Mary Janet Willoughby
Mary Janet Willoughby (maiden name: Gates) was born around 1820 in New York to Joseph Gates. The family eventually moved to Madison County, Illinois, and she married James Goforth Willoughby on July 30, 1840. They had at least four children: McDonough, born on May 22, 1841; Celestia, born around 1843; James, born around 1850; and Adelaide, born around 1857. They lived in St. Clair County, Illinois, and her husband worked as a farmer. By 1850, they owned $1,800 of real estate. They eventually returned to Collinsville, and by 1870, they owned $10,000 of real estate and $500 of personal property. She died in 1873.
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(2733)Willoughby, Mary Janet ~ Gates, Mary Janet18201873
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Female
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 1

  • (7720) [recipient] ~ McDonough W. Willoughby to James G. Willoughby and Mary J. Willoughby, 13 February 1863

People - Records: 2

  • (2733) Willoughby, Mary Janet is the [parent of] (2731) Willoughby, McDonough Wickliffe
  • (2733) Willoughby, Mary Janet is the [wife of] (2732) Willoughby, James Goforth

Places - Records: 2

  • (67) [birth] ~ New York
  • (372) [death] ~ Illinois

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SOURCES

1850 and 1870 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Illinois Compiled Marriages, 1791-1850, available from Ancestry.com; The Semi-Weekly Advocate (Belleville, IL), 17 November 1905