Married Zachariah Wheat, whose first cousin, Charlotte Hewitt, married Martha's brother, Ammon.
1850 U.S. Census for Bedford County, Virginia[1]
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Zachariah J. Wheat, M, 38, Virginia, Farmer, owning $400 worth of land
Martha A. Wheat, F, 30, Virginia
Jno W. Wheat, M, 12, Virginia
Ann R. Wheat, F, 10, Virginia
Mary L. Wheat, F, 8, Virginia
Sarah L. Wheat, F, 2, Virginia
Harriet J. Wheat, F, 4, Virginia
Several other Wheat families are on the same or previous page of the census
1860 U.S. Census for Northern Bedford County, Virginia[2]
ZJ Wheat, M, 48, Virginia
Martha A Wheat, F, 36, Virginia
Mary L. Wheat, F, 16. Virginia
Sarah L. Wheat, F, 12, Virginia
William R.B. Wheat, M, 4, Virginia
John Wesley, M, 20, Virginia
Bettie A. Wesley, F, 23, Virginia
Can't find the family in the 1870 census
Death certificate, for August 21, 1874, in Bedford County, Virginia[3]
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