Individual Details
Martha Jane Fuller
(4 Dec 1828 - 27 Feb 1916)
BIOGRAPHY: Martha Jane was born in Georgia, 1828. She had one older brother and a younger sister. At age seventeen, she married William Jackson from South Carolina. They made their home 25 miles from Atlanta.
They were converted by their neighbor about a year after they were married. They had a 200 acre farm in Georgia which they were trying to sell to emigrate to Zion. By 1865, the Civil War was so close their place had become a battleground. The Southern Army had been driven south of Atlanta and the Northern Army offered to move all families who wanted to go 1,000 miles out of the war zone. This was the chance they had been waiting for. They got word one afternoon and had to leave immediately. They took the baby from the cradle and left the bread in the oven.
They travelled by army wagon to Atlanta and were put on a train for Evansville, Indiana. They worked and saved and soon were able to move to Wyoming, Nebraska, joining other Saints to make the trip to Utah.
The Jackson family, along with relatives, joined the William Henry Chipman Wagon Company, leaving on July 13, 1866, and arriving in the Salt Lake Valley on September 15, 1866. They settled in the Mill Creek area, where their eighth and last child was born.
William passed away on May 16, 1872, six years after they came to Utah. He left Martha Jane and his family quite well fixed and Thomas, age 19, became the head of the house.
Martha Jane worked as a midwife for a woman doctor named Dr. Harmon. She drove her horse and buggy all over the valley and was very good on baby cases. She worked at this as long as she was able, delivering hundreds of babies. She had a wonderful sense of humor.
When her daughter Sophronia Ann, married David Moroni Ellis, June 1879, Martha Jane had been a widow for seven years. David's father, John Edward Ellis was a widower. John courted Martha Jane and they were married in 1879. The marriage didn't work out and they went their separate ways. Martha Jane assumed her former married name of Jackson.
She had a lot of faith and a great deal of determination. She lived to be eighty-seven years old and is buried in the Salt Lake Cemetery, by her husband, William Jackson.
They were converted by their neighbor about a year after they were married. They had a 200 acre farm in Georgia which they were trying to sell to emigrate to Zion. By 1865, the Civil War was so close their place had become a battleground. The Southern Army had been driven south of Atlanta and the Northern Army offered to move all families who wanted to go 1,000 miles out of the war zone. This was the chance they had been waiting for. They got word one afternoon and had to leave immediately. They took the baby from the cradle and left the bread in the oven.
They travelled by army wagon to Atlanta and were put on a train for Evansville, Indiana. They worked and saved and soon were able to move to Wyoming, Nebraska, joining other Saints to make the trip to Utah.
The Jackson family, along with relatives, joined the William Henry Chipman Wagon Company, leaving on July 13, 1866, and arriving in the Salt Lake Valley on September 15, 1866. They settled in the Mill Creek area, where their eighth and last child was born.
William passed away on May 16, 1872, six years after they came to Utah. He left Martha Jane and his family quite well fixed and Thomas, age 19, became the head of the house.
Martha Jane worked as a midwife for a woman doctor named Dr. Harmon. She drove her horse and buggy all over the valley and was very good on baby cases. She worked at this as long as she was able, delivering hundreds of babies. She had a wonderful sense of humor.
When her daughter Sophronia Ann, married David Moroni Ellis, June 1879, Martha Jane had been a widow for seven years. David's father, John Edward Ellis was a widower. John courted Martha Jane and they were married in 1879. The marriage didn't work out and they went their separate ways. Martha Jane assumed her former married name of Jackson.
She had a lot of faith and a great deal of determination. She lived to be eighty-seven years old and is buried in the Salt Lake Cemetery, by her husband, William Jackson.
Events
| Birth | 4 Dec 1828 | DeKalb County, Georgia | |||
| Marriage | 19 Nov 1846 | Fayette County, Georgia - William E. Jackson |  |  | |
| Census (family) | 13 Nov 1850 | Henry County, Georgia - William E. Jackson | | | |
| Census (family) | 14 Aug 1860 | Fayetteville, Fayette County, Georgia - William E. Jackson | | | |
| Census (family) | 21 Aug 1870 | Millcreek, Salt Lake County, Utah - William E. Jackson | | | |
| Census (family) | 4 Jun 1880 | Millcreek, Salt Lake County, Utah - John Edward Ellis | | | |
| Marriage | 30 Jan 1883 | Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah - John Edward Ellis | |||
| Death | 27 Feb 1916 | Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah | |||
| Burial | 2 Mar 1916 | Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake County, Utah | |
Families
| Spouse | William E. Jackson (1823 - 1872) |
| Child | William Pinkney Jackson (1847 - 1848) |
| Child | Leonard Harris Jackson (1850 - 1908) |
| Child | Thomas Burnside Jackson (1853 - 1935) |
| Child | Francis Marion Jackson (1856 - 1925) |
| Child | Queen Elizabeth Jackson (1858 - 1917) |
| Child | Martha Evelyn Jackson (1861 - 1896) |
| Child | Sophronia Ann Jackson (1864 - 1935) |
| Child | David Henry Jackson (1867 - 1889) |
| Spouse | John Edward Ellis (1820 - 1896) |
Notes
Marriage
William JacksonSex Male
Spouse's Name Martha Jane Fuller
Spouse's Sex Female
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 19 Nov 1846
Event Place Fayette, Georgia
Census (family)
W Jackson M 27 years South Carolina - FarmerM J Jackson F 22 years Georgia
L H Jackson M 3 months Georgia
Census (family)
Wm J Jackson M 36 S. C. - FarmerMartha J Jackson F 32 Georgia - Domestic
L M Jackson M 10 Georgia
Thos D B Jackson M 7 Georgia
Francis Jackson M 4 Georgia
Francis [Queen] E Jackson F 1 Georgia
Census (family)
Wm Jackson M 45 years Georgia - FarmerJane Jackson F 35 years Georgia - Keep house
Harrison Jackson M 19 years Georgia - at home
Thos Jackson M 17 years Georgia - at home
Marian Jackson M 14 years Georgia - at home
Queen E Jackson F 12 years Georgia - at home
Eloria (Elvira?) [Martha Evelyn] Jackson F 9 years Georgia - at home
Sofronia Jackson F 7 years Georgia - at home
David Jackson M 2 years Utah - at home
Census (family)
John Ellis Husband M 59 years England - FarmerMartha J. Ellis Wife F 52 years Georgia - Keeping house
Lenard Jackson Step-son M 29 years Georgia - Miner
Thos. Jackson Step-son M 28 years Georgia - Farmer
David Jackson Step-son M 13 years Utah - at school
David Ellis Son M 21 years England - Farmer
Sophrona Ellis wife F 16 years Utah - Keeping house
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