Martha married William Washington Bickley on January 4, 1870 in Talbotton, Talbot County, Georgia.
1880 US Federal Census:
Pct 5, Sabine County, TX
Bickley, William W M 33 Farmer Ga Ga Ga
Bickley, Mattie W F 31 Wf Ga Ga Ga
Bickley, Minnie L W F 9 Dtr Ga Ga Ga
Bickley, May T W F 6 Dtr Tx Ga Ga
Bickley, Robert W W M 4 Son Tx Ga Ga
Bickley, Horace W M 1 Son Tx Ga Ga
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1900 US Federal Census:
Pct 8: Sabine County, TX
William W Bickley Head M 54 Georgia
Martha H Bickley Wife F abt 51 Alabama
Lucy Bickley Daughter F 29 Texas
Robert W Bickley Son M 24 Texas
Horace D Bickley Son M 21 Texas
Willie S Bickley Son M 19 Texas
Anna M Bickley Daughter F 12 Texas
Martha gives her age at "abt 51". She states that she has given birth to 6 children, 5 of which are still living. William and Martha both state they have been married to each other 30 years, which makes their marriage date abt 1870.
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On the death certificates of sons Robert and Willie Simon, she is shown as Mattie Hutchinson (Hutcherson). On the death certificate of daughter, Tinie May, and the one for her son, Horace Bickley, she is instead listed as Mattie Smith. Could she have remarried after her husband William Bickley died in 1907, perhaps accounting for the inconsistent names.
1880 US Federal Census:
Pct 5, Sabine County, TX
Bickley, William W M 33 Farmer Ga Ga Ga
Bickley, Mattie W F 31 Wf Ga Ga Ga
Bickley, Minnie L W F 9 Dtr Ga Ga Ga
Bickley, May T W F 6 Dtr Tx Ga Ga
Bickley, Robert W W M 4 Son Tx Ga Ga
Bickley, Horace W M 1 Son Tx Ga Ga
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1900 US Federal Census:
Pct 8: Sabine County, TX
William W Bickley Head M 54 Georgia
Martha H Bickley Wife F abt 51 Alabama
Lucy Bickley Daughter F 29 Texas
Robert W Bickley Son M 24 Texas
Horace D Bickley Son M 21 Texas
Willie S Bickley Son M 19 Texas
Anna M Bickley Daughter F 12 Texas
Martha gives her age at "abt 51". She states that she has given birth to 6 children, 5 of which are still living. William and Martha both state they have been married to each other 30 years, which makes their marriage date abt 1870.
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On the death certificates of sons Robert and Willie Simon, she is shown as Mattie Hutchinson (Hutcherson). On the death certificate of daughter, Tinie May, and the one for her son, Horace Bickley, she is instead listed as Mattie Smith. Could she have remarried after her husband William Bickley died in 1907, perhaps accounting for the inconsistent names.
Martha married William Washington Bickley on January 4, 1870 in Talbotton, Talbot County, Georgia.
1880 US Federal Census:
Pct 5, Sabine County, TX
Bickley, William W M 33 Farmer Ga Ga Ga
Bickley, Mattie W F 31 Wf Ga Ga Ga
Bickley, Minnie L W F 9 Dtr Ga Ga Ga
Bickley, May T W F 6 Dtr Tx Ga Ga
Bickley, Robert W W M 4 Son Tx Ga Ga
Bickley, Horace W M 1 Son Tx Ga Ga
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1900 US Federal Census:
Pct 8: Sabine County, TX
William W Bickley Head M 54 Georgia
Martha H Bickley Wife F abt 51 Alabama
Lucy Bickley Daughter F 29 Texas
Robert W Bickley Son M 24 Texas
Horace D Bickley Son M 21 Texas
Willie S Bickley Son M 19 Texas
Anna M Bickley Daughter F 12 Texas
Martha gives her age at "abt 51". She states that she has given birth to 6 children, 5 of which are still living. William and Martha both state they have been married to each other 30 years, which makes their marriage date abt 1870.
**************************
On the death certificates of sons Robert and Willie Simon, she is shown as Mattie Hutchinson (Hutcherson). On the death certificate of daughter, Tinie May, and the one for her son, Horace Bickley, she is instead listed as Mattie Smith. Could she have remarried after her husband William Bickley died in 1907, perhaps accounting for the inconsistent names.
1880 US Federal Census:
Pct 5, Sabine County, TX
Bickley, William W M 33 Farmer Ga Ga Ga
Bickley, Mattie W F 31 Wf Ga Ga Ga
Bickley, Minnie L W F 9 Dtr Ga Ga Ga
Bickley, May T W F 6 Dtr Tx Ga Ga
Bickley, Robert W W M 4 Son Tx Ga Ga
Bickley, Horace W M 1 Son Tx Ga Ga
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1900 US Federal Census:
Pct 8: Sabine County, TX
William W Bickley Head M 54 Georgia
Martha H Bickley Wife F abt 51 Alabama
Lucy Bickley Daughter F 29 Texas
Robert W Bickley Son M 24 Texas
Horace D Bickley Son M 21 Texas
Willie S Bickley Son M 19 Texas
Anna M Bickley Daughter F 12 Texas
Martha gives her age at "abt 51". She states that she has given birth to 6 children, 5 of which are still living. William and Martha both state they have been married to each other 30 years, which makes their marriage date abt 1870.
**************************
On the death certificates of sons Robert and Willie Simon, she is shown as Mattie Hutchinson (Hutcherson). On the death certificate of daughter, Tinie May, and the one for her son, Horace Bickley, she is instead listed as Mattie Smith. Could she have remarried after her husband William Bickley died in 1907, perhaps accounting for the inconsistent names.
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"Dear parents tho we miss you much we know you rest with God"
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Her birth year is transposed: it should read 1848, not 1884
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