Marthena Jane Perry1,2,3,4,5

Family Chart
ID# 16759, (1852 - 1922)
FatherJames Perry6,7 (abt 1820 - bef 1880)
MotherMarthena Ryon6,7,8 (abt 1824 - )

Key Events:

Birth: Mar 1852, Indiana9,10,11
Marriage: 28 Sep 1871, Jasper Co., Illinois, Elkanah C. Terhune (17 May 1846 - 15 Jun 1922)12,13,14
Death: 17 Aug 192215,11
Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Newton, Jasper Co., Illinois16
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb

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Narrative:

     Marthena Jane Perry was born in Mar 1852 in Indiana.9,10,11
     She appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Fugit Twp., Decatur Co., Indiana, in the household of her parents, James Perry and Marthena Ryon.17
     She moved to Illinois with her parents by 1870. She appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Willow Hill, Jasper Co., Illinois, in the household of her parents, James Perry and Marthena Ryon.18
     Marthena married Elkanah C. Terhune, son of James B. Terhune and Martha M. Cobb, on 28 Sep 1871 in Jasper Co., Illinois.12,13,14
     Marthena and Elkanah moved to Indiana about 1877. They appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Seymour, Jackson Co., Indiana, on West Tipton St., enumerated 7 Jun 1880. Their children Willard and Sarah were listed as living with them, as was her mother, Marthena Ryon, and her sister, Josephene T. Perry.19
     Marthena and Elkanah returned to Indiana by 1900. They appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Newton, Jasper Co., Illinois, on Jourdau St., enumerated 6 Jun 1900, reporting that the couple owned their home, free of mortgage.20
     Marthena and Elkanah returned to Illinois by 1910. They appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Urbana, Champaign Co., Illinois, at 1410 Eads, enumerated 21 Apr 1910, reporting they rented their home. Their children Willard and Sarah were listed as living with them. Sarah was listed in their household as single, obviously in error, as she also appeared next door, at 1408 Eads, with her husband, Walter Burke, and their children Vivian, Alice, Charles, and Marvin.21
     Marthena and Elkanah appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Urbana, Champaign Co., Illinois, at 1406 West Hill, enumerated 2 Jan 1920, reporting they owned their home, free of mortgage. Their daughter Sarah was listed as living with them, as were her husband, Walter Burke, and their children Vivian, Alice, Charles, and Marvin.22
     Her husband died on 15 Jun 1922 in Newton, Jasper Co., Illinois.23,24,25
     Marthena applied for a widow's pension based on her late husband's Civil War service on 5 Jul 1922, which was approved 6 Sep 1922, for $30 per month, effective on the application date.26,27
     Marthena died on 17 Aug 1922 at age 70.15,11 She was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Newton, Jasper Co., Illinois.16

Children:
     Children with Elkanah C. Terhune:

  • Willard Ira Terhune28,29,30 (21 Jul 1874 - 15 Sep 1945)
  • Sarah Alice Terhune31,32,33 (29 Oct 1879 - 22 Jul 1939)

Citations

  1. [S1575] James Perry household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows name as Marth J. Perry.
  2. [S1531] James Perry household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows name as Martha Perry.
  3. [S1544] Elkanah Terhune household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows name as Jennie Terhune, and her husband's mother-in-law and sister-in-law both with surname Perry.
  4. [S1526] Elkanah C. Terhune household, 1900 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows name as Jane Terhune.
  5. [S11646] Elkany Terhune household, 1920 U.S. Census, Champaign Co., Illinois, shows name as Janie Terhune.
  6. [S1575] James Perry household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  7. [S1531] James Perry household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  8. [S1544] Elkanah Terhune household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows Marthena as the mother-in-law of Jennie's husband.
  9. [S1575] James Perry household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 8 and state.
  10. [S1526] Elkanah C. Terhune household, 1900 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows month, year, age 48, and state.
  11. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 59059436, Marthena Jane Terhune, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  12. [S3560] "Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935," FamilySearch.org, record for E. C. Terhune and Janie Perie, citing FHL #1312611, shows date, county and state.
  13. [S1544] Elkanah Terhune household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows married.
  14. [S1526] Elkanah C. Terhune household, 1900 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows married 28 years.
  15. [S11653] Elkanah C. Terhune, Pension Payment Cards, shows date.
  16. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 59059436, Marthena Jane Terhune, includes tombstone photo.
  17. [S1575] James Perry household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
  18. [S1531] James Perry household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois.
  19. [S1544] Elkanah Terhune household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana.
  20. [S1526] Elkanah C. Terhune household, 1900 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois.
  21. [S11643] Elkanah Therhune household, 1910 U.S. Census, Champaign Co., Illinois.
  22. [S11646] Elkany Terhune household, 1920 U.S. Census, Champaign Co., Illinois.
  23. [S3462] "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Elkanah C. Terhune, shows date, city, county, and state.
  24. [S11652] Elkanah C. Terhune, Organization Index to Pension Files, shows date, town, and state.
  25. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 18673299, Elkanah Cobb Terhune, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  26. [S11652] Elkanah C. Terhune, Organization Index to Pension Files, shows filing date and certificate number.
  27. [S11653] Elkanah C. Terhune, Pension Payment Cards, shows effective and certificate dates and rate.
  28. [S1544] Elkanah Terhune household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows him as the son of her husband.
  29. [S11643] Elkanah Therhune household, 1910 U.S. Census, Champaign Co., Illinois, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  30. [S3462] "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Willard Ira Terhune.
  31. [S1544] Elkanah Terhune household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows Sarah as the daughter of Jennies's husband.
  32. [S11643] Elkanah Therhune household, 1910 U.S. Census, Champaign Co., Illinois, shows the girl as daughter of Marethenea's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  33. [S11647] Sadie Alice Walter, Certificate of Death.