Individual Details
Martha Amelia COOK
(26 Jan 1867 - 23 Jan 1946)
Events
| Birth | 26 Jan 1867 | Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States |  | ||
| Census (family) | 1 Jun 1870 | Jordan Township, Green, Wisconsin, United States - Francis Marion "Frank" SCHROYER |  | | |
| Marriage | 16 Oct 1886 | West Union, Fayette, Iowa, United States - Francis Marion "Frank" SCHROYER | | | |
| Residence (family) | 1893 | Nevada, Story, Iowa, United States - Francis Marion "Frank" SCHROYER | | | |
| Residence (family) | 1 Jun 1900 | West Union, Fayette, Iowa, United States - Francis Marion "Frank" SCHROYER | | | |
| Residence (family) | 15 Apr 1910 | West Union, Fayette, Iowa, United States - Francis Marion "Frank" SCHROYER | | | |
| Residence (family) | 1 Jan 1920 | West Union, Fayette, Iowa, United States - Francis Marion "Frank" SCHROYER | | | |
| Residence (family) | 1 Apr 1930 | West Union, Fayette, Iowa, United States - Francis Marion "Frank" SCHROYER | | | |
| Residence | 1935 | Fleet Street, West Union, Fayette, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1 Apr 1940 | Fleet Street, West Union, Fayette, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Death | 23 Jan 1946 | Rural Route 2, Monroe Twp., Linn, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Burial | 25 Jan 1946 | West Union, Fayette, Iowa, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Francis Marion "Frank" SCHROYER (1863 - 1930) |
| Child | Milton Alvaro SCHROYER (1887 - 1947) |
| Child | Claude James SCHROYER (1889 - 1930) |
| Child | Josephine Leone "Josie" SCHROYER (1894 - 1979) |
| Child | Dorothy Susan SCHROYER (1900 - 1978) |
| Father | John Henry COOK (1839 - 1912) |
| Mother | Sarah Ann WHITE (1845 - 1914) |
| Sibling | Armes Pratt COOK (1863 - 1927) |
| Sibling | Almeda Susan "Meide" COOK (1872 - 1962) |
| Sibling | John COOK (1874 - 1880) |
Notes
Census (family)
Enumerated with this family were Emanuel Schroyer, age 39, a farmer; his wife, Eunice, age 28; and children: Frank, age 8; Eleaner, age 6; and John, age 3.https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11630-167407-9?cc=1438024&wc=M94H-14P:n159643025
Marriage
marriage record, attachedResidence (family)
Enumerated with this family were Frank Schroyer, age 30, Martha Schroyer, age 26; M. A. Schroyer, age 6; and Claud Schroyer, age 3. Other Schroyer families are listed on the same sheet, including those of Ella Schroyer and Emanuel Schroyer.http://interactive.ancestry.com/1084/IA_125-0156?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d1084%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=IA_125-0208
Residence (family)
Enumerated with this family were:-- Frank M. Schroyer, age 37, a day laborer, born May 1862
-- his wife, Martha A. Schroyer, age 34, born January 1866
and children:
-- Milton A. Schroyer, age 12, born November 1881
-- Claude Schroyer, age 10, born November 1889
-- Josephine Schroyer, age 5, born July 1894
Frank and Martha had been married for 14 years. She had had three children, all of whom were still living.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11594-141833-77?cc=1325221&wc=MMPJ-GKZ:757555083
Residence (family)
Enumerated with this family were Frank Schroyer, age 46, a laborer at odd jobs; his wife, Martha, age 43; and daughters: Josie, age 15; and Dorothy, age 9. Frank and Martha had been married for 24 years, and it was the first marriage for each of them. Martha had had four children, all of whom were still living.http://interactive.ancestry.com/7884/31111_4328297-01105?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d7884%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=31111_4328297-01108
Residence (family)
Enumerated with this family were Frank M. Schroyer, age 56, a general laborer; his wife, Martha A. Schroyer, age 52; and daughter, Dorothy J. Schroyer, age 19, a public schoolteacher.http://interactive.ancestry.com/6061/4300691_01160?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d6061%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=4300691_01193
Residence (family)
Enumerated with this family were Frank Schroyer, age 67, a roofer; and his wife, Martha, age 64.http://interactive.ancestry.com/6224/4584411_00120?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d6224%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=4584411_00155
Residence
Martha A. Schroyer, age 73, was widowed and living alone. She was living in the same house in 1935.https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-27887-15535-98?cc=2000219&wc=M9QF-M77:110787627
Death
Died of Pulmonary edema and cardiac failure after breaking her hip. Informant was A. N. Humiston.Endnotes
1. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 26 November 2013), Martha Amelia Cook Schroyer, memorial #30036337.
2. "Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940," digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 17 December 2017), Frank Schroyer and Martha Cook; Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; 1887, 339 (Dallas-Guthrie), image 114, license 1535.
3. "Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1940," database and digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 10 February 2021), Martha Amelia Schroyer, record 1133; State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; 1946 > Howard-Marion > image 2890.
4. 1870 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Wisconsin, Green, Jordan, page 15, image 15, dwelling 96, family 97, lines 6-10, Emanuel Schroyer and family; digital images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1438024 : accessed 21 November 2013); National Archives and Records Administration.
5. "Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940," digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 17 December 2017), Frank Schroyer and Martha Cook; Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; 1887, 339 (Dallas-Guthrie), image 114, license 1535.
6. Frank Schroyer and family, 1893 Iowa Census, Davis, Franklin, and Story Counties, population, , Story, Nevada, image 48; http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1084, Ancestry.com, .
7. 1900 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Iowa, Fayette, West Union, Ward 3, enumeration district (ED) ED 86, sheet 16B, image 32, dwelling 394, family 405, lines 83-87, Frank Schroyer and family; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 21 November 2013); National Archives and Records Administration.
8. 1910 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Iowa, Fayette, West Union, Ward 3, enumeration district (ED) ED 100, sheet 16B, image 4, dwelling 371, family 376, lines 88-91, Frank Schroyer and family; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7884 : accessed 21 November 2013); National Archives Records Administration.
9. 1920 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Iowa, Fayette, West Union, Ward 3, enumeration district (ED) ED 106, sheet 17B, image 34, dwelling 486, family 487, lines 68-70, Frank M. Schroyer and family; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 21 November 2013); National Archives and Records Administration.
10. 1930 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Iowa, Fayette, West Union, enumeration district (ED) ED 33-35, sheet 18B, image 35, dwelling 469, family 475, lines 51-52, Frank and Martha Schroyer; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6224 : accessed 22 November 2013); National Archives and Records Administration.
11. 1940 U.S. Federal Census, , population schedule, Iowa, Fayette, West Union, enumeration district (ED) ED 33-36, sheet 24A, image 47, household 592, line 34, Martha A. Schroyer; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/1940census : accessed 26 November 2013); National Archives and Records Administration.
12. 1940 U.S. Federal Census, , population schedule, Iowa, Fayette, West Union, enumeration district (ED) ED 33-36, sheet 24A, image 47, household 592, line 34, Martha A. Schroyer; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/1940census : accessed 26 November 2013); National Archives and Records Administration.
13. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 26 November 2013), Martha Amelia Cook Schroyer, memorial #30036337.
14. "Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1940," database and digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 10 February 2021), Martha Amelia Schroyer, record 1133; State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; 1946 > Howard-Marion > image 2890.
15. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 26 November 2013), Martha Amelia Cook Schroyer, memorial #30036337.
16. "Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1940," database and digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 10 February 2021), Martha Amelia Schroyer, record 1133; State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; 1946 > Howard-Marion > image 2890.