Mary Jane Straw

   Cause of her death was arteriosclerosis.

  General Notes:

There may also have been a dau Mary J Osmer or Straw born c 1836 who m. 20 March 1874 in Van Buren Co Michigan to John Sellers born c 1836 - both were 38y at time of marriage
[this may well be the wife of Alfred and nee Straw as Francis Straw a probable brother is also living in the HH in the 1860 census]
As follows:
1860 Flowerfield, St. Joseph County, MI
Alfred Osmar age 30 MI
Mary age 24 b. c1836 NY
Francis Straw age 21 MI; blacksmith
Sylvester Ingraham age 7 MI

1870 South Haven, Van Buren county, Michigan
Alfred Osmer 39 MI
Mary J 35 NY

1874 - Mrs, Mary Jane (Straw) Osmer married to John Sellors

1880 South Haven, Van buren, MI [surname corrupted]
John Setters42
Mary J. Setters45
Charles R. Setters19
Hatta B. Setters15
Ella M. Setters15
Amasa M. Setters13
Fannie M. Setters11
Lucy J. Setters4


1900 South Haven, MI
Maryjane Sellers65; wid
Lucyelle Sellers23; single; teacher


1910 South Haven, Van Buren, MI
Jane M Sellors75 born 1835 NY; wid; father born VT; mother b. NY
Lucy J Sellors32 born 1878 MI; daughter

death record - mother: Mary Solvent/Sohert b. PA; informant is Mrs E. H. Briggs

Mary married Alfred Osmer, son of Wheaton Osmer and Jane Tromley, before 1850. (Alfred Osmer was born circa 1827 in Desmond, St. Clair County, Michigan and died after 1870.)

Mary next married John Sellors on 20 Mar 1874 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan. (John Sellors was born in 1838 in Canada and died before 1900.)