Mary Ann McCracken ¹²

  General Notes:

Ramsay's School S.S. #10

"The first Ramsay's School, located on the northeast corner of Lot 26, Concession 2, was a log house, erected in 1858 by a community bee. About 30 by 40 feet, it contained desks and seats for the older pupils, and benches along the walls for the little tots. Attendance ranged from 100 to 110, and the ages of the pupils were between 5 and 24. Many of the older pupils attended only through the winter months. This log structure was replaced by a frame school house in 1873 built on the same site." P. 81

"A reunion was held in 1927, when the teacher was Miss Margaret Brown (Mrs. Harvey Robertson). Mary Ann (McCracken) Roe, the oldest teacher present, came all the way from Nebraska to be present. She was Ramsey's second teacher." P. 82


A History of Morris Township Past & Present - Kirkby

  Noted events in her life were:

• went to Howard Co.,Nebraska, 1872.

• Census Record, 1851, Dummer Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario, Canada.

• Census, 1880, Dannebrog, Howard County, Nebraska.

Mary married Henry Roe, son of John Roe and Eliza Poole, on 12 May 1863 in Huron Co., Ontario, Canada. (Henry Roe was born on 28 Jun 1834 in County Kilkenny, Ireland, died on 11 Feb 1908 in St. Paul, Howard County, Nebraska and was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, St Paul, Howard County, Nebraska.)