Person:Martha Steelman (1)

1850 census-Martha; 4; born NC

1870 census-Martha; 21

1880 census-Martha; 35; keeping house

1900 census-TN-Johnson-Civil District 4- shows Martha E McCoy, born Mar 1847, age 53, widowed; mother of 7, 5 living; farm laborer, cna read, write and speaks English; rents her farm. Nannie, daughter, born Apr 1879, age 20, day laborer. Sallie, daughter, born Apr 1888, age 12, nurse. William M, grandson, born May 1897, age 3 [this is William M Farmer; Rosa is his mother; I thought someone named Tester was his father and William was adopted by Ephraim Scott Farmer after Ephraim married Rosa]. David H, grandson, born Jan 1897, age 3. Bettie Phillips, boarder, born Apr 1873, age 27, single, servant. Charly M Phillips, boarder, born Feb 1900, age 3 months.[I assume this is Bettie's son]. Rosa [the census indicates that Rosa is a Phillips], daughter, born Mar 1875 [30 Jun 1879], single, mother of 2, 1 living [does this mean Rosa was married to a Phillips, had a child that died, messed around with a Tester and had the above named William M, who was subsequently adopted by Ephraim Farmer], a day laborer. The first 3 people on the census and their parents are born in NC. The next 5 are listed as born in TN with parents born also in TN except Rosa whose mother [Martha] was born in NC

1985-1986-Notes taken from Military History of the Robinson Family by Scott Robinson: -14 Oct 1889-Statement for Widow's Pension-children: Joseph W, 7 Jul 1875; Franklin C, 14 Apr 1877; Rosa M 30 Jun 1879; Nancy E, 28 Nov 1881; Sally L, 5 Apr 1888 -17 Feb 1890-Widow's Declaration for Pension or Increase of Pension-Martha says she is 42; Hiram died 28 Jul 1889; they were married 5 May 1874; children: Joseph W, 7 Jul 1875; Franklin C, 14 Apr 1877; Rosa M, 20 Jun 1879; Nancy E, 28 Nov 1881; Sarah L, 5 Apr 1888 -9 Jan 1902 - Declaration for Widow's Pension - Martha is 55; living at Big Creek, Sullivan Co, Tennessee; married under the name of Martha Steelman -9 Aug 1926-Drop Report: Martha E McCoy, Green Cove, VA pensioner last paid $30 4 Jul 1926 has been dropped from the roll because of death 19 Jul 1926

1. ↑ Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census. (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;)
   Database online. Staggs Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, ED 21, roll T9_952, page 588.1000, image 0177.

   Record for Harrison Mc Oy [Hiram H McCoy] _FOOT: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Database online. Staggs Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, ED 21, roll T9_952, page 588.1000, image 0177.

2. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census (1). (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;)
   Database online. Civil District 4, Johnson, Tennessee, ED 98, roll T623 1581, page 2B.

   Record for Martha E Mc Coy