Person:Martha Jones (91)

1827 June 3, Martha Davis Jones was born. --JONES / WILKINSON family records compiled by Wilene's mother

1845 Jan. 2, MARTHA H. JONES md. MICHAEL DAVIS, Champaign Co., IL, Book A, p.72. --Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900, http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/marrsrch.html

1850 Montgomery Co., IL, census, p.142B, SW part of Dist. No. 22, Sept. 24, 1850, I.B. Roper: 701/711, MIKAEL DAVIS, 28 M, farmer, OH; Martha, 24 F, OH; Susan, 5 F, IL; Nancy, 4 F, IL; Elizabeth, 2 F, IL; William, 8/12 M, IL.

1856 Sept. 7, ELIZABETH N. JOSERS [JONES] md. HENRY MERCER, Shelby Co., IL, Book C, p.125 Lizzie Mercer wrote her niece Jane Love in Illinois from Delaware City, New Castle Co., DE, July 17, 1877: "we werewe were living in Mongomery Co Ill when I was married"

1860 Wise Co., TX, census, p.338A, P.O. Cactus Hill, July 7, 1860, C.A. Williams: 471/476, MICHEL DAVIS, 37 M, shepherd, $400 personal, OH; Martha H., 34 F, OH; Susan C., 14 F, IL; Nancy E., 13 F, IL; Mary J., 7 F, IL; Sarah L., 3 F, TX; Lansing H., 5/12 M, TX.

1870 Bosque Co., TX, census, p.395A, P.O. Meridian, July 22, 1870, Thomas Ford: 424/424, MICHAEL DAVIS, 46 M W, farmer, $300 personal, IN; Martha, 44 F W, keeps house, IN; Sarah L., 14 F W, TX; Lansing, 10 M W, TX; George M., 8 M W, TX; Joseph, 5 M W, TX; Albert S., 4 M W, TX; Everett T., 2 M W, TX.

423/423, Henry Anderson, 28 M W, teamster, $400 personal, MO; Susan, 24 F W, IL; Josephine, 4 F W, TX; Martha, 2 F W, TX.

1876 Dec. 10, Sixteen Mile Stand, Hamilton Co., OH. Luella Jones wrote her niece Jane Love: "Have you heard from [my] sisters Harriet and Martha lately? I am not corresponding with any of them at present, it is my fault."

1877 April 5, Denton Co., TX. Evan J. Love wrote his sister Jane: "I have not Been to uncle Mikes for some time But see some of them Every few days / they are all well / Sallie is married / Her name now is Fox"

1877 July 17, Delaware City, New Castle Co., DE. Lizzie Mercer wrote her niece Jane Love: "you wanted to know what kind of a man martha had maried / he is a hard working (?)industrious man but he is not very healthy or was not when we lived near them / he was hurt prety badly before they went to texas and he never looked like the same man afterwards / have writen to martha and ? got not word from her yet and aha(?) to hariet "

1877 Dec. 16, Delaware City, New Castle Co., DE. Lizzie Mercer wrote her niece Jane Love: "Jane will you please send me sister martha and Hariets adress as I have writen to both of them and as I have heard nothing from them I cannot have directed thare letters wright"

1880 Dallas Co., TX, p.343D, Precinct 8, June 4, 1880, W.F. Bachman: 64/68, MICHAEL DAVIS, W M 56, head, farmer, OH VA OH; Martha, W F 53, wife, keeping house, OH OH OH; Lansing, W M 19, son, working on farm, TX OH OH; George, W M 17, son, working on farm, TX OH OH; Joseph, W M 15, son, working on farm, TX OH OH; Albert, W M 13, son, working on farm, TX OH OH; Everett, W M 11, son, working on farm, TX OH OH; Belle, W F 9, dau, TX OH OH.

1885 April 12, Burlington, Coffey Co., KS. Lydia E. Love wrote her sister Jane Love: "do you Ever hear from Aunt Martha"

1893 May 7, Vermillion, Sweet Water Co., WY. Lizzie Mercer wrote her niece Jane Love: "I think Sister Martha lived in (?) ?bire [Sabine?] Co Texas / Hariet lived in Denton Co / one of their Po. of. was Decature* but I dont know which one / cant Ada tell you whare Martha lives / I think she was the last one that heard from her"

• Decatur, Wise Co., TX (the only populated place in TX today known as Decatur)

Correspondence from the family letters and papers of Jane Love and her cousin, Lillice Jones Harper, courtesy John, Danny, and Dave Harper in 2001 and 2004, transcribed by Brenda Boyer

Wise County, Texas, GenForum GEORGE M. DAVIS b. 1862 in WISE COUNTY, posted by Peggy Ray <pray@@sysmatrix.net>, Oct. 30, 2003, message #542. I am searching for information on George Davis b. 1862 in Wise County. His parents were Michael Davis and Martha Hollis Jones. George M. married Sadie Cummings in 1896 and they had 8 children. He died in 1939 in Ada, OK. If anyone knows of this family and can help me, I would be most appreciative. George was my GG-uncle. Thanks. Peggy Copeland Ray http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?davis::tx/wise::542.html

Dallas County, Texas, GenForum MARTHA ANN BELLE DAVIS b. 1870 in Dallas Co., TX, posted by Peggy Ray <pray@@sysmatrix.net>, Oct. 30, 2003, message #821. I am searching for information on Belle Davis b. 1870 in Dallas County. Her parents were Michael Davis and her mother was Martha Hollis Jones. Belle married JESSE EARL EUGENE ROBERTS in May of 1886. They had several children including: Charles William "Charlie," Ethel Earle, and Hollis Fair. In October 1916 Belle died and was buried in Dallas County. If anyone has information about this family, please contact me. Belle was my great grandmother. Thank you. Peggy Copeland Ray http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?michael,davis::tx/dallas::821.html