Martha Jane Hale1

b. August 1883, d. 16 December 1932
FatherGeorge Hale2 b. abt 19 Sep 1840, d. 23 Jun 1893
MotherMargaret Lavinia Buchanan2 b. 5 Nov 1845, d. 28 Nov 1919
BirthAug 1883 Martha Jane Hale was born in Aug 1883 in Illinois.2 
Cens-191020 Apr 1910 Martha lived with her mother in Indian Prairie township in Wayne County, Illinois when the 1910 federal census was enumerated. She was listed as single, but was also the mother of two children who were living with her.2 
Cens-192013 Jan 1920  By 1920 Martha had moved to the town of Fairfield (Wayne County) where she worked as a cook in a restaurant. Only one child, her son Otho, was listed with her that year.3 
  Living nearby was her sister Jennie Pennington. 
  Martha may have married following the 1920 enumeration as her Find a Grave memorial reports her surname as Harris.4 
Death16 Dec 1932 Martha died on 16 Dec 1932.4 
Burial She was buried at Maple Hill Cemetery in Fairfield, WAyne County, Illinois.4 

Family
Children
ChartsDescendants of John Buchanan and Ann Ryburn
Descendants of William Ryburn and Mary (?)
Last Edited4 Dec 2013

Citations

  1. [S1068] Betty Ann Beeson, Wayne Co., Illinois Birth Recds, 1889-1905, A-L, p. 107 citing Wayne Co. Birth Records, Book 4, A-L: born to Martha Jane Hale: Otho G. Hale, (1st child), b. 23 May 1903, Indian Prairie twp,; father: unknown; mother as above, age 19, b. Wayne Co.
  2. [S1011] Margaret L. Hale household, 1900 U.S. cens., Wayne Co., Illinois, pop. sched., Indian Prairie township, ED 100, sheet 16A (page 165 typed), dwelling 312, family 314, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2004, image 31 of 42. Enumeration reads: Margaret L. Hale, 54, b. Nov. 1845 MO, widowed, parents b. VA, mother of 11 children, 8 living; Martha J., dau, 16, b. Aug. 1883 IL; Polly E., dau, 13, b. May 1887 IL; both girls mother b. MO, father b. TN.
  3. [S1136] Martha Hale household, 1920 U.S. cens., Wayne Co., Illinois, pop. sched., Fairfield city, ED 148, sheet 12B, dwelling 264, family 272, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2004. Enumeration includes: Martha Hale, 35, sgl, b. IL, cook in restaurant; Otho, son, 16, attending school, b. IL.
  4. [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : accessed Dec. 2013). Martha J. Hale Harris memorial #55673422, Maple Hill Cemetery, Fairfield, Wayne Co., Illinois (no photo).
  5. [S1068] Betty Ann Beeson, Wayne Co., Illinois Birth Recds, 1889-1905, A-L, p. 107. Record reported as: Otho G. Hale, (1st child) b. 23 May 1903 Indian Prairie township; father: unknown; mother: Martha Jane Hale, 19, b. Wayne Co., IL.
  6. [S1012] Margaret Hale household, 1910 U.S. cens., Wayne Co., Illinois, pop. sched., Indian Prairie township, ED 125, sheet 5B, dwelling 98, family 98, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2004, image 9 of 28. Enumeration reads: Margaret Hale, 64, widow, b. MO, parents b. VA; Martha, dau, 26, sgl, mother of 2 children, both living, b. MO, mother b. VA, father MO; Otha Hale, grandson, 6, b. IL; Hazel Hale, granddaughter, 4, b. IL; both children: both parents b. IL.