Sarah Amanda Martin was the daughter of Abigail Thomas and Jacob Martin. Some records list her first name as Amanda and some list her first name as Sarah.
Her grandparents were Edward Thomas and Mary Wright who were Quakers, born in Berkeley County, South Carolina. They and their family can be found in the records of the Bush River Monthly Meetings in Newberry, South Carolina.
In 1807 the family migrated to Salem Township, Warren Co. Ohio and can be found in the records of the Miami Monthly Meetings.
Abigail Thomas married Jacob Martin in Warren Co. Ohio in 1824 and they later moved to Miami Co. Ohio, and in the 1850's to Leon, Decatur Iowa.
Sarah Amanda married Samuel Coral Gillum Dec. 16, 1858. Their three children, Mary Jane, Abigail and Charles Granville were born in Iowa. Sometime in the 1870's the family moved to Colorado where they lived in many different places.
Two of Sarah Amanda's sisters and their families moved to Colorado about the same time as she and Samuel did. One was Mary Wright Martin who was married to John Wesley Warner. The other was Emily/Emma Martin who was married to George Samuel Adams.
Newspaper articles about her death.
From the Glenwood Post, May 6, 1911:
Mrs. S.A. Gillum died May 3rd at 1:30 at the home of J.A. Austin on the north side of the river. The body was laid to rest Thursday at the Glenwood cemetery. Mrs. Gillum was the mother of Mrs. Austin.
From the Daily Avalanche, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, Wed. evening May 3, 1911:
Word comes from Carbondale today (Wednesday) announcing the death of Mrs. Amanda Gillum, aged 74 years, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Joe Austin on the ranch near Carbondale.
Funeral services will the held in Carbondale Thursday morning and the remains brought to this city and interred in Rosebud cemetery beside those of the late Frank Warner, a nephew and great favorite of the deceased.
Her grandparents were Edward Thomas and Mary Wright who were Quakers, born in Berkeley County, South Carolina. They and their family can be found in the records of the Bush River Monthly Meetings in Newberry, South Carolina.
In 1807 the family migrated to Salem Township, Warren Co. Ohio and can be found in the records of the Miami Monthly Meetings.
Abigail Thomas married Jacob Martin in Warren Co. Ohio in 1824 and they later moved to Miami Co. Ohio, and in the 1850's to Leon, Decatur Iowa.
Sarah Amanda married Samuel Coral Gillum Dec. 16, 1858. Their three children, Mary Jane, Abigail and Charles Granville were born in Iowa. Sometime in the 1870's the family moved to Colorado where they lived in many different places.
Two of Sarah Amanda's sisters and their families moved to Colorado about the same time as she and Samuel did. One was Mary Wright Martin who was married to John Wesley Warner. The other was Emily/Emma Martin who was married to George Samuel Adams.
Newspaper articles about her death.
From the Glenwood Post, May 6, 1911:
Mrs. S.A. Gillum died May 3rd at 1:30 at the home of J.A. Austin on the north side of the river. The body was laid to rest Thursday at the Glenwood cemetery. Mrs. Gillum was the mother of Mrs. Austin.
From the Daily Avalanche, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, Wed. evening May 3, 1911:
Word comes from Carbondale today (Wednesday) announcing the death of Mrs. Amanda Gillum, aged 74 years, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Joe Austin on the ranch near Carbondale.
Funeral services will the held in Carbondale Thursday morning and the remains brought to this city and interred in Rosebud cemetery beside those of the late Frank Warner, a nephew and great favorite of the deceased.
Sarah Amanda Martin was the daughter of Abigail Thomas and Jacob Martin. Some records list her first name as Amanda and some list her first name as Sarah.
Her grandparents were Edward Thomas and Mary Wright who were Quakers, born in Berkeley County, South Carolina. They and their family can be found in the records of the Bush River Monthly Meetings in Newberry, South Carolina.
In 1807 the family migrated to Salem Township, Warren Co. Ohio and can be found in the records of the Miami Monthly Meetings.
Abigail Thomas married Jacob Martin in Warren Co. Ohio in 1824 and they later moved to Miami Co. Ohio, and in the 1850's to Leon, Decatur Iowa.
Sarah Amanda married Samuel Coral Gillum Dec. 16, 1858. Their three children, Mary Jane, Abigail and Charles Granville were born in Iowa. Sometime in the 1870's the family moved to Colorado where they lived in many different places.
Two of Sarah Amanda's sisters and their families moved to Colorado about the same time as she and Samuel did. One was Mary Wright Martin who was married to John Wesley Warner. The other was Emily/Emma Martin who was married to George Samuel Adams.
Newspaper articles about her death.
From the Glenwood Post, May 6, 1911:
Mrs. S.A. Gillum died May 3rd at 1:30 at the home of J.A. Austin on the north side of the river. The body was laid to rest Thursday at the Glenwood cemetery. Mrs. Gillum was the mother of Mrs. Austin.
From the Daily Avalanche, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, Wed. evening May 3, 1911:
Word comes from Carbondale today (Wednesday) announcing the death of Mrs. Amanda Gillum, aged 74 years, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Joe Austin on the ranch near Carbondale.
Funeral services will the held in Carbondale Thursday morning and the remains brought to this city and interred in Rosebud cemetery beside those of the late Frank Warner, a nephew and great favorite of the deceased.
Her grandparents were Edward Thomas and Mary Wright who were Quakers, born in Berkeley County, South Carolina. They and their family can be found in the records of the Bush River Monthly Meetings in Newberry, South Carolina.
In 1807 the family migrated to Salem Township, Warren Co. Ohio and can be found in the records of the Miami Monthly Meetings.
Abigail Thomas married Jacob Martin in Warren Co. Ohio in 1824 and they later moved to Miami Co. Ohio, and in the 1850's to Leon, Decatur Iowa.
Sarah Amanda married Samuel Coral Gillum Dec. 16, 1858. Their three children, Mary Jane, Abigail and Charles Granville were born in Iowa. Sometime in the 1870's the family moved to Colorado where they lived in many different places.
Two of Sarah Amanda's sisters and their families moved to Colorado about the same time as she and Samuel did. One was Mary Wright Martin who was married to John Wesley Warner. The other was Emily/Emma Martin who was married to George Samuel Adams.
Newspaper articles about her death.
From the Glenwood Post, May 6, 1911:
Mrs. S.A. Gillum died May 3rd at 1:30 at the home of J.A. Austin on the north side of the river. The body was laid to rest Thursday at the Glenwood cemetery. Mrs. Gillum was the mother of Mrs. Austin.
From the Daily Avalanche, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, Wed. evening May 3, 1911:
Word comes from Carbondale today (Wednesday) announcing the death of Mrs. Amanda Gillum, aged 74 years, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Joe Austin on the ranch near Carbondale.
Funeral services will the held in Carbondale Thursday morning and the remains brought to this city and interred in Rosebud cemetery beside those of the late Frank Warner, a nephew and great favorite of the deceased.
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