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Martha Christopher 1848–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jun 1848

Birth Location: Panola County, Mississippi, United States of America

Death Date: 10 Dec 1934

Death Location: Jeddo, Bastrop County, Texas, USA

Father: John Christopher

Mother: Minerva Mount

Spouse(s): William Whitehead

Children(s): Henry Whitehead, Henry Whitehead, Minerva Whitehead, Rachel Whitehead, Kate Whitehead, Mary Whitehead, Sarah Whitehead, Rebecca Whitehead, Frances Whitehead, Aaron Whitehead, Mary Whitehead, John Whitehead

The story of Martha Christopher began in 1848 in Panola County, Mississippi, United States of America. Martha Christopher married William Richard Whitehead, and had children including Aaron William Whitehead, Frances Jane Whitehead, Henry Harvey Whitehead, Henry Whitehead, John Haywood Whitehead, Kate Whitehead, Mary Ann Whitehead, Mary Kate Whitehead, Minerva Whitehead, Rachel Whitehead, Rebecca Whitehead, Sarah Sallie Whitehead. Martha Christopher passed away in 1934 in Jeddo, Bastrop County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Martha Christopher began in 1848 in Panola County, Mississippi, United States of America.
  • Martha Christopher married William Richard Whitehead, and had children including Aaron William Whitehead, Frances Jane Whitehead, Henry Harvey Whitehead, Henry Whitehead, John Haywood Whitehead, Kate Whitehead, Mary Ann Whitehead, Mary Kate Whitehead, Minerva Whitehead, Rachel Whitehead, Rebecca Whitehead, Sarah Sallie Whitehead.
  • Martha Christopher passed away in 1934 in Jeddo, Bastrop County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Christopher
1818–1894
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
JC
Minerva Mount
1821–1907
Birth Location: Blount, Tennessee, United States
MM

Spouses(s)

William Whitehead
1847–1897
Birth Location: Tishomingo, Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States
WW

Children(s)

Henry Whitehead
1878–1948
Birth Location: Jeddo, Bastrop, Texas, United States
HW
Henry Whitehead
1866–1887
Birth Location: –
HW
Minerva Whitehead
1866–1949
Birth Location: Jeddo, Bastrop, Texas, USA
MW
Rachel Whitehead
1866–1872
Birth Location: –
RW
Kate Whitehead
1866–
Birth Location: –
KW
Mary Whitehead
1868–1890
Birth Location: jeddo, Texas, USA
MW
Sarah Whitehead
1870–1918
Birth Location: Jeddo, Bastrop, Texas, USA
SW
Rebecca Whitehead
1874–1940
Birth Location: Texas
RW
Frances Whitehead
1872–1910
Birth Location: Jeddo, Bastrop, Texas, USA
FW
Aaron Whitehead
1880–1903
Birth Location: Jeddo, Bastrop, Texas, USA
AW
Mary Whitehead
1883–1910
Birth Location: Jeddo, Bastrop, Texas, USA
MW
John Whitehead
1885–1959
Birth Location: Jeddo, Bastrop, Texas, USA
JW

Martha Christopher's Ancestors

Self
Martha Christopher
1848–1934
Birth Place: Panola County, Mississippi, United States of America
Parents
John H Christopher
1818–1894
North Carolina, USA
Minerva Mount
1821–1907
Blount, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
John (Christopher) Jr
–1851
Virginia, USA
Mary (C) Hughes
–1860
William (Wilmer Mount) Jr
1797–1862
Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Catherine Baker
1800–1870
Nicholas, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1776–
William Sr
1761–1824
Elinore Chamers
1767–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johnathan Mount
1720–1797
Susannah Matthews
1723–1803

Martha Christopher's Descendants

1.
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Martha Christopher (29 Jun 1848–10 Dec 1934) m. William (Richard) Whitehead (29 Apr 1847–29 Sep 1897)
  1. 1. Henry (Harvey) Whitehead 1878–1948 m. Minerva (Ann) Smith 1879–1973
    1. 1. Mary (Edna) Whitehead 1899–1996 m. David (Riley) Lynn 1896–1973
      1. 1. T (Mavion) Lynn 1920–1994 m. Marjorie (May) Mcneely 1923–1972
      2. 2. D (R) Lynn 1925–2002
      3. 3. Helen (Faye) Lynn 1927–2015 m. Charles (Ray) Tippie 1924–1976
        1. 1. Charles (Dewayne) Tippie 1946–2025
        2. 2. Kenneth (Dwight) Tippie 1950–
    2. 2. Della (Mae) Whitehead 1902–2003 m. John (Henry) Rushing 1890–1947
      1. 1. Della (May (Mae)) Rushing 1922–1934
      2. 2. Jennie (Ann) Rushing 1937–1996
      3. 3. James (Henry) Rushing 1940–2013
      4. 4. John (William) Rushing 1924–2014 m. Diane (M) Lannon 1930–2007
      5. 5. Aleen (Grace) Rushing 1934–2007
    3. 3. Ollie (Maudie Lee) Whitehead 1910–2005 m. Bernard (Heinrich Wilhelm) Spiekermann 1905–1988
      1. 1. Edith (Marie) Spiekermann 1933–2019
      2. 2. Esther (Louise) Spickermann 1923–
    4. 4. Luthan (August) Whitehead 1906–1989
    5. 5. Martha (Elizabeth) Whitehead 1913–1990 m. William (Lauris) Rippy 1915–1990
      1. 1. Lauris (Lyndon) Rippy 1940–2004
    6. 6. Minerva (Ann) Whitehead 1915–2006 m. Miles (Oran) Meador 1916–1991
      1. 1. Glenda (Maurene) Meador 1948– m. Robert (Henry) O'Hair 1944–2002
    7. 7. James (Richard) Whitehead 1919–1944
    8. 8. Lillian (Marie) Whitehead 1908–1994 m. Alva (Pierce) Holbrook 1904–1965
      1. 1. Carl (Hubert) Holbrook 1936–2010 m. Carlee Johns 1942–2007
      2. 2. Virginia (Marlene) Holbrook 1932–2021 m. Edmund (Heinatz) Fry 1932–2021
      3. 3. James (Pierce) Holbrook 1934–2022
    9. 9. Manda (Savannah) Whitehead 1921–2012 m. George (Harvey Shed) II 1912–
      1. 1. Clinton (Harvey) Shed 1940–2023 m. Peggy (Sue) Webster 1942–1987
  2. 2. Henry Whitehead 1866–1887
  3. 3. Minerva Whitehead 1866–1949 m. Joseph Coquett 1856–1923
    1. 1. Richard (William) Coquat 1890–1947
    2. 2. George (Washington) Coquat 1897–1963
    3. 3. Henderson Coquat 1893–1958
    4. 4. James (Oliver Coquat) Sr 1902–1952
  4. 4. Rachel Whitehead 1866–1872
  5. 5. Kate Whitehead 1866– m. Ollie Trotter 1856–
  6. 6. Mary (Ann) Whitehead 1868–1890
  7. 7. Sarah (Sallie) Whitehead 1870–1918
  8. 8. Rebecca Whitehead 1874–1940
  9. 9. Frances (Jane) Whitehead 1872–1910 m. John (Thomas) Fulgham 1872–1916
    1. 1. Henry (Asa) Fulgham 1898–1954 m. Ida (Belle) Tuck 1900–1989
      1. 1. Irene (Louise) Fulgham 1925–1968 m. Ellsworth (Phillip) Shaffer 1925–2006
      2. 2. Lillian (Frances) Fulgham 1920–2010
    2. 2. Lillie (Elizabeth) Fulgham 1905–1982
    3. 3. Lela (May) Fulgham 1908–1987 m. Frances (Irvin) Humphrey 1899–1969
      1. 1. Wilma (Gertrude Humphrey) Cook 1930–2010
      2. 2. Dovie (E Jane) Humphrey 1929–1941
      3. 3. Frances (Louise) Humphrey 1926–2011
      4. 4. Evelyn (Lelia Humphrey) Musgrove 1936–
      5. 5. Henry (Gene) Humphrey 1932–1986
  10. 10. Aaron (William) Whitehead 1880–1903 m. Minnie Schobey 1892–1968
  11. 11. Mary (Kate) Whitehead 1883–1910 m. James (Ollie) Trotter 1879–
    1. 1. Dora (B) Trotter 1904–
    2. 2. Allie Trotter 1906–
    3. 3. Joseph (Lucien) Trotter 1908–1980 m. Mildred (Fern) McSwane 1910–1983
      1. 1. Billie (Fern) Trotter 1944–1945
      2. 2. Alice (Faye) Trotter 1943–2020
    4. 4. Essie Trotter 1910–
  12. 12. John (Haywood) Whitehead 1885–1959 m. Florence (Myrtle) White 1886–1980
    1. 1. Lula Whitehead 1908–
    2. 2. Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Whitehead 1912–2006
    3. 3. Lillian Whitehead 1925–2010 m. William (Wilburn) Schobey 1923–2015
      1. 1. Connie (Marie) Schobey 1948–2021

Martha Christopher's Timeline

8 Records

1848
29 Jun 1848
Birth of Martha Christopher in Jeddo, Bastrop, Texas, USA
Jeddo, Bastrop, Texas, USA
1848
abt 1848
Birth of Martha Christopher in Mississippi
Mississippi
1848
29 Jun 1848
Birth of Martha Christopher in Panola County, Mississippi, United States of America
Panola County, Mississippi, United States of America
1850
1850
Age 2
Martha Christopher resided here in District 13, Panola, Mississippi, USA
District 13, Panola, Mississippi, USA
1860
1860
Age 12
Martha Christopher resided here in Plum Bayou, White Sulphur Springs, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA
Plum Bayou, White Sulphur Springs, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA
1880
1880
Age 32
Martha Christopher resided here in Jeddo, Bastrop, Texas, United States
Jeddo, Bastrop, Texas, United States
1900
1900
Age 52
Martha Christopher resided here in Justice Precinct 2, Bastrop, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 2, Bastrop, Texas, USA
1934
10 Dec 1934
Age 86
Death of Martha Christopher in Three Rivers, Live Oak, Texas, United States
Three Rivers, Live Oak, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1848
    Event Place: Jeddo, Bastrop, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jeddo, Bastrop, Texas; Roll: 1290; Family History Film: 1255290; Page: 85A; Enumeration District: 010; Image: .
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Bastrop, Texas; Roll: 1609; Page: 24; Enumeration District: 0005
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1848
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Plum Bayou, Jefferson, Arkansas; Roll: M653_44; Page: 756; Family History Library
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 13, Panola, Mississippi; Roll: 379; Page: 320a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1848
    Event Place: Panola County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 13, Panola, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 13, Panola, Mississippi; Roll: 379; Page: 320a

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Plum Bayou, White Sulphur Springs, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Plum Bayou, Jefferson, Arkansas; Roll: M653_44; Page: 756; Family History Library

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Jeddo, Bastrop, Texas, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jeddo, Bastrop, Texas; Roll: 1290; Family History Film: 1255290; Page: 85A; Enumeration District: 010; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, Bastrop, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Bastrop, Texas; Roll: 1609; Page: 24; Enumeration District: 0005

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1934
    Event Place: Three Rivers, Live Oak, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] Texas Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jeddo, Bastrop County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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