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Female Martha Jane EPPERSON Click to view Martha Jane EPPERSON in the family tree

Martha Jane was born on December 5th, 1837 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, In.  Martha Jane's father was CHARLES EPPERSON and her mother was Martha WOOLERY.  Her paternal grandparents were Charles EPPERSON and Sarah Love LAMB; her maternal grandparents are Peter WOOLERY and Ann POWELL. She had seven brothers and five sisters, named John S., Hiram T., Charles Gilchrist, Charles Gilchrist, William Wallace, Edwin Albert, Edwin Albert, Mary Eleanor, Minerva A., Minerva A., Christina Elizabeth and Christina Elizabeth.  She was the fourth oldest of the thirteen children.  She died at the age of 76 in 1913.1 


Martha Jane's family with Josephus Pryor Wood

‌Martha Jane and Josephus Pryor were married in a religious ceremony on June 24th, 1855.  They had three sons and five daughters, named David Hamilton, Jacob Charles, Wilford B., Alice Arominta, Lena, Hattie, Della E. and Nannie E..

1 Houghton, Betty Wood.  History of Isaac, John, and Noah Wood Family.  Portage, WI.  1990
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