Martha Ann Jones was the first wife of Civil War soldier Frank Goldson, who served with Company C 47th U. S. Colored Infantry from May 8, 1863 to January 5, 1866. Frank's pension record, which has been scanned into the NARA website and is available to the public, provided some biographical information regarding his first wife. On July 4, 1867 he married Martha Ann Jones at Greenville, Alabama. This was according to his family bible, which the Special Examiner for the Pension Office examined himself. Most of the people from Mississippi who supplied depositions in the case believed Frank and Martha spent the early years of their marriage near Greenville (Washington County) before relocating around 1870 to adjoining Bolivar County, Mississippi - moving upriver from Greenville to near a small community named Avondale. Martha Ann became the prized cook for Sophia Campbell, widow of William Campbell, and she and Frank and their family lived on the Campbell place until her unexpected death in May, 1881. She was buried in the St. John's Baptist Church Cemetery according to family friend London Jones who stated: "I cannot give the exact time Martha died and do not know who can but I know that I buried her and she died here on the Campbell place and was buried in St. Johns grave yard." Martha and Frank had 14 children together, according to her daughter Mary, but only two were living by 1898 and only daughter Mary lived beyond 1916.
Martha Ann Jones was the first wife of Civil War soldier Frank Goldson, who served with Company C 47th U. S. Colored Infantry from May 8, 1863 to January 5, 1866. Frank's pension record, which has been scanned into the NARA website and is available to the public, provided some biographical information regarding his first wife. On July 4, 1867 he married Martha Ann Jones at Greenville, Alabama. This was according to his family bible, which the Special Examiner for the Pension Office examined himself. Most of the people from Mississippi who supplied depositions in the case believed Frank and Martha spent the early years of their marriage near Greenville (Washington County) before relocating around 1870 to adjoining Bolivar County, Mississippi - moving upriver from Greenville to near a small community named Avondale. Martha Ann became the prized cook for Sophia Campbell, widow of William Campbell, and she and Frank and their family lived on the Campbell place until her unexpected death in May, 1881. She was buried in the St. John's Baptist Church Cemetery according to family friend London Jones who stated: "I cannot give the exact time Martha died and do not know who can but I know that I buried her and she died here on the Campbell place and was buried in St. Johns grave yard." Martha and Frank had 14 children together, according to her daughter Mary, but only two were living by 1898 and only daughter Mary lived beyond 1916.
Family Members
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
