Martha Jane MORRIS2,3,4,6,5,1

29th Aug 18212,3,4,5,1 - 18821

Life History

29th Aug 1821	Born in Mississippi.2,3,4,5,1
1841	Married Bailey Cook LOVIN in Mississippi.1,1
14th Feb 1842	Birth of daughter Nancy Charlotte LOVIN in Carroll County, Mississippi.3,7,6,8
about 1844	Birth of son Nathan Morris LOVIN in Holmes County, Mississippi.3,9
about 1845	Birth of son Bailey Cook LOVIN in Holmes County, Mississippi.7,3
10th Mar 1848	Birth of son Benjamin Franklin LOVIN in Holmes County, Mississippi.10,11,12,13,3,7,6,5
16th Jan 1850	Birth of daughter Martha Elizabeth LOVIN in Holmes County, Mississippi.14,1,7,15,3,16,6,17,18
Mar 1852	Birth of son William M LOVIN in Holmes County, Mississippi.3,19,20
about 1854	Birth of daughter Lucretia LOVIN in Holmes County, Mississippi.7,3
about 1855	Birth of daughter Abigail C LOVIN in Holmes County, Mississippi.7,3
31st Jan 1858	Birth of son Thomas Wright LOVIN in Holmes County, Mississippi.19,21,2,7,3
2nd Mar 1860	Birth of son Joseph L LOVIN in Holmes County, Mississippi.22,23,24,7
1879	Death of Bailey Cook LOVIN in Hunt County, Texas.2,5,1
1880	Resident in Precinct 3, Lamar, Texas, United States.1
1882	Died in Hunt County, Texas.2,5,1 (most likely)
1882	Died in Hunt, Texas, United States.1 (less likely)

Notes

The list of generations in the Lovin Bible informs us of Martha's birth and death dates. She married Bailey Cook Lovin.

Parents:
James Henry Lovin b Mar 1st 1869 Holmes Co Miss d June (?) 1949 Weleetka Oklahoma
Miss M(ary?) A(nn?) Conley b Aug 1st 1874 Grayson Co Tex d Pharoah Okla
Grandparents:
B F Lovin b Mar 10 1848 d June 12 1913
Isabella Wigley b Jan 20 1846 d January 1st 1876
J R Conley b 1851 5-13th NC d 1916 Aug 29 Cedar Lane Tex
Miss Nancy Elizabeth Winter b 1849 d 1891 Jan 12 Davis IT
Great Grandparents:
Baily C Lovin b 1819 d 1879 Hunt Co Tex
Martha Morris b 1821 d 1882 Hunt co Tex
J M Wigley, (Unknown) Pickford
Jason Conley d Oct 9 1891 IT
Polly Ann Bryson b 1827 NC d Mar 25 1905 Wetumka IT
Steve Winter (wife unknown)
-- From the Lovin Family Bible, Courtesy of the Bowles-Perry Family Tree, Ancestry.com

In the 1880 census, Martha is a widow, head of housheold with three children stil living at home. Her two sons are working the farm where they have moved, now living in Lamar County, Texas.

1880 Federal Census, Lamar County, Texas, 23 June, Precinct 3, District 77, Page 57A, Hse/Family #489
Lovin, Martha W F [Head] 58 Keeping House Miss NC NC
Lovin, A C W F 24 dau At Home Miss Miss Miss
Lovin, Thomas W W M 22 Son Farming Miss Miss Miss
Lovin, Joseph L W M 20 Son Farming Miss Miss Miss

No further record is found for Martha. Several genealogies without documentation report her date of death as 1882 in Hunt County, Texas.

Bailey Cook Lovin
Birth 1819 in Mississippi, Death 1879 in Hunt, Texas
Parents:
BAILEY LOVIN 1775 - 1830
Nancy Cook 1777 - 1844
Marriage 1841 in Mississippi to Martha Jane Morris
Birth 29 Aug 1821 in Mississippi, Death 1882 in Hunt, Texas; 9 children
-- Ancestry Trees, Guess Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/12305141/person/12586249754.

Sources

1. Ancestry Trees
2. 1880 Federal Census, Lamar County, Texas
- 23 June, Precinct 3, District 77, Page 57A, Hse/Family #489
3. 1860 Federal Census, Holmes County, Mississippi
- 22 October, Eulogy Beat, Page 143, Hse/Family #1019
4. Ancestry Trees
- Peggy Conley, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2899172&id=I24114
5. Lovin-Conley Bible
6. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
7. Ancestry Trees
- Guess Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/12305141/person/12586249754
8. Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958
9. 1880 Federal Census, Collin County, Texas
- 11 June, 7th District, Enumeration District 28, Page 23, Hse/Family #176
10. 1900 Federal Census, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Territory
- 25 June, Burnett Township, District 194, page 15B, Hse/Fam #278
11. 1880 Federal Census, Hunt County, Texas
- 16 June, Precinct 6, District 71, Pages 561D-562A, Hse #136. Family #137
12. Linda Dudley Genealogy
- http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/h/e/Linda-A-Dudley/index.html
13. 1910 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma
- 15 April, Wall Township, District 245, page 1A, Hse/Fam #10
14. Lovinly.net Lovin Genealogy
15. 1900 Federal Census, Hunt County, Texas
- 12 June, Justice Precinct 8, District 141, page 5A, Hse/Fam #76
16. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
17. 1920 Federal Census, Hunt County, Texas
- 23 February, Justice Precinct 8, District 148, page 8A, Hse #143, Fam #152
18. Gravestones of Texas
19. 1920 Federal Census, Childress County, Texas
- 13 January, Childress City, District 22, page 11B, Jones St, Hse #197, Fam #251
20. 1900 Federal Census, Hunt County, Texas
- 23 June, Greenville Ward 2, District 122, Page 57A, 244 West Spenser St, Hse #240, Family #241
21. 1900 Federal Census, Hunt County, Texas
- 13 June, Greenville Ward 2, District 122, page 15A, 216 Roberts St, Hse #298, Fam #301
22. 1930 Federal Census, Harrison County, Texas
- 14 April, Marshall Ward 1, District 11, page 20B, 1202 North Franklin St, Hse #439, Fam #487
23. 1910 Federal Census, Harrison County, Texas
- 12 April, Marshall Ward 1, District 42, page 6A, North Franklin St, Hse #108, Fam #116
24. 1920 Federal Census, Harrison County, Texas
- 8 January, Marshall [No Ward # Reported], District 54, page 3A, 1202 North Franklin St, Hse #51, Fam #52