Daughter of Craddock G.Gober and Matilda Wilbanks of Commerce,Georgia. ****Martha A. Gober was born in Franklin Co.Georgia on 27 Apr 1837.
Martha A. Gober married Jesse Lord on 17 Jul 1859 in Banks Co, GA; she was his second wife. They were the parents of Linton Harrison, John Thomas, Jesse Mack, Lenora, Nimrod Benjamin Lord "NB" and Elizabeth Ann "Mattie" Lord-Hosch.

By Jesse Lord's first wife Nancy Hix, whom he married 23 Dec 1841 in Bibb Co GA, Jesse Lord was the father of George Washington Lord, "Lucy"Joanna Amanda Lord-Rice , Nathaniel Simeon Lord and William D. Lord. On 12 Nov 1858, Nancy Hix Lord died; her youngest child William D. Lord died at about 5 years of age. Jesse Lord then married Martha A. Gober in July of 1859 and Martha helped to raise the children Jesse Lord had with his first wife.***** Tania O'Connor Thompson (gg granddaughter of Jesse and Martha Lord
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Georgia Marriages to 1850
Name: Jesse Lord
Spouse: Nancy M. Hix
Marriage Date: 23 Dec 1841
Marriage County: Madison
Marriage State: Georgia
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Banks County Marriage License Books 1859-1873:
Lord, Jesse and Martha Gober 17 July 1859 I.M. David JIC
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1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Jesse Lord
Age in 1870: 49
Birth Year: abt 1821
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1870: Subdivision 71, Jackson, Georgia
Race: White Gender: Male
Post Office: Harmony Grove
Household Members: Name Age
Jesse Lord 49
Martha Lord 34
Nathaniel Lord 14
Harrison Lord 10
John Lord 4** Census data provided by Bonnie Gober. ****
Martha married twice. She married a Mr. H. H. Hinton after Jesse Lord died. She's found in 1890 census, 1900 census, and 1910 census of three of her sons. Mack and Sarah Frances Sorrow-Lord, and Nimrod Benjamin Lord Jackson Co. Georgia ***Most of this bio and memorial created by BonnieGober12, #47204700, 2nd cousin,3x removed; 29 Sep 2014 to her gg granddaughter Tania O'Connor-Thompson #48524891)