Martha Ann (Stanley) Evans (1834 - 1929)

Born 31 Jan 1834 in Smyrna, Chenango, New York, United States

Ancestors

Wife of George Evans — married 3 Oct 1850 in Spring Township, Boone, Illinois, United States

Wife of Nathaniel Stanley — married 1 Aug 1894 in Greeley, Weld, Colorado, United States

Descendants

Died 1929 at about age 94 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Stanley Name Study.

Martha (Stanley) Evans was a New Yorker.

• Martha was born in 1834. She was the daughter of Dyer Stanley and Belinda Pease.

In 1850, Martha (16), lived in Ohio, Boone County, Illinois, with her inferred father Dyer (45 - born in New York and worked as a farmer), her inferred mother Belinda (43 - born in Connecticut), her inferred brother George (21 - born in New York), her inferred brother Thomas (14 - born in New York), her inferred sister Abigal (12 - name as recorded and born in New York) and her inferred brother N. H. (10 - name as recorded but the initials match Newton Harvey and born in New York)^[1].

• She married twice.
• First with George Evans in 1850 having ten children.

In 1860, Martha (26 - worked as a housekeeper), lived in Genoa, De Kalb County, Illinois, with her inferred husband George (39 - born in Pennsylvania and worked as a farmer), their inferred daughter Elsie J. (8 - born in Illinois), their inferred daughter Mary E. (7 - born in Illinois), their inferred daughter Emily M. (5 - born in Illinois), their inferred son Jesse (4 - born in Illinois), their inferred son Winfield S. (2 - born in Illinois) and their inferred son John C. (1 - born in Illinois)^[2].

• Second, with Nathaniel Stanley, her cousin, in 1894 having no children.

In 1910, Martha A. Stanley (76 - born in New York, father born in New York, mother born in Connecticut and widowed), lived as a boarder in Arapahoe County, Colorado, with Jefferson S. Van Buskirk (53 - born in Pennsylvania and worked as a carpenter in a mill) and Belle M. Van Buskirk (45 - born in Canada/English and worked as a dressmaker at home)^[3].

In 1920, Martha A. (85 - born in New York, head of household and widowed), lived in Denver, Denver County, Colorado, with her son-in-law Joseph W. Trickey (74 - born in Vermont) and her daughter Emma B. Evans Trickey (66 - born in Illinois)^[4].

• She became blind with advanced age.
• She passed away in 1929.
• Her burial site is unknown.

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/19056559:8054?tid=&pid=&queryId=ef6ffd7b1587f36b3bd3d7f9a3764408&_phsrc=CRp81&_phstart=successSource Year: 1850; Census Place: Ohio, Boone, Illinois; Roll: 98; Page: 90b
2. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/38063068:7667?tid=&pid=&queryId=ef6ffd7b1587f36b3bd3d7f9a3764408&_phsrc=CRp83&_phstart=successSource Year: 1860; Census Place: Genoa, DeKalb, Illinois; Roll: M653_173; Page: 82; Family History Library Film: 803173
3. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1943327:7884?tid=&pid=&queryId=ef6ffd7b1587f36b3bd3d7f9a3764408&_phsrc=CRp88&_phstart=successSource Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 5, Arapahoe, Colorado; Roll: T624_112; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 1374125
4. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/70624700:6061?tid=&pid=&queryId=ef6ffd7b1587f36b3bd3d7f9a3764408&_phsrc=CRp92&_phstart=successSource Year: 1920; Census Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado; Roll: T625_158; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 58

• "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X25Q-FBM : 19 February 2021), George Evens and Martha A Stanly, 1850; citing Boone, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,914,102.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85N-47M : 20 December 2020), Marthia A Stanley in household of Dyer D Stanley, Boone, Illinois, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4R-BK7 : 18 February 2021), Martha Stanly in entry for Dyer Stanly, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDJG-TG1 : 28 May 2021), Martha Evans in entry for George Evans, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD29-S1X : 21 December 2021), Martha Evans in household of George Evans, Utica Township, Chickasaw, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
• "Iowa State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HCQK-4ZM : 2 March 2021), Martha Evans in household of George Evans, Utica, Chickasaw, Iowa; citing p. 24, 1885, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,452.
• 1900 census Denver, CO
• 1910 census Denver, CO
• 1920 census Denver, CO
• Burial: "Find A Grave Index"
  citing record ID 145733265, Find a Grave
  FamilySearch Record: QK12-2124 (accessed 6 March 2024)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #145733265
  Martha Ann Stanley burial (died in 1929). Born on 31 Jan 1834.