Marriages registered in the City of Roxbury for the year 1856. No.: 218 Date of Marriage: Dec. 1 [1856] Groom/Bride: Kelsey, J. Frank / Seaver, Martha D. Residences: Lacon, Illinois / Roxbury Ages: 26 / 21 Occupations: Taverner / [blank] Birthplaces: Danville Vt / Roxbury Parents: John & Sarah C / W'm D & Catherine Which Marriage: first / first Official: Rev. W'm H Ryder
There is a J. Frank Kelsey who d. Illinois in 1877 {{fgravemem|131288076|here] but no information to show it is Martha's husband. The 1880 census line 48 shows Frank Kelsey, born Vermont about 1830, but there is no sign of Martha. Martha remarried in 1888.