Martha E. Marple ^{1 2 3 4 5}

  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 1846 and a birth location of Virginia.

This birth year was referenced by her age of 34 on the 1880 US Census.
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Warren Township, Upshur County, WV on 22 August 1870. ⁵

1870 US Census
Page 36, Dwelling 269, Family 263
Warren Township, Upshur County, West Virginia
Martha E. Jackson..26..VA..Keeping House

(Living with husband and 2 sons.)
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Warren District, Upshur County, WV on 22 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 134C, District 125, Dwelling 232, Family 236, Roll 1414
Warren District, Upshur County, West Virginia
Martha E. Jackson..Wife..34..WV..Keeping House

(Living with husband and 7 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in 1844, then her age should have been 35 or 36 instead of 34.
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Martha married Samuel Dexter Jackson, son of Henry Jackson and Elizabeth Shreves, on 12 September 1861 in , Upshur County, VA.^{1 2} (Samuel Dexter Jackson was born on 28 July 1838 in Virginia ^{1 2 5} and died on 5 November 1911 in West Virginia.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Warren Township, Upshur County, WV on 31 August 1870. ⁵

1870 US Census
Page 36, Dwelling 269, Family 263
Warren Township, Upshur County, West Virginia
Samuel D. Jackson..31..VA..Farmer
Martha E. Jackson..26..VA..Keeping House
Marion C. Jackson..4..WV
Ulysses G. Jackson..1..WV
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Warren District, Upshur County, WV on 22 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 134C, District 125, Dwelling 232, Family 236, Roll 1414
Warren District, Upshur County, West Virginia
Samuel D. Jackson..Self..41..WV..Farmer
Martha E. Jackson..Wife..34..WV..Keeping House
Marion C. Jackson..Son..14..WV..Works On Farm
Ulysses G. Jackson..Son..11..WV..Works On Farm
Henrietta A. Jackson..Dau..9..WV
Anna Jackson..Dau..7..WV
Granville D. Jackson..Son..4..WV
Clipso Jackson..Dau..2..WV
Infant Jackson..Dau..3m..WV
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  Marriage Notes:

groom: Samuel D. Jackson
groom's age: 22 years 1 month 10 days
groom's estimated birth year: 1839
bride: Martha Marple
bride's age: 15 years 1 month 17 days
bride's estimated birth year: 1846
marriage type: Marriage
marriage date: 12 Sep 1861
marriage place: Upshur County, West Virginia
groom's father: Henry Jackson
groom's mother: Elizabeth
bride's father: Moses Marple
bride's mother: Elizabeth
film number: 1503270
digital folder number: 4230119
image number: 1017
reference number: p8
source: County Records

Citing this Record
"West Virginia, Marriages, 1853-1970," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FYM6-5F2 : accessed 12 Feb 2013), Samuel D. Jackson and Martha Marple, 12 Sep 1861.
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