Martha Motley

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Personal and Family Information

Martha was born in 1815 in Virginia, the daughter of unknown parents.

She died on 12 Jun 1887 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Her husband was Abraham Madison Shelton, who she married on 28 OCT 1835 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. They had no known children.

Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth1815
Place: Virginia
Death12 JUN 1887
Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Census16 OCT 1850
Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Age: 34 to 35
Address: Northern Dist, dwelling 832, family 1832 Abram M Shelton age 49 mw laborer born Va Martha “ age 35 born Va Polly 12 f, George 10m, James 8m, Elizabeth 6 f, Samuel 4m, Fanny 2 f — all born Va
Census4 AUG 1860
Place: Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Address: North Dist, dwelling 524 family 524 Abram M Shelton age 53 m farmer $300, $50 born Va Patsy “ age 37 f Va Polly A 21f, George 19m, James E 17m, Elizabeth S 15 f, Fannie 13 f, John 9 m, William 7m Daniel 4 m -All born Va Henry Prudit 30 m, farm labor Va, Nancy A “ age 4 f Ba Polly Motley 77 f Va

Sources

  1. Shelton County, A Genealogy of Pittsylvania County’s Largest Family
    Source: Shelton County, A Genealogy of Pittsylvania County’s Largest Family
    Authors: April Miller
    Date: 1994
    Publisher: Printed on demand by Higginson Book Company, Salem, Massachusetts www.HigginsonBooks.com 142 pages including index of Coupes with surname Shelton and Names with other than Shelton.