Martha Rich

1795 - 1859  (63 years)

• Name	Martha Rich
  Birth	3 Sep 1795	, , , Georgia, USA   [1]
  Alt. Death	Her grave marker does not provide a birth date and only provides a only the year 1848 as the date of death.  This cannot be correct because she was enumerated in the 1850 census with her daughter, Melvina, and her son-in-law, Leonidas Duke(s), as a 53 year old [which would be consistent with a birth year of about 1797].  According to one researcher, the family Bible of Leonidas P. Duke, Sr., husband of Martha's daughter, Melvina Fenn Duke, lists Martha's exact date of death as 10 May 1859.
  Census: Federal	1820	, , Laurens County, Georgia, USA   [2]
  	male 26-45: Elijah Fann [at abt 32] female 16-26 [Martha at abt 25] female <10 [Eliza at abt abt 9] female <10 [Sarah Ann at abt 7] male <10 [William at abt 6] female <10 [Letty at abt 4] female <10 [Lucile at abt 1] female >45
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  Move	Abt 1824	, , Decatur County, Georgia, USA
  Census: Federal	1830	, Boykin, Miller County, Georgia, USA   [3]
  	male 40-50: Elijah Fenn [at abt 42] female 30-40 [Martha at abt 35] female 15-20 [Eliza at abt 19] female 10-15 [Sarah Ann at abt 17?] male 15-20 [William at abt 16] female 10-15 [Letty at abt 14] female 10-15 [Lucile at abt 11] female 10-15 [Mary Polly at abt 9?] female 5-10 [Melvena at abt 8] female 5-10 [Catherine at abt 6] female <5 [Carolyn at abt 3] male <5 [John at abt 1] male 70-80
  Census: Federal	8 Nov 1850	, District 25, Early County, Georgia, USA   [4]
  	1) Leonides P. Dukes, male age 38, farmer, $200 real estate, born in GA 2) Melvina Dukes, female age 28, born in GA, cannot read or write 3) William G. Dukes, male age 6, born in GA 4) Martha Dukes, female age 4, born in GA 5) Leonides Jr. Dukes, male age 3, born in GA 6) Benjamin J. Dukes, male age 7/12, born in GA 7) Martha Fenn, female age 53, born in GA, cannot read or write, attended school 8) Alsted Fenn, female age 15, born in GA 9) Eltha Fenn, female age 11, born in GA
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  Petition	21 Jul 1855	, , Early County, Georgia, USA
  	Martha filed a petition dated 21 Jul 1855 in Decatur County for a bounty land grant based on her husband's service in the War of 1812. She claimed she was 67 years old at the time of filing, which would be consistent with a birth year of about 1787. Please note, this source has not yet been verified by the author of this web site.  The claim is filed as #42382-160-55 and the original will be examined as soon as time permits.
  County Formation	1856
  	Miller County was formed out of Early County
  Death	10 May 1859	, , Miller County, Georgia, USA   [1]
  Burial	Mothers Home Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery, Boykin, Miller County, Georgia, USA   [1, 5]
  Person ID	I423	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2011

  
  

  Father	Stephen Rich,   b. Between 1760 and 1770   d. Aft 1832, , , Emanuel County, Georgia, USA (Age ~ 73 years)
  Mother	Abiah [--?--],   b. Between 1760 and 1770   d. 1849 (Age ~ 89 years)
  Family ID	F1301	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elijah Fenn,   b. 17 Jul 1788, , , , Georgia, USA d. 6 Jan 1844, , , Miller County (was Early), Georgia, USA (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1807	, , Burke County, Georgia, USA   [5, 6]
  Children	+ 1. Eliza Fenn,   b. 23 Aug 1811, , , Montgomery County, Georgia, USA d. 17 Sep 1897, , Coffee Springs, Geneva County, Alabama, USA (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural] + 2. Sarah Fenn,   b. Abt 1813, , , Laurens County, Georgia, USA d. Between 1880 and 1900, , , Decatur County, Georgia, USA (Age ~ 67 years)  [Father: natural] + 3. William Fenn, Sr.,   b. Abt 1814, , , Laurens County, Georgia, USA d. Between 1855 and 1858 (Age ~ 41 years)  [Father: natural] + 4. Letty Fenn,   b. 26 Apr 1816, , , Laurens County, Georgia, USA d. 15 Feb 1857, , , Decatur County, Georgia, USA (Age 40 years) + 5. Lucile Fenn,   b. Abt 1819, , , Laurens County, Georgia, USA d. 1873 (Age ~ 54 years) + 6. Mary Fenn,   b. Abt 1821, , , Laurens County, Georgia, USA d. Aft 8 Nov 1850, , , Early County, Georgia, USA (Age ~ 29 years) + 7. Melvina Fenn,   b. Abt 1822, , , Laurens County, Georgia, USA d. 1899, , , Calhoun County, Georgia, USA (Age ~ 77 years)  [Father: natural] + 8. Catherine Fenn,   b. Abt 1824, , , Laurens County, Georgia, USA d. 4 Jun 1899, , , Miller County, Georgia, USA (Age ~ 75 years)  [Father: natural]   9. Carolyn Fenn,   b. 1827, , , Decatur County, Georgia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural] + 10. John F. Fenn,   b. Abt 1829, , , Decatur County, Georgia, USA d. Between 1880 and 1900, , , Macon County, Alabama, USA (Age ~ 51 years)  [Father: natural]   11. Rhoda Ann Fenn,   b. Abt 1830, , , Decatur County, Georgia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 12. Martha Jane Fenn,   b. Abt 1831, , , Decatur County, Georgia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural] + 13. Zelphia Fenn,   b. Abt 1833, , , Decatur County, Georgia, USA d. Aft 4 Jun 1880, , , , Georgia, USA (Age ~ 47 years) + 14. Alsia Fenn,   b. Abt 1835, , , Decatur County, Georgia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F185	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2011

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 3 Sep 1795 - , , , Georgia, USA Marriage - Abt 1807 - , , Burke County, Georgia, USA Census: Federal - 1820 - , , Laurens County, Georgia, USA Move - Abt 1824 - , , Decatur County, Georgia, USA Census: Federal - 1830 - , Boykin, Miller County, Georgia, USA Census: Federal - 8 Nov 1850 - , District 25, Early County, Georgia, USA Petition - 21 Jul 1855 - , , Early County, Georgia, USA Death - 10 May 1859 - , , Miller County, Georgia, USA Burial - - Mothers Home Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery, Boykin, Miller County, Georgia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Gail Rich Nestor. "Martha Rich". A Family Tree from Roots to Buds. https://roots2buds.net/getperson.php?personID=I423&tree=nestortree (accessed May 21, 2024).