Martha Elizabeth (Lash) Jackson (1817 - 1879)

Born 1 Mar 1817 in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States

Wife of William Mathews — married 3 Aug 1837 in McLean, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 22 Nov 1879 at age 62 in Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, United States

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Biography

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Martha Elizabeth Lash was born on March 1, 1817 in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States.

Martha (20) married William Mathews (18) (born about 1818 in Virginia, United States) on August 3, 1837 in McLean, Illinois.^[1] Their son was Charles G Mathews (1854–1926).

In 1850, Martha was living in Township 21 N R 3 E, Dewitt, Illinois, USA. ^[2]

In 1860, Martha was living in Wakarusa, Douglas, Kansas Territory. ^[3]

In the 1870 census Elizabeth (age 53), Farmer, was in Wakarusa, Douglas, Kansas.^[4]

In the 1875 census Elizabeth (age 55) was in Wakarusa, Douglas, Kansas.^[5]

Martha died on 22 November 1879 in Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, aged 62, and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, United States.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Illinois, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1791-1850"
   Original data: Dodd, Jordan, Comp.. Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Illinois
   Ancestry Record 2086 #42272 (accessed 6 March 2024)
   Elizabeth Lash marriage to William Matthews on 3 Aug 1837.
2. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 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: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Township 21 N R 3 E, Dewitt, Illinois; Roll: 104; Page: 438b; Line Number: 5
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #16159514 (accessed 6 March 2024)
   Elizabeth Mathews (32) in Township 21 N R 3 E, Dewitt, Illinois, USA. Born in Pennsylvania.
3. ↑ 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: Wakarusa, Douglas, Kansas Territory; Roll: M653_349; Page: 56; Family History Library Film: 803349
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #44026256 (accessed 6 March 2024)
   Elizabeth Mathews (43) in Wakarusa, Douglas, Kansas Territory. Born in Pennsylvania.
4. ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1870; Census Place: Wakarusa, Douglas, Kansas; Roll: M593_433; Page: 458B
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #21088261 (accessed 6 March 2024)
   Elizabeth Jackson (53), Farmer, in Wakarusa, Douglas, Kansas. Born in Pennsylvania.
5. ↑ 1875 Census: "Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925"
   Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1875 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: ks1875_6; Line: 4
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1088 #3777337 (accessed 6 March 2024)
   Elizabeth Jackson (55) in Wakarusa, Douglas, Kansas. Born in Ohio.
6. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
   Find A Grave: Memorial #25955665
   Ancestry Record 60525 #99136575 (accessed 6 March 2024)
   Martha Elizabeth Jackson burial (died on 22 Nov 1879) in Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, United States of America. Born on 1 Mar 1817.

• Burial: "Web: Kansas, Find A Grave Index, 1854-2012"
  Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 18 January 2013; URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=JAC&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=18&GScntry=4&GSsr=3241&GRid=25955665&
  Ancestry Record 70610 #371914 (accessed 6 March 2024)
  Martha Jackson burial (died on 22 Nov 1879) in Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, USA.