Person:Martha Meadors (7)

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Martha J Meadors
 
m. 28 Jul 1850
  1. Nancy A Meadors1853 - 1942
  2. Rebecca A Meadors1854 -
  3. John N Meadors1856 -
  4. Lucinda MeadorsAbt 1858 -
  5. Mary Arkansas "Kansas" Meadors1860 - 1957
  6. Sarah Meadors1861 -
  7. Andrew J. Meadors1864 - 1957
  8. Martha J Meadors1866 -
  9. George L Meadors1868 -
  10. Ida Belle MeadorsAbt 1871 -
  • HFrank Dyer - 1922
  • WMartha J Meadors1866 -
m. 30 Aug 1888
  1. Elmira Dyer1889 -
  2. Ethel DyerAbt 1890 -
  3. George Dyer
  4. Flossie Dyer1897 -
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Name Martha J Meadors
Alt Name Mattie _____
Gender Female
Birth? 16 Sep 1866 Greene, Missouri, United States
Marriage 30 Aug 1888 Crawford, Arkansas, United Statesto Frank Dyer

For 92 of her 93 years, "Aunt Matt" has lived continuously in Crawford county. At the age of 18, in 1884, she joined the Missionary Baptist Church at Cain School house. For 75 years she has been a true Missionary.

She married Frank Dyer, August 31, 1888. They set up housekeeping at Graphic where he was the newly appointed postmaster. Frank and Martha Jane Meadors Dyer had four children. Three girls and one boy: 1. Elmira Dyer who married Luther Creekmore, lived in Mountainburg Arkansas 2. George Dyer who died at the age of 16 months 3. Ethel Dyer who was burned to death when a small child. 4. Flossie Dyer married __? Young, and lives in California.

There are six grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and 6 great-great-grandchildren, that's 5 living generations in 1959. Aunt Matt lives alone in her house, next door to her daughter and son-in-law, the Luther Creekmores.