Martha Helen (Hatfield) Bliss (abt. 1883 - abt. 1975)

Born about 6 May 1883 in Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Mark Bliss — married 21 Sep 1904 in Dickey, North Dakota, United States

Died about Jun 1975 at about age 92 in Cook, Illinois, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Martha was born about 1883. She was the daughter of John R. Hatfield and Mary Stevens.

Sources

• 1885 North Dakota State census, Dickey County, North Dakota, population schedule, T29 R62, p. 33, (penned), dwelling 53, household 53, Martha Hatfield in the James Hatfield household, digital image 167 of 330, Ancestry.com ([1]: accessed 28 June 2022).
  • Martha was 2 years old and was born in Pennsylvania. She might be the daughter of John & May Hatfield. John is the son of James and Jane Hatfield.

• 1904 John M. Bliss & Martha H. Hatfield Marriage Records, North Dakota, Dickey County, County Clerk, Marriage Records, series 41769, p. unpaginated, John M. Bliss & Martha H. Hatfield, 21 September 1904 digital image 308-309 of 1854, FamilySearch.org ([2]: accessed 28 June 2022)
  • John was 21 years old. Martha was 21years old. They were married on 21-Sep-1904 by Seth W. Hover, Minister of the Gospel of Regular Baptist Denomination. Mr. & Mrs. James Lacey were the witnesses. They were residents of Ellendale.

• 1910 U.S. census, Dickey County, North Dakota, population schedule, Ellendale, p. 2B (penned), dwelling 33, family 38, Martha H. Bliss in the John M. Bliss household, digital image 4 of 34, Ancestry.com ([3]: accessed 27 June 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 1787
  • John was 28 years old and was born in Wisconsin. He was a furniture merchant. His wife, Martha, was 27 years old and was born in Pennsylvania. She was the mother of 2 children, 2 were still living. They had been married 5 years. They rented their home on Second St.

• 1916 Thelma June Bliss Birth Index Entry. Iowa, U.S., “Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935”, Thelma June Bliss, 2 July 1916, database with images, Ancestry.com, image 151 of 347, ([4]: 28 June 2022).
  • Thelma was born 2-Jul-1916 in Iowa. Her parents are John Mark Bliss and Martha Helen Hatfield. Mark was born in Wisconsin about 1882. Martha was born in Pennsylvania about 1883. Mark was a salesman. Thelma was Martha's third child.

• 1920 U.S. census, Linn County, Iowa, population schedule, Marion Ward 2, p. 8A (penned), dwelling 187, family 191,Martha H. Bliss in the John M. Bliss household, digital image 15 of 20, Ancestry.com ([5]: accessed 26 June 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 499.
  • John was 36 years old and was born in Wisconsin. He was a piano salesman. His wife, Martha, was 36 years old and was born in Pennsylvania. They rented their home at 2180 Eighth Ave.

• 1930 U.S. census, Cook County, Illinois, population schedule, Evanston, ED 16-2122, p. 3A (penned), dwelling 34, family 44, Martha H. Bliss in the John M. Bliss household, digital image 5 of 79, Ancestry.com ([6]: accessed 26 June 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll xxx
  • John was 46 years old and was born in Wisconsin. He was a electric Shop salesman. His wife, Martha, was 46 years old and was born in Pennsylvania. They had been married 25 years. They rented their home at 1408 Seward St.

• 1950 U.S. census, Cook County, Illinois, population schedule, Evanston, p. 13 (penned), dwelling 142,Martha H. Bliss in the James W. Cooper household, digital image 14 of 64, Ancestry.com ([7]: accessed 27 June 2022)); citing NARA microfilm publication T628, roll 1787
  • John was 67 years old and was born in Wisconsin. He was a electric appliance store proprietor. His wife, Martha, was 66 years old and was born in North Dakota. They lived with their daughter Eileen.

• 1975 Martha Bliss Obituary. “BLISS”, Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Cook, Illinois. 28 June 1975, p. 82, Newspapers.com, database with images, ([8] : accessed 28 June 2022).
  • ”Martha Bliss, age 92, of Evanston, beloved wife of the late John Bliss; dear mother of Flovd (Fontina). Eileen (James) Cooper. Thelme Arnolde and Margie (Harry) Clark; loving grandmother of nine grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren. Funeral Saturday, 11 a.m. at Donnellan-Fltzgerald-Franklin Funeral Home, 1S7I Maple Ave., Evanston. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation 4-9 p.m. Friday. In lieu of flowers, donations to the National Kidney Foundation or the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Foundation at Loyola University.”

• 1975 Martha Bliss SSDI Entry. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, database online, Ancestry.com ([9]: accessed 28 June 2022).
  • Martha Bliss was born on 6-May-1883. She applied for her Social Security Number from Illinois between 1963 and 1964. She died in Jun-1975.