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Mary
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Mary Jane (Firestone) Sidebottom was born in 1878 in Fayette County, PA, the daughter of Lewis and Sarah Ann (Rose) Firestone.
On Nov. 5, 1896, 19-year-old Mary Jane married 26-year-old John B. Sidebottom, the son of Samuel and Eliza Sidebottom of West Newton, PA. Mary Jane and John united themselves in marriage, a ceremony which was witnessed by W.W. Greene and Win S. Howard.
The Sidebottoms had four children – Jessie Kennedy, Irene Love, Alice Hayes and Samuel Sidebottom.
John was a laborer, and circa 1896 resided in Connellsville. Later, they moved to Pittsburgh, PA.
At some
point, Mary Jane moved into the home of daughter Jessie in Coolspring, near
Uniontown, Fayette County.
She passed away at age 52 in Uniontown Hospital on March 4, 1930. Her remains were transported to her home in Pittsburgh for the funeral. Her burial place is unknown.
The fate of her husband is not known.
Her other 3 children resided in Pittsburgh circa 1930.
Copyright © 2004 Mark A. Miner