Marthey Price

#75, (10 August 1809 - 22 February 1899)
RelationshipGreat-grandmother of William David Lewis
Father*Thompson Price1 (c 1780 - bt 1810 - 1811)
Mother*Patsy "Martha" Downen1 (c 1784 - c 1855)

Family 1

Martin Martin b. s 1804, d. b 1831

Family 2

Robert Alexander Lewis b. 1814, d. 1848
Children 1.James A. Lewis+ (1835 - 1876)
 2.John Lewis14 (1837 - 1841)
 3.Thompson Price Lewis+15 (1840 - 1922)
 4.Nathaniel Lewis (1847 - b 1850)
 5.Orilla Jane Lewis+16 (1849 - 1926)

Family 3

Jacob Braden b. 1795, d. 1875
Her married name was Martin.2 
Her married name was Lewis. 
Her married name was Braden.3 
Birth*10 August 1809She was born on 10 August 1809 at KentuckyG.4,5 
Marriage*19 October 1829She married Martin Martin on 19 October 1829.2 
Probate13 August 1831She was the administrator of Martin Martin's estate on 13 August 1831 at Posey Co., IndianaG.6 
Marriage*30 March 1835She married Robert Alexander Lewis, son of Colonel John Lewis and Susannah Oliver, on 30 March 1835 at Posey Co., IndianaG.7,8 
1840She and Robert Alexander Lewis appeared on the census of 1840 at Robb Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG; unidentified man and woman (40-49) in hh, poss. Martha and John Crunk; neis. Pendall, Crabtree, Burlison, Day, Stephens, Denny; Wm Oliver same page.9 
23 September 1850She appeared on the census of 23 September 1850 at Marrs Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG; (neis. Wm. Oliver and Rilla Price, fam. 1083; bro. Abner Crunk, fam. 1084; bro. David Crunk, fam. 1085.)10
Marriage*17 August 1857She married Jacob Braden on 17 August 1857 at Posey Co., IndianaG; Jacob Braden's dau. Sarah (from his 1st marriage) marr. Sarah Reed, dau. of Mary Morris and (her 1st husband) John Harvey Reed). Mary Morris's children from her 2nd marriage (to Thomas Green), Elizabeth Jane and Thomas M, marr. Thompson Price Lewis and Orilla Jane Lewis, children of Marthey Price from her 1st marriage (Robert Alexander Lewis). Thus, Marthey was the mother-in-law of two of Sarah's half-siblings when Sarah became her step-daughter.3 
21 June 1870She and Jacob Braden appeared on the census of 21 June 1870 at Marrs Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG; neis. John and Nancy (Lewis) Crunk. fam. 259; Isaac and Orilla (Lewis) Lawrence, fam. 263.11 
24 June 1880She appeared on the census of 24 June 1880 in the household of Thompson Price Lewis and Elizabeth Jane Green at Marrs Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG, mother of Thompson, age 70, as Patsy Lewis [not Braden], wid., b. KY, father b. TN, mother b. IN.12
Death*22 February 1899She died on 22 February 1899 at Marrs Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG, at age 89.13 
Burial*circa 24 February 1899She was buried circa 24 February 1899 at Calvin Cemetery, Black Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG; Marthey's 2nd husband, Jacob, died in 1875 and was buried in IL with his 1st wife. Marthey was buried with her 1st husband.14 
ChartsAncestors of William D. Lewis

Citations

  1. [S48] Gerald Ray Lewis Family Tree, Gerald Ray Lewis, owner, online Ancestry.com.
  2. [S463] [Unknown author], Posey County Indiana Marriage Records I, 1815 1831, handwritten pages (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date)., p. 119-119a, no. 748 [also no. 17 in Book II]. Martin Martin and Patsey Price, lic. 7 Nov 1839 [sic], marr. 19 Oct 1839 by Robert Martin, Esq.
  3. [S198] Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 [database], Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research and Works Progress Administration, compilers, online Ancestry.com, Patsey Lewis and Jacob Braden, marr. 17 Aug 1857, Posey Co. Source Citation: Posey Co. IN, Index to Marriage Record 1850 - 1920 Inclusive Vol, W. P. A.; original record County Clerk's Office, Book C- 4, p. 44.
  4. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. Patsy, mother of Thompson, age 70, b. KY, father b. TN, mother b. IN.
  5. [S49] Calvin (aka Colvin, Crunk) Cemetery, Posey Co. IN [Findagrave], online findagrave.com, modern large grave marker: John Lewis (1790 - 1856; Susan Oliver Lewis (1793 - 1838); "Their Children" Robert Alexander Lewis (1814 - 1848), Patsy Lewis (1816 - 1822), Jane Lewis (1818 - 1849), John Lewis (1819 - 1822), James Lewis (1822 - 1839), Elizabeth Lewis (1824 - 1882), Nancy Lewis (1827-1885), Martha Lewis (1828 - 1884); "buried here at Colvin[sic] Cemetery."
  6. [S48] Gerald Ray Lewis Family Tree, online Ancestry.com, unidentified court records, 13 Aug 1831. Martha Martin, administrator for [estate of] Martin Martin, security made by John Crunk and William Oliver. "Mentions that he ran a ferry across Ohio River at Mt Vernon, Posey Co., IN." Original record not seen (prob. in Posey County, Indiana Probate Docket, Vol. 1, 1815-1837).
  7. [S715] Indiana State Library Genealogy Database: Marriages through 1850, online web.isl.lib.in.us, Robert Lewis and Martha Martin, marr. Posey Co. 30 Mar 1835. Hereinafter cited as Indiana State Library: Marriages through 1850.
  8. [S272] Ruth M. Slevin, compiler, Posey County Indiana Marriages, Index, Book 2 1832-1846 (Indiana: n.pub., unk. yr.), Brides p. 22, no. 422. Martha Martin and Robert Lewis, marr. 30 Mar 1835.
  9. [S54] 1840 U.S. Federal Census. Robert Lewis (20-29); F (20-29) [Marthey]; M (40-49) [____]; F (40-49) [____]; 3 m (<5) [James A, John, Thompson Price].
  10. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Martha Louis [Lewis], 40, b. KY, $2,000 real estate value.
  11. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. Jacob (72), farmer, b. KY; Martha (61), b. KY, $3,500 real estate.
  12. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. Thompson (40), b. and mother b. IN, father b. KY; Elisabeth (38), b. IL, parents b. VA.
  13. [S362] Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920 [database], online Ancestry.com, Fatsy Braden [sic], d. 22 Feb 1899, Marrs Township, age 89 Yrs. Citing WPA Book H-2, p. 108.
  14. [S1628] FindAGrave.com, online findagrave.com, newer shared standing marker. Side 1: Robert Lewis, 26 Mar 1848 – 10 Aug 1848 / Marthey his Wife, 10 Aug 1809 – 22 Feb 1899. Side 2: Thompson P Lewis, 8 Jun 1840 – 9 Apr 1922 / Elizabeth J his wife, 22 Feb 1844 – 4 Sep 1822. Side 3: Johnney / Nathaniel / Artamiss, dau. of N. & M. Lewis. Calvin Cemetery, Posey Co. IN. Memorials 55719770, 55719794 and 55719795, created by Have Paws will travel, photo added by Crystal G.
  15. [S46] John C. Leffel, History of Posey County (Leffel) (Chicago IL: Standard Publishing Company, 1913), p. 339.
  16. [S30] Indiana Marriages 1780-1992 [index], online FamilySearch.org, Marr. Rec. of Orilla Jane Lewis Lawrence and Thos. M Greeen, 1891, q.v.