Mary Jane Ragland
1845 - 1894 (48 years)-
Name Mary Jane Ragland [1] Born 25 Dec 1845 St. Louis City, Missouri 
[1] Gender Female Died 4 Mar 1894 Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas [1] Buried Topeka Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas [1] - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12296672/mary_jane-surfis
Plot: Section 5, Lot 10, Space N2
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W/O J.W.SURFIS AGED 48YRS, 2MO,8DY
Person ID I479 Hiltner Last Modified 16 Mar 2025
Family John W. Surfis, b. 10 Jan 1834, Madison County, Ohio , d. 26 Feb 1904, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas (Age 70 years) Married 3 May 1860 [1] Last Modified 16 Mar 2025 Family ID F219 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 25 Dec 1845 - St. Louis City, Missouri 
Died - 4 Mar 1894 - Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas 
Buried - - Topeka Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - AN OLD CITIZEN DEAD.
Mrs. Mary Jane Surfis Passes Away at Age 48
Died, at her home on Quincy street, March 4, 1894, at 1:20 a. m., Mary Jane Surfis, wife of John W. Surfis, age 48 years, 2 months and 10 days.
She was born in St. Louis, Mo., December 25, 1845, and was married to John W. Surfis on May 3, 1860, and removed to Topeka that same year, where she has lived ever since. She was the youngest daughter of John and Mary Ragland. She was the mother of two daughters who died in early childhood. She was a member of the First Baptist church.
Mrs. Surfis was a remarkably good business woman, an estimable neighbor and a kind, true and loving wife. Her funeral occurs at 2 o'clock p. m. tomorrow at her late home, 313 Quincy street. Friends are invited.
-Topeka State Journal (Topeka, KS), March 5, 1894, 1:5. [1]
- AN OLD CITIZEN DEAD.
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