Tuesday, May 31, 2011

I Find This Sad

Located at Mount Vernon City Cemetery in Mount Vernon, MO.
This is a very nice well maintained plot with obviously two people buried here. Why is it only one has a name attached to it? 
I looked all over for a name to attach to the second grave but there was nothing to find. 
James R Martin
Born
Aug 29, 1830
Died
Nov 25, 1893
Aged 63ys 2ms 26ds

I am gonna go out on a limb and say my best guess is the second person in this plot is his wife who was Paulina (spelled Paulina, Pulina and Pulinia on the census records)  Martin who shows up on Census records with him.

1860 United States Federal Census about James R Martin
Name: James R Martin
Age in 1860: 30
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1860: Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri
Gender: Male
Post Office: Mount Vernon
Household Members: Name Age
James R Martin 30
Pauline Martin 20
Benj Martin 62


1870 United States Federal Census about James R Martin
Name: James R Martin
Birth Year: abt 1831
Age in 1870: 39
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1870: Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
James R Martin 39
Pulina Martin 33

1880 United States Federal Census about James Martin
Name: James Martin
Home in 1880: Vineyard, Lawrence, Missouri
Age: 49
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1831
Birthplace: Illinois
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Spouse's Name: Pulinia Martin
Father's birthplace: South Carolina
Mother's birthplace: Tennessee
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
James Martin 49
Pulinia Martin 37
Nancy Kelly 50

1 comment:

  1. This is why it sucks to die last. No one left to leave a marker.

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