Martha S. (Dunn) Pavey (1829 - 1883)

Born 25 Oct 1829 in New Market, Highland, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Pavey — married 25 Feb 1864 in Highland, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 2 May 1883 at age 53 in New Market, Highland, Ohio, United States

Biography

Martha was born in 1829. She was the daughter of James Dunn and Mary Ayars. She first married in 1847 to Adam Link. Martha was mentioned as Martha "Link" in the will of her father dated 28 Oct, 1848.

Martha was widowed with four children when Adam Link died in 1857. She again married in 1864 to Samuel Pavey as his third wife. Her marriage to Samuel ended tragically in 1879 with her son John Link standing trial for the murder of Pavey and one of his sons by a previous marriage. Transcripts of the 1880 hearings were published daily in The Highland Weekly News until John was acquitted by a jury who unanimously agreed the shooting deaths were in self-defense.

She passed away a few years later in 1883. The Highland Weekly News reported Her son, John, who was absent at the time of her death, did not reach here in time to see her remains buried. On last Saturday morning he had his mother taken up for his benefit and her only brother living, Mr. Dunn, of Taylorsville. Martha had stated at John's trial he had periodically resided with her brother David in Taylorsville after she had married Samuel Pavey.

Sources

• Will of father, James Dunn, dated 28 October, 1848 Highland Co. OH. Wills Vol. 4. p. 420

• "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZZ5G-MHT2 : 1 January 2021), Adam Link and Martha S Dunn, 1847.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQ8-644 : 22 December 2020), Martha Link in household of Adam Link, New Market, Highland, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCGV-BCS : 11 November 2020), Martha Link, 1860.

• "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZNX-F9P : 26 August 2019), Samuel Pavey and Martha S. Link, 25 Feb 1864; citing Marriage, Highland, Ohio, United States, v7 p789 cn19, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M62K-H6W : 3 January 2021), Martha S Parey in entry for Samuel Parey, 1870.

• [1] The Highland Weekly News (Hillsboro, Ohio) 27 May 1880. News story titled "John's Jeopardy"

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M89W-16D : 15 September 2017), Martha S Pavey, New Market, Highland, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 50, sheet 450B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,033.

• [2]Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 31 January 2021), memorial page for Martha Dunn Pavey (25 Oct 1829–2 Apr 1883), Find a Grave Memorial no. 46382630, citing New Market Baptist Church Cemetery, New Market, Highland County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave (contributor 8) .