Martha (Perkins) Southard (1776 - 1860)

Born 29 May 1776 in Lincoln Co., North Carolina

Ancestors

Wife of Micajah Southard Sr. — married 6 Jan 1796 in Lincolnton, Lincoln Co., North Carolina

Descendants

Died 8 Oct 1860 at age 84 in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA

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Biography

Mother of Emmeline Southard.

Birth

29 May 1776 in Lincoln Co., North Carolina

Marriage

Name: Micajah Southard

Spouse: Martha Perkins

Marriage Date: 6 Jan 1796

Marriage County: Lincoln

Marriage State: North Carolina

Source: County Court Records at Lincolnton, NC & Family History

Burial

Goodwin Cemetery in White County, Tennessee

The following info should be used as a guide. The info should be verified and incorporated into this bio and sources found and cited. The info is copied from the archived GeoCities website:^[1]

77. MARTHA PERKINS (ROBERT BIGGEN, RICHARD, RICHARD, RICHARD, ROBERT) was born May 29, 1776 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, and died Abt. 1850 in White County, Tennessee. She married MICAJAH SOUTHARD January 06, 1795 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, son of ISAAC SOUTHARD and SARAH RENNE. He was born March 21, 1767 in New Jersey, and died Abt. 1860 in Sparta, White County, Tennessee.

Notes for MICAJAH SOUTHARD: Micajah was probably born on a ship bound from New Jersey to North Carolina. He was the son of Revolutionary War vet Isaac Southard (1738-1791) and Sarah Renne. His family Bible was passed on to daughter Sarah, who left it with her nephew Joseph when she died. It was lost in a fire, but had been copied by others before it was lost.

Children of MARTHA PERKINS and MICAJAH SOUTHARD are:

.....i......BETSA SOUTHARD, b. July 26, 1796, Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina.

.....ii......ISAAC SOUTHARD, b. October 09, 1798, Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina.

220......iii......REUBEN PERKINS SOUTHARD, b. June 04, 1800, Lincoln County, North Carolina; d. Abt. 1878, Cushman, Independence County, Arkansas.

.....iv......SARAH SOUTHARD, b. October 05, 1803, Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina; m. ? KENNEDY; d. Independence County, Arkansas.

.....v......ANNIE SOUTHARD, b. January 06, 1806, Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina.

221......vi......HOPE SOUTHARD, b. May 15, 1808, Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina; d. Fannin County, Texas.

222......vii......RHUE SOUTHARD, b. January 03, 1810, Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina; d. Franklin County, Arkansas.

223......viii......MICAJAH SOUTHARD, b. July 12, 1812, Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina; d. March 17, 1903, Charleston, Franklin County, Arkansas.

.....ix......ROBERT B. SOUTHARD, b. July 10, 1814, Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina; d. Elk City, Kansas; m. REBEKAH KIRKPATRIC, September 01, 1842, Indiana.

224......x......EMALINE SOUTHARD, b. March 24, 1817, Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina.

225......xi......DEMPSEY SOUTHARD, b. October 24, 1819, Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina; d. April 22, 1883, White County, Tennessee.

.....xii......MARTHA SOUTHARD, b. February 10, 1824, Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina; d. Jackson County, Oregon?; m. CLAIBORN E. NEIL, December 28, 1844, McMinn County, Tennessee. They went to Missouri, then to Texas.

Died 8 Oct 1860. Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA. 1860 Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA. ^[2] Found multiple copies of death date. Using 8 Oct 1860

Buried White County, Tennessee, United States of America. ^[2]

Residence 1850 Subdivision 23, Mcminn, Tennessee, USA. ^[3] Residence Post Office: Falling Water. 1860 District 9, White, Tennessee, USA. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ The Perkins Family of Maryland by Jane A. Leavell (littlecalamity@hotmail.com) - Generation 6
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Source: #S1581298452 Ancestry Record 60525 #78804068
3. ↑ Source: #S1580854872 Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 23, Mcminn, Tennessee; Roll: M432_887; Page: 328A; Image: 746 Ancestry Record 8054 #6356031
4. ↑ Source: #S1580854883 Year: 1860; Census Place: District 9, White, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1279; Page: 76; Family History Library Film: 805279 Ancestry Record 7667 #19592667

• "Gillespie/Becker Genealogy", by Julia Ella (Gillespie) Becker
• Find-A-Grave - Martha Perkins Southard

Acknowledgments

• 103.GED on May 26, 2013 Duane Hearrell.