Individual Details
Martha Elizabeth Allen
(29 Oct 1852 - 30 Dec 1936)
1880 Census, Hot Springs Twp, Garland Co, AR
Robt. Williams, age 29, b. KY, Clerk in Store
Mattie, wife, 27, b. AR, parents b. NY
B. A., dau. age 6, b. AR
John O., son, age 4.
Florence L., dau, age 2.
1900 Hot Springs Twp, Garland Co, AR, Hh 461
R. L. Williams, b. Jan 1852, age 48, married 27 years, Sheriff
Martha E., wife, b. Oct 1852, 47, 4 children - 3 are living
Florence L., dau, b. Mar 1878, age 22
Josephine, dau, b. Oct 1880, age 19
Mattie Wong , Servant, b. May 1850, 50
Frank Brooks, Servant, b. May 1874, age 25
Living in Hot Springs, AR in 1901
1910, Arkansas, Garland Co. Hot Springs Twp. ED 68, Sheet 14A, Household 290
Robert F. Williams, age 59, married one time for 36 years. B. KY as were both parents. Occupation listed as Real Estate Agent.
Martha E., Wife, age 58. She had 4 children, 3 living. She was born in AR, her parents b. NY
Bennie A. Gentry, daughter age 34, married for 10 years, no children. Wallace W., son-in-law, age 48, b. IN as were his parents. He is a Showman in Dog Shows. Florence Williams, daughter age 28, single.
In 1920, Garland Co AR, Hot Springs, ED 83, Hh 222
Martha Williams, age 68, b. AR, parents b. NY
Florence, dau, age 41, b. AR, father b.KY, mother b. AR
1930, Garland Co AR, Hot Springs, ED 21
Martha Williams, head of household, age 79, widowed, b. AR, parents b. NY
Florence, daughter, age 52, single, b. AR, father b. KY, mother b. AR
Hudlow, Walter L., grandson, age 12, b. Texas, father b. Texas, mother b. AR
Obituary of Josie Allen Hays: Only sibling living when Josie Hays died May 30, 1935: Martha Williams who was living in Hot Springs.
Arkansas Death Certificate #311
Mrs. Martha E. Williams died at St. Joseph's Infirmary, Hot Springs, Garland Co, on 30 Dec 1936, of acid gastric indigestion and chonic myocarditis. Her residence was 311 W. Grand Avenue. She was a widow - her husband was Robert L. Williams. She was born 20 Oct 1851 in Cove, Ark. Her father was Peter B. Allen; her mother Amanda Hoskins - both bor in New York State. Miss Florence Williams of 311 W. Grand Ave, Hot Springs, was the informant. Buried Hollywood Cemetery, 1 Jan 1937.
FindAGrave.com has Martha E. Williams, 1851-1936 and Robert L. Williams, 1851-1917.
Buried Hollywood Cemetery, Hot Springs.
Arkansas Gazette, Little Rock, AR, Friday, Jan 1, 1927, p.10
Mrs. Martha E. Williams
Special to the Gazette
Hot Springs, Dec. 31 - Mrs. Martha E. Williams, 85, resident of Hot Springs for 65 years and widow of Robert L. Williams, sheriff of Garland County for many years, died last night in a hospital here. Born in Cove, Polk County, October 29, 1851, she moved to Hot Springs at the age of 20. She was a member of the First Methodist Church. She is survived by three daughters, Miss Florence Williams and Mrs. W. W. Gentry of Hot Springs, and Mrs. Josephine Hudlow of Texarkana. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Gross Chapel by the Rev. J. L. Dedman, First Methodist Church.
Events
Birth | 29 Oct 1852 | Cove, Polk County, Arkansas | |||
Marriage | 11 Feb 1873 | Robert L. Williams | |||
Death | 30 Dec 1936 | Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas |
Families
Spouse | Robert L. Williams (1851 - 1917) |
Child | Bennie A. Williams (1874 - ) |
Child | John Orren Williams (1876 - 1899) |
Child | Florence L. Williams (1878 - ) |
Child | Josephine Williams (1880 - 1941) |
Father | PETER BUELL/BENTON ALLEN (1811 - 1901) |
Mother | MARY ROWENA HOSKINS (1815 - 1885) |
Sibling | Augustus A. Allen (1841 - 1882) |
Sibling | Henry Clay Allen (1843 - 1912) |
Sibling | Nathaniel Orrin "Nat" Allen (1844 - 1933) |
Sibling | Peter B. P. "Port" Allen (1846 - 1926) |
Sibling | Mary Adeline "Addie" Allen (1848 - 1936) |
Sibling | Charles Edward Francis Allen (1850 - 1905) |
Sibling | Dewitt Clinton Allen (1854 - 1918) |
Sibling | PHILENA JOSEPHINE "JOSIE" ALLEN (1856 - 1935) |
Endnotes
1. Grace Graham Hays, papers on family of Moses Allen - prepared for DAR Lineage for her daughter and granddaughter. Never submitted..
2. George K. Ward, Compiled under Direction of Assoc. of Descendants of Andrew Ward; Andrew Warde and His Descendants 1597-1910 (New York: A.T.De La Mare Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd., 1910), p.222.
3. US Census 1880 - FamilySearch CD-ROM Transcription of entire 1880 Census by the LDS; 2000., AR, Garland Co; Hot Springs; p.121C.
4. U.S. Census. HeritageQuest digital images. Subscription., 1910, AR, Garland Co, Hot Springs Twp, Sheet 14A, ED 68, Household 290..
5. Nora Lee Hays Comstock; handwritten notes and family records [given to me by Jay Comstock).