Martha was born in 1834. She was about 15 years old and with her parents and six siblings in the 1850 Census for Linn County, Iowa.[1] She married Francis Belt in 1851 in Iowa.
[2]
She passed away in 1904 in Iowa.
[3]
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ4F-XTX : 12 April 2016), Martha A Hawn in household of Andrew Hawn, Linn county, Linn, Iowa, United States; citing family 337, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJ61-NG6 : 6 November 2017), Francis A. Bell and Martha E. Hawn, 26 Aug 1851, Mt. Vernon, Linn, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,704,848.
↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 February 2020), memorial page for Martha Elvira Hawn Belt (6 Sep 1834–11 Sep 1904), Find A Grave: Memorial #71677399, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo, Tama County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Martha Malinowski (contributor 47506372) .
Is Martha your ancestor? Please don't go away! Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.