Martha Pumphrey
Martha Pumphrey was born on April 25, 1845, in Indiana, to John and Susannah Pumphrey. Her father was a farmer who owned $3,000 of real estate and $700 of personal property by 1860. She grew up and attended school in Wildcat, Indiana. She married John Milton Summers on August 13, 1863, and they had at least three children: Larkin, born around 1865; John, born around 1867; and Allie, born around 1869. They lived in Wildcat, and her husband worked as a farmer. By 1870, they owned $3,000 of real estate and $100 of personal property. She remained in Wildcat for the rest of her life, and she died there of a “dropsical trouble” on July 21, 1904.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (2027) | Pumphrey, Martha ~ Summers, Martha | 1845-04-25 | 1904-07-21 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Female
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 5
- (6380) [recipient] ~ Marion Pumphrey to Martha Pumphrey, 3 March 1863
- (6381) [recipient] ~ Marion Pumphrey to Martha Pumphrey, 24 March 1863
- (6382) [recipient] ~ Marion Pumphrey to Martha Pumphrey, 26 August 1863
- (6384) [recipient] ~ Marion Pumphrey to John M. Summers and Martha Pumphrey, 22 January 1865
- (6385) [recipient] ~ Marion Pumphrey to John M. Summers and Martha Pumphrey, 4 April 1865
People - Records: 2
- (2027) Pumphrey, Martha is the [sibling of] (2026) Pumphrey, Marion
- (2028) Summers, John Milton is the [husband of] (2027) Pumphrey, Martha
Places - Records: 2
SOURCES
1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1900 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Indiana Marriage Index, 1800-1941, available from Ancestry.com; The Star Press, 25 July 1904.
