Martha Jensina Marcusen Holmes Hammond

5 April 1850 — 23 August 1935

1 Born at Horsens, Skanderborg, Denmark; daughter of Karen Maria Christensen and Rasmus Marcusen. 2 Baptized in Denmark, 1866. 3 Immigrated to the United States aboard the Manhattan and migrated to the Salt Lake Valley, 1867. 4 Married first Henry Holmes, 1868. 5 Lived in Weber County, Utah Territory. 6 Widowed, 1876. 7 Married second Francis Asbury Hammond as a plural wife, 1881. 8 Settled at Bluff, San Juan County, Utah Territory, circa 1884. 9 Appointed first counselor in the San Juan Stake Relief Society presidency, 1888; later served as president of the San Juan Stake Relief Society. 10 Moved to Moab, Grand County, Utah, circa 1900. 11 Died at Moab. 12 (See Document 4.21)

Footnotes

  1. [1] “Utah Death Certificate Index, 1904–1961,” database and images, Utah State Archives (http://archives.utah.gov, accessed Oct. 2014); from Utah Department of Health, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, series 81448, file no. 13/553 (1935), Martha Jesina [ sic ] Hammond.

  2. [2] Utah death certificate, file no. 13/553. “Early Pioneer Lady Answers Last Call,” Times-Independent (Moab, UT), Aug. 29, 1935, 1.

  3. [3] “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org, accessed Oct. 2014), Martha Jensina Marcussen [ sic ] KWJW-DW5 .

  4. [4] “Mormon Migration,” database, 1840–1932, Mormon Migration (http://mormonmigration.lib.byu.edu, accessed Oct. 2014), Marthe J. Marcusen [ sic ]; extracted from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mormon Immigration Index CD (2000). “Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel,” database, 1847–1868, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel (http://history.lds.org/overlandtravels, accessed Oct. 2014), Martha Jensina Marcusen.

  5. [5] “Family Tree,” database, Martha Jensina Marcussen.

  6. [6] 1870 U.S. census, North Ogden, Weber Co., Utah Territory, p. 449B, Martha Holmes; from NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 1613. 1880 U.S. census, Eden, Weber Co., Utah Territory, p. 470B, M.A. [ sic ] Holmes; from NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 1339. U.S. census digital images from Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com, accessed Oct. 2014).

  7. [7] “Family Tree,” database, Henry Holmes KWNT-L4S .

  8. [8] “Family Tree,” database, Martha Jensina Marcussen.

  9. [9] “Early Pioneer Lady Answers Last Call,” 1. Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia (Salt Lake City: Andrew Jenson History Co., 1901), 1:352–353.

  10. [10] “R.S., Y.L.M.I.A. & P.A. Reports,” Woman’s Exponent 17, no. 17 (Feb. 1, 1889): 134–135. “Early Pioneer Lady Answers Last Call,” 1.

  11. [11] “Early Pioneer Lady Answers Last Call,” 1. 1900 U.S. census, Moab, Grand Co., Utah, p. 4B, Martha Hammond; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com, accessed Aug. 2014); from NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 1683.

  12. [12] Utah death certificate, file no. 13/553.