Addie Blythe

Aron married Martha Jane Taylor on 16 Dec 1881 in Howell County, Missouri, USA. Martha (daughter of John Taylor and Mary Jane Reece) was born on 25 Aug 1855 in Arkansas, USA; died on 21 Oct 1933 in Kaw Township, Jackson County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 16 Jul 1860, Willow Springs township, Howell County, Missouri, USA; 1. Taylor, John, 46, male, farmer, real estate $500, personal $500, Tennessee 2. _____, Mary J., 26, female, \"Dom\" [domestic?], Illinois 3. _____, Alexander, 26, male, farmer, real estate $300, personal $150, Tennessee 4. _____, Riley J., 21, male, farmer, real estate $100, personal $150, Tennessee 5. _____, Nancy J., 12, female, Missouri 6. _____, Martha J., 5, female, Arkansas 7. _____, Luther B., 3, male, Arkansas 8. _____, Adina, 8 months, female, Missouri
• Census: 25 Aug 1870, Goldsberry township, Howell County, Missouri, USA; 1. Smith, James K. P., 23, male, white, farmer, real estate $500, personal $300, Missouri 2. _____, Mary J., 34, female, white, keeping house, Illinois 3. Taylor, Martha J., 15, female, white, Arkansas, attended school 4. _____, Luther B., 12, male, white, farm hand, Arkansas, attended school 5. _____, Adina, 10, female, white, at home, Missouri, attended school 6. _____, Sarah A., 9, female, white, Missouri, attended school 7. _____, Nancy [initial?], 6, female, white, Missouri 8. Smith, James [C.?], 1, male, white, Missouri 9. _____, Trissa C., 2 months, female, white, Missouri, [March?]
• Census: 17 Jun 1880, Chapel township, Howell County, Missouri, USA;

  1. Crowder, M. Jane, white, female, 25, widowed, keeping house, Arkansas, Tennessee, Illinois 2. _____, L. Jane, white, female, 5, daughter, at home, attending school, Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas 3. _____, L. Bell, white, female, 3, daughter, at home, Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas 4. _____, J. Cora, white, female, 8 months, born in September, daughter, at home, Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas 5. Taylor, S Ann, white, female, sister, single, at home, Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois 6. _____, N. Susan, white, female, 16, sister, at home, Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois 7. _____, L. Benton, white, male, 22, brother, single, farm labor, Arkansas, Tennessee, Illinois

• Census: 4 Jun 1900, Galena township, Joplin County, Missouri, USA;

  1. Blythe, Martha, head, white, male, August 1855, 44, widowed, 5 children 5 living, Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois, hotel keeper, can read and write, renting house 2. Crower [Crowder], Bell, daughter, white, female, May 1877, 23, single, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, can read and write 3. Blythe, Addie, daughter, white, female, November 1882, 17, single, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, can read and write 4. _____, Baxter, son, white, male, November 1885, 4, single, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, can read and write 5. [Harmond?], M. B., boarder, white, male, May 1849, 51, married 18 years, Ohio, New Jersey, Ohio, real estate broker, can read and write 6. Mindenhall [Mendenhall], Thomas, boarder, white, male, July 1864, 35, married 3 years, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, cement contractor, can read and write 7. _____, Cora, boarder, white, female, September 1879, 20, married 3 years, 1 child 1 living, Missouri, Missouri, Tennessee, can read and write 8. _____, James A., son, white, male, February 1898, 2, Missouri, Missouri, Pennsylvania 9. Parmenter, Bell, servant, white, female, December 1881, 18, single, Missouri, Tennessee, Tennessee, servant, can read and write 10. Williams, S., boarder, white, male, March 1866, 34, single, Illinois, North Carolina, Illinois, carpenter, can read and write 11. Patton, F., boarder, white, male, July 1871, 28, single, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, machinist, can read and write 12. Lott, William, boarder, white, male, November 1862, 37, single, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, cement side[walk? work?], can read and write 13. Mitchell, Charles, boarder, white, male, December 1874, 25, single, Kentucky, Vermont, Vermont, canvasser, can read and write 14. Clay, Henry E., boarder, white, male, February 1871, 29, single, Kansas, Ohio, Illinois, attorney at law, can read and write 15. Fitzgerald, Eugene, boarder, white, male, October 1876, 23, single, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, can read and write 16. Pierce, Charley F., boarder, white, male, June 1876, 23, single, Missouri, New York, New York, day laborer, can read and write 17. Coffey, Be[nj?], boarder, white male, March 1871, 29, single, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, attorney at law, can read and write 18. Clay, Scott W., boarder, white, male, August 1880, 19, single, Kansas, Ohio, Illinois, school teacher, cab read and write

• Census: 29 Apr 1910, Pleasant Hill township, Cass County, Missouri, USA;

  1. Blythe, Martha J., head, female, white, 33, widowed, 5 children 5 living, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, own income, can read and write, owns, free of mortgage, home 2. Crowder, Bell, daughter, female, white, 29, single, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, can read and write 3. Moran, Dora, daughter, female, white, 33, widowed, 1 child 1 living, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, can read and write 4. _____, May, granddaughter, female, white, 19, single, Utah, Pennsylvania, Missouri, can read and write

• Census: 10 Jan 1920, Baker township, Crawford County, Kansas, USA;

  1. Ready, Charles T., head, owns, mortgage, male, white, 34, married, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, farmer, home farm, own account, farm schedule no. 20 2. _____, Cora N., wife, female, white, 40, married, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Tennessee 3. _____, Victor L., son, male, white, 12, attending school, can read and write, Oklahoma, Missouri, Tennessee 4. Mendenhall, James A., step son, male, white, 21, single, can read and write, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Missouri, electrician, merchant marine 5. Blythe, Martha, mother in law, female, white, 64, widowed, can read and write, Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois

• Death Notice: 22 Oct 1933, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA;

  Death notice, Martha Jane (Taylor) Crowder Blythe, Kansas City Star

  "Blythe--Mrs. Martha J. Blythe, 78 years old, a widow, died last night at her home, the Netherlands hotel, 3835 Main street. Mrs. Blythe leaves two daughters, Mrs. D. J. Foster, of the Netherlands hotel, and Mrs. Leonard Boyd, of Pittsburg Kas., and a son, Baxter B. Blythe, 4276 East Sixty-first street. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 o?clock Monday at the Freeman chapel, Forty-second street and Baltimore avenue. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill, Mo."

Notes:

Census data is inconclusive about the parentage of Martha J. Taylor. Although she is found in the home of John Taylor in the 1860 census, it is difficult to tell whether she is his daughter or the daughter of Alexander TAYLOR, age 26, in the same household. Both John and Alexander are born in TN; it is likely that Alexander is John's son. However, there is also a Mary J. Taylor, age 26, b IL, in the household. She must be the wife of either John or Alexander, and the mother of Martha J. Taylor. The order of listing in census would lead me to conclude that Mary J. , age 26, is married to John, age 46. I would further guess that Alexander, Riley and Nancy J. were from a previous marriage of John Taylor. They youngest three children, Martha J., 5, Luther B., 3, and Adena, 8/12 are probably the children of Mary J. and John Taylor. However, this is onlly a guess.

In the 1870 census, Martha J. Taylor is in the home of James K. P. Smith and his wife, Mary J., b IL. Evidently Mary J.'s husband has died and she has remarried. Neither John Taylor nor Alexander Taylor can be found in the 1870 census, so it is impossible to tell which of them died. Cemetery records have not been helpful in this regard.

In exchanging e-mail with a descendant of Martha's sister, Sarah A. TAYLOR; Sheryl Karlowski-Brown. Sheryl was in possession of the death certificate of Sarah A. TAYLOR, which listed her parents as John TAYLOR and Jane REECE.

Birth:
Although Martha Jane's death cert states birth in Missouri, the 1860, 1870, and 1880 census records all state her birth in Arkansas (ages 5, 15, and 25) Additionally, her younger brother Luther B. was born in Arkansas, while other siblings are listed with Missouri birth.

It seems likely that her death cert is in error.

Aaron married Nancy [Unknown] in Tennessee, USA. Nancy was born about 1821 in Tennessee, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 29 Aug 1850, Castor township, Stoddard County, Missouri, USA; 1. Taylor, John, 36, male, farmer, Tennessee 2. _____, Alexander, 16, male, farmer, Tennessee, attended school 3. _____, Riley [J.? T.?], 13, male, Tennessee, attended school 4. _____, Nancy, 2, female, Missouri
• Census: 16 Jul 1860, Willow Springs township, Howell County, Missouri, USA; 1. Taylor, John, 46, male, farmer, real estate $500, personal $500, Tennessee 2. _____, Mary J., 26, female, \"Dom\" [domestic?], Illinois 3. _____, Alexander, 26, male, farmer, real estate $300, personal $150, Tennessee 4. _____, Riley J., 21, male, farmer, real estate $100, personal $150, Tennessee 5. _____, Nancy J., 12, female, Missouri 6. _____, Martha J., 5, female, Arkansas 7. _____, Luther B., 3, male, Arkansas 8. _____, Adina, 8 months, female, Missouri

Notes:

Died:
Based on his daughter Nancy's birth ca 1864, and his wife's remarriage ca 1868 (first child to new marriage b 1869).

John married Mary Jane Reece between 1850 and 1855. Mary was born about 1834 in Illinois, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In exchanging e-mail with a descendant of Martha's sister, Sarah A. TAYLOR; Sheryl Karlowski-Brown. Sheryl was in possession of the death certificate of Sarah A. TAYLOR, which listed her parents as John TAYLOR and Jane REECE.

I have been told that the name was REECE, but there are so many REESES in Howell Co that I think it is possibly an alternate spelling.

Notes:

Married:
Marriage date is a guess based on: It would appear from the 1860 census that Mary J. was the mother of the youngest three children, Martha J., Luther B. and Adena. There is a 7-yr gap up to the next child, Nancy J., who would have been born when Mary J. was only 14. It would seem reasonable to assume that John Taylor was previously married and had at least three children by the first marriage. There is a 20-year age gap between Mary J. and John Taylor.