Individual Details
Martha Jane Melton
(9 Apr 1856 - 24 Aug 1931)
She was taken to the Arkansas State Mental Institution in 1892 where she lived out the rest of her life. James Alexander Shipman was granted a divorce in 1892 on the grounds that his wife, Martha, was insane.
Events
| Birth | 9 Apr 1856 | ||||
| Divorce | 1892 | James Alexander Shipman | |||
| Death | 24 Aug 1931 | Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas |
Families
| Spouse | James Alexander Shipman (1852 - 1920) |
| Child | Pinson Alexander Shipman (1876 - 1926) |
| Child | Thomas L. Shipman (1888 - 1959) |
| Father | John Leonard Melton (1832 - 1863) |
| Mother | Mary Catherine Hollabaugh (1836 - 1910) |
| Sibling | John Alexander Melton (1855 - 1907) |
| Sibling | Mary Melton (1857 - 1899) |
| Sibling | Sarah Dulcenia Melton (1859 - 1898) |