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Mary Jane GUYTON
1914 - 1988 (74 years)
Has 27 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name Mary Jane GUYTON Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 26 Dec 1914 Plainview, Hale Co., Texas, USA 
- From Texas birth cert, also death index and Hale Co. birth index (images on Ancestry, viewed 6 May 2021)
Gender Female Misc. Bef 1915 Prize Baby of Texas - Described in a 'New Jersey Note' in the The Philadelphia Inquirer, col. 4, p. 3, 27 Sep 1915 as
"Trenton. - Word has been received here that Mary Guyton, six months old, has been declared the prize baby of Tesas. She is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. V. Guyton. Mrs. Guyton formerly was Miss Mary Elizabeth Gotham, of this city. She is a graduate nurse of St. Joseph's Hospital, Philadelphia."
Education From 1932 to 1933 Pasedena Junior College, California, USA Nursing training - From yearbooks (images on Ancestry, viewed 7 May 2021)
Misc. 1950 Cruise - on Q.T.E.V. “Queen of Bermuda” - A list of in-bound passengers for New York in 1950 shows Mary and her husband returning from a cruise. Whether this was a holiday or, as doctor and nurse, they were working whilst on board, is not clear.
Voter registration 1952 5818, Bay Shore Walk, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA Republican - From image on Ancestry (viewed 7 May 2021)
Residence 1960 5818, Bay Shore Walk, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA - From 1960 Long Beach City Directory (image on Ancestry, viewed 7 May 2021)
Died 27 Dec 1988 - From Social Security applications and claims index (transcribed data on Ancestry, viewed 6 May 2021)
(Names her as Mary Jane DURNIN, and her parents as John V GUYTON and her mother as Mary E GOTHAM)
Patriarch & Matriarch 
Dr. Warren W. GUYTON, b. 4 Feb 1850, Hamilton, Alabama, USA, d. 12 Jul 1931, Wheeler Co., Texas, USA (Age 81 years) (Grandfather) 
Mary STANTON, b. Abt 1818, Sligo, Ireland, d. Aft 1871 (Age ~ 54 years) (Great Grandmother) Person ID I307047 All Last Modified 7 May 2021
Father Dr. John Vertner GUYTON, b. 19 Jul 1881, Frankfort, Alabama, USA , d. 12 Jul 1944, Wallace Sanitarium, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee, USA (Age 62 years)
Other Partners: Johnnie REEVES m. Bef 1925; Selma HENSLEY m. 10 Sep 1941Mother Mary Elizabeth GOTHAM, b. 2 Jan 1882, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England , d. 6 Mar 1979, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 97 years) Married 17 Apr 1912 Walnut Springs, Bosque Co., Texas, USA - "GUYTON GOTHAM
Miss Mary Elizabeth Gotham, daughter of Mrs. Mary A Gotham Dolton Block, became the bride April 17 of Dr J V Guyton of Multnomah, Ore. The ceremony was performed at Walnut Springs, Texas, by the Rev. Father Noonan. Miss Gotham formerly resided In Trenton"
(from Trenton Evening Times, pub. Trenton, New Jersey, 13 May 1912, p. 5, co;, 5)
Divorced Between 1918 and 1920 - Mary shown as divorced in the 1920 and 1930 censuses, although shown as a widow in 1940. She was named as John's nearest relative when he joined the WW1 draft in Sep 1918.
Family ID F301978 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family William G. DURNIN, b. Abt 1909, North Dakota, USA , d. Yes, date unknown Married 22 Dec 1934 Callahan Co., Texas, USA - From Texas marriage index (transcribed data on Ancestry, viewed 7 May 2021)
Shows Mary Jane Guyton married William G Durnin
Last Modified 7 May 2021 Family ID F2010 Family Group Page | Family Chart