Martha Almeda (or Alamenda) Vining was born in Pennsylvania, the daughter of James C. Vining and Betsey Ann Murphey, (according to "Genealogy of the Hannum Family: Descended from John and Margery Hannum, Settlers in Chester County, Pennsylvania...", page 202. )
It appears that Martha's mother, Betsey Ann, died when Martha and her sister Abigail Christine were young. James Vining then married Abigail Willoughby in about 1847, and brought his family to Henry County, Illinois by 1850.
Martha married John K. Wilson in Henry County, Illinois, on 9 Aug 1854. She was 14 years old at that time. Their daughter, Mary Wilson, was born on 18 Jun 1856 in Louisa County, Iowa. John Wilson apparently died at about that time or soon thereafter.
Martha married Ashbel Mapes on 23 Apr 1857 in Henry County, Illinois. At the time of the 1860 census, Ashbel and Martha were living in Henry County, with or near Ashbel's parents.
In the spring of 1868, Ashbel and Martha Mapes and their children came by wagon to Republic County, Kansas, where they were among the earliest settlers of Elk Creek Township.
Martha spent the rest of her life in Republic County, as a mother, farm wife, and prairie pioneer. She experienced droughts, storms, grasshoppers, and prairie fires, but surely the hardest thing to endure was the deaths of three of her ten children. Martha died in 1901 at Cuba in Republic County.
It appears that Martha's mother, Betsey Ann, died when Martha and her sister Abigail Christine were young. James Vining then married Abigail Willoughby in about 1847, and brought his family to Henry County, Illinois by 1850.
Martha married John K. Wilson in Henry County, Illinois, on 9 Aug 1854. She was 14 years old at that time. Their daughter, Mary Wilson, was born on 18 Jun 1856 in Louisa County, Iowa. John Wilson apparently died at about that time or soon thereafter.
Martha married Ashbel Mapes on 23 Apr 1857 in Henry County, Illinois. At the time of the 1860 census, Ashbel and Martha were living in Henry County, with or near Ashbel's parents.
In the spring of 1868, Ashbel and Martha Mapes and their children came by wagon to Republic County, Kansas, where they were among the earliest settlers of Elk Creek Township.
Martha spent the rest of her life in Republic County, as a mother, farm wife, and prairie pioneer. She experienced droughts, storms, grasshoppers, and prairie fires, but surely the hardest thing to endure was the deaths of three of her ten children. Martha died in 1901 at Cuba in Republic County.
Martha Almeda (or Alamenda) Vining was born in Pennsylvania, the daughter of James C. Vining and Betsey Ann Murphey, (according to "Genealogy of the Hannum Family: Descended from John and Margery Hannum, Settlers in Chester County, Pennsylvania...", page 202. )
It appears that Martha's mother, Betsey Ann, died when Martha and her sister Abigail Christine were young. James Vining then married Abigail Willoughby in about 1847, and brought his family to Henry County, Illinois by 1850.
Martha married John K. Wilson in Henry County, Illinois, on 9 Aug 1854. She was 14 years old at that time. Their daughter, Mary Wilson, was born on 18 Jun 1856 in Louisa County, Iowa. John Wilson apparently died at about that time or soon thereafter.
Martha married Ashbel Mapes on 23 Apr 1857 in Henry County, Illinois. At the time of the 1860 census, Ashbel and Martha were living in Henry County, with or near Ashbel's parents.
In the spring of 1868, Ashbel and Martha Mapes and their children came by wagon to Republic County, Kansas, where they were among the earliest settlers of Elk Creek Township.
Martha spent the rest of her life in Republic County, as a mother, farm wife, and prairie pioneer. She experienced droughts, storms, grasshoppers, and prairie fires, but surely the hardest thing to endure was the deaths of three of her ten children. Martha died in 1901 at Cuba in Republic County.
It appears that Martha's mother, Betsey Ann, died when Martha and her sister Abigail Christine were young. James Vining then married Abigail Willoughby in about 1847, and brought his family to Henry County, Illinois by 1850.
Martha married John K. Wilson in Henry County, Illinois, on 9 Aug 1854. She was 14 years old at that time. Their daughter, Mary Wilson, was born on 18 Jun 1856 in Louisa County, Iowa. John Wilson apparently died at about that time or soon thereafter.
Martha married Ashbel Mapes on 23 Apr 1857 in Henry County, Illinois. At the time of the 1860 census, Ashbel and Martha were living in Henry County, with or near Ashbel's parents.
In the spring of 1868, Ashbel and Martha Mapes and their children came by wagon to Republic County, Kansas, where they were among the earliest settlers of Elk Creek Township.
Martha spent the rest of her life in Republic County, as a mother, farm wife, and prairie pioneer. She experienced droughts, storms, grasshoppers, and prairie fires, but surely the hardest thing to endure was the deaths of three of her ten children. Martha died in 1901 at Cuba in Republic County.
Gravesite Details
According to a long-time Agenda resident, Martha was buried in Willoughby with her children. This resident states that Willoughby Cemetery records were lost and some headstones removed, in a long-ago strife.
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