Martha Freeman Lepper was born July 12, 1851,
in Waverly, Pike Co., Ohio (south of
Columbus); she was the olde
st child, and had four br
others and two sisters:
John Clark (“Bud”)
Charles Freeman (“Chas”)
James Madison (“Mad”)
Nicholas Barton (“Bart”)
Sara Elizabeth (“Lib”)
Marilla Jane (“Rilly”)
Her parents were James Lepper
and Mary Ann Clark. James was born in New York
state, and moved to Ohio in 1837. Mary Ann
was born in Ohio; her parents were born in
Ohio shortly after statehood (it seems).
Her great-grandfather, Wyand (or Whya
nd or Wyant or Weigand) Lepper was a
private in the Continental Army fr
om New York, during the Revolution.
When “Mattie” was about 2 ½ years old, in 1854, the Lepper family moved from the
civilization of Ohio to Appanoose County, Io
wa, to a 160A farm in Walnut Township
(Mystic).
In her 20's, Mattie worked as a typesetter
in the newspaper office in Centerville, the
county seat. A 28-year-old la
wyer, and civil war veteran,
Thomas M. Goddard, decided
that she was the one woman for him. Family legend says she replied to his proposal,
“Oh, Mr. Goddard, you wouldn’t wa
nt a little good-for-nothing like me.” He retorted,
“WOMAN, I KNOW MY BUSINESS!” They
were married April 17, 1875 – Mrs.
Goddard was 24 years old.
Her full story may be found here: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~goddard1949/stories_Goddard/MarthaLepperPioneerWoman.pdf
With appreciation for submission of above by Kent Gebhard.
in Waverly, Pike Co., Ohio (south of
Columbus); she was the olde
st child, and had four br
others and two sisters:
John Clark (“Bud”)
Charles Freeman (“Chas”)
James Madison (“Mad”)
Nicholas Barton (“Bart”)
Sara Elizabeth (“Lib”)
Marilla Jane (“Rilly”)
Her parents were James Lepper
and Mary Ann Clark. James was born in New York
state, and moved to Ohio in 1837. Mary Ann
was born in Ohio; her parents were born in
Ohio shortly after statehood (it seems).
Her great-grandfather, Wyand (or Whya
nd or Wyant or Weigand) Lepper was a
private in the Continental Army fr
om New York, during the Revolution.
When “Mattie” was about 2 ½ years old, in 1854, the Lepper family moved from the
civilization of Ohio to Appanoose County, Io
wa, to a 160A farm in Walnut Township
(Mystic).
In her 20's, Mattie worked as a typesetter
in the newspaper office in Centerville, the
county seat. A 28-year-old la
wyer, and civil war veteran,
Thomas M. Goddard, decided
that she was the one woman for him. Family legend says she replied to his proposal,
“Oh, Mr. Goddard, you wouldn’t wa
nt a little good-for-nothing like me.” He retorted,
“WOMAN, I KNOW MY BUSINESS!” They
were married April 17, 1875 – Mrs.
Goddard was 24 years old.
Her full story may be found here: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~goddard1949/stories_Goddard/MarthaLepperPioneerWoman.pdf
With appreciation for submission of above by Kent Gebhard.
Martha Freeman Lepper was born July 12, 1851,
in Waverly, Pike Co., Ohio (south of
Columbus); she was the olde
st child, and had four br
others and two sisters:
John Clark (“Bud”)
Charles Freeman (“Chas”)
James Madison (“Mad”)
Nicholas Barton (“Bart”)
Sara Elizabeth (“Lib”)
Marilla Jane (“Rilly”)
Her parents were James Lepper
and Mary Ann Clark. James was born in New York
state, and moved to Ohio in 1837. Mary Ann
was born in Ohio; her parents were born in
Ohio shortly after statehood (it seems).
Her great-grandfather, Wyand (or Whya
nd or Wyant or Weigand) Lepper was a
private in the Continental Army fr
om New York, during the Revolution.
When “Mattie” was about 2 ½ years old, in 1854, the Lepper family moved from the
civilization of Ohio to Appanoose County, Io
wa, to a 160A farm in Walnut Township
(Mystic).
In her 20's, Mattie worked as a typesetter
in the newspaper office in Centerville, the
county seat. A 28-year-old la
wyer, and civil war veteran,
Thomas M. Goddard, decided
that she was the one woman for him. Family legend says she replied to his proposal,
“Oh, Mr. Goddard, you wouldn’t wa
nt a little good-for-nothing like me.” He retorted,
“WOMAN, I KNOW MY BUSINESS!” They
were married April 17, 1875 – Mrs.
Goddard was 24 years old.
Her full story may be found here: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~goddard1949/stories_Goddard/MarthaLepperPioneerWoman.pdf
With appreciation for submission of above by Kent Gebhard.
in Waverly, Pike Co., Ohio (south of
Columbus); she was the olde
st child, and had four br
others and two sisters:
John Clark (“Bud”)
Charles Freeman (“Chas”)
James Madison (“Mad”)
Nicholas Barton (“Bart”)
Sara Elizabeth (“Lib”)
Marilla Jane (“Rilly”)
Her parents were James Lepper
and Mary Ann Clark. James was born in New York
state, and moved to Ohio in 1837. Mary Ann
was born in Ohio; her parents were born in
Ohio shortly after statehood (it seems).
Her great-grandfather, Wyand (or Whya
nd or Wyant or Weigand) Lepper was a
private in the Continental Army fr
om New York, during the Revolution.
When “Mattie” was about 2 ½ years old, in 1854, the Lepper family moved from the
civilization of Ohio to Appanoose County, Io
wa, to a 160A farm in Walnut Township
(Mystic).
In her 20's, Mattie worked as a typesetter
in the newspaper office in Centerville, the
county seat. A 28-year-old la
wyer, and civil war veteran,
Thomas M. Goddard, decided
that she was the one woman for him. Family legend says she replied to his proposal,
“Oh, Mr. Goddard, you wouldn’t wa
nt a little good-for-nothing like me.” He retorted,
“WOMAN, I KNOW MY BUSINESS!” They
were married April 17, 1875 – Mrs.
Goddard was 24 years old.
Her full story may be found here: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~goddard1949/stories_Goddard/MarthaLepperPioneerWoman.pdf
With appreciation for submission of above by Kent Gebhard.
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