Martha Booher
Martha Booher was born on October 21, 1843, in Indiana to William Martin Booher and Lydia Cox. Her father was a farmer who owned $9,000 of real estate and $3,500 of personal property by 1860. Her mother died around 1854. She grew up in Franklin, Indiana. She married Abraham Bowers around 1864, and their daughter Ina was born around 1865. They lived in Franklin next to Martha’s parents.
Her husband worked as a farmer, and by 1870, they owned $4,000 of real estate and $200 of personal property. By 1900, Abraham was working as a bank cashier in Franklin. Her husband died around 1917, and by 1920, she was living in Monroe, Indiana. A decade later, she was living in Darlington, Indiana, with her daughter Ina, and she owned a house valued at $3,000. As a local writer noted, she was “unusually active both in church and philanthropic affairs,” and she was an “active member of the Congregational Christian church.” She died of pneumonia in Darlington on February 23, 1934.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (1676) | Booher, Martha ~ Bowers, Martha | 1844-10-21 | 1934-02-23 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Female
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 5
- (5738) [writer] ~ Martha Booher to Sarah A. Forder, undated
- (5749) [writer] ~ Martha Booher to Albert Forder, undated
- (5769) [writer] ~ Orfa L. Booher and Martha Booher to Winfield S. Hubbard et al., 24 January 186X
- (5843) [writer] ~ Martha Booher and Mary Booher to Sarah A. Forder et al., 10 March 1864
- (5844) [associated with] ~ Elizabeth R. Booher to Sarah A. Forder and Julia A. Hubbard, 10 March 1864
People - Records: 7
- (1676) Booher, Martha is the [cousin of] (1584) Hubbard, Emily P.
- (1676) Booher, Martha is the [cousin of] (1586) Forder, Sarah A.
- (1676) Booher, Martha is the [cousin of] (1590) Hubbard, Julia Ann
- (1676) Booher, Martha is the [child of] (1598) Booher, William Martin
- (1676) Booher, Martha is the [sibling of] (1669) Tribbett, Rhoda Kenworthy
Places - Records: 2
SOURCES
1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN), 24 February 1934.
