This Week On My Family History Calendar

 

Sept. 27~

 The 144th anniversary of the death of my paternal 3rd great-grandmother. Matilda C. Martin died in Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina in 1876. She is buried in Bethesda Presbyterian Cemetery.

Matilda C. Mathis Headstone
Bethesda Presbyterian Cemetery
Statesville, NC

Sept. 29~

  My maternal Grandfather, Gilbert Ernest Roberts, Sr. died 76 years ago. He was killed in action on the island of Peleliu while serving in the Marines during WWII.  He is buried in Quaker Cemetery, Kershaw, Camden, South Carolina. 

Gilbert Ernest Roberts (1920-1944)

October 2~

Frances "Fannie" Virginia (McRady) McManus (1856-1903), my maternal great great grandmother, was born 164 years ago. She was born in Sumter County, South Carolina. She was the daughter of Thomas J. McRady (1821-1896) and Mary Jane (Brown) McRady (1821-1894).                                                                                                                                                 

Fannie McManus
Headstone
Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
Pisgah Crossroads, Sumter, South Carolina
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Aug. 20~

 Mary Jane Brown McRady (1821-1894), my maternal 3rd great-grandmother,  would have been 199 years old on this day. Jane was from the Sumter County, South Carolina area and may have been born there. 

Martha Jane Brown McRady
Headstone
Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
Pisgah Crossroads, Sumter, South Carolina
Photo Credit: Remember Me-Findagrave.com
Used with permission

Also on this day~

My paternal 3rd great grandmother, Matilda C. (_____) Martin (1812-1876), was born, possibly in the Iredell County area of North Carolina, 208 years ago.
Matilda's maiden name is unknown to me at this time.

Matilda C. Martin
Headstone
Bethesda Presbyterian Cemetery
Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina
Photo Credit: Joy Steele-Findagrave.com
Used with permission

  


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September 31-September 

Sept. 24
 Manning David Daughrity, Sr., my 2nd maternal great- grandfather, would be 175 years old. He was born in Sumter County, SC in 1844. He was the son of William J. Dorrity (1820-1897) and Martha (Mathis), Dorrity (1820-1905).

Matilda C. Mathis Headstone
Bethesda Presbyterian Cemetery
Statesville, NC

Sept. 27
 The 143rd anniversary of the death of my paternal 3rd great-grandmother. Matilda C. Martin died in Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina in 1876.
She is buried in Bethesda Presbyterian Cemetery.




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August 18-August 24

Aug. 20~

 Mary Jane Brown McRady (1821-1894), my maternal 3rd great-grandmother,  would have been 198 years old on this day. Jane was from the Sumter County, South Carolina area and may have been born there. 

Martha Jane Brown McRady
Headstone
Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
Pisgah Crossroads, Sumter, South Carolina
Photo Credit: Remember Me-Findagrave.com
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Also on this day~

My paternal 3rd great grandmother, Matilda C. (_____) Martin (1812-1876), was born, possibly in the Iredell County area of North Carolina, 207 years ago.
Matilda's maiden name is unknown to me at this time.

Matilda C. Martin
Headstone
Bethesda Presbyterian Cemetery
Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina
Photo Credit: Joy Steele-Findagrave.com
Used with permission

  


August 24~
 My maternal grandfather, Gilbert Ernest Roberts, Sr. (1920-1944) would be 99 years old on this day. He was born in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina to parents William Treadford Roberts (1894-1959) and Beulah Mae (Price) (1897-1980).

Gilbert Ernest Roberts, Sr.
1943
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August 19-August 26

Aug. 20~

 Mary Jane Brown McRady (1821-1894), my maternal 3rd great-grandmother,  would have been 197 years old on this day. Jane was from the Sumter County, South Carolina area and may have been born there. 

Martha Jane Brown McRady
Headstone
Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
Pisgah Crossroads, Sumter, South Carolina
Photo Credit: Remember Me-Findagrave.com
Used with permission

Also on this day~

My paternal 3rd great grandmother, Matilda C. (_____) Martin (1812-1876), was born, possibly in the Iredell County area of North Carolina, 206 years ago.
Matilda's maiden name is unknown to me at this time.

Matilda C. Martin
Headstone
Bethesda Presbyterian Cemetery
Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina
Photo Credit: Joy Steele-Findagrave.com
Used with permission

  


August 24~
 My maternal grandfather, Gilbert Ernest Roberts, Sr. (1920-1944) would be 98 years old on this day. He was born in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina to parents William Treadford Roberts (1894-1959) and Beulah Mae (Price) (1897-1980).

Gilbert Ernest Roberts, Sr.
1943
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August 20-August 26

August 20~
 Martha Jane (Brown) McRady (1821-1894), my maternal 3rd Great Grandmother would be celebrating her 196th birthday on this day. She may have been born in the Sumter County, South Carolina area. 

Martha Jane Brown McRady
Headstone
Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
Pisgah Crossroads, Sumter, South Carolina
Photo Credit: Remember Me-Findagrave.com
Used with permission

My paternal 3rd Great Grandmother, Matilda C. (?) Martin (1812-1876) was born 205 years ago. She lived in the Iredell County, North Carolina area but it is not known if she was born there. 

Matilda C. Martin
Headstone
Bethesda Presbyterian Cemetery
Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina
Photo Credit: Joy Steele-Findagrave.com
Used with permission

  
August 24~
 My maternal Grandfather, Gilbert Ernest Roberts, Sr. (1920-1944) would be 97 years old on this day. He was born in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina to parents William Treadford Roberts (1894-1959) and Beulah Mae (Price) (1897-1980).

Gilbert Ernest Roberts, Sr.
1943
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September 15-October 1

September. 27~
  Matilda C. Martin (?-1876), my paternal 3rd Great Grandmother died 140 years ago in Iredell County, North Carolina. She is buried in the Bethesda Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina.

Matilda C. Martin
Headstone
Bethesda Presbyterian Cemetery
Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina

 September 29~
 My maternal Grandfather, Gilbert Ernest Roberts, Sr. died 71 years ago. He was killed in action on the island of Peleliu while serving in the Marines during WWII.  He is buried in Quaker Cemetery, Kershaw, Camden, South Carolina. 

Gilbert Ernest Roberts (1920-1944)

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August 14-August 20

August 20~
 Mary Jane (Brown) McRady (1821-1894), my maternal 3rd Great Grandmother would be celebrating her 195th birthday on this day. She may have been born in the Sumter County, South Carolina area. 

Jane Brown McRady
Headstone
Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
Pisgah Crossroads, Sumter, South Carolina
Photo Credit: Remember Me-Findagrave.com
Used with permission

My paternal 3rd Great Grandmother, Matilda C. (?) Martin (1812-1876) was born 204 years ago. She lived in the Iredell County, North Carolina area but it is not known if she was born there. 

Matilda C. Martin
Headstone
Bethesda Presbyterian Cemetery
Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina
Photo Credit: Joy Steele-Findagrave.com
Used with permission

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Sept. 27-Oct. 3

Sept. 27~

     

   Matilda C. Martin (?-1876), my paternal 3rd Great Grandmother died 139 years ago in Iredell County, North Carolina. She is buried in the Bethesda Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina.

                                

Matilda C. Martin
Headstone
Bethesda Presbyterian Cemetery
Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina

Sept. 29~

  

  My maternal Grandfather, Gilbert Ernest Roberts, Sr. died 71 years ago. He was killed in action on the island of Peleliu while serving in the Marines during WWII.  He is buried in Quaker Cemetery, Kershaw, Camden, South Carolina. 

Gilbert Ernest Roberts (1920-1944)

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52 Ancestors: So Far Away~In North Carolina

"So Far Away" is the topic for week 6 of the  52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks~2015 Edition.
  

   The majority of my research in the United States is in South Carolina. My ancestors settled there from the earliest days of the State. So, for me, at least for now, my North Carolina Early/Martin famiy is the farthest away for me to research. 
    My paternal Great Grandmother, Emma Ruth (Baker) Early (1901-1993), of Sumter County, South Carolina, married my paternal Great Grandfather, Jubal Ransom Early (1888-1964) of Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina in 1922. 
  Jubal was the son of Ransom Taylor Early (1829-1888) and Ellen Caroline (Martin) Early (1850-1926). Both the Early and Martin families were from Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina.
    A search on Find a Grave lead me to the burial places of Ransom and Ellen Early, as well as Ellen's parents William A. Martin (1813-1887) and Matilda C. (?) Martin (1812-1876), my paternal 3rd Great Grandparents. 
 Bethesda Presbyterian Church Cemetery is the final resting place for several members of the Early and Martin families.   

Headstone of William A. Martin
Bethesda Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina
Photo Courtesy: Joy Steele, FAG Volunteer

Headstone of Matilda C. Martin
Bethesda Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina
Photo Courtesy: Joy Steel, FAG Volunteer

Headstone of Ransom Taylor Early
Bethesda Presbyterian Chrurch Cemetery, Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina
Photo Courtesy: Joy Steele, FAG Volunteer

  Ellen Caroline (Martin)Early is buried in Bethesda Presbyterian Cemetery in an unmarked grave.

     Further research indicates that the Martin family came to Iredell County, North Carolina from Rowan County, North Carolina.
 A reseach trip needs to be planned. Too far away? Not a chance! 

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Sept. 21-Sept. 27

Sept. 24~
   Manning David Daughrity ( 1844-1918), my Great Great Grandfather, was born 170 years ago in the Spring Hill area of Sumter County,South Carolina. Manning was the son of William J. Dorrity (1820-Aft. 1897) and Martha Mathis (1820-1905).   

Sept. 27~
    My paternal 3rd Great Grandmother, Matilda C. Martin (1812-1876) died 138 years ago in Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina.  Matilda is buried in the Bethesda Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Statesville next to her husband William A.Martin (1813-1887).



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Aug. 17-Aug.23

Aug. 20~

 Mary Jane Brown McRady (1821-1894), my maternal 3rd Great Grandmother,  would have been 193 years old on this day. Jane was from the Sumter County, South Carolina area and may have been born there as well.

My paternal 3rd Great Grandmother, Matilda C. ________ Martin (1812-1876), was born, possibly in the Iredell County area of North Carolina, 202 years ago Matilda's maiden name is unknown to me at this time.

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Sept. 22-Sept. 28

Sept. 24
 Manning David Daughrity, Sr., my 2nd Maternal Great- Grandfather, would be 169 years old . He was born in Sumter County, SC in 1844.

Sept. 27
 The 137th anniversary of the death of my Paternal 3rd Great-Grandmother. Matilda C. Martin died in Statesville, Iredell, NC. in 1876.

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This Week On My Family History Calendar

Aug. 18- Aug. 24

Aug. 20

•   Mary Jane Brown McRady, my 3rd Great Grandmother, would be 192 years old. She was born in 1821 in South Carolina.
• 201 years ago, in 1812, my 3rd Great Grandmother Matilda C. Martin was born. She may have been born in N.C.

Aug. 24

•    My Grandfather Gilbert Ernest Roberts,Sr. would be 93 years old. He was born in Richland County, S.C. in 1920.

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Celebrating Women's History: And The Wall Came-A-Tumblin' Down!

The Accidental Genealogist suggests this topic for Day 20 :
 Is there a female ancestor who is your brick wall? Why? List possible sources for finding more information.

   What had started to become a brick wall for me recently came-a-tumblin' down!
 For years I was looking for anything I could find about my great great grandmother Ellen Caroline Martin Early (1850-1926). I had her Obituary that told me that she died in Columbia, SC, but it said that "it was thought that she would be buried in Statesville, NC".  No information was given about her parents or her maiden name.

 Ellen's Death Certificate was no help. Other than confirming that she was buried in Statesville, NC, it had no information on her family or what cemetery. I discovered Ellen's maiden name, Martin, when I found the Death Certificate for her son, my great grandfather, Jubal Ransom Early (1888-1964).

   Several census records in Iredell County, NC showed an E.C , Ellen C, or other variations of her name, as a child, living in the household of a William and Matilda Martin. 
 This looked pretty promising but I had no actual proof as to whether or not this was the right family. 
Then, I got an email about a possible record match for a Family Tree that I had placed online. The link took me to Find A Grave where I was thrilled to find a memorial for
Ellen Caroline Martin Early!

Find a Grave Memorial Page
Ellen Caroline Martin Early
Bethesda Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Statesville, Iredell, NC

    
Ellen is buried in Bethesda Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Statesville, NC, and her parents were- William A. Martin (1813-1887) and Matilda C. Martin (1812-1876)! 
  The family in the Census Records I had found were indeed hers.
 There is no stone marking Ellen's grave. The information on the Memorial was found in the Church Records of Bethesda Presbyterian Church. I am in the process of trying to locate those records to see what else I may be able to find.
 I added her death certificate and obituary to the memorial and, as you can see at the bottom of the page, the original creator was kind enough to transfer this memorial and others in the Martin family to me. He is not related so I am very grateful that he took the time to add the information from this cemetery to Find A Grave.
 From Ellen's memorial page I was able to locate a memorial for her mother,
Matilda C. Martin.

Find A Grave Memorial Page
Matilda C. Martin
Bethesda Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Statesville, Iredell, NC

  I love what is engraved on Matilda's headstone: "Her last words to her husband and children and friends were "Meet me in Heaven with Jesus"

 Also buried in the same cemetery with memorial pages are Ellen's father, William A. Martin, two brothers, and other members of the Martin family. There are also pages for Ellen's in-laws that provided several pieces of the puzzle of the Early family as well.

Thanks to the help of volunteers and record matching, I was able to remove the bricks from the wall that was starting to form.

Now to find information on William and Matilda and move on up the tree!

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