Martin Lewis Steadman (1813 - bef. 1895)

Born 1813 in New York, USA

Husband of Manervia (Usher) Steadman — married before 1 Jun 1840 in Iowa, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died before 1 Jan 1895 before age 82 in Iowa, USA

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Biography

Martin Steadman was born in New York in 1813. His parents names are unknown, but census records show his father was born in Massachusetts, and his mother in Connecticut.^[1]

He seemingly migrated from New York to Iowa alone. Martin married Minerva Usher after the 1836 territorial census and and almost certainly before 1 June 1840.^[2][3] Martin and Minerva Usher had seven Iowa-born children.

In April 1889, Minerva was blind and placed in a home for elderly women. Perhaps Martin had died. Minerva's obituary says Martin was buried at Spring Grove Cemetery, but no sources were found to confirm his burial there.^[4][5]

Some family members believe Martin's middle name was Lewis, but middle-naming children wasn't fashionable until the nineteenth century, and no documentary sources located so far support a middle name.^[6]

Timeline

• 1812 Birth, New York.
• 1837–40 Marriage, Iowa Territory.^[3]
• 1840 Linn County, Iowa Territory.^[3]
• 1 June 1850 Land Purchase, Linn County, Iowa.^[7]
• 1860 Clinton township, Linn County, Iowa.^[8]
• 1885-88 Camp township, Polk County, Iowa.^[9]

• Before 1 Jan 1895 Death.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ For Martin's parents birthplace see, 1880 U.S. census, Franklin County, Nebraska, population schedule, Macon precinct, ED 049, p. 626C (stamped), p. 7 (penned), dwelling 51, family 54, entry for Martin Steadman in Henry Foster household, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 16 September 2021), image 7 of 10; NARA microfilm T9, roll 749; FHL film 1254749.
2. ↑ "Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 November 2021) > 1836 > Des Moines > Not Stated, image 3 of 22, female under age 21 in the Aaron Usher household.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} 1840 U.S. census, Linn County, Iowa Territory, page 167 (stamped), entry for female 20–30 in Martin Stedman household; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTG-QX5 : accessed 25 August 2021), Iowa Territory > Linn > Not Stated > image 8 of 21; citing NARA microfilm M704, roll 7790.
4. ↑ The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) Saturday, 07 Nov 1903, "Personals...Last night at 10 o'clock occurred the death of one of the oldest residents of the Home for Aged Woman. Mrs. Minerva Steadman..." p. 3, col. 5; digital image, Newspapers (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90268547/death-of-mrs-minerva-steadman-who-was/ : accessed 16 May 2022).
5. ↑ Census of Iowa, 1895, Linn County, schedule I., 7th Ward, City of Cedar Rapids, Rapids Township, p. 607, widow Marion Steadman in Mary E Cady household; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT3T-L65 : accessed 29 August 2021), image 1714 of 1839; F. B. Conway, Printers, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1022075.
6. ↑ Robert W. Baird, "Genealogy Filing Cabinet," Genfiles (https://genfiles.com/articles/middle-names/ : accessed 26 May 2022), see "Middle Names Became Customary in the Nineteenth-Century".
7. ↑ Martin Stedman, (Linn County, Iowa), assignee of Jacob Roemer, late, Military Bounty Land Warrant, no. 37492 (penned), issued 1 June 1850, v. 1004, p. 377; Bureau of Land Management, database with images, General Land Office Records (https://glorecords.blm.gov : accessed 5 November 2021).
8. ↑ 1860 U.S. Census, Linn County, Iowa, population schedule, Clinton Township, p. 359 (penned), p. 27 (penned), dwelling 181, family 179, line 29, Martin Stedman household; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 September 2021), Iowa > Linn > Clinton Township > image 1 of 17; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3; citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 332.
9. ↑ 1885 Iowa state census, Polk County, population schedule, Camp township, twp. 78, range 22, section 8, page 178 (stamped), dwelling 114, family 114, Martin Steadman; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1084 : accessed 29 August 2021), image 19 of 43; State Historical Society via Heritage Quest. Also see, J. P. Bushnell, compiler, Bushnell's Des Moines and Polk County Directory also Resident and Business Directory, 1886–87, vol. 10, (Des Moines: Iowa Publishing, 1886), p. 529, Martin Steadman; digital image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469 : accessed 29 August 2021), image 311 of 412.
10. ↑ Minerva was widowed by the census date, 1 January 1895, "Census of Iowa, 1895," Linn County, schedule I., Seventh Ward, City of Cedar Rapids, Rapids Township, p. 607, entry for widow Marion Steadman in the Mary E Cady household.