Martha (Keeney) Mulholland (1806 - 1879)

Born 11 Jan 1806 in Tennessee, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Edward Mulholland — married 10 Feb 1827 in Holt Co., Missouri

Descendants

Died 22 Sep 1879 at age 73 in Junction City, Lane, Oregon, USA

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Biography

Birth

Martha Keeney, known as Patsy, was born on 11 January 1806 in Tennessee, USA as the daughter of Thomas Keeney (1781-1845) and Nancy Fugate (1785-1840).

Marriage and Family

She married Edward Mulholland (1799-1858) on 10 February 1827 in Ray County, Missouri.

Children of the Mulholland-Keeney Marriage

1. Elizabeth Mulholland was born on 4 November 1825 in Missouri, USA.
2. Thomas Mulholland was born on 27 October 1827 in Saint Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, USA.
3. Edward Mulholland was born on 6 November 1829 in Howard County, Missouri, USA.
4. Nancy Mulholland was born on 29 April 1833 in Missouri City, Clay, Missouri, USA.
5. John Mulholland was born on 23 January 1836 in Missouri City, Clay, Missouri, USA.
6. Martha Jane Mulholland was born on 23 May 1838 in Missouri City, Clay, Missouri, USA.
7. William Henry Mulholland was born on 1 August 1840 in Missouri, USA.
8. Mary M. Mulholland was born on 27 October 1841 in Missouri, USA.
9. Russell Morgan Mulholland was born on 8 September 1844 in Holt County, Missouri, USA.
10. Katherine Mulholland, known as Kittie, was born on 16 October 1848 in Holt County, Missouri, USA.

Traveled to Oregon Via the Oregon Trail

She and her husband and children reached Oregon on 20 September 1851 via the 6 month journey, with many stops along the way. Their donation land claim # RB 1370 was in Lane County, Oregon. Her husband died only 7 years after their arrival.

Death and Burial

Patsy died of consumption on 22 September 1806 in Junction City, Lane, Oregon, USA at the age of 73. She died at the home of her daughter Kitty and her husband James Milliron.

Buried at Mulholland Cemetery, Lane County, Oregon. There is a photo of the headstone available.

Find A Grave Memorial # 60109698

Sources

• 1830 US Federal Census in Howard, Missouri. Tally only with E. Mulholland as head of household of 5.
• 1840 US Federal Census in Springfield, Rives, Missouri. Tally only with E. Mulholland as head of household of 8.
• 1850 US Federal Census on 16 September in District 38, Holt, Missouri. ^[1]
• 1850 United States Census, Holt county, Holt, Missouri, HH #294
• 1860 US Federal Census on 20 June in Eugene, Lane, Oregon. Page 4, lines 18-22. ^[2]
• Ray County, Missouri, Marriage and Will Index for Patsy Keeney and Edward Mulholland on 10 February 1827.
• 1870 US Federal Census on 11 June in Eugene, Lane, Oregon. Page 18, Lines 20 & 21. ^[3]
• Find a Grave.
• Early Oregonians Database Index. Oregon State Archives, Salem, Oregon for Martha Keeney with spouse, birth date and place, parents. See complete record here.

Footnotes

1. ↑ 1850: Mulholland, Edward 50, farmer b. Ireland, head; Martha 44, wife; Edward 20, farmer; Nancy 17, daughter; John 14, son; Martha 12, daughter; Russell 6, son; Catherine 2, daughter.
2. ↑ 1860: Mulholland, M. 54, head; John 24, merchant, son; R.M. 15, son; C. 11, daughter. They had about $5800 in real estate and $5000 in personal property.
3. ↑ 1870: Mulholland M. 64, head; Thomas 14.