A few months ago, I posted about Albert MARTIN, son of William Stephen MARTIN and Ella Orvilla BOWER. I wondered if he had married - who his family was. A distant relative, Pamela, was so kind to reply and inform me that Albert had married a lady named Daisy.
I was thrilled to get this info! I went to familysearch.org and put in this new information. I simply typed 'Albert Martin' into the name field, 'Missouri' into the birthplace and 'Daisy' as the spouse.
The first 4 records that came up were a hit! Three were census records from 1900, 1920 and 1930. I learned that Albert and Daisy had 7 children: Grady, Alfred, and Neal (boys), and Irva, Mary, Susan and Ruth (girls). I was able to find death dates for the boys, but don't know if the girls are still living or not.
The fourth was a death record that confirmed that the Albert MARTIN I was looking at was married to Daisy and was indeed the son of William and Ella. I learned that Albert's middle name was Enis, that he was a farmer, and that he died of cerebral hemorrhage (or a stroke). I laughed when I saw that a contributing factor was High Pirtention - which I'm sure is Hypertension (or high blood pressure).
I decided to refine my search again and put the residence of 'Texas', since I now know he lived there. The 6th record to come up was a marriage record. Now I know that Albert married Daisie ROBERTS in 1895 in Ellis, Texas. This gives me an idea where to look for more records on the Martin family between the 1880 census in Missouri and the 1900 census in Texas.
I really wanted to find Albert's family in the 1910 census, but searching for Albert and Daisy didn't help. I decided to look for their oldest son Grady born in Texas. I found the family in 1910 living in Oklahoma!
Thanks to Pamela, I was able to find out so much more about the family.
Monday, August 22, 2011
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Bartholomew Stevens at Valley Forge
Bartholomew STEVENS is my ancestor. He was born in 1747 in the county of Rockingham, New Hampshire. He was married in 1767 in the county of Merrimac, New Hampshire, to Mary DALTON. The Revolutionary War started in 1775 and Bartholomew's pension record states that he enlisted as a private soldier in 1777. He was in Capt. Isaac Frye's company and Col. Joseph Cilley's regiment. He further states that he wintered at Valley Forge that awful year with the troops and fought in the Battle of Monmouth. Bartholomew served for 3 years and was honorably discharged in 1780 at Danbury, Connecticut.
Here are a few words from Bartholomew's wife Mary - also found in the pension record. Mary said 'she can never forget her privations and sufferings during the long absence of her husband in the Revolutionary War.' Specifically 'I had four children at the home when my husband enlisted. Betsey age 7, Mehitable age 5, Susannah age 3, and Caleb age 9 months. He enlisted in the winter of 1777 when the snow was on the ground...I was against his going. He came home once during the three years on a furlough for 60 days. We were poor. I had no money from him while he was in the war. I had to work weaving to support my children. I once wove all day and all night and then all day again. I worked dreadful hard.'
Wow - it touches me to hear of the personal suffering of my grandmother during the War.
Bartholomew and Mary had 10 children altogether:
Betsey STEVENS Apr 1770 (did she marry?)
Mehitable STEVENS Feb 1772 (did she marry?)
Susannah STEVENS Jan 1774 (married John WEBBER)
Caleb Dalton STEVENS Jun 1776 (married Sally THOMAS)
Samuel STEVENS Nov 1779 (the child born to Mary during the war with her husband gone - what became of him? did he marry?)
Dalton STEVENS about 1782 (married Mary/Polly ATKINSON)
Mary STEVENS about 1785(did she marry?)
Jeremiah Cogswell STEVENS Sep 1888 (my direct ancestor - married Mary/Polly EVERETT)
John STEVENS about 1791 (what became of him? did he marry?)
Seriah STEVENS about 1793 (married Elizabeth STONE)
I'm so grateful for my ancestors - for fighting for what they believed was right, and for all their sufferings when times were tough.
Here are a few words from Bartholomew's wife Mary - also found in the pension record. Mary said 'she can never forget her privations and sufferings during the long absence of her husband in the Revolutionary War.' Specifically 'I had four children at the home when my husband enlisted. Betsey age 7, Mehitable age 5, Susannah age 3, and Caleb age 9 months. He enlisted in the winter of 1777 when the snow was on the ground...I was against his going. He came home once during the three years on a furlough for 60 days. We were poor. I had no money from him while he was in the war. I had to work weaving to support my children. I once wove all day and all night and then all day again. I worked dreadful hard.'
Wow - it touches me to hear of the personal suffering of my grandmother during the War.
Bartholomew and Mary had 10 children altogether:
Betsey STEVENS Apr 1770 (did she marry?)
Mehitable STEVENS Feb 1772 (did she marry?)
Susannah STEVENS Jan 1774 (married John WEBBER)
Caleb Dalton STEVENS Jun 1776 (married Sally THOMAS)
Samuel STEVENS Nov 1779 (the child born to Mary during the war with her husband gone - what became of him? did he marry?)
Dalton STEVENS about 1782 (married Mary/Polly ATKINSON)
Mary STEVENS about 1785(did she marry?)
Jeremiah Cogswell STEVENS Sep 1888 (my direct ancestor - married Mary/Polly EVERETT)
John STEVENS about 1791 (what became of him? did he marry?)
Seriah STEVENS about 1793 (married Elizabeth STONE)
I'm so grateful for my ancestors - for fighting for what they believed was right, and for all their sufferings when times were tough.
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