Martha E. Eccles
Martha E. Eccles was born on December 8, 1848, in North Carolina to Harrison and Christina Eccles. Her father was a farmer who owned $3,000 of real estate and $7,000 of personal property by 1860. She grew up in Davidson County, North Carolina, and she married George W. Pridgen on June 11, 1873. They had at least nine children: Harrison, born around 1874; Robert, born around 1876; Margaret, born around 1878; George, born around 1879; John, born around 1882; Mary, born around 1885; Mattie, born around 1888; Adolphus, born around 1891; and Christine, born around 1893. They lived in Faison, North Carolina, and her husband worked as a farmer. She died of a brain hemorrhage in Faison on July 9, 1925.
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(5389)Eccles, Martha E. ~ Pridgen, Martha E.1848-12-081925-07-09
  • Conflict Side: Confederacy
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Female
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 1

  • (15351) [recipient] ~ Francis M. Eccles to Margaret E. Eccles and Martha E. Eccles, 30 October 1861

People - Records: 2

  • (5389) Eccles, Martha E. is the [sibling of] (5387) Eccles, Francis M.
  • (5389) Eccles, Martha E. is the [sibling of] (5388) Eccles, Margaret Elizabeth

Places - Records: 2

  • (299) [birth] ~ North Carolina
  • (3419) [death] ~ Faison, Duplin County, North Carolina

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1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1976, available from Ancestry.com; North Carolina Marriage Records, 1741-2011, available from Ancestry.com