Charles Caffery Martin (abt. 1808)

Born about 1808 in Montgomery, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Caffery was born about 1808 in Montgomery, Virginia, and moved with his family to White, Tennessee while still a toddler.^[1] He married Francis in Tennessee by the mid-1830s, and they moved to Hamilton, Illinois by 1840.^[2] By 1850 they had moved again and were raising a family in Franklin, Missouri, all children born in Tennessee except the youngest, born in Illinois:^[3]

1. John Martin, age 18
2. Caroline Martin, age 14
3. Meadow Martin, age 15
4. Ann Martin, age 10

Caffery married Mary Jane Caldwell in Texas, Missouri on 28 Jul 1871.^[4][5] She was quite a bit younger, listed as age 28 in 1870, and appears to have been raising a family with Caffery prior to their marriage, with the youngest child apparently hers, and with her young brother also in the home:^[6]

1. Sarah A Martin, age 13
2. William R Martin, age 1
3. John M J Calwell, age 10

Caffery was 71 and Mary Jane was 39 in the 1880 census, now the mother of three children:^[7]

1. William R, age 11
2. Steven A, age 9
3. David A, age 6

Research Notes

• 18 Aug 1875, Caffrey Martin & ux Mary J of Texas, Missouri to James Y. Ledford for $200, South half of lots 1 & 2 of the SW quarter of section 30 in township 29 north of range 8 west containing 70.2 acres.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ See his father's profile for sources.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1840", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHB8-65K : Thu Oct 05 02:08:35 UTC 2023), Entry for Cafery Martin, 1840.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZ4-225 : Fri Oct 06 11:54:28 UTC 2023), Entry for Caffree Martin and Francis Martin, 1850.
4. ↑ "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XNM-ZG4Z : Wed Oct 18 14:47:00 UTC 2023), Entry for Caffrey Martin and Mary Jane Caldwell, 28 Jul 1871.
5. ↑ "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2DN-19J : 18 January 2020), Caffrey Martin, 1871.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4FW-6MX : Thu Oct 05 23:07:26 UTC 2023), Entry for Caffra Martin and Mary J Martin, 1870.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6NF-Z8C : Wed Oct 04 11:07:26 UTC 2023), Entry for Caffrey Martin and Mary J. Martin, 1880.
8. ↑ Texas, Missouri, Deed Book N, pp. 4-5.