Mary Jane Cone 
Mary Jane was born on October 7th, 1831 in Spafford, Onondaga County, New York.1 Mary Jane's father was Obel Cone and her mother was Sabrina Whaley. Her maternal grandparents were Charles Whaley and Mary (Polly) Bush. She had a brother named Chas M. She died at the age of 77 on April 7th, 1909. She was buried in Raisin Valley Cemetery, Lenawee County, Michigan.1 1 General Notes
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Mary Jane came to Michigan alone in 1851 as a teacher, and taught school in Rome and Hudson until her marriage. Her parents came to Raisin Valley in 1853 and Mary Jane then moved there on January 30, 1855.
The Laings made a home for a homeless boy, James Murphy, of Toledo for ten years.
Mary Jame had an attack of the flu which eventually caused her death. She died at 11:30 p.m. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Dunning and Rev. D.S. Shaw, pastors of he Raisin Presbyterian church, which she had attended for sixteen years. She had taught Sunday school there up until the past four years of her life. Mary Jane had read the Bible through by course once every year for 24 years.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.12 Feb 1792 in Massachusetts d.28 Mar 1867 in Raisin Township, Lenawee County, Michigan
- b.07 Oct 1831 in Spafford, Onondaga County, New York d.07 Apr 1909
- b.06 Nov 1769 in Conneticut d.26 Jul 1834 in Onondaga Co. NY
- b.13 Jul 1802 in Tompkins, NY d.Jul 1875 in Adrian, Michigan
- b. in CT d. in NY
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‌Mary Jane and Benjamin Issac were married in a religious ceremony on January 30th, 1855 in Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan.1 They had a son and two daughters, named Elmer E, Alice M and Inez M..
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Children
Elmer E Laing
Elmer E was born on November 1st, 1853 in Raisin, Lenawee County, Michigan.1 He died at the age of 3 on January 6th, 1857 in Raisin, Lenawee County, Michigan. He was buried in Raisin Valley Cemetery, Raisin, Michigan.1 1
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