Martha Jane CARPER

  General Notes:

Notes from Rootsweb file:
aka: Martha J. Carper
another source says married, Nov. 1849, Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland
There is a marriage bond for them in Berkeley Co. VA. Marriage Bond Book 7, p. 162: "Carper, Martha Jane to William Brown, Oct. 23, 1849, surety Samuel Carper." These original records are too fragile to be copied at the courthouse. Two book s have it, 1) Berkeley County Marriage Bonds: 1816-1852, no date, no author, p. 34 at West Va Archives. and 2) Marriage Records of Berkeley County, Virginia, for the Period of 1781-1854, Guy L. Keesecker, compiler and editor, 1969, p. 34 (Clayto n Library).
1850 census, Berkeley Co., Virginia: Martha (16) and William (24) are living in the household of Samuel Carper (39) and wife Peggy (36). The Browns have a one month old son (1/12) Joseph. Others here are Martha's siblings: Henry (10), Martin (8 ), Thomas (6), Nathan (4), Lydia, one twelfth, and Susan Carper, (80), the widow of Jacob Carper.
1856 state census, Iowa, Henry Co. Trenton Township. tells how many years residents, and for the Carpers and Browns it is 0 years. Samuel Carper's family is #118, no Lydia but but a Mary E (6), Anna E. (3) and Samuel (1) are added. In family #1 21 is William Brown (29), Martha J. (21), Joseph (5), Hanah (3) and Samuel (1).
1860 census: Henry Co. Trenton twp. Samuel's family, same children as 1856, and William Brown's family are in separate houses, but next to each other. Wm Brown is 40, Martha J. 24 [must be a typo . . . she was 34], Joseph 11, Hannah 10, Samue l 5, George 3 and William 5/12.

  Burial Notes:

Southwick Cemetery, Nez Perce Co, ID

Martha married James William BROWN on 23 Oct 1849 in Hagerstown, Washington Co, MD. (James William BROWN was born in 1820 in Eastern (now W) VA, died in Jun 1882 in Leland, Nez Perce Co, ID and was buried in Nez Perce Co, ID.)