Martha J. Anderson

  General Notes:

Notes from Katie Jablonicky:
Martha, husband and children may have migrated to Iowa at the same time as her father and brother, between 1870 and 1880. According to newspaper accounts her husband became afflicted with tuberculosis during his service in the Civil War, and he was probably never very strong. Martha nursed him and her daughter Arzilla in their last days , without herself succumbing to the same malady. In the end, Martha's two daughters and one grandson died of the same disease, and many more grandchildren died before Martha of causes unknown to us. Even her son died young. Carlson states that the 1910 Federal Census for Town of Brandon, Jefferson Twp, Buchanan Co, Iowa, shows Martha living alone, age 69, 3 children, 1 living, born Ohio, parents both born Ohio, own income.
She married George R. Jackson, 27 Dec 1861 in Ohio. Born 13 Jun 1840 in Adams Co, OH. Died 16 Jan 1894 in Buchanan Co, IA. Buried in Brandon Cem, Buchanan Co, IA. Religion Methodist.

Medical: January 25, 1874 Bulletin Journal, Brandon, IA"The subject of this notice, G. R. Jackson, was born in Adams County, Ohio, June 13, 1840 and died at his home in Brandon, Jan 16, 1894. In Dec. 1861, he was married to Martha J. Anderson, and in the spring of 1863 realizing that his help was needed to suppress the war of the rebellion, volunteered in Co C, Ohio [175 Inf]. He moved to Buchanan Co, Iowa, in the fall of 1881, and has resided near Brandon since that time. He leaves a wife and three children, all of whom are living in this county........................................ He was sorely afflicted for years, having contracted his disease while defending his country, which he prized so highly. The funeral services were conducted in the M. E. church on Thurs, conducted by the Rev. Lusted, the IOOF and GAR participated in the burial exercises he having been a member of the orders." Carlson states that the Buchanan County death records show the following: "George R. Jackson, d. Jan. 16, 1894, 9 a.m., postmaster, married, born Ohio, d. Brandon, pulmonary TB, piles for 16 years. Buried Brandon Jan. 18, 1894, Jno Bain, Brandon (Dr.) certified death. "

They had the following children:

6 i. Greenbury J. Jackson
7 ii. Arzilla Jackson
8 iii. Clara Jackson

  Noted events in her life were:

• Census, 1850, Clinton, Jefferson, Ohio. ¹
William Anderson, 34, cooper, property $100, born in Ohio. Elizabeth Anderson, 32, bornin Ohio. Martha J. Anderson, 9, born in Ohio. Robert W. Anderson, 7, born in Iowa. John W. Anderson, 2, born in Ohio. Hiram Anderson, 19, carpenter, born in Ohio.

• Census, 1880, Harrison, Benton, Iowa. ²
George Jackson, 40, farmer, born in Ohio. Martha J. Jackson, 39, keeping house, born in Ohio. Arzilla Jackson, 17, born in Ohio. Geunbery Jackson, 13, born in Ohio.

Martha married George R. Jackson on 27 Dec 1861 in , , Ohio. (George R. Jackson was born in 1841 in , , Ohio, died on 16 Jan 1894 in , Buchanan, Iowa and was buried in Brandon Cemetery, Jefferson, Buchanan, Iowa.)

Martha next married Living.