Arthur JAYNE

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Henry Jayne Headstone 1847-1916
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Death of Mrs. John W. Jayne.----Henry Jayne was apprised by wire last evening of the death of his mother, Mrs. John W. Jayne, at Lone Tree, senility being the cause. Her maiden name was Catharine Gardiner, and she was born in New Sharon, Otsego county, New York, November 29th, 1813, she being consequently in her eighty-fifth year. She was first married to James Gilliland in 1830, by whom she had two children, James Gilliland, who died in New York, and Mrs. Maria Wingrove, now residing in Arian, Crawford county, Iowa. She was married the second time to John W. Jayne, March 3, 1843, and with him resided in Delaware county, New York, and Wayne county, Pennsylvania, adjoining, until August, 1854, when they emigrated to Scott county, Iowa, and then removed to Fulton township, Muscatine county, in 1856, where they continued to reside until 1869, when they again moved to Fremont township, Johnson county, where they have since resided, being among the founders of the town of Lone Tree. The children by this marriage are David Jayne, of Lone Tree, Henry Jayne, of this city, William, who died in 1877, Sarah, wife of Rev. A. C. Kelly, of South Chicago, Ill. They celebrated their golden wedding in 1893, March 3d, their marriage being the second for each, each having children by former marriages surviving. Mrs. Jayne was a noble woman, a true Christian, a faithful wife and mother, a good, kind neighbor, always ready to alleviate the suffering or aid in any good work. She has been a faithful companion to her aged husband, who with the above named children are left to mourn. The funeral is appointed for tomorrow at 11 o'clock, with interment at Lone Tree.

(Research):Catherine Gardinier was born 29 Nov 1813, the fifth of ten children born to Jacob A. Gardinier and Sarah Alexander South.

She married Mr. John Whitaker Jayne, in Sep 1842 at Scott, Wayne Co, PA, a widower with an infant child, and the eldest son of Benaiah Gustin Jayne, I and Mary B. Whitaker.

In 1854 she emigrated with her husband and family to Iowa, first settling in Scott County and then in 1856 moving to Montpelier, Muscatine County, where they appeared in the State Census of 1856 and then to Fulton, Muscatine County, IA in the 1860 Federal Census.

In addition to raising John's son Whitaker Early Jayne, by his first wife Deborah Early, John and Catherine had five children of their own: David, Henry, William, Deborah (died in infancy) and Sarah.

Catherine died on 29 Mar 1898 in Lone Tree, Johnson Co, IA, aged 84y 04m 00d.