Ida Amelia Martin

Ida Amelia Martin
(1864-1944)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Jacob Freysinger

2. Phillips
3. John L. Thornton

Ida Amelia Martin ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰

Born: 1864, Pennsylvania ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸
Marriage (1): Jacob Freysinger about 1886 ¹ ²
Marriage (2): Phillips between 1910 and 1923
Marriage (3): John L. Thornton on 24 December 1927 in Champaign County, OH ³ ⁴ ⁵
Died: 5 February 1944, Urbana, OH at age 80 ¹⁰
Buried: 7 February 1944, Oak Dale Cemetery, Urbana, OH ⁹ ¹⁰

bullet General Notes:

All of her census records support a birth year of 1864 but when she died, the death record indicated 1862. The informant on the death certificate was Charles Freysinger, her son from her 1st husband.
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Apparently Ida was married 3 times but the marriage records are scarce.

1st Marriage:
The census records of 1900 and 1910 show that she was living with and married to Jacob Freysinger. No marriage records have been located. The 1920 US Census shows Ida living with another family without the presence of Jacob who has not been located anywhere in the 1920 but her marital status was still marked as married. Thus her divorce was sometime between 1920 and 1923 when Jacob died.

2nd Marriage:
The death record of Jacob Freysinger in 1923 also shows Ida with a surname of Phillips so sometime between 1920 and 1923 she was subsequently remarried to Phillips. Strangely the marital status of Jacob was shown on his death record as widowed so either that was referring to his first wife or possibly he remarried after his divorce from Ida and that 3rd wife of his died before him.

3rd Marriage:
The marriage record dated 24 December 1927 for Ida and John L. Thornton, her 3rd husband, clearly indicates that she was twice previously married.
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bullet Death Notes:

Name: Ida Amelia Thornton
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 05 Feb 1944
Event Place: Urbana, Champaign, Ohio
Gender: Female
Age: 81
Marital Status: Married
Race: w
Birth Date: 06 Sep 1862
Birth Year (Estimated): 1863
Birthplace: Monogalin Co., PA
Burial Date: 07 Feb 1944
Burial Place: Urbana, OH
Cemetery: Oak Dale
Father's Name: Leslie Martin
Mother's Name: Sarah Byers
Spouse's Name: John Thornton
Record Number: 111

Citing this Record
"Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZTJ-N4L : 15 August 2019), Ida Amelia Thornton, 05 Feb 1944; citing Urbana, Champaign, Ohio, reference fn 9011; FHL microfilm 2,024,192.
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bullet Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 6 September 1862 and a birth location of Pennsylvania.

This birth date appeared on her Death Certificate.
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• She has alternate birth date of September 1863 and a birth location of Pennsylvania.

This birth date was given on her 1900 US Census.
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Monaghan Township, York County, PA on 15 July 1870. ⁶

1870 US Census
Page 23, Family 187
Monaghan Township, York County, Pennsylvania
Ida Martin..6..PA

(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Siddonsburg, PA on June 1880. ⁷

1880 US Census
Page 206C, Roll 1205
Siddonsburg, York County, Pennsylvania
Ida A. Martin..Daughter..16..PA

(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, PA on 18 June 1900. ¹

1900 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 29, Family 116
Upper Allen Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Home rented
Married 16 years
Ida A. Freysinger..Wife..Sep 1863..36..Pennsylvania..2/2

(Living with husband and 2 sons.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Harrisburg, PA on 23 April 1910. ²

1910 US Census
Sheet 10B, District 65, Family 231, Roll 1336
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
219 Herr Street; Home rented
Married 26 years
Ida Freysinger..Wife..47..Pennsylvania..2/2

(Living with 1st husband and 2 sons.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in 1864, then her age should have been 45 or 46 instead of 47.
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Harrisburg, PA on 9 January 1920. ⁸

1920 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 65, Family 88, Roll 1558
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
Home rented
George M. Chenoweth..Head..36..Pennsylvania..Chauffeur, Fire Engine Co.
Edna J. Chenoweth..Wife..26..Connecticut
Ida Freysinger..Aunt..55..Pennsylvania..Mender, Stocking Factory

(Ida was living separate from her husband, Jacob.)
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• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Urbana, OH on April 1930. ⁴

1930 US Census
Sheet 11A, District 0019, Family 294, Roll 1755
Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio, United States
Ida A. Thorton..Wife..65..PA

(Living with 3rd husband and 1 stepson.)

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• She appeared on the 1940 US Census in Urbana, OH on 9 April 1940. ⁵

1940 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 11-25, Family 71, Roll 3037
Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio, United States
House rented, $13
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
Ida M. Thornton..Wife..75..PA..6th grade

(Living with 3rd husband.)
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• Death Image: 5 February 1944, in Urbana, OH. ⁹

• She was buried on 7 February 1944 in the Oak Dale Cemetery in Urbana, OH.

Find A Grave Memorial #39271786. ⁹ ¹⁰

Ida married Jacob Freysinger, son of Henry Freysinger and Rebecca Kohler, about 1886.¹ ² The marriage ended in divorce. (Jacob Freysinger was born on 12 August 1858 in Pennsylvania,¹ ¹¹ died on 10 November 1923 in Urbana, OH ¹¹ and was buried on 15 November 1923 in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Harrisburg, PA ¹¹.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, PA on 18 June 1900. ¹

1900 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 29, Family 116
Upper Allen Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Home rented
Married 16 years
Jacob Freysinger..Head..Aug 1858..41..Pennsylvania..Day Laborer
Ida A. Freysinger..Wife..Sep 1863..36..Pennsylvania..2/2
Elmer M. Freysinger..Son..Jul 1887..12..Pennsylvania
Charles L. Freysinger..Son..Apr 1893..7..Pennsylvania
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Harrisburg, PA on 23 April 1910. ²

1910 US Census
Sheet 10B, District 65, Family 231, Roll 1336
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
219 Herr Street; Home rented
Married 26 years
Jacob Freysinger..Head..52..Pennsylvania..Engineer, Railroad
Ida Freysinger..Wife..47..Pennsylvania..2/2
Elwin M. Freysinger..Son..22..Pennsylvania
Charles L. Freysinger..Son..17..Pennsylvania
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• Jacob Freysinger and Ida Amelia Martin were divorced after 1910.

Ida next married Phillips between 1910 and 1923. (Phillips was born about 1859 and died on an unknown date.)

Ida next married John L. Thornton, son of Jonas L. Thornton and Eliza Jane Knapp, on 24 December 1927 in Champaign County, OH.³ ⁴ ⁵ (John L. Thornton was born in 1873 in Ohio,⁵ ¹² died on 22 August 1964 in Champaign County, OH ¹² and was buried after 22 August 1964 in Urbana, OH ¹².)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 24 December 1927, in Urbana, OH. ³

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Urbana, OH on April 1930. ⁴

1930 US Census
Sheet 11A, Roll 1755, District 0019, Household 294
Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio, United States
John L. Thorton..Head..58..OH
Ida A. Thorton..Wife..65..PA
Robert Thorton..Son..38..OH
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Urbana, OH on 9 April 1940. ⁵

1940 US Census
Sheet 3B, Roll 3037, District 11-25, Family 71
Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio, United States
house rented, $13
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
John L. Thornton..Head..66..OH..8th grade
Ida M. Thornton..Wife..75..PA..6th grade
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bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: John L. Thornton
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 24 Dec 1927
Event Place: Champaign, Ohio, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Marital Status: Widowed
Birth Year (Estimated): 1872
Birthplace: Concord, Champaign, Ohio
Father's Name: J. L. Thorton
Mother's Name: Eliza Nap
Spouse's Name: Ida A. Phillips
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 63
Spouse's Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Phillips
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1864
Spouse's Birthplace: Harrisburg, Pa.
Spouse's Father's Name: Wesley Martin
Spouse's Mother's Name: Sarah Byers
Record Number: 46

Citing this Record
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8C2-VSR : 26 August 2019), John L. Thornton and Ida A. Phillips, 24 Dec 1927; citing Marriage, Champaign, Ohio, United States, 46, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
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1 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Upper Allen Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, enumeration district (ED) 29, sheet 5B, family 116, Ida Amelia Martin and Jacob Freysinger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 January 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

2 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States, enumeration district (ED) 65, sheet 10B, family 231, Jacob Freysinger and Ida Amelia Martin; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 January 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1336.

3 "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 January 2021); (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8C2-VSR : 26 August 2019), John L. Thornton and Ida A. Phillips, 24 Dec 1927; citing Marriage, Champaign, Ohio, United States, 46, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.

4 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 0019, sheet 11A, family 294, John L. Thornton and Ida Amelia Martin; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1755.

5 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 11-25, sheet 3B, household 71, John L. Thornton and Ida Amelia Martin; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 3037.

6 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Monaghan Township, York County, Pennsylvania, p. 23, dwelling 179, family 187; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Apr 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

7 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Siddonsburg, York County, Pennsylvania, p. 206C, Leslie J. Martin and Sarah A. Byers; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1205.

8 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States, enumeration district (ED) 65, sheet 7B, family 88, Ida Amelia Martin; index and images (accessed 12 January 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1558.

9 "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 26 February 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZTJ-N4L : 15 August 2019), Ida Amelia Thornton, 05 Feb 1944; citing Urbana, Champaign, Ohio, reference fn 9011; FHL microfilm 2,024,192.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 14 Aug 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=39271786.

11 "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 January 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDBL-K2B : 15 August 2019), Jacob Freysinger, 10 Nov 1923; citing Urbana, Champaign, Ohio, reference fn 63911; FHL microfilm 1,992,394.

12 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 14 Aug 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=117209335.

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