Martha Sophia Robey

1884 - 1959  (75 years)

• Name	Martha Sophia Robey
  Nickname	Francis Sophia
  Born	2 Jul 1884	Vernal, Uintah, Utah, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census	4 Jun 1900	Colton, Utah, Utah, USA   [2]
  	Census 1900 Utah, Utah, Colton Precinct, 4 Jun 1900, SD 273, ED 157, sheet 2A, Dwelling 22, Family 24 James A. Robey, head, 55; married 35 years. Children: James A., son 26 (Oct 1873); Sidney T., son 20 (Jun 1879); Henrietta, daughter 17 (Oct 1882); Sophia, daughter 15 (Jul 1884); Matilda, daughter 23 (Jul 1876). He is a cattle man working on his own account. Own farm free of mortgage. James is a [quarry]man working on his own account. Sidney is a ranchman working; unemployed for 7 months. Henrietta and Sophia are attending school. Matilda is a cook; unemployed for 9 months. He is born in Illinois, all the children are born in Utah. Next door to Brooks Fairbanks. [Note: While there are numerous transcription errors for this census on Ancestry.com, it is believed due to the ages and other pertinent information regarding the family members that this is the correct census information for Jeremiah Robey and his children. His wife, Martha, is still alive and living with their oldest daughter Mary J. Tietjen at the time of the census event. Jeremiah Robey was born in Nov 1845; his son Jeremiah was born in Oct 1873; Matilda born in 1877 (per death certificate); Bessie Henrietta in 1886; Martha Sophia in 1889; Sidney T. born in 1881 (per death certificate)]
  	Age: 15
  Census	1910	TBD Not known at this time
  Census	16 Jan 1920	San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA   [3]
  	Census 1920 California, San Francisco, San Francisco Assembly District 30, SD 4, ED 228, sheet 13B, 931 Gady or Cady Street, dwelling 54, family 158 Donald French, head 33. Sophia, wife 32; Sydney Smith, 18, step-son. He is a boiler maker for wages. Sophia is a machinist in a factory and Sydney is a mechanic, both for wages. They are renting a home. All can read and write. He was born in Michigan; his father in New York, mother in Pennsylvania. She was born in Utah; her father in Iowa, mother in Utah. Sydney was born in Utah; his father in Utah. Note: Census very poor image and difficult to read.
  	Age: 32
  Died	26 Aug 1959	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA   [1]
  Buried	Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA   [1, 4]
  		Sophia Robey Weston (1891 - 1986) - Find A Grave
  Notes	In Sidney Theophilus Robey's obituary, Sophia is referenced as Mrs. Sophia Weston, Salt Lake City.
  Person ID	I741	clanSoren | FRS101
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	Jeremiah Albert JR Robey,   b. 12 Mar 1845, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA ,   d. 20 Nov 1921, Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Martha Jane Dowdell,   b. 15 Nov 1848, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA ,   d. 7 Nov 1929, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  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. [5]
  Family ID	F266	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	John Gibbs Smith 2x ,   b. 1 Sep 1883, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA ,   d. 28 Sep 1948, Payson, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 65 years)
  Married	27 Mar 1903  [6]
  		Marriage License Issue for John G. Smith and Sophia Robey A marriage license has been issued to John G. Smith of Provo, aged 26, and Sophia Robey of Colton, age 18. Published in the Salt Lake Herald, March 28, 1903, page 7
  		Wedding Reception for Ms Sophia Robey and John Smith, 5 Apr 1903
  		Marriage License for John G. Smith and Sophia Robey, 27 Mar 1903
  Divorced	10 May 1909	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA   [7]
  Children	01. Sidney Robey Smith,   b. 31 Aug 1903
  Last Modified	11 May 2013
  Family ID	F273	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Donald Vrooman French,   b. 19 Mar 1886, Michigan, USA ,   d. 6 Jan 1948, Riverside County, California, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Married	Bef 9 Sep 1918  [8]
  Last Modified	11 May 2013
  Family ID	F2825	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	William L. Weston,   b. 3 May 1891,   d. 30 Apr 1986  (Age 94 years)
  Married	31 May 1958	Huntington, Emery, Utah, USA   [9]
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2012
  Family ID	F2423	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S118] Utah Death Certificates (Series 81448), 1904 to 1965, Utah State Archives, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, (historyresearch.utah.gov), Death Certificate 59182009, http://images.archives.utah.gov/data/81448/1959/81448-180569-0372.jpg (Reliability: 3). [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: Colton, Utah, Utah; Roll: T623 1687; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 157 (Reliability: 3). [S82] 1920 United States Federal Census, Fourteenth Census of the United States, (Ancestry.com), San Francisco Assembly District 30, San Francisco, California; Roll: T625_139; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 228; Image: 194. (Reliability: 3). [S157] Findagrave.com, (Findagrave.com), Memorial 104942524 (Reliability: 3). [S119] Utah Pioneers and Prominent Men, (Ancestry.com ) (Reliability: 3). [S124] The Salt Lake Herald, (Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities), page 7 (Reliability: 3), 28 Mar 1903. [S140] Newspaper Articles, Clippings, On-Line Documents, Salt Lake Tribune, (Salt Lake City, Utah), dated 11 May 1909, page 11, Provo News Notes, (Reliability: 3). Provo News Notes John G. Smith was granted a decree of divorce today in the district court from Martha Sophia Smith, on the ground of desertion. The parties were married here March 27, 1903, and have one child which is with its mother. Immediately after the divorce was signed, Smith took out a license to marry Hannah Johnson. [S91] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, United States, Selective Service System, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., (Ancestry), Sacramento; Roll: 1531277; Draft Board: 1 (Reliability: 3). Nearest relative is listed as Martha Sofia French, wife. Address is 1725 N, Sacramento, California [S172] BYU Idaho Special Collections and Family History, (BYU Idaho), Utah, Emery, Huntington, 31 May 1958, Volume 10, page 228 (Reliability: 3). Groom's Surname Name: WESTON Groom's First Name: William Leroy (40) Bride's Surname Name: NEILSON Bride's First Name: Martha Mrs. (39) Place: Huntington, Emery, Utah Marriage Date: 31 May 1958 County: Carbon State: Utah Bride's Residence: Castle Dale, Emery, Utah Groom's Residence: Huntington, Emery, Utah Volume: 10 Page: 228 Partial Date: Comment: Certificate # 7055