Martha A. Hussey was born circa 1866 in Vichy, Maries County, Missouri. She was the daughter of Barfield Hussey and Miranda Chism.
1870 Census
In the 1870 census for Jefferson Township, Maries County, Missouri, Martha A. Hussey is shown at age 4, living in the household of her parents, Barfield Hussey age 50 and Miranda Hussey age 40, with siblings, William Hussey age 14, Catherine Hussey age 12, Sarah Jane Hussey age 10, Lenze Davis Hussey age 8, Leander Grant Hussey age 6, and Jackson Hussey age 1. Also living in the household was a boarder, William West age 35.[1] I calculated Martha's birthdate using this census (subtracting given age from census year), giving her a birthdate circa 1866, give or take a year.
1880 Census
In the 1880 census for Jefferson Township, Maries County, Missouri, Martha Hussey is shown at age 13, living in the household of her widowed father, Barfield Hussey age 55, with siblings, Catherine Hussey age 19, Linze Davis Hussey age 18, Sarah Jane Hussey age 17, Leander Grant Hussey age 16, and Jackson Hussey age 10.[2]
Marriage to John Bunton
Martha A. Hussey married John Russell Bunton on November 2, 1886 at the home of John's brother, Isaac Bunton, in Maries County, Missouri.[3]
Issue of Martha A. Hussey & John R. Bunton
Sarah Elizabeth Bunton Hayes (1887 - 1968)
Lula Mae Bunton Smith (1888 - 1972)
James Martin Bunton (1889 - 1956)
Ida Pearl Bunton Treece (1891 - 1980)
Thomas Anderson Bunton (1897 - 1970)
Leda Caroline Bunton Sharp (1900 - 1991)
Marriage to S. H. Campbell
Martha Bunton married S. H. Campbell on August 6, 1908 in Lindell, Maries County, Missouri.[4]
Death
Martha A. Hussey Bunton died on November 5, 1925 in St. James, Phelps County, Missouri. The cause of her death was bowl obstruction and sudden heart failure.[5]
Burial
She was buried in Walker Cemetery in Vichy, Maries County, Missouri on November 6, 1925.[6]
Fact: Residence (1880) Jefferson, Maries, Missouri, United States
Sources
↑ 1870 U.S. Census uploaded to Profile Images, 1870 Census showing Martha Hussey in the Household of Barfield Hussey, Name: Martha Huzzy, Event Type: Census, Event Year: 1870, United States, Race: White, Page No. 21, United States Census, 1870, Household ID: 142, The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Affiliate Publication No. M593, GS Film no. 000552290, Digital Folder No. 004273710, Image No. 00057, Citing this Record "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch Martha Huzzy in household of Barefield Huzzy, Missouri, United States, 1870; citing p. 21, family 142, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,290
↑ Image of 1880 U.S. Census uploaded to Profile Images, 1880 Census showing Martha Hussey in the Household of Barfield Hussey. Interactive Ancestry, Record Image Viewer, ancestry.com, Record Archive Collection, Census Collections, 1880 United States Federal Census, Jefferson Township, Maries County, Missouri, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jefferson, Maries, Missouri, Roll: 702, Family History Film: 1254702, Page: 151A, Enumeration District: 099, Image: 0305.
↑ Find A Grave Memorial, Marth A. Hussey Bunton, Find A Grave Memorial, Online Grave Index, findagrave.com, Martha A. Hussey,
Martha A. Hussey Bunton Memorial, Find A Grave Memorial I.D. 86729691.
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