Individual Details
Martha J. Greenwood
(15 Oct 1818 - 29 Dec 1901)
She was the sister of Arnold Greenwood.
Events
| Birth | 15 Oct 1818 | Massachusetts, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 5 May 1845 | Bond, Illinois, United States - William Watkins |  | | |
| Census (family) | 16 Sep 1850 | Pocahontas, Bond, Illinois, United States - William Watkins | | | |
| Census (family) | 24 Jul 1860 | Greenville, Bond, Illinois, United States - William Watkins | | | |
| Census (family) | 1870 | Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois, United States - William Watkins | | | |
| Census | 1880 | Lemoore, Tulare, California, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1891 | St. Louis (city), Missouri, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1896 | St. Louis (city), Missouri, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1900 | St. Louis (city), Missouri, United States | | ||
| Census | 11 Jun 1900 | Saint Louis, St. Louis (city), Missouri, United States | | | |
| Death | 29 Dec 1901 | Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States | | | |
| Burial | Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States |
Families
| Spouse | William Watkins (1819 - 1877) |
| Father | Greenwood ( - ) |
| Sibling | Stephen Payson "S. P." Greenwood (1815 - 1892) |
| Sibling | Arnold Well Greenwood (1822 - 1885) |
Notes
Marriage
WATKINS, WILLIAM GREENWOOD, MARTHA BOND 05/05/1845 A/ 152Census (family)
698, 714, William Watkins, 31 M, Merchant, 2000, OhioMartha G. , 31 F, MA
(same page as her brother Arnold Greenwood)
Census (family)
1316, 1316, William WATKINS 40 M Merchant 6,000 5,000 OhioMartha 40 F Mass
James W PRITY 17 M Ohio
Cecelia " 12 F Illinois
Timothy Green? 16 M Illinois
Census (family)
79, 88 Watkins, William 50 Merchant OhioMartha J. 50 Keeping house MA
Prouty, Cecilia 22 No occupation IL
Kelso, Wm. A. 19 attending school IL
Greenwod, A.W. 47 male, no occupation MA
Census
Arnold W. GREENWOOD Self Widowed Male W 57 MA Farmer MA MAMartha G. WATKINS Sister Widowed Female W 60 MA Keeps House MA MA
Source Information:
Census Place Lemoore, Tulare, California
Family History Library Film 1254085
NA Film Number T9-0085
Page Number 89A
Residence
St. Louis City DirectoryWatkins, Martha, wid. William, r. 1331 S. 13th
Residence
Gould's 1896 City DirectoryWatkins Martha G. wid. William, r. 3849 Cleveland av.
Residence
Gould's 1900 DirectoryWatkins Martha G. wid. Will, r. 3849 Cleveland av.
Census
Living with her nephew William A. Kelsoe.St. Louis, Cleveland Ave. 3849, 429, 417
Kelsoe, William A., Head, WM, Feb 1851, 49, Married 22 yrs, IL TN OH, Comm Editor GD, Own Free Home
Frida H., Wife, WF, Mar 1855, 45, M-22, 1 child born & living, Gemany all,
Steven H., Son, WM, June 1888, 11, single, MO IL IL, at school
Watkins, Martha G., Aunt, WF, Oct 1818, 81, widowed, MA MA MA
Death
Hanford Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 52, 9 January 1902DEATH OF MARTHA G. WATKINS.
A Lady Formerly Resident of This County Dies in St. Louis.
The St. Louis papers of December 30, 1901, bring news of the death in that city of Mrs. Martha G. Watkins, formerly a resident of Grangeville, this county, and a lady well known to the early settlers of this part of the country. Deceased was an aunt of Mrs. H. C. Fallin, formerly of this city and 83 years old when she passed away. She settled in St. Louis in 1839, and belonged to a prominent family, her husband having served in several important political positions in Bond county, Illinois. Her body was taken to Alton, Illinois, for interment, by the side of her brother, S. P. Greenwood. Her husband died many years ago and her only child died in 1886. Deceased was a great-aunt of Mrs. W. E. White, of the Fallin pharmacy of this city.
Endnotes
1. Bond Co., IL, Greenville Twsp. - 7/27/1860, US Federal Census (GenWeb Census Project, 1998).
2. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 census.
3. "," database, (https://familysearch.org: accessed ), .
4. , Greenwood genealogies, 1154-1914: the ancestry and descendants of Thomas Greenwood of Newton, Mass (n.d.), 287; digital images, ( : accessed 29 December 2021.
5. Illinois State Archives & the Illinois State Genealogical Society., Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763 - 1900. (
6. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1850 > ILLINOIS > BOND > POCAHONTAS Series: M432 Roll: 98 Page: 407.
7. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1860 > ILLINOIS > BOND > GREENVILLE P O Series: M653 Roll: 156 Page: 306.
8. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1870 > Illinois > FAYETTE > 3-WD VANDALIA Series: M593 Roll: 220 Page: 800.
9. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints., Transcription of the United States Federal Population Census - 1880 (http://www.familysearch.org/ Oct. 2002).
10. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 > MISSOURI > ST LOUIS > 24-WD ST LOUIS Series: T623 Roll: 899 Page: 93.
11. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 census.