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Mary (Janie) Jane Webster

E.F. Webster's 2-Room Homestead House

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Individual Picture Notes
- E.F. Webster's 2-Room house on the homestead.
  E.F. and Mary E., Elizabeth, Janie, Lena, and Lewis

Mary, known as Janie, was born on May 11th, 1884 in Highland County, Ohio. Janie's father was Elijah Franklin Webster and her mother was Mary Elizabeth Ridings. Her paternal grandparents were Thomas Fendel Webster and Elizabeth Pulse; her maternal grandparents were Samuel Mathias Ridings and Catherine Ambrose. She had five brothers and two sisters, named Roswell, Leroy, Hayward, <Unknown>, Lewis, Lena and Lizzie. She was the second youngest of the eight children. She died at the age of 58 in October 1942 in Oklahoma.

General Notes
- Janie married Jim Teter in 1912 and lived on a farm a couple miles east of EF Webster.
  
  She attended Northern Oklahoma Junior College, Tonkawa in the early 1900s and studied music.
  
  Ralph: "Aunt Janie was loved by everyone in the neighborhood. For several years she had traveled by horse and buggy to homes in the area to give piano lessons and until she got married, she was the organist at Webster Chapel. After Janie quit playing the organ at church, my cousin Marie Webster and I were the church organists."
  
  Shortly after or in 1914, Janie and Jim, and Lizzie and Emmett moved to new homes in Blackwell. The three girls (Lena, Janie, and Lizzie) had moved away from home, but the three boys (Leroy, Lewis, and RE) stayed around their parents' immediate area.

Janie's family

Janie and James were married on October 15th, 1912. They had three sons and a daughter, named Preston, Cloyd, J and Tete.

Children
- Preston Leslie Teter
  Preston was born on October 14th, 1897 in Oklahoma or Kansas. He died at the age of 68 on January 1st, 1966 in San Bernardino, California.
  
  Cloyd Melvin Teter
  Cloyd was born on November 29th, 1913. He died at the age of 63 on March 27th, 1977 in Tonkawa, Oklahoma. He was buried in Elkland, Missouri.
  
  Mona (Tete) Elaine Teter
  Mona, known as Tete, was born on August 16th, 1916 in Grant County, Oklahoma. She died at the age of 76 on July 15th, 1993 in Kay County, Oklahoma. She was buried in IOOF Cemetery, Tonkawa, OK.
  
  J Frankie Teter
  J was born about 1926 in Blackwell, Oklahoma. He died due to swimming/diving accident about 1936 in Blackwell, Oklahoma. He was buried in Blackwell IOOF Cemeter.