Martha Ann Elizabeth (Hamilton) Cary (1849 - 1909)

Born 29 Jan 1849 in Nottoway, Virginia, United States

Wife of Samuel Joseph Cary Jr. — married 17 Apr 1867 in Nottoway, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 29 May 1909 at age 60 in Amelia, Virginia, United States

Biography

Martha Ann Elizabeth Hamilton Cary, (29 Jan 1849 - 29 May 1909) Age 60 A few source documents refer to her as Betty.

Marriage to Samuel Joseph Cary Jr

In 1867 in Nottoway County, Virginia, 18-year-old Martha Ann Elizabeth Hamilton married 31-year-old Samuel Joseph Cary Jr., son of Mary Ann William Farley Cary, (6 March 1806 - 3 Nov 1881) and Samuel Joseph Cary Sr. (8 Feb 1788 - 11 Feb 1864).

13 children per 1900 Census

Martha and Sam Cary had alot of children. She told John Page, the enumerator of the1900 US Census in Amelia County, Virginia, that she had given birth to 13 children.

We do not know for certain the names of some of the children that died; there is no documentation for them. And there is always census errors; (misspelled names creates confusion, duplication and/or omission of children). The 13 names listed below were tabulated from US Census records, birth and death record and family historians that took the time to drive to cemeteries in Amelia County to document the gravestones.

Of the 13 children listed below 9 children, 5 daughters and 4 sons, survived to adulthood. The first nine children were born in Nottoway County; sometime after 1890 the family moved to Amelia County, where the last 4 children were born. In chronological order the 13 children are:

• 1. Lorena Cary, (unknown); She may be Luvenia Alice (1868-1891)
• 2. Cora D Cary ( unknown)
• 3. Mary Willie Cary Anderson, (14 Jan 1870 - 11 Mar 1946) Age 76
• 4. Edward Boswell Seawell Cary, (20 April 1871 - 5 Sept 1913) Age 42
• 5. Lelie Frances Cary, (24 Nov 1872 - 15 Sept 1879) Age 7
• 6. Martha Elizabeth Cary Simmons Wright, (16 Jan 1875 - 2 Feb 1949) Age 74
• 7. Rosa Lee Cary Paulett, (29 May 1878 - 24 Sept 1949) Age 71
• 8. Virginia Trueheart Cary Paulett, (25 Sept 1879 - 4 Oct 1951) Age 72
• 9. Annie Belle Cary Dunnavant Reams, (28 Oct 1882 - 23 Aug 1954) Age 71
• 10. Samuel Joseph Cary III, (1 July 1885 - 20 June 1947) Age 61
• 11. Thomas Howard Cary, (28 Oct 1887 - 28 Oct 1954) Age 67
• 12. Ida Florence Cary, (25 Mar 1891 - 1 Jan 1893) Age 3
• 13. John William Cary, (3 June 1893 - 5 Feb 1953) Age 59

Death & Burial

On 29 May 1909 in Amelia County, Virginia, Martha Ann Elizabeth Hamilton Cary died. She was 60 years old. Her remains were laid to rest on 31 May 1909 in St. John's Methodist Church cemetery, Amelia County, Virginia.

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