Martha A. Taylor

1858 - 1931  (~ 72 years)

• Name	Martha A. Taylor
  Birth	Sep 1858	Alabama, United States
  	Based on census responses, her parents might have been from Georgia or Alabama. She was likely born 1856-1858. There are several likely candidate families in Alabama and Mississippi that need more research to narrow down which might be hers. Minnie's delayed birth certificate says she was born in Tennessee and was 29 when Minnie was born.
  Gender	Female
  Census	25 Jun 1880	Bridge Bend Township, Prairie, Arkansas, United States   [1]
  Census	14 Jun 1900	Oliver Springs Township, Crawford, Arkansas, United States   [2]
  Census	23 Apr 1910	Oliver Springs Township, Crawford, Arkansas, United States   [3]
  Census	7 Feb 1920	Osage, Oklahoma, United States   [4]
  	Address: Bigheart Township
  	In the famiy of George W Shifflett & Minnie Z Shifflett, a Martha S Anner is listedas George's mother-in-law. Since he has been married only once, this must be Minnie's mother. So this is our Martha / Susan. She is listed as 64 years old and widowed, born in Alabama.
  Census	11 Apr 1930	Creek Township, Creek, Oklahoma, United States   [5]
  	In 1930, Martha is shown as Martha Jones, living in the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Oklahoma. She says that she is 73 years old (b. abt. 1857) and was 16 when she was first married. That's a bit later than earlier censuses would indicate.
  Name	Susan Taylor  [6]
  	She seems to have gone by both names.
  _AMTID	162485319865:1030:191555462
  _FSFTID	948K-3WX
  _UID	CE8A7B7706014AC6B25F3A82C902488ECF3F
  Death	11 Sep 1931	Creek, Oklahoma, United States
  	In the Oklahoma death index, there is a Martha A. Jones listed as having died on 11 Sep 1931. However, the death certificates are not open records in Oklahoma and require considerable proof to obtain. Therefore, this may not be a great record to pursue to get more data on Martha.
  Person ID	I5886	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	28 May 2023

  
  

  Family 1	John H. Dickson,   b. 1836, Alabama, United States d. Aft 1892, Arkansas, United States (Age > 57 years)  [6]
  Marriage License	11 Sep 1872	Desoto, Mississippi, United States   [7]
  	W.W. Whitten, security.
  Marriage	12 Sep 1872	Desoto, Mississippi, United States   [7, 8]
  Children	+ 1. Cecil Noyle Dickson,   b. 20 Aug 1876, Mississippi, United States d. 10 Nov 1931, Rudy, Crawford, Arkansas, United States (Age 55 years) + 2. Robert Harrison Dickson,   b. 12 Aug 1878, Coldwater, Tate, Mississippi, United States d. 18 Nov 1942, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States (Age 64 years) + 3. Minnie Zarada Dickson,   b. 12 Nov 1879, Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States d. 20 Aug 1961, Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma, United States (Age 81 years) + 4. Walter Joseph Dickson,   b. 12 Mar 1883, Senatobia, Tate, Mississippi, United States d. 11 May 1961, Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, United States (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F1352	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Jack A. Jones,   b. 5 Nov 1851, Alabama, United States d. 21 Nov 1916, Rudy, Crawford, Arkansas, United States (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	11 Jan 1890	Crawford, Arkansas, United States   [9]
  Children	+ 1. Adda Jones,   b. 7 Apr 1890, Crawford, Arkansas, United States d. 21 Sep 1960, Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma, United States (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F1353	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Sep 1858 - Alabama, United States Marriage License - 11 Sep 1872 - DeSoto, Mississippi, United States Marriage - 12 Sep 1872 - DeSoto, Mississippi, United States Census - 25 Jun 1880 - Bridge Bend Township, Prairie, Arkansas, United States Marriage - 11 Jan 1890 - Crawford, Arkansas, United States Census - 14 Jun 1900 - Oliver Springs Township, Crawford, Arkansas, United States Census - 23 Apr 1910 - Oliver Springs Township, Crawford, Arkansas, United States Census - Address: Bigheart Township - 7 Feb 1920 - Osage, Oklahoma, United States Census - 11 Apr 1930 - Creek Township, Creek, Oklahoma, United States Death - 11 Sep 1931 - Creek, Oklahoma, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Martha remains a mystery. While a marriage record for a J.H. Dickson to Martha A. Taylor exists in Desoto Co., MS in 1873, no other Taylor information has been found. In 1870, a J. Dickson appears to be enumerated with a Wm. Taylor family in Desoto Co. But no Martha is in that family. In the 1880 Prairie Co., AR census, Martha and John Dickson are enumerated. However, after that, Martha's name gets difficult to trace. She is enumerated with Jack A. Jones in 1900, but the name given is Emma. Maybe that's M. A. One of her step-daughters was named Emma, as well. However, in the marriage return for her marriage to Jack Jones, she is listed as Mrs. Sue Dickson. MARRIAGE: IGI M516843, 1051 Though I found her in the 1880 census for sure, I'm not certain about 1900. I found the household of Jack A. Jones, her second husband, as well as her children in this household. But, in 1880, she is listed as Martha A. and in 1900 she is listed as Emma S. The length of the marriage is such, though that I think this must be the same person.Her father and mother are reported from GA in 1900. 1900 census lists her birthdate as Sept. 1858. Perhaps the key to finding Martha is to concentrate on her children by her second marriage. Maybe the Jones family has some information. Moreover, Clida Taylor is listed as a step-niece of Jack Jones in the 1900 census. That gives credence to the Taylor connection. Probably she is the daughter of one of Martha's brothers. Look for Taylors near the Jones family in Arkansas, as well as near them in Mississippi and Alabama (near Dicksons). In the 1880 census, Martha reports that she has had 6 children, of whom 5 are living. In the 1910 census, it says she has had only 1 child. From this, I would surmise that there were two children with Jack Jones, one of whom who died Perhaps, she was Martha Susannah Taylor. There is a Taylor family on the next page of the census in 1870 with a Susannah, age 12, which would fit Martha. See Desoto Co, T5R7, dwelling 372. It appears that her mother is Martha and that she has an older brother W. A. Taylor. This leaves us still with no father for her. --- Given that Martha A. Taylor is later on known as Susannah, let's focus on that. Just one page over from the David Dickson family in the 1870 census, there is a W.A. Taylor family with a daughter, Susannah. She was born in 1858 in Alabama, which is consistent with what has always been reported for the wife of John H. Dickson. This may be a really good lead. This family is headed by W.A. Taylor, but he is only 22 years old. I would propose that he is an older brother to Susannah. There is a Martha that is 40 years old that is likely the mother.

  
  

• Sources

  [S597] 1880 US Federal Census, Prairie Co., AR, Bridge Bend Township; ED 247; page 211; dwelling 218, fmaily 218; John H. Dickson. [S591] 1900 US Federal Census, Crawford Co, AR, Oliver Springs; ED 55; sheet 7A; dwelling 117, family 118; Jack A. Jones. [S581] 1910 US Federal Census, Crawford Co, AR, Oliver Springs; ED 4; sheet 9A; dwelling 155, family 155; J.A. Jones. [S1892] 1920 US Federal Census, Osage Co, OK, Bigheart Township; 75; Sheet 12B; Dwelling 14, Family 15; George W Shifflett. [S634] 1930 US Federal Census, Creek Co, OK, Creek Township; ED 19-8; p. 6A; dwelling 87, family 89; George W. Shifflett. [S1846] Ancestry, Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917, 2 September 2022; Minnie Zarada Dickson, Crawford County, 12 Nov 1879. This is a delayed birth cerificate, issued in 1944. [S2012] RLP, FamilySearch, Mississippi, Desoto, Record of marriages, 1845-1860, 1865-1951, 10 December 2023; Marriages, white, v. E-F, 1867-1877, Marriage Book F, p. 266, J.H. Dickson to Martha A Taylor. [S639] Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935, 26 May 2012; J.H. Dickson to Martha Taylor, 11 Dec 1872, Desoto County. [S264] John A. Jones Mrs. Sue Dickson Marriage Return 11.