Martha E. (Collins) Dowden (abt. 1857 - 1889)

Born about 1857 in Jasper, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Edward Pinkney Dowden — married about 1875 (to 6 Feb 1889) in Polk, Texas, United States

Descendants

Died 6 Feb 1889 at about age 32 in Silsbee, Hardin, Texas, United States

Biography

Martha A. Collins, in the United States Census of 1880, is shown as 23 years of age, born in Mississippi. That is most likely Jones County, Mississippi.

Sources

• United States Census, 1880, Precinct #4, Polk County, Texas.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #8363568

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8363568/martha-e-dowden: accessed 20 September 2022), memorial page for Martha E Collins Dowden (1857–6 Feb 1889), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8363568, citing Menard Chapel Cemetery, Segno, Polk County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Deb (contributor 46832182) .

• Survey of Menard Chapel Cemetery, Polk County, Texas Inventoried and Indexed on April 22 & 23, 2000 by Beverly Munson Evins & Joyce McNiel Munson.

Research Notes

The freepages at rootsweb.com are legacy surveys of cemeteries that provide valuable data, but by their very nature, are not complete since additional graves have most likely been placed since the completion of the survey. For historic cemeteries, however, that may no longer be receiving burials, these surveys are still important; furthermore, the effort to record the survey, and to place the data online, is, of course, very important for genealogical research.