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Martha Jane Dowdell

Martha Jane Dowdell

Female 1848 - 1929  (80 years)

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  • Name Martha Jane Dowdell 
    Born 15 Nov 1848  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1850  TBD Not known at this time Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 1860

    Utah, Utah, Provo Valley, Provo Post Office, page 893, 4 Oct 1860, Dwelling 3747, Family 2925

    A.P. Dowdle, head, 41. Sarah A., wife, 32. Children: Sarah C., daughter 14; Martha J., daughter, 13; Mary E, daughter 7; Wm P., son 1. Also living with them is Wm. G. Dowdle, 21 and Harvy Meeks, 22. AP is a farmer; value of real estate is $150, personal property is $100. He and his wife are born in Alabama. Sarah C. was born in Missouri; the rest of the children in Utah. Wm. G. was born in Alabama; his personal property valued at $40. Harvy Meeks was born in Indiana; his personal property valued at $50. Next door to Jackson and Mary Smith; Thomas and Cathe Hicken.  
    Age: 13 
    Census 9 Jun 1870  Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1870

    Utah, Wasatch, Midway, Heber City Post Office, 9 Jun 1870, page 3, Dwelling 55, Family 55

    James Robey, head 25. Jennie, wife, 21. Children: Jennie, daughter 1; Etta, daughter 1/12. He is a carpenter, born in Illinois. Both Jennies and Etta were born in Utah. Next door to Benjamin and Amanda Smith; Joshua and Ida Mason.  
    Age: 21 
    Census 21 Jun 1880  Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1880

    Utah, Wasatch, Midway Precinct, 21 and 22 Jun 1880, page 13, SD 136, Ed 91, dwelling 104, family 109

    Jeremiah A. Robey, head, 35. Martha J., wife, 32. Children: Leonore, daughter, 13; Mary J. daughter, 11; Sarah E., daughter, 10; Jeremiah A., son, 6; Sidney T., son, 11/12. He is a carpenter; she is keeping house. The 3 oldest children are attending school. He is born in Illinois; the rest of the family is born in Utah. Next door to Hyrum and Claudia Dennis; Allan and Mary A. Morton.  
    Age: 32 
    Census 1890 
    Census 1890

    Census destroyed by fire at the Commerce Department in Washington, DC on 10 January 1921.  
    Census 4 Jun 1900  Santaquin, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1900

    Utah, Utah, Santaquin Precinct, Santaquin, SD 273, ED 158, sheet 3B, Dwelling 64, Family 64

    Jos. Tietjen, head, 36 (Sept 1863). Mary J., wife 31 (Aug 1868). Children: Jeremiah, son 4 (Sept 1895); Seathie R., daughter 9/12 (Oct 1899). Jos and Mary have been married for 11 years; 3 children, 2 living. Living with them is her mother, Marth (Martha) J. Roby (Robey); 51, married 38 years, 8 children born, 7 living, born (Nov 1848). Jos is miner employed for the whole year; owns home free of mortgage. Both parents can read and write. Next door to Joseph and Caroline Olsen.

    Note: Martha's husband is recorded on a separate census with their children. The census lists his name as James A. Robey rather than his correct name of Jeremiah A. Their home on record is in Colton, Utah, Utah. Other census errors exist within the data. 
    Age: 51 
    Census 5 May 1910  Arlington, Gilliam, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910

    Oregon, Gilliam, Arlington, 5 May 1910, SD 2, ED 59, sheet 7A, Dwelling 1, Family 1

    Adan R. Ludwig, head 30. Bessie H., wife, 27. Married for the first time; 5 years; 2 children. Children: Frank R., son 3; Robey, son 10/12. Also living with them are her parents, Jeremiah Robey, 64, and Martha J. Robey, 64. Jeremiah and Martha have been married for 43 years; 1st marriage for both; 8 children, 7 living. Also living with them is a nephew, Sydney Smith, age 7. Adan is a railroad telegrapher working for wages. They are renting a home. Jeremiah is a house carpenter working for wages. All can read and write except for the children. Adan is born in Illinoise; his parents in Germany. Bessie and Frank R. and mother Martha J. are born in Utah. Jeremiah is born in Illinois and Robey is born in Washington. Next door to Harry Saulis.  
    Age: 61 
    Census 15 Jan 1920  Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census 1920

    Utah, Weber, Ogden, Ward 2, Precinct 15, 14 Jan 1920, SD 1, ED 155, sheet 12B, 2301 Washington Avenue, Dwelling 98, Family 146

    Bessie Ludwig, head, 34. Children: Frank Ludwig, son 12; Robey Ludwig, son 10. Living with them are her mother and father, Jeremiah (75) and Martha (71) Robey. Bessie is married but husband not accounted for. They are renting a home. Bessie and Frank are born in Utah; Robey is born in Washington. Jeremiah is born in Illinois; his wife Martha is born in Utah. All can read and write except for Robey. Frank is attending school. Next door to Alex Wates; Richard and Ruby Gibbs.  
    Age: 71 
    Died 7 Nov 1929  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Obituary for Mrs. Martha Jane Dowdell Robey, 7 Nov 1929
    Obituary for Mrs. Martha Jane Dowdell Robey, 7 Nov 1929
    Death Certificate 8 Nov 1929  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Death certificate 00002903142

    Martha Jane Dowdell Robey, born Nov 15, 1848 in Salt Lake City, Utah; died Nov 7, 1929 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Married to Jeremiah Robey. Parents are Porter Dowdell and Sarah Ann Holliday (Alabama). Informant is Jas. J. Dahl, 25 East 3 South. Buried in Wasatch Lawn Cemetery on 10 Nov 1929. Deseret Mortuary Co., 36 E. 7th So. 
    Age: 80 
    Cause: myocarditis, chronic 
    Death Certificate for Martha Jane Dowdell Robey, 1929, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
    Death Certificate for Martha Jane Dowdell Robey, 1929, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
    Buried 10 Nov 1929  Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Martha Jane Dowdell Robey (1848 - 1929) - Find A Grave
    Martha Jane Dowdell Robey (1848 - 1929) - Find A Grave
    Person ID I728  clanSoren | FRS101
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2014 

    Father Absalom Porter Dowdle,   b. 1 Jun 1819, Russellville, Franklin, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1897, Weber County, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Sarah Jane Holladay,   b. 20 Apr 1828, Marion County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1915, Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 26 Jul 1852  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Family ID F267  Group Sheet

    Family Ancestors Jeremiah Albert JR Robey,   b. 12 Mar 1845, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1921, Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 22 Nov 1865 
    Notes 
    • ROBEY, JEREMIAH ALBERT (son of Jeremiah Robey and Ruth Tucker). Born March 12, 1845 in Hancock county, Ill. Came to Utah with father.

      Married Martha Jane Dowdle, Midway, Utah (daughter of Absalom Porter Dowdle and Sarah Ann Holliday, both of Marion county, Ala.), who was born in 1848, Salt Lake City.

      Their children:
      Mary Jane, m. Joseph Tietjen;
      Electa Ruth, m. Harold P. Heninger;
      Jeremiah Jr. m. Emma Larsen;
      Matilda, m. James Dahl;
      Sidney Theophilus, m. Ethel Whitmore;
      Henrietta, m. Adam Ludwig;
      Mary Sophia, m. Jonathan Smith.

      Family home Midway, Utah.
      Veteran Black Hawk war; minute man. Farmer; carpenter; stockraiser. [9]
    Children 
     01. Leonore Robey,   b. Abt 1867,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +02. Mary Jane Robey,   b. 12 Aug 1868, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 1934, Santaquin, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    +03. Electa Ruth Robey,   b. 13 May 1870, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1958, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    +04. Jeremiah Albert Robey,   b. 22 Oct 1873, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 1953, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    +05. Matilda Evelyn Robey,   b. 8 Jul 1877, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jul 1963, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    Married: 2x06. Sidney Theophilus Robey Married: 2x2x ,   b. 26 Jun 1879, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1950, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    +07. Martha Sophia Robey Married: 3x3x ,   b. 2 Jul 1884, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 1959, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    +08. Bessie Henrietta Robey Married: 2x2x ,   b. 8 Oct 1886, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1926, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
    Last Modified 18 May 2008 
    Family ID F266  Group Sheet

  • Documents
    Jeremiah A. Robey Jr., Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907–1933
    Jeremiah A. Robey Jr., Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907–1933
    Certificate 9.424, Army Invalid, Indian Wars Act of 4 Mar 1917

  • Sources 
    1. [S111] 1860 United States Federal Census, Bureau of the Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Provo, Utah, Utah Territory; Roll: M653_1314; Page: 893 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S103] 1870 United States Federal Census, Bureau of the Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Midway, Wasatch, Utah Territory; Roll: M593_1613; Page: 359 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S85] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Midway, Wasatch, Utah; Roll: T9_1339; Family History Film: 1255339; Page: 336.1000; Enumeration District: 91 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S97] 1900 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, (Ancestry.com), Year: 1900; Census Place: Santaquin, Utah, Utah; Roll: T623 1687; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 158. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S82] 1920 United States Federal Census, Fourteenth Census of the United States, (Ancestry.com), Year: 1920;Census Place: Ogden Ward 2, Weber, Utah; Roll: T625_1869; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 155 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S141] FamilySearch™ Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1954, Genealogical Society of Utah (GSU), (http://search.labs.familysearch.org) (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S157] Findagrave.com, (Findagrave.com), Memorial 104951457 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S157] Findagrave.com, (Findagrave.com), Memorial 36709425, SMSmith, 27 Mar 2012.

    9. [S119] Utah Pioneers and Prominent Men, (Ancestry.com ) (Reliability: 3).