Person:Martha Harper (14)

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Martha Susan Harper
b.15 Feb 1851 Macksville, Pendleton, Virginia (West Virginia)
d.22 Mar 1949 Parsons Rest Home, Parson, West Virginia
Parents and Siblings
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m. Bef 1854
  1. Martha Susan Harper1851 - 1949
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Jake Painter - Bef 1949
  • W.  Martha Susan Harper1851 - 1949
  1. Mary Alice Painter1877 - 1965
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Facts and Events
Name Martha Susan Harper
Alt Name /Ma'am/ _____
Gender Female
Birth[1] 15 Feb 1851 Macksville, Pendleton, Virginia (West Virginia)
Marriage to Jake Painter
Death? 22 Mar 1949 Parsons Rest Home, Parson, West Virginia
Burial? Day Cemetery, Macksville, West Virginia

Sponaugle.-Martha Susan, daughter of Peggie Harper and Jack Simpson, was born near Macksville, W. Va., Feb. 15, 1851; died at Parsons Rest Home, Parson, W. Va., March 22, 1949; aged 98 y. 1 m. 7 d. Surviving are 4 children (Mrs. Mary Alice Lambert and Walter Painter, Whitmore, W. Va.; Jake and Robert Painter, Harman, W. Va.), one sister (Mrs. Alice Flynn, Durbin, W. Va.), 26 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild, and many other relatives and friends. Preceding her in death were 3 husbands (Jake Painter, Ephrim Calhoun, and George Sponaugle), 2 daughters (Floda and Jennie Nelson), one sister, and 6 brothers. She was a member of the Mennonite Church. Services were conducted by Hiram Weaver at the Bethel Mennonite Church, Job, W. Va., and at the Day Cemetery, Macksville, W. Va., where interment was made.

Transcriber's note: "Ephrim" as in the original.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mennobit/49/apr1949.html 1910 Census Pendleton, Union District

U 122/124 P2, PAINTER, MARTHA S., HEAD, 52, DIVORCED, 6/6 U 122/124 P2, PAINTER, WALTER, SON, 19, SINGLE U 122/124 P2, PAINTER, JACOB, SON, 15, SINGLE U 122/124 P2, PAINTER, FLOTA, DAUGHTER, 14, SINGLE

There is a Day 1 Cem., near Macksville in the Pendleton Co. Grave Reg. W.V. 1977 where a Martha Susan Painter is listed--1853 - 1949. Also listed Is Margaret J. Harper DOB-Sept. 6, 1838; DOD- Sept. 6, 1910. I have some info on Margaret "Peggy" Harper if you would like , you could E-mail me at derlwolf@@aol.com. dorothy

Census: 16 AUG 1860 Living with Margaret J. and Margaret's mother Catherine, Harper's Mill

References
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    Census lists birth as 1857. Obit says 1851.

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