In the 1860 census Martha (age 12) was in Laurel, Kentucky.[2][3]
Martha married Elijah Black on 25 October 1865 in Laurel, Kentucky, United States.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
In the 1870 census Martha (age 23) was in Laurel, Kentucky, United States.[12]
Martha's son (Pleasant?) Black was born on 12 July 1874 in Laurel, Kentucky, United States.[13]
Martha died of labor fever on 24 March 1875 and was buried in 1875 in Lily, Laurel, Kentucky, United States.[14][15] Per the 1880 US Census[16], Martha was the mother of four children:
William, born 1867
T. James, born 1868
Frank F, born 1870
Pleasant, born 1873
Martha's son T J Black married Bertie Black on 25 January 1935 in Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky, United States.[17]
Martha's son Tandy James Black died on 9 October 1940 in Laurel, Kentucky, United States.[18]
↑1860 Census:
"1860 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Laurel, Kentucky; Roll: M653_380; Page: 0; Family History Library Film: 803380 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #39746594 (accessed 15 February 2024)
Martha A Bother (12) in Laurel, Kentucky. Born in Kentucky.
↑
United States Census, 1860 (unindexed)
"United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GB9J-16H?cc=1473181&wc=7QXT-GLK%3A1589426984%2C1589427629%2C1589422206 : 24 March 2017), Kentucky > Laurel > Not Stated > image 125 of 139; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Pleasant Bolton family, dwelling 846, family 791. Images 125 and 126. Pleasant Bolton (38), Margaret J. (28), Mary E. (14), Martha A. (12), Amanda (11), Malinda (8), Lydia (3), Richard (1).
↑Marriage:
"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
citing Marriage, Laurel, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 965,809
FamilySearch Record: Q28L-KP25 (accessed 15 February 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BL-KSTL-F Image number 00330
Martha Ann Bolton marriage to Elijah Black on 25 Oct 1865 in Laurel, Kentucky, United States.
↑Marriage:
"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
citing Marriage, Laurel, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,689,783
FamilySearch Record: Q28L-BVVQ (accessed 15 February 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BT-Z7GG-Q Image number 00018
Martha Ann Bolton marriage to Elijah Black on 25 Oct 1865 in Laurel, Kentucky, United States.
↑Marriage:
"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
citing Marriage, Laurel, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,028,586
FamilySearch Record: Q28L-TB9R (accessed 15 February 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BG-DZCT Image number 00021
Martha Ann Bolton marriage to Elijah Black on 25 Oct 1865 in Laurel, Kentucky, United States.
↑Marriage:
"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
citing Marriage, Laurel, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,028,587
FamilySearch Record: Q28L-TBC1 (accessed 15 February 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BG-D953-J Image number 00907
Martha Ann Bolton marriage to Elijah Black on 22 Oct 1865 in Laurel, Kentucky, United States.
↑Marriage:
"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
citing Marriage, London, Laurel, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 965,810
FamilySearch Record: Q28L-KGR9 (accessed 15 February 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BL-29YX-P Image number 00026
Martha Ann Bolton marriage to Elijah Black on 22 Oct 1865 in London, Laurel, Kentucky, United States.
↑Marriage:
"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
citing Marriage, Laurel, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 965,810
FamilySearch Record: Q28L-KGYW (accessed 15 February 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BL-29YC-R Image number 00027
Martha Ann Bolton (19) marriage to Elijah Black (23) in 1865 in Laurel, Kentucky, United States.
↑Marriage:
"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
citing Marriage, Laurel, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,028,586
FamilySearch Record: Q28L-BSB2 (accessed 15 February 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BG-D8D3 Image number 00323
Martha Ann Bolton marriage to Elijah Black on 19 Oct 1865 in Laurel, Kentucky, United States.
↑Marriage:
"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
citing Marriage, Laurel, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,028,587
FamilySearch Record: Q28L-TB88 (accessed 15 February 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BG-D9PB-Z Image number 00908
Martha Ann Bolton (19) marriage to Elijah Black (23) on 29 Oct 1865 in Laurel, Kentucky, United States.
↑1870 Census:
"United States Census, 1870"
citing Page: 3; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 7; Digital film/folder number: 004269340_003_M9CX-YQ1; FHL microfilm: 000545979; Image number: 83; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01519-6
FamilySearch Record: MXWN-PJJ (accessed 15 February 2024)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D8S9-4GS
Martha A Black (23) in Laurel, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky.
↑Birth of son Black:
"Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007578414; FHL microfilm: 174932
FamilySearch Record: FWKK-NL1 (accessed 15 February 2024)
Black born to Martha Balton on 12 Jul 1874 in Laurel, Kentucky, United States.
↑Burial:
"Find A Grave Index"
citing Find a Grave
FamilySearch Record: QVG3-PCCP (accessed 15 February 2024)
Find A Grave: Memorial #113435451
Martha Lou Bolton Black burial (died on 24 Mar 1875) in 1875 in Lily, Laurel, Kentucky, United States of America. Born on 2 Dec 1850.
↑Burial:
"Find A Grave Index"
citing record ID 30840221, Find a Grave
FamilySearch Record: QVVT-RLBP (accessed 15 February 2024)
Find A Grave: Memorial #30840221
Martha Ann Black burial (died on 24 Mar 1875) in London, Laurel, Kentucky, United States of America. Born on 26 Oct 1847.
↑1880 Census:
"1880 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1880; Census Place: Rockcastle, Kentucky; Roll: 440; Page: 369D; Enumeration District: 096 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #11066502 (accessed 15 February 2024)
Elizah H Black (38), married, Farmer, head of household in Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA. Born in Kentucky.
↑Marriage of son T J Black:
"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
citing Marriage, Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,690,392
FamilySearch Record: Q2DC-RYM6 (accessed 15 February 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BT-8W2H-G Image number 00658
Martha Black's son T J Black marriage to Bertie Black on 25 Jan 1935 in Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky, United States.
↑Death of son Tandy James Black:
"Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965"
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1222 #750463465 (accessed 15 February 2024)
Martha Balton in death record for son Tandy James Black 9 Oct 1940, wife of Lige Black, in Laurel, Kentucky, USA.
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