Martha F. Cheely (1832 - aft. 1900)

Born Feb 1832 in Brunswick, Virginia, United States

Wife of John James Cheely — married 12 Dec 1856 in Brunswick County, Virginia, United States

Died after 1900 after age 67 in Brunswick, Virginia, United States [uncertain]

Biography

Martha lived in Brunswick County, Virginia

Martha was born about 1831. The 1850 US Census records 19 year-old Martha in the home of her parents, Thomas and Louisa Cheely, in Brunswick County, Virginia.^[1]

She married John James Cheely on December 12, 1856. ^[2] She and John had two sons, William^[3] and Jefferson Davis.^[4] Her husband died during the Civil War.^[5]

In April of 1888, Martha applied for a widow's pension based on her husband's service during the Civil War. She had never remarried. Her application was made in Brunswick, Virginia.^[6]

The 1900 US Census finds Martha living with her son, Jefferson Davis Cheely, in Sturgeon District, Brunswick, Virginia.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M88R-2W6 : 12 April 2016), Martha Cheely in household of Thomas W Cheely, Brunswick county, Brunswick, Virginia, United States; citing family 120, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRQN-PQS : 11 February 2018), John J. Cheely and Martha F. Cheely, 12 Dec 1856; citing Brunswick, Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 30,659.
3. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR79-Z8Y : 11 February 2018), Martha F. in entry for William H. Cheely and Lucy M. Samford, 19 Feb 1890; citing Brunswick, Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 30,661.
4. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR79-ZZY : 11 February 2018), Martha F. in entry for Jeff Davis Cheely and India V. Gray, 22 Jan 1890; citing Brunswick, Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 30,661
5. ↑ "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5TP-Y53 : 10 March 2018), Martha F. Chuly Or Cheely in entry for Jno. J. Chuly Or Cheely, 18 Mar 1862; citing Richmond, Virginia, reference it 2 p 66 ln 252; FHL microfilm 2,056,974.
6. ↑ Library of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows; Collection #: CP-1_003; Roll #: 3; Roll Description: Bedford County (surnames Preas - W) to Campbell County (surnames A - Frazer). Source Information: Ancestry.com. Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMFK-Z6J : accessed 22 October 2018), Martha F Cheely in household of Jeff D Cheely, Sturgeon District (west part), Brunswick, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 14, sheet 1A, family 4, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,702.