Robison, who settled in Wooster in 1813. With the exception of eight years, her entire life was spent in Wooster. She was joined in wedlock to Mr. McBride in 1844. One son, Dr. Thomas A. McBride was born to them. The son attained eminence in his profession. He died in August 1886, while on his way home from Carlsbad, Germany, where he had gone for his health, and was buried at sea. This was a terrible blow to his mother, and doubtless hastened Judge McBride's end. Judge McBride had been wedded before and by this marriage had one son, Henry McBride, now a successful commission merchant in New York. To this boy she brought a mother's love and his devotion and attachment for her was as great as though he was her own son. Mrs. McBride was a member of St. James' Episcopal church, a devoted Christian mother. Coming from one of the city's best and oldest families and the wife of a man prominent in the community, she was long a leader in the trying times during the Rebellion. Of a kind and loving disposition, she was greatly beloved by all. Her spirit is surely in the realm of the Lord. The funeral took place at 2 p. m. Monday.
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