Mary Tyson
- Born: 2 Feb 1840, Grasmere, England
- Marriage (1): Thomas Foster on 11 Apr 1863 in Shelbyville, Illinois
- Died: 10 Jan 1876, Garnett, Anderson County, Kansas at age 35
- Buried: Garnett Cemetery in Kansas
 Cause of her death was pneumonia.
General Notes:
Research of James W. Straw
Frontier Life on the Prairie: Life and Times of Jim Tyson 1843-1937
By Robert Tyson
At age 15 she was living in Ontario, Canada and working as a nanny....for Wm Dawson's 4 children.....Wm Dawson was Anne's uncle Isaac Flemings partner and co owner of a sugar plantation on the Isle of St. Thomas in the West Indies. The Dawson family lived in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada...[c1855]
Medical Notes:
Contracted when she drove 9 miles in a blizzard in horse and buggy
Mary married Thomas Foster on 11 Apr 1863 in Shelbyville, Illinois. (Thomas Foster was born on 14 May 1835 in Howgill, Yorkshire, England, died on 22 Dec 1907 in Garnett, Anderson County, Kansas and was buried in Garnett Cemetery in Kansas.)
Marriage Notes:
Frontier Life on the Prairie: Life and Times of Jim Tyson 1843-1937
By Robert Tyson
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