Martha (Robertson) Bratcher (abt. 1839 - aft. 1900)

Born about Apr 1839 in Shelby County, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died after 1900 after about age 60 in Clark County, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

Martha was born about 1837 to Riley Robertson and Caroline Collins. She was enumerated in the household of Riley Robinson in 1850 as age 13 born in Alabama.^[1]

According to the 1860 Census, taken on the 27th of June 1860, Martha Robertson had married James H Bratcher within the year. The 1860 Census for Walton County, Florida enumerated "James H Brcher", age 26 born in North Carolina, and Martha, age 21 born in Alabama.^[2] Household 316 of Riley Robinson and Caroline Robinson was enumerated below James and Martha. The family had migrated to Shelby county Alabama by 1870 where the household of 39 year-old James Batcher was enumerated.^[3] Others enumerated in the household were:

• Martha, age 33, born Alabama
• Mary J, age 9, born Florida
• Joseph, age 8, born Alabama
• George, age 4, born Alabama
• Alfred, age 2, born Alabama
• Noah J, age 3 months, born Alabama
• Caroline Robinson, age 57, born Georgia
• Martha [Martin] Robinson, male, age 15, born Alabama

The family appeared to be migratory farm workers. By 1880 the family was documented in Arkansas. The household of "James H. Bacher" was enumerated on the 1880 Census for Clark County, Arkansas with:^[4]

• James H., age 51, born North Carolina, both parents born in North Carolina
• wife Martha, age 45, born Alabama, both parents born in Georgia
• daughter, Mary J, age 18, born Florida
• son, Joseph, age 17, born Alabama
• son, George W, age 14, born Alabama
• son, Thomas, age 12, born Alabama
• son, Noah, age 10, born Alabama,
• son, O D, age 3, born Arkansas
• son, Robert, age 1, born Arkansas

James died before 1794, and Marthy Bratcher [faded record transcribed as Dorothy], age 61, widow, born Apr 1839, in Alabama as well as son, J. Noah, and daughter, Roxie A. (born 1884), were enumerated in the household of son, P. Joseph Bratcher in Terre Noire, Clark County, Arkansas on the 1900 Census.^[5] P. JOSEPH was recorded as age 40, born June 1860, married 13 years, had six children with six still living, and born in Alabama.

Children

Children of James H. Bratcher born to Martha were:

1. Mary J. BratcherJ (1861-1902)
2. P. Joseph Bratcher (1860 - died )
3. George W. Bratcher (1866- died )
4. Thomas Alford Bratcher (1869-1913)
5. Noah Jack Bratcher (1870- died )
6. Ollie Burnett Bratcher (1877-1950 )
7. Robert James Bratcher (1878-1941 )
8. Roxie Ader Bratcher (1884-1964 )

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (9 April 2016), Alabama > Shelby > Shelby county > 9th Jan[?] 1850, household 833, line 22, citing Martha in household of Riley Robinson. image 128 of 174; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 24 March 2017), Florida > Walton > Not Stated > Page No. 47, 27 June 1860, household 314, line 16-18, citing household of James H. Brcher, image 47 of 65; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 6 June 2019), Alabama > Shelby > Beat 1 > Page No. 29, 1 July 1870, household 198, line 18-26, image 29 of 32; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (24 December 2015), Arkansas > Clark > Terre Noire > ED 31 > Page No. 38, 17 June 1880, household 309, line 21-29, citing household of Bacher, James H. image 8 of 25; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (5 August 2014), Arkansas > Clark > ED 14 Terre Noire Township > Sheet 1A and 1B 1 June 1900, Household 9, Page 1B, line 51, citing Bratcher, Martha in household of Bratcher, P. Joseph image 1 of 20; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• 1850 United States Federal Census, Alabama, Shelby, Not Stated, household 833, lines 17-26, 9th___, 1850, Roll: M432_14; Page: 233B; Image: 730. Ancestry.com [database on-line], image 125 of 171, citing household of Riley Robinson. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.