Born in Georgia, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Stockton Summerfield Fears
— married
4 Jan 1866 in Fayette County, Georgia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Walter T Fears, William S Fears, Leonard A Fears, Sallie R Fears, Mildred Margaret (Fears) Porter, Nellie M Fears and Mattie Fears
Died
at about age 49
in Oklahoma Territory, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Nov 2020
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Biography
Martha was born in 1835. Her parents were Merril M. Tidwell and Millia Tidwell who lived in Fayette County, Georgia. [1] [2] Martha's father was an Attorney-at-law.
Stockton Fears and Martha E. Tidwell were married 4 January 1866 in Fayette County, Georgia. [3]
In 1870 Stockton and Martha have two young children and are living in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. Stockton's occupation is Lawyer. [4]
The 1880 census shows that Stockton has moved his family from Georgia to Sherman, Grayson County, Texas. There are six children ranging in age from 13 down to 2 years old. Stockton's wife is still listed as Martha. [5]
She passed away in 1884 in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
The known children of Stockton and Martha Tidwell Fears are:
- Walter T. Fears (1868-1926)
- William Summerfield Fears (1869-1955)
- Leonard Augustine Fears (1872-1956)
- Sarah (Sallie) Ruby Fears (1874-1950)
- Nellie M. Fears b. 1876 no other info
- Margaret (Mattie) Elizabeth (1878-1962)
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYG-846 : 4 April 2020), Martha E Tedwell in household of Merril M Tedwell, Fayette county, Fayette, Georgia, United States; citing family 1051, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMY-CCW : 10 November 2020), Martha E Tidwell in entry for M M Tidwell, 1860.
- ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJJ-X18 : 7 February 2020), S. S. Fears and Martha E. Tidwell, 4 Jan 1866; citing Marriage, Fayette, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 209,385.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC3S-QXF : 19 March 2020), M E Fears in entry for S S Fears, 1870.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFND-R6T : 17 November 2020), Martha E. Tears in household of Stockton S. Tears, Sherman, Grayson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 3, sheet 41B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,306.
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