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1. | Mary Boone was born in 1849 in Maryland, USA; died on 22 Sep 1930 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Family/Spouse: Joseph Jones. Joseph was born in 1840 in Maryland, USA; died in in Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | John H Boone (1.Mary1) was born on 6 May 1865 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 23 Jan 1924 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. John married Bessie Scrivner on 28 Dec 1886 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Bessie (daughter of Richard Dick Scrivner and Elizabeth Gardner) was born on 6 Jun 1868 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 25 Jul 1960 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Mary Elizabeth Boone (2.John2, 1.Mary1) was born on 9 Feb 1887 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 4 Mar 1964 in 1203 K Community drive, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried on 7 Mar 1964 in Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Mary married William Henry Braxton, II in 1907 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. William (son of William Braxton, I and Ella Garlick) was born on 12 Feb 1884 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 3 Jun 1959 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried on 6 Jun 1959 in Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | David Claude Boone (2.John2, 1.Mary1) was born on 5 Aug 1890 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1935 in New York, New York, USA. Family/Spouse: Rosa Boone. Rosa was born in 1894 in Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Bessie Boone Braxton (3.Mary3, 2.John2, 1.Mary1) was born on 19 Jan 1915 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 2017 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried on 20 Oct 2017 in Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Family/Spouse: William Alfred Grigsby. William (son of John Grigsby, I and May Mamie Phillips) was born on 7 Sep 1914; died on 1 Aug 1982; was buried in Lower Paxton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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6. | Dorothy Jean Braxton (3.Mary3, 2.John2, 1.Mary1) was born on 7 Aug 1916 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 9 Jan 2014 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. |
7. | John Rose Braxton (3.Mary3, 2.John2, 1.Mary1) was born on 8 Aug 1917 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 19 May 1953 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA. |
8. | Edna Mae Braxton (3.Mary3, 2.John2, 1.Mary1) was born on 27 Oct 1918 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 15 May 1991 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried on 18 May 1991. Edna married Maxwell Oliver Owens, I on 1 Jan 1940 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Maxwell (son of Benjamin Franklin Owens and Mary Jane Williams) was born on 4 Aug 1917 in Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 6 Dec 1987 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried on 6 Dec 1987 in Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Lucille Frances Braxton (3.Mary3, 2.John2, 1.Mary1) was born on 10 Sep 1924 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 24 Jan 2014 in Bel Air, Harford, Maryland, USA. |
10. | William Henry Nick Braxton, Jr. (3.Mary3, 2.John2, 1.Mary1) was born on 2 Mar 1908 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 5 Feb 1976 in Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. William married Edna Gray on 31 Aug 1938 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Edna (daughter of Edward Gray, I and Cassie Lena Alexander, daughter of Cassie Lena Alexander) was born on 10 Feb 1919 in Georgia, USA; died on 21 Nov 1945 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Mary Louise Braxton (3.Mary3, 2.John2, 1.Mary1) was born on 23 Jun 1910 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 9 Dec 1996 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Family/Spouse: Walter Jackson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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12. | Eva Guiles Braxton (3.Mary3, 2.John2, 1.Mary1) was born on 24 Aug 1912 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 10 Nov 2002 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried on 15 Nov 2002. Eva married Boyd Paul Strain, Sr. on 21 Jan 1933 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Boyd (son of Robert Strain, Sr. and Annies Ira Meredith) was born on 18 Jul 1905 in Washington County, Texas, USA; died on 23 Aug 1971 in Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried on 26 Aug 1971 in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens,Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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13. | Ellen Elizabeth Braxton (3.Mary3, 2.John2, 1.Mary1) was born on 10 Jun 1909 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 12 Sep 1909 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. |
14. | Rickard Scrivener Braxton (3.Mary3, 2.John2, 1.Mary1) was born on 18 Jul 1923 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 26 Jan 1924 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. |
15. | George Luther Braxton (3.Mary3, 2.John2, 1.Mary1) was born on 17 Aug 1911 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 8 Aug 1912 in 1114 North 7th street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried on 10 Aug 1912 in 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. |
16. | Margaret Jane Braxton (3.Mary3, 2.John2, 1.Mary1) was born on 16 Oct 1920 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 24 Jul 1974 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried on 27 Jul 1974 in Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. |
17. | Paul Alexander Braxton (3.Mary3, 2.John2, 1.Mary1) was born on 10 Apr 1922 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 13 Apr 2013 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. |
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