Martha Jane (Churchill) Williams (1866 - 1914)

Born 19 Aug 1866 in Blue River Township, Harrison, Indiana, United States

Wife of John Morge — married 23 Feb 1890 in Depauw, Blue River Township, Harrison, Indiana, United States

Wife of John Franklin Williams — married about 1897 in Indiana, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 9 Nov 1914 at age 48 in Blue River Township, Harrison, Indiana, United States

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Biography

• Martha was born in 1866. She passed away in 1914.
• Find a Grave Memorial - Eldest of the eight children born to William and Mary E. Churchill, Martha Jane appears with her parents and siblings on the 1870 and 1880 censuses in Harrison County’s Blue River Township. The mother of six children her first—Elsie Lee Churchill—was born in 1888. Her second child, Harry Edgar Morge, was her only child by husband John Morge, a widower whom she married at Depauw on 23 Feb 1890. Her marriage to Morge soon ended in divorce; they never appear together on a census. Around 1897 she married again to John Franklin Williams. They appear together on the 1900 census at Indianapolis along with their first child, Herman Churchill Williams. Three other children were born to them before her husband’s death: Marguerite Elizabeth (Sherman M.) Kitts; Ira Ramon, and William Forest Williams. On the 1910 census, Martha was enumerated as the widowed head of household in Blue River township where she operated a hotel and grocery store. On that census, she stated she was then the mother of six children, all of whom were then living; her four youngest were living with her. She died of angina at her residence. Her youngest brother Raymond Churchill was the informant on her death certificate.

Sources

• [1] FamilySearch website
• [2] 1870 US Census - "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch : Thu Oct 05 22:50:56 UTC 2023, Entry for Wells Churchill and Mary Churchill, 1870.
• [3] 1880 US Census - "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch : Fri Oct 06 09:41:13 UTC 2023, Entry for William M. Churchil and Mary E. Churchil, 1880.
• [4] 1890 - marriage of Martha and John Morge - "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", , FamilySearch : Thu Oct 19 15:46:08 UTC 2023, Entry for John Morge and Martha J Churchill, 1890.
• [5] 1910 US Census - "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch : Fri Oct 06 06:01:35 UTC 2023, Entry for Martha J Williams and Herman ? Williams, 1910.
• [6] Find a Grave - Find a Grave, database and images : accessed 20 December 2023, memorial page for Martha Jane Churchill Williams (20 Aug 1866–9 Nov 1914), Find a Grave Memorial ID 202194475, citing Mount Zion Cemetery, Depauw, Harrison County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Nancy Keller (contributor 47677119).