Person Page 2,986

Martha J. Black¹

Parents

• Martha J. Black was born on 29 September 1834 in Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois, United States.^2,3,4,5
• She has conflicting birth information of 29 September 1834 in Kentucky, United States.³
• She appeared on the 1850 census in the household of her parents in Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Illinois, United States. Enumerated in this household were:
  1. Black, William, age 39, male, blacksmith.
  2. -----, Nancy, age 29, female.
  3. Blevins, Joseph, age 25, male, blacksmith.
  4. Black, Sarah Ann, age 17, female.
  5. -----, Martha J., age 15, female.
  6. -----, Rosamid, age 13, female, attends school.
  7. -----, John, age 11, male, attends school
  8. -----, Isaac, age 9, male, attends school.
  9. -----, Mary E., age 5, female.
  10. -----, William H., age 1, male.⁶
• She and Joseph N. Lee were married about 1851 in Illinois, United States.¹
• Martha was enumerated on the 1860 census in the household of her spouse in Cave In Rock Post Office, Hardin County, Illinois, United States. Enumerated in this household were:
  1. Lee, Joseph N., age 31, farmer, $2500 real estate, $600 personal estate.
  2. -----. Martha J., age 25, housekeeper.
  3. -----, Wm N., age 8.
  4. -----, Sara J., age 6.
  5. -----. John V., age 5.
  6. Black, Nancy, age 40, mother.
  7. -----, John, age 20.
  8. -----, Isaac, age 17.
  9. -----, Mary, age 13.
  10. -----, Eliza P., age 10.⁴
• She and Alexander Ragan were married before 1868.²
• She died on 19 August 1919, at age 84, in Robinson, Crawford County, Illinois, United States.²

• Last Edited: 4 July 2019

Citations

1. [S256] Ancestry.com, "Family Trees," database, accessed 8 Apr 2017), Joseph N. Lee; Eck Family Tree (owner rustymod0978).
2. [S256] Ancestry.com, "Family Trees," database, accessed 15 Apr 2017), Martha J. Black; Eck Family Tree (rustymod0978).
3. [S315] Texas, Hunt County, 1900 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, T623, roll 1647, Justice Precinct #1, enumeration district (ED) 120, sheet 51A, dwelling 230, family 231, B. M. Downing
4. [S345] Illinois, Hardin County, 1860 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, M653, roll 185, Cave in Rock Post Office, p. 14, dwelling 84, family 84, Joseph N. Lee household, accessed 26 Apr 2017
5. [S695] Illinois, Hardin County, 1850 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, Gives age as 15 (born cal 1835) and born in Illinois., M432, roll 109, Elizabeth town, p. 2B, dwelling 32, family 32, William Black, accessed 4 Jul 2019
6. [S695] Illinois, Hardin County, 1850 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, M432, roll 109, Elizabeth town, p. 2B, dwelling 32, family 32, William Black, accessed 4 Jul 2019