Martha Wood

  Noted events in her life were:

• Census, 21 Oct 1850, , Buchanan, Missouri, USA. ⁶ 1850 Buchanan County Washington Twp, 21 Oct, [19 Oct]
Wood, John age 52
Nancy 51
Martha 21 [would make the year of birth 1829 not 1827]
Wesley 19
Chatherin 17
Thomas 9
George 3

• Census, 16 Aug 1860, Wolf River Twp, Doniphan, Kansas, USA. ⁷ Bromley (Brumly) Geo W., age 22 (incorrect) b. IN
Martha, age 33 (inconsistant with 1870 Census), b. VA
Mary C, age 8, MO
Elizabeth, age 6, MO
Laura E., age 1, KY (is this correct???)
George is listed as part of the household of Wm. Stillwell age 40.
dwelling 1331, visitation 1202

• Census, 10 Aug 1865, Troy, Doniphan, Kansas, USA. ⁸
Wolf River Twp, Doniphan Co., KS., 10 Aug, 1865, Walnut Grove P.O.
line 33 - dwell 7, fam 8, George W. Bromley, age 36, m, farmer, IN
line 34 - Martha, age 36, f, VA
line 35 - Mary C., age 13, f, MO
line 36 - Laura E. Bromley, age 6, f, KS

• Census, 28 Jul 1870, Wolf River Twp, Doniphan, Kansas, USA. ⁹ http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&indiv=try&h=18038778

Kansas, Doniphan County, Wolf River Twp, 28 Jul 1870, Page 34, Line 25-29
line 25 - Bromley George W, age 40 [inconsistant with 1860 census], m, w, garmer, IN
line 26 - Martha, age 40, f, w, keeping house, VA
line 27 - Mary C., age 17, f, w, MO
line 28 - Laura E, age 10, f, w, KS
line 29 - William E, age 3, m, w, at home, KS

• Census, 10 Jun 1880, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA. ¹⁰ Kansas, Doniphan County, Wolf River Twp, 10 Jun 1880, ED 76, page 12, Lines 6-10
line 6 - Bromley, Martha, w, f, age 52, farming, VA, VA, VA
line 7 - Laura E, w, f, age 21, daughter, KS, IN, VA
line 8 - William E, w, m, age 14, son, KS, IN, VA
line 9 - Stacks, Edward, w, m, age 25, farm laborer, MO, MO, MO
line 10 - Robertson, Charles, w, m, age 24, nephew, farming, MO, IA, VA

• Deed: Sale of Mitchell County land to daughter, 16 Nov 1889, , Mitchell, Kansas, USA. ¹¹
Martha, apparently living in Doniphan County, sells land in Mitchell County, KS., to her daughter Sarah Wyatt who was a resident in Phillips County, KS. - two images attached.

• Census, 1895, Walnut Creek, Mitchell, Kansas, USA. ¹² page 7, Walnut Creek Twp, Glen Elder P.O.,
line 13 - dwell 42, fam 43, Bromley Martha, age 65, f, w, VA
line 14 - Everle Ross, age 14, m, w, KS
line 15 - dwell 43, fam 44, Bromley Ed., age 28, m, w, KS,
line 16 - Mary, age 22, f, w, WI

• Will, 16 Jan 1896, , Mitchell, Kansas, USA. ¹³ Copy of Will*
I Martha Bromley of Mitchell County Kansas being of lawful age and sound mind do make and publish this my last will and testament as follows--
To my son Willaim Edward Bromley I give devise and bequeath the farm on which I live situate in the County of Mitchell and State of Kansas to wit: The South East quarter of section No 21 Township 7 south, Range nine(9) west. To him and his heirs forever.
To Rosco E????igh the boy now living with me I give and bequeath enough from my estate to purchase a team of horses
To my son William Edward Bromley and my daughters Mary Williamson and Laura Wyatt I give devise and bequeath all the residue of the property of which I die seized and possessed share and share a like to them their heirs forever
Witness my hand this sixteenth (16) day of January 1896
Martha Bromley
Witnesses: Levi Cooper, SG Freeman

From the back: Witness acknowledgement

This is a handwritten document, but do not know who wrote it, or when the copy was made. I expect the original is on file in Mitchell County, KS.

• Military: Widow's Pension Terminated, 31 Oct 1896, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA. ¹⁴ No 254938 $12/mo terminated 4 July 1896 because of death of Martha
There are multible files accessable via the attached html database

• Bible: Bromley Births-Deaths 2, 26 Feb 2014, Belleview, King, Washington, USA. ¹⁵ Family Record
Births Deaths
George W. Bromley George W. Bromley
was born departed this life
July 5th A.D. 1829 March 2nd 1875

Martha Bromley Martha Bromley
was born departed this life
June 20th A.D. 1827 March 8th 1896 This event was shared from George W. Bromley

• Bible: Bromley Marriages 5, 26 Feb 2014, Belleview, King, Washington, USA. ² Family Record
Marriages
George W. Bromley
was married to
wife Martha Wood
Oct 18th A.D. 1850

Mary C. Bromley
was married to
James D. Williamson
Jan. 9 1877

Jen L. Bromley was
married to Ira
Wyatt Sept 17, 1882

W. E. Bromley was
married to Mary
A. Sharp Nov 19
1891

William E. Bromley was
married to Mrs. Bessie Vance
Kizer June 18, 1917 This event was shared from George W. Bromley who also shared it with Laura E. Bromley, Mary Catherine Bromley, and William Edward Bromley.

Martha married George W. Bromley, son of Nicholas Brumley and Elizabeth Baird, on 16 Oct 1850 in , Buchanan, Missouri, USA.^{1 2} (George W. Bromley was born on 4 Jul 1829 in , Jefferson, Indiana, USA,^{16 17} died on 2 Mar 1875 in Winthrop, MO. See Notes ^{16 18} and was buried in Mar 1875 in Wolf River Twp, Doniphan, Kansas, USA ⁵.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage, 16 Oct 1850, , Buchanan, Missouri, USA. ²