Martha Jane (Walker) McNair (1897 - 1991)

Born 15 Mar 1897 in Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Abraham Lincoln McNair Sr. — married 14 Jan 1920 in Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 24 Sep 1991 at age 94 in Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Martha (Walker) McNair is a part of US Black heritage.

Martha (Walker) McNair was born in North Carolina.

Martha Jane Walker^[1] was born March 15, 1897 in Plymouth, North Carolina, to parents Anthony Walker and Martha Jane Baker; her parents were ages 46 and 43 respectively at the time^[2][3]. Martha lived in Washington and Edgecombe counties for the duration of her life^[4][5][6], marrying Abraham Lincoln McNair Sr. on January 14, 1920, at the age of 22; they married at her father's home^[7]. They were the parents of at least 9 children (7 sons and 3 daughters), with only 4 living to adulthood (3 sons and 1 daughter).

She and Abraham purchased their home at 502 Wilson Street in Plymouth for only $400^[8]; a home they rebuilt after a fire destroyed it in the 1950s. Martha outlived her husband, who died in 1974, and lived until September 24, 1991^[9][10]. She was buried September 28, 1991, in the family cemetery, the Rufus McNair Cemetery, in Plymouth, North Carolina^[11].

Sources

1. ↑ FamilySearch Family Tree profile
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS19-WC9 : accessed 19 May 2021), Marthey Walker in household of Anthony Walker, Plymouth Township (south part), Washington, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 95, sheet 15A, family 263, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,222.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML3P-CBS : accessed 19 May 2021), Martha Walker in household of Anthony Walker, Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 111, sheet 4A, family 59, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1131; FHL microfilm 1,375,144.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ2M-5JK : 2 February 2021), Martha Jane McNair in entry for Abraham L McNair, 1920.
5. ↑ United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW7H-3BJ : 9 January 2021), Martha J McNair in household of Abarham McNair, Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 94-4, sheet 10B, line 58, family 149, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2984.
6. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FMS-6R9B : Fri Jul 28 01:04:33 UTC 2023), Entry for Abraham L McNair and Martha J McNair, 1 May 1950.
7. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L94J-BVL4?cc=1726957&wc=QD8P-DYS%3A1588773525%2C1588773529 : 22 December 2016), Washington > Marriage licenses, 1917-1923, vol 6-8 > image 847 of 1700; North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History.
8. ↑ Deed: 502 Wilson Street, Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina for the home of Abraham and Martha McNair. From family personal collection. Available: https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/13482272
9. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89G8-T9LN-K?cc=1584959 : 31 July 2014), > image 1 of 1; State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh.
10. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J1QP-W2H : 8 January 2021), Martha W Mcnair, Sep 1991; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
11. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2N-2KGK : 15 December 2020), Mattie, ; Burial, Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States of America, Rufus McNair Cemetery; citing record ID 70210928, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.