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Martha Jane Self 1859–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 October 1859

Birth Location: Missouri, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 1917

Death Location: Jacktown, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Levi SELF

Mother: Martha Woodward

Spouse(s): James McPherson

Children(s): Sterling McPherson, Cornelius McPherson, Darrell McPherson, James McPherson, Housley McPherson

Martha Jane Self was born in 1859 in Missouri, Missouri, USA, the child of Levi S Self And Martha Polly Patsy Woodward. In 1860, Martha Jane Self resided in Swan, Forsyth, Taney, Missouri, USA. In 1870, Martha Jane Self resided in Pleasant Hill, Mount Judea, Newton, Arkansas, USA. Martha Jane Self married James R Mcpherson, and had children including Cornelius Vanderbilt Mcpherson, Darrell H Mcpherson, Housley D Mcpherson, James Adolphus Mcpherson, Sterling Randolph Mcpherson. Martha Jane Self passed away in 1917 in Jacktown, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Martha Jane Self was born in 1859 in Missouri, Missouri, USA, the child of Levi S Self And Martha Polly Patsy Woodward.
  • In 1860, Martha Jane Self resided in Swan, Forsyth, Taney, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1870, Martha Jane Self resided in Pleasant Hill, Mount Judea, Newton, Arkansas, USA.
  • Martha Jane Self married James R Mcpherson, and had children including Cornelius Vanderbilt Mcpherson, Darrell H Mcpherson, Housley D Mcpherson, James Adolphus Mcpherson, Sterling Randolph Mcpherson.
  • Martha Jane Self passed away in 1917 in Jacktown, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Martha Self's Ancestors

Self
Martha Self
1859–1917
Birth Place: Missouri, Missouri, USA
Parents
Levi S. SELF
1826–1911
Clay City, Clay Co., IL
Martha ('Polly' 'Patsy') Woodward
1827–1916
Tennessee
Grandparents
Levi Self
1781–1862
Montgomery, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Thrash
1782–1850
St James Parish, Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, British Crown Colony
Elijah Woodward
1809–1898
Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
Mary (W) Hill
1812–1897
Livingston County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Self
1752–1816
AMELIA GUNTER
1765–1851
Peter Woodward
1767–1850
Elizabeth Millikan
1769–1812
Andrew Hill
1787–1861
Janet McCallister
1791–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Self
1732–1843
Katherine Bushyhead
1750–1835
Peter Woodward
1736–1818
Ephraim Sr
1740–1815
Ann Verified
1752–1816
Enos McAllister
1746–1834

Martha Self's Descendants

1.
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Martha (Jane) Self (12 October 1859–1917) m. James (R) McPherson (1860–1917)
  1. 1. Sterling (Randolph) McPherson 1891–1941
  2. 2. Cornelius (Vanderbilt) McPherson 1881–1963
  3. 3. Darrell (H) McPherson 1900–1983
  4. 4. James (Adolphus) McPherson 1881–1970
  5. 5. Housley (D) McPherson 1900–

Martha Self's Timeline

7 Records

1859
12 October 1859
Birth of Martha Jane Self in Missouri, Missouri, USA
Missouri, Missouri, USA
1860
1860
Age 1
Martha Jane Self resided here in Swan, Forsyth, Taney, Missouri, USA
Swan, Forsyth, Taney, Missouri, USA
1870
1870
Age 11
Martha Jane Self resided here in Pleasant Hill, Mount Judea, Newton, Arkansas, USA
Pleasant Hill, Mount Judea, Newton, Arkansas, USA
1881
abt 1881
Age 22
Martha Jane Self resided here
None
1900
1900
Age 41
Martha Jane Self resided here in Pleasant Hill, Newton, Arkansas, USA
Pleasant Hill, Newton, Arkansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 51
Martha Jane Self resided here in Horsehead, Johnson, Arkansas, USA
Horsehead, Johnson, Arkansas, USA
1917
1917
Age 58
Death of Martha Jane Self in Jacktown, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA
Jacktown, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 October 1859
    Event Place: Missouri, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Pleasant Hill, Newton, Arkansas; Roll: M593_59; Page: 174B
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Swan, Forsyth, Taney, Missouri, 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: Swan, Taney, Missouri; Roll: M653_658; Page: 883; Family History Library Film: 80

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Pleasant Hill, Mount Judea, Newton, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Pleasant Hill, Newton, Arkansas; Roll: M593_59; Page: 174B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1881
    Record Source: Arkansas, Birth Certificates, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates; Year: Abt 1858

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Pleasant Hill, Newton, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pleasant Hill, Newton, Arkansas; Roll: 70; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0091

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Horsehead, Johnson, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Horsehead, Johnson, Arkansas; Roll: T624_54; Page: 11a; Enumeration District: 0058; FHL microfilm: 1374067

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Jacktown, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jacktown, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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