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John Mather & Martha G Haigh

Taken on October 26th, 1897 and sourced from Ancestry Family Trees.

1897 John Mather & Martha Haigh

This picture was taken on October 26th, 1897 and sourced from Ancestry Family Trees.

Family Picture Notes
- Extract of Marriage Index

John and Martha were married in a religious ceremony on October 26th, 1897 in Massachusetts (MA). They had a son and a daughter, named Robert and Margaret.

Personal Details
- John Mather
  John was born on March 2nd, 1839 in Bolton.¹
  - Birth Notes
    - Not the John, son of Robert and Mary Ann. That John was from Pendleton, baptised at Manchester and his father was a machine printer.
      
      Born 2 Mar 1839 according to US Naturalization Record Indexes,
      
      Aged 12 in 1851, born Bolton
      Aged 22 in 1861, born Bolton
      Aged 27 in 1870, born England (with Betsey 25)
      
      Aged 24 in 1870, born England
      Aged 34 in 1880, born England
      Aged 50 in 1897 (when married), born England
      Aged 53 in 1900, born March 1847 England
      Aged 69 in 1910, born England
      
      Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1839
      MATHER John CARR Western Bolton WB/3/241
      
      MATHER, JOHN CARR
      GRO Reference: 1839 M Quarter in BOLTON UNION
      Volume 21 Page 116
  He died at the age of 77 on April 20th, 1916 in Lawrence.²
  - Death Notes
    - Robert was 69 in 1910 and had started using his correct age again. By 1920, he had died and Martha was head of house, Widowed.
      
      U.S. City Directories, 1916, Massachusetts Lawrence
      Mather John (Martha) died Apr 20 1916
      Martha widow, John h 19 Willows.
  Martha G Haigh
  Martha was born in 1872 in Rhode Island (RI).³
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 25 in 1897 (when married a much older John Mather)
  Martha is no longer alive.

Children
- Robert Francis Mather
  Robert was born on August 11th, 1898 in Massachusetts (MA).⁴
  - Birth Notes
    
    Born 11 Aug 1898 (on death record)
    
    Aged 1 in 1900
    Aged 11 in 1910
    Aged 21 in 1920
  He died at the age of 65 on June 3rd, 1964 in California (CA).⁵
  - Death Notes
    
    Name:    Robert Mather
    Social Security Number:    027-03-9691
    Birth Date:    11 Aug 1898
    Issue year:    Before 1951
    Issue State:    Massachusetts
    Last Residence:    91763, Montclair, San Bernardino, California, USA
    Death Date:    Jun 1964
    
    Name:    Robert F Mather
    Social Security #:    027039691
    Gender:    Male
    Birth Date:    11 Aug 1898
    Birth Place:    Massachusetts
    Death Date:    3 Jun 1964
    Death Place:    San Bernardino
    Mother's Maiden Name:    Hogue
  Margaret Mather
  Margaret was born on January 24th, 1902 in Massachusetts (MA).⁶
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 8 in 1910
    
    Name:    Margaret Mather
    Event Type:    Birth
    Birth Date:    24 Jan 1902
    Birth Place:    Lawrence, Massachusetts
    Father Name:    John Mather
    Mother Name:    Martha Haigh

¹ 1870 US Census
² US Public Records Index
³ Certificate - Marriage
⁴ 1900 US Census
⁵ US Social Security Records
⁶ 1910 US Census