Martha Jane Richmond

GEDCOM Note

<p>Martha Jane RICHMOND b. August 30, 1861 in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. Daughter of John RICHMOND and Margarett ??? Martha married 1/James SPAFFORD. James d. April 12, 1885 in Sumner Co., KS. Martha married 2/Alfred John Lee Bliss on September 28, 1885 in Gray Co., KS. Alfred d. November 09, 1914 in Grant Co., OR. Martha d. March 1931 in Snohomish, Snohomish Co., WA.</p><p>**********</p><p>BIRTH/MARRIAGE RECORD:</p><p>IGI Individual Record FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v 5.0, North America </p><p> </p><p>MARTHA JANE RICHMOND </p><p>Female</p><p>Event(s): </p><p>Birth: 30AUG 1861 </p><p>Christening: </p><p>Death: </p><p>Burial: </p><p>Marriages: </p><p>Spouse: ALFRED JOHN LEE BLISS </p><p>Marriage: About 1887 Of, , Gray, Kansas </p><p>Messages: </p><p>Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church. No additional information is available. Ancestral File may list the same family and the submitter. </p><p>Source Information: </p><p>No source information is available. </p><p>**********</p><p>1880 KS CENSUS:</p><p>Spring Dale, Sumner, Kansas, Source: FHL Film 1254398 National Archives Film T9-0398, Page 166C</p><p> </p><p>John RICHMOND Head M W MARRIED; Age: 59; Birth: CANADA; Father's Birth: MAINE; Mother's Birth: NEW BRUNSWICK; Occupation: FARMER</p><p>Margrett RICHMOND Wife F W MARRIED; Age: 33; Birth: CANADA; Father's Birth: MAINE; Mother'sBirth: NEW BRUNSWICK; Occupation: KEEPING HOUSE</p><p>Martha J. RICHMOND Daughter F W SINGLE; Age: 18; Birth: CANADA; Father's Birth: CANADA; Mother's Birth: ENGLAND; Occupation: AT HOME</p><p>**********</p><p>1900 OR CENSUS:</p><p>State of Oregon, Curry Co., Sixes River Precinct, Twelfth Census of the United States, Schedule No. 1 - Population, Supervisor's District No. 220, Enumeration DistrictNo. 71, Sheet 1B, Page 87; Image 841, Roll No. T623_1346, Image 2 of 20. Enumerated by me on the 7th & 8th day of June, 1900 Steven T. PEINCE, Enumerator.</p><p> </p><p>Eckley precinct, Floras Creek precinct, Port Oxford precinct, Sixes River precinct,</p><p> </p><p>13/13 </p><p>BLISS, Alfred J. Head W M; Date of Birth: FEB 1837; Age: 63; MARRIED 12 YRS; Birthplace: NEW YORK; Father's Birthplace: CONNECTICUT; Mother's Birthplace: VERMONT; Occupation: FARMER; Months Not Employed: 0; Can Read? YES; Can Write? YES; Can Speak English? YES; OWN FREE OF MORTGAGE; FARM; No. of Farm Schedule: 13</p><p>BLISS, Martha J. Wife W F; Date of Birth: AUG 1861; Age: 38; MARRIED 12 YRS; Mother of How Many Children? 6; Number of Children Living? 6; Birthplace: CANADA (FRENCH); Father's Birthplace:CANADA (FRENCH); Mother's Birthplace: CANADA (FRENCH); Year of Immigration To The U.S.: 1863; Number of Years In The U.S.: 37; Can Read? YES; Can Write? YES; Can Speak English? YES</p><p>BLISS, Jess?? D. Daughter W F; Date of Birth; APR 1888; Age: 12; SINGLE; Birthplace: KANSAS; Father's Birthplace: NEW YORK; Mother's Birthplace: CANADA (FRENCH); Occupation: AT SCHOOL; Attended School In Months: 2; Can Read? YES; Can Write? YES; Can Speak English? YES</p><p>BLISS, Alfred L. Son W M; Date of Birth: OCT 1889; Age: 10; SINGLE; Birthplace: KANSAS; Father's Birthplace: NEW YORK; Mother's Birthplace: CANADA (FRENCH); Occupation: AT SCHOOL; Attended School In Months: 2; Can Read? YES; Can Write? YES; Can Speak English? YES</p><p>BLISS, Philip L. Son W M; Date of Birth: APR 1891; Age: 9; SINGLE; Birthplace: KANSAS; Father's Birthplace: NEW YORK; Mother's Birthplace: CANADA (FRENCH); Occupation: --; Attended School In Months: 2; Can Read? --; Can Write? --; Can Speak English? --</p><p>BLISS, George L. Son W M; Date of Birth: JUL 1892; Age: 7; SINGLE; Birthplace: OREGON; Father's Birthplace: NEW YORK; Mother's Birthplace: CANADA (FRENCH); Occupation: --; Attended School In Months: 0; Can Read? --; Can Write? --; Can Speak English? --</p><p>BLISS, Maggie Daughter W F; Date of Birth: NOV 1894; Age: 5; SINGLE; Birthplace: IDAHO; Father's Birthplace: NEW YORK; Mother's Birthplace: CANADA (FRENCH); Occupation: --; Attended School In Months: 0; Can Read? --; Can Write? --; Can Speak English? --</p><p>BLISS, Bessie C. Daughter W F; Date of Birth: FEB 1899; Age: 1; SINGLE; Birthplace: OREGON; Father's Birthplace: NEW YORK; Mother's Birthplace: CANADA (FRENCH); Occupation: --; Attended School In Months: 0; Can Read? --; Can Write? --; Can Speak English? --</p><p>**********</p><p>1930 OR CENSUS:</p><p>State of Oregon, County of Deschutes, Elec Precinct 12, Bend City, Fifteenth Census of the United States: 1930 - Population, Supervisor's District No. 4, Enumeration District No. 9-12, Sheet 3A, Image: 0806, Roll T626-1942, Page 5 of 17, Line 69-74. Enumerated by me on the 3RD day of APRIL 1930, VIRGINIA ELLIOTT, enumerator. </p><p> </p><p>1425/56/57 NEW PORT AVENUE</p><p>LADROW, Dave Head OWN; Value of Home: $800; Does Family Live On A Farm? NO; M W Age: 32; MARRIED; Age At First Marriage: 20; Attended School or College Any Time Since Sept. 1,1929? NO; Able To Read And Write? YES; Birthplace: OREGON; Father's Birthplace: OREGON; Mother's Birthplace: OREGON; Able to Speak English? YES; Occupation: LABORER; Industry: LUMBER MILL; WORKING; Whether Actually At Work? NO; Line Number For Unemployed: 11; Veteran? NO</p><p>LADROW, Ruby Wife F W Age: 29; MARRIED; Age At First Marriage: 19? (Difficult To Read); Attended School or College Any Time Since Sept. 1,1929? NO; Able To Read And Write? YES; Birthplace: OREGON; Father's Birthplace: OREGON; Mother's Birthplace: U.S.; Able to Speak English? YES; Occupation: NONE</p><p>LADROW, Zona Daughter F W Age: 8; SINGLE; Attended School or College Any Time Since Sept. 1,1929? YES; Able To Read And Write? --; Birthplace: OREGON; Father's Birthplace: OREGON; Mother's Birthplace: OREGON; Able to Speak English? --; Occupation: NONE</p><p>LADROW, Cecilia Daughter F W Age: 7; SINGLE; Attended School or College Any Time Since Sept. 1,1929? YES; Able To Read And Write? --; Birthplace: OREGON; Father's Birthplace: OREGON; Mother's Birthplace: OREGON; Able to Speak English? --; Occupation: NONE</p><p>LADROW, Delta? (Name Difficult To Read) Daughter F W Age: 4 11/12; SINGLE; Attended School or College Any Time Since Sept. 1,1929? NO; Able To Read And Write? --; Birthplace: OREGON; Father's Birthplace: OREGON; Mother's Birthplace: OREGON; Able to Speak English? --; Occupation: NONE</p><p>BLISS, Martha Mother In Law F W Age: 68; WIDOWED; Age At First Marriage: 21; Attended School or College Any Time Since Sept. 1,1929? NO; Able To Read And Write? YES; Birthplace: CANADA (FRENCH); Father's Birthplace: CANADA (FRENCH); Mother's Birthplace: CANADA (FRENCH); Year of Immigration To The United States: 1870; NATURALIZED; Able to Speak English? YES; Occupation: NONE</p><p> </p><p>NOTE: Discrepancy between the 1900 Censusand 1930 Census for Martha Bliss' marriage date. 1930 Census stated Age at First Marriage: 21 Years Old (Abt. 1883). The 1900 Census indicated married for 12 years (Abt. 1888). Also a discrepancy between the year of immigration. 1900 Census stated year as 1863 and the 1930 Census stated year as 1870.</p><p>**********</p><p>CIVIL WAR WIDOW PENSION DOCUMENT:</p><p> </p><p>Civil War Division</p><p>Wid. Orig. 1038752</p><p>Martha J. Bliss</p><p>Alfred J. L. Bliss</p><p>Co. B, 14 Michigan Inf.</p><p> </p><p>STATE OF OREGON, County of Grant: SS.</p><p>I, Martha J. Bliss, being first duly sworn, depose and say: That I am the widow of Alfred J. L. Bliss, who was enlisted, February 27, 1864, as a private in Co. A 21 Regiment Mich. Infantry at Grand Rapids, Mich., for the term of 3 years,and transferred to Co. B 14 Mich. Infantry, June 8, 1865, and mustered out at Louisville, Ky., July 18, 1865, and who was a pensioner under Certificate No. 503,450, and who died at Prairie City, Oregon, on November 10, 1914; that I am unable to procure and submit a certified copy of public record showing the date of said soldier's death, for the reason that (t)here is no such public record in this County and State, but I am submitting herewith the affidavit thereof of the attending physician, Dr. V. C. Belknap, M.D.; that I am unable to furnish certified copy of public or church record showing date of my marriage to said soldier, for the reason that we were married in the State of Kansas and know of no such record there and was so married by an aged Methodist Minister about 30 years ago, and has not been there for about that period of time and know no one there and have no means of obtaining such record, and the only evidence I have and can furnish is the record kept in our family bible which shows that we were married on September 28, 1885, in said State; that the record in my family bible also shows that my husband's first wife was Isadore Amelia Ware to whom he was married November 26, 1857, and that she died July 20, 1876, at Prairie City, Oregon, and the 2nd wife of said soldier was Alice B. Foster, ne Leighton, to whom he was married October 12, 1879, and that she died in the State of Mich. January 4, 1882, which is all the evidence of the soldier's former wives that I am able to produce; that I am unable to produce any evidence at all of the date of the death of my former husband, except this my affidavit that his name was James Spafford, and that he died in Sumner County, Kansas, on or about April 12, 1885 to the best of my recollection, but am not sure of the date; that my said former husband never did serve in the Army or Navy of [missing line] am unable to furnish testimony of any witnesses who have known me and the said soldier from the time we became of marriageable age, showing if I had been married more than once and soldier more than twice prior to our marriage with one another, for the reason that there are, at this date, no such witnesses living, but, in lieu thereof, I am herewith submitting the affidavits of persons who have known us for more than 20 years to the effect that we have during said time lived together as husband and wife, and recognized as such, continuously until his death, and I do solemnly swear that said soldier and myself were duly married as above herein stated and that we were constantly from said time until his death man and wife and living as such together and having many children of the issue of said marriage, and that Ruby Ruth Bliss is the youngest one of said children, who was born Sept. 10, 1900, and she is still living with me, and that she is now my only minor child; that in making my declaration for pension I trusted to my memory only, but in this affidavit I have referred to my family bible to obtain the absolutely correct data for this my affidavit according to said record; that this is the very best evidence I can produce, and if it is not sufficient I will be compelled to give up my just right to widow's pension, as time has obliterated all other evidence in the matter.</p><p> </p><p>Hand Signed: MARTHA J. BLISS</p><p>Subscribed and sworn to before me this 29th day of May, 1915.</p><p>Hand Signed: A. M. F. KIRCHHEINER</p><p>Notary Public For Oregon, </p><p>My Commission expires December 28, 1916.</p><p>**********</p><p>Martha Jane RICHMOND ANCESTRAL RECORD:</p><p> </p><p>Paternal/Maternal:</p><p>(1) John RICHMOND and Margarett ???;</p><p>**********</p><p>Ref: Internet email correspondence from Alfred Richard "Rick" Chester Wooley on January 7, 2003; 1900 OR Census located by paid subscription by Merrie Lynn Frame Rue Smith at Internet Site: http://www.ancestry.com on November 12, 2003; 1930 OR Census located by Paid Subscription by Merrie Lynn Frame Rue Smith at Internet Web Site: http://www.ancestry.com on November 12, 2003; Genealogy of the Bliss Family In America written by Aaron Tyler Bliss, Midland, Michigan forwarded through Internet E-Mail Correspondence from Ruth Wickham on November 13, 2003; 1880 Prairie States Census as transcribed by the LDS - Family History Resource File Disc 27, Prairie States West Dakota Territory, Kansas, and Nebraska CD-Rom Library Compact Disc Edition © 2000 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. [All rights reserved] and recorded by Merrie Lynn Frame Rue Smith on November 13, 2003; Civil War Widow Pension Document received through correspondence with Ruth Wickham on November 19, 2003</p><p> </p>