Elizabeth "Betsy" J. Gaunce Martin was the daughter of George Gaunce and his second wife, Sarah Martin Gaunce. She was one of ten children and was the twin sister of Prudence Louisa Gaunce, who never married and remained in Kentucky.
She was the granddaughter of Nicholas Gaunce and Prudence Gaunce.
The Martin, the Gaunce and the Fite families were allied dating back to the time before they came to America.
Betsy was the wife of John Alexander Martin. They were married on October 24, 1833 in Nicholas County, Kentucky. Following their marriage, she relocated from Nicholas County, Kentucky to Brown County, Ohio (where John lived at that time) and thence to Lawrence County, Illinois in 1853.
She remained in Lawrence County, Illinois for the remainder of her life.
To them were born eight children: Sarah Jane Martin Ridgley, Nancy A. Martin, George W. Martin, James Henry Martin, Charles Martin, Prudence Louisa Martin Williams, Jackson Martin and Robert A. Martin.
She was the granddaughter of Nicholas Gaunce and Prudence Gaunce.
The Martin, the Gaunce and the Fite families were allied dating back to the time before they came to America.
Betsy was the wife of John Alexander Martin. They were married on October 24, 1833 in Nicholas County, Kentucky. Following their marriage, she relocated from Nicholas County, Kentucky to Brown County, Ohio (where John lived at that time) and thence to Lawrence County, Illinois in 1853.
She remained in Lawrence County, Illinois for the remainder of her life.
To them were born eight children: Sarah Jane Martin Ridgley, Nancy A. Martin, George W. Martin, James Henry Martin, Charles Martin, Prudence Louisa Martin Williams, Jackson Martin and Robert A. Martin.
Elizabeth "Betsy" J. Gaunce Martin was the daughter of George Gaunce and his second wife, Sarah Martin Gaunce. She was one of ten children and was the twin sister of Prudence Louisa Gaunce, who never married and remained in Kentucky.
She was the granddaughter of Nicholas Gaunce and Prudence Gaunce.
The Martin, the Gaunce and the Fite families were allied dating back to the time before they came to America.
Betsy was the wife of John Alexander Martin. They were married on October 24, 1833 in Nicholas County, Kentucky. Following their marriage, she relocated from Nicholas County, Kentucky to Brown County, Ohio (where John lived at that time) and thence to Lawrence County, Illinois in 1853.
She remained in Lawrence County, Illinois for the remainder of her life.
To them were born eight children: Sarah Jane Martin Ridgley, Nancy A. Martin, George W. Martin, James Henry Martin, Charles Martin, Prudence Louisa Martin Williams, Jackson Martin and Robert A. Martin.
She was the granddaughter of Nicholas Gaunce and Prudence Gaunce.
The Martin, the Gaunce and the Fite families were allied dating back to the time before they came to America.
Betsy was the wife of John Alexander Martin. They were married on October 24, 1833 in Nicholas County, Kentucky. Following their marriage, she relocated from Nicholas County, Kentucky to Brown County, Ohio (where John lived at that time) and thence to Lawrence County, Illinois in 1853.
She remained in Lawrence County, Illinois for the remainder of her life.
To them were born eight children: Sarah Jane Martin Ridgley, Nancy A. Martin, George W. Martin, James Henry Martin, Charles Martin, Prudence Louisa Martin Williams, Jackson Martin and Robert A. Martin.
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