MARTHA ELLEN STUTSMAN was born January 27, 1838 in Parke County, Indiana. Surname according to her son, Edwin's Texas Death Certificate and the 1850 Vermillion County, Illinois Census. She died in 1900 in Hope, Lavaca County, Texas. This area was primarily a German community.
MARTHA ELLEN STUTSMAN is the daughter of ISSAC STUTSMAN born in 1795 in Rowan County, North Carolina; died between 1850 & 1856 in Vermillion, Indiana. DEBORAH STALKER, his wife, was born 27 July 1796 in Guilford County, North Carolina. Her parents are GEORGE STALKER and RACHEL FARMER, who had been married before to a BRADLEY. DEBORAH's siblings are: Elizabeth b. November 29, 1791;George b. September 17, 1793. She had eleven half siblings. Taken from Quaker Records in Guilford County, North Carolina.
MARTHA ELLEN and JOHN F. CLIFTON married January 19, 1854 in Clark County, Missouri by George Sawyers, Justice of the Peace. They were living in Lee County, Iowa at the time of their marriage.
CHILDREN OF MARTHA ELLEN AND JOHN F. CLIFTON ARE:
(1) Sarah Elizabeth born 18 Feb 1857 in Lee County, Iowa; died August 1860 in Texas.
(2) Mary Ellen born 18 Mar 1858 in Lee County, Iowa; died 1858 in Lee County, Iowa.
(3) Joseph Josiah 'Joe' Clifton born 25 June 1859 in Lee County, Iowa; died 26 Jan 1923 in LaWard, Jackson County, Texas; married Sarah Jane 'Jenny' Buchanan on 27 Sep 1880 in Cuero, DeWitt County, Texas.
(4) John J. born 3 May 1861 in Lee County, Iowa; died 3 Jul in Rock Creek Community, Glen Rose, Somervell Counnty, Texas; buried Brazos Point; married Sarah Theresa Armstrong.
(5) Isabella born 4 May 1862 in Texas; died 1865 in Lavaca County, Texas.
(6) Edwin William born 7 Jul 1867 in Lavaca County, Texas. died 28 Nov 1930 in Houston, Texas; buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Yoakum, Texas; married Sarah Catherine May on 19 June 1890.
After the death of JOHN F. CLIFTON, MARTHA was left with three sons to raise, so she became a school teacher. She married THEODORE NEITCH, a French woodcarver. He did the finishing wood work on the alter, pulpit confessional and front doors of Brushy Creek Church, which he completed three years after he and Martha married.
CHILDREN OF MARTHA ELLEN AND THEODORE NEITCH ARE:
(1) Otto was born 24 Aug 1875; died 5 Feb 1960 in Moulton, Lavaca County, Texas; buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Yoakum, Texas.
(2) Clarence
KNOWN SIBLINGS OF MARTHA ELLEN ARE:
Sarah Ann married William Higbee; Dana F.; Elizabeth married William G. Eckels; Catherine; and David L. married Sarah. It was on David's death certificate that we learned Deborah's maiden name was Stalker.
MARTHA ELLEN STUTSMAN is the daughter of ISSAC STUTSMAN born in 1795 in Rowan County, North Carolina; died between 1850 & 1856 in Vermillion, Indiana. DEBORAH STALKER, his wife, was born 27 July 1796 in Guilford County, North Carolina. Her parents are GEORGE STALKER and RACHEL FARMER, who had been married before to a BRADLEY. DEBORAH's siblings are: Elizabeth b. November 29, 1791;George b. September 17, 1793. She had eleven half siblings. Taken from Quaker Records in Guilford County, North Carolina.
MARTHA ELLEN and JOHN F. CLIFTON married January 19, 1854 in Clark County, Missouri by George Sawyers, Justice of the Peace. They were living in Lee County, Iowa at the time of their marriage.
CHILDREN OF MARTHA ELLEN AND JOHN F. CLIFTON ARE:
(1) Sarah Elizabeth born 18 Feb 1857 in Lee County, Iowa; died August 1860 in Texas.
(2) Mary Ellen born 18 Mar 1858 in Lee County, Iowa; died 1858 in Lee County, Iowa.
(3) Joseph Josiah 'Joe' Clifton born 25 June 1859 in Lee County, Iowa; died 26 Jan 1923 in LaWard, Jackson County, Texas; married Sarah Jane 'Jenny' Buchanan on 27 Sep 1880 in Cuero, DeWitt County, Texas.
(4) John J. born 3 May 1861 in Lee County, Iowa; died 3 Jul in Rock Creek Community, Glen Rose, Somervell Counnty, Texas; buried Brazos Point; married Sarah Theresa Armstrong.
(5) Isabella born 4 May 1862 in Texas; died 1865 in Lavaca County, Texas.
(6) Edwin William born 7 Jul 1867 in Lavaca County, Texas. died 28 Nov 1930 in Houston, Texas; buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Yoakum, Texas; married Sarah Catherine May on 19 June 1890.
After the death of JOHN F. CLIFTON, MARTHA was left with three sons to raise, so she became a school teacher. She married THEODORE NEITCH, a French woodcarver. He did the finishing wood work on the alter, pulpit confessional and front doors of Brushy Creek Church, which he completed three years after he and Martha married.
CHILDREN OF MARTHA ELLEN AND THEODORE NEITCH ARE:
(1) Otto was born 24 Aug 1875; died 5 Feb 1960 in Moulton, Lavaca County, Texas; buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Yoakum, Texas.
(2) Clarence
KNOWN SIBLINGS OF MARTHA ELLEN ARE:
Sarah Ann married William Higbee; Dana F.; Elizabeth married William G. Eckels; Catherine; and David L. married Sarah. It was on David's death certificate that we learned Deborah's maiden name was Stalker.
MARTHA ELLEN STUTSMAN was born January 27, 1838 in Parke County, Indiana. Surname according to her son, Edwin's Texas Death Certificate and the 1850 Vermillion County, Illinois Census. She died in 1900 in Hope, Lavaca County, Texas. This area was primarily a German community.
MARTHA ELLEN STUTSMAN is the daughter of ISSAC STUTSMAN born in 1795 in Rowan County, North Carolina; died between 1850 & 1856 in Vermillion, Indiana. DEBORAH STALKER, his wife, was born 27 July 1796 in Guilford County, North Carolina. Her parents are GEORGE STALKER and RACHEL FARMER, who had been married before to a BRADLEY. DEBORAH's siblings are: Elizabeth b. November 29, 1791;George b. September 17, 1793. She had eleven half siblings. Taken from Quaker Records in Guilford County, North Carolina.
MARTHA ELLEN and JOHN F. CLIFTON married January 19, 1854 in Clark County, Missouri by George Sawyers, Justice of the Peace. They were living in Lee County, Iowa at the time of their marriage.
CHILDREN OF MARTHA ELLEN AND JOHN F. CLIFTON ARE:
(1) Sarah Elizabeth born 18 Feb 1857 in Lee County, Iowa; died August 1860 in Texas.
(2) Mary Ellen born 18 Mar 1858 in Lee County, Iowa; died 1858 in Lee County, Iowa.
(3) Joseph Josiah 'Joe' Clifton born 25 June 1859 in Lee County, Iowa; died 26 Jan 1923 in LaWard, Jackson County, Texas; married Sarah Jane 'Jenny' Buchanan on 27 Sep 1880 in Cuero, DeWitt County, Texas.
(4) John J. born 3 May 1861 in Lee County, Iowa; died 3 Jul in Rock Creek Community, Glen Rose, Somervell Counnty, Texas; buried Brazos Point; married Sarah Theresa Armstrong.
(5) Isabella born 4 May 1862 in Texas; died 1865 in Lavaca County, Texas.
(6) Edwin William born 7 Jul 1867 in Lavaca County, Texas. died 28 Nov 1930 in Houston, Texas; buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Yoakum, Texas; married Sarah Catherine May on 19 June 1890.
After the death of JOHN F. CLIFTON, MARTHA was left with three sons to raise, so she became a school teacher. She married THEODORE NEITCH, a French woodcarver. He did the finishing wood work on the alter, pulpit confessional and front doors of Brushy Creek Church, which he completed three years after he and Martha married.
CHILDREN OF MARTHA ELLEN AND THEODORE NEITCH ARE:
(1) Otto was born 24 Aug 1875; died 5 Feb 1960 in Moulton, Lavaca County, Texas; buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Yoakum, Texas.
(2) Clarence
KNOWN SIBLINGS OF MARTHA ELLEN ARE:
Sarah Ann married William Higbee; Dana F.; Elizabeth married William G. Eckels; Catherine; and David L. married Sarah. It was on David's death certificate that we learned Deborah's maiden name was Stalker.
MARTHA ELLEN STUTSMAN is the daughter of ISSAC STUTSMAN born in 1795 in Rowan County, North Carolina; died between 1850 & 1856 in Vermillion, Indiana. DEBORAH STALKER, his wife, was born 27 July 1796 in Guilford County, North Carolina. Her parents are GEORGE STALKER and RACHEL FARMER, who had been married before to a BRADLEY. DEBORAH's siblings are: Elizabeth b. November 29, 1791;George b. September 17, 1793. She had eleven half siblings. Taken from Quaker Records in Guilford County, North Carolina.
MARTHA ELLEN and JOHN F. CLIFTON married January 19, 1854 in Clark County, Missouri by George Sawyers, Justice of the Peace. They were living in Lee County, Iowa at the time of their marriage.
CHILDREN OF MARTHA ELLEN AND JOHN F. CLIFTON ARE:
(1) Sarah Elizabeth born 18 Feb 1857 in Lee County, Iowa; died August 1860 in Texas.
(2) Mary Ellen born 18 Mar 1858 in Lee County, Iowa; died 1858 in Lee County, Iowa.
(3) Joseph Josiah 'Joe' Clifton born 25 June 1859 in Lee County, Iowa; died 26 Jan 1923 in LaWard, Jackson County, Texas; married Sarah Jane 'Jenny' Buchanan on 27 Sep 1880 in Cuero, DeWitt County, Texas.
(4) John J. born 3 May 1861 in Lee County, Iowa; died 3 Jul in Rock Creek Community, Glen Rose, Somervell Counnty, Texas; buried Brazos Point; married Sarah Theresa Armstrong.
(5) Isabella born 4 May 1862 in Texas; died 1865 in Lavaca County, Texas.
(6) Edwin William born 7 Jul 1867 in Lavaca County, Texas. died 28 Nov 1930 in Houston, Texas; buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Yoakum, Texas; married Sarah Catherine May on 19 June 1890.
After the death of JOHN F. CLIFTON, MARTHA was left with three sons to raise, so she became a school teacher. She married THEODORE NEITCH, a French woodcarver. He did the finishing wood work on the alter, pulpit confessional and front doors of Brushy Creek Church, which he completed three years after he and Martha married.
CHILDREN OF MARTHA ELLEN AND THEODORE NEITCH ARE:
(1) Otto was born 24 Aug 1875; died 5 Feb 1960 in Moulton, Lavaca County, Texas; buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Yoakum, Texas.
(2) Clarence
KNOWN SIBLINGS OF MARTHA ELLEN ARE:
Sarah Ann married William Higbee; Dana F.; Elizabeth married William G. Eckels; Catherine; and David L. married Sarah. It was on David's death certificate that we learned Deborah's maiden name was Stalker.
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