Martha Jane DysonAge: 45 years1856–1902
- Name
- Martha Jane Dyson
- Given names
- Martha Jane
- Surname
- Dyson
 Birth | May 22, 1856 46 37 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 7 months)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Census | July 25, 1860 (Age 4 years) |
 Birth of a sister | Sarah Celestia Dyson August 8, 1861 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a father | John Dyson December 19, 1864 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 4 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Census | February 3, 1870 (Age 13 years) Note: In 1870 Census, she was listed in a Hospital Ward as Blind |
| Family Relationships | Families - Hendrickson, Lee, Van Cleaf, Broughard, Morris, Jackson, Dyson, Wood from 1836 to 1870 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 10 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 10 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 12 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 21 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a mother | Sarah A Broughard July 31, 1882 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | John B Van Cleaf about 1883 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 41 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a half-brother | John M Jackson Jr March 5, 1901 (Age 44 years) |
 Death | April 28, 1902 (Age 45 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Hill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Dyson Birth: 1810 — Harrison, Kentucky, United States Death: December 19, 1864 — Rock Island, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Sarah A Broughard Birth: June 19, 1818 — Ohio, United States Death: July 31, 1882 — Lebanon, Boone, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: 1855 — Indiana, United States |
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17 months herself |
Martha Jane Dyson Birth: May 22, 1856 46 37 — Indiana, United States Death: April 28, 1902 — Lebanon, Boone, Indiana, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Sarah Celestia Dyson Birth: August 8, 1861 51 43 — Indiana, United States Death: July 26, 1914 — Lebanon, Boone, Indiana, United States |
| Mother’s family with Garrett W Van Cleaf |
| step-father |
Garrett W Van Cleaf Birth: May 5, 1818 — New Jersey, United States Death: August 26, 1890 — New Utrecht, Kings, New York, United States |
| mother |
Sarah A Broughard Birth: June 19, 1818 — Ohio, United States Death: July 31, 1882 — Lebanon, Boone, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: December 5, 1836 — Boone, Indiana, United States |
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2 years half-brother |
John B Van Cleaf Birth: about 1838 19 19 — Indiana, United States Death: about 1883 — Indiana, United States |
| Mother’s family with John M Jackson |
| step-father |
John M Jackson Birth: about 1806 — North Carolina, United States Death: about 1861 — Cass, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
Sarah A Broughard Birth: June 19, 1818 — Ohio, United States Death: July 31, 1882 — Lebanon, Boone, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: August 7, 1847 — Boone, Indiana, United States |
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3 years half-brother |
Isaac C Jackson Birth: about 1850 44 31 — Indiana, United States Death: |
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2 years half-brother |
John M Jackson Jr Birth: May 1, 1852 46 33 — Cass, Indiana, United States Death: March 5, 1901 — Lebanon, Center Township, Boone, Indiana, United States |
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-6 years half-sister |
Rebecca Moore Van Cleaf Birth: about 1845 — Indiana, United States Death: |
Martha Jane Dyson has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - John Dyson - Household
Nineveh, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Martha Jane Dyson - Household
Hospital Ward (Blind) Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
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| Census | In 1870 Census, she was listed in a Hospital Ward as Blind | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Family Relationships | This research is based on the data I have been able to find as of Oct 8, 2022. This represents the current family relationships at this time and can clearly change if more/different information is found in the future.
The research include the following families: Hendrickson, Lee, Van Cleaf, Broughard, Morris, Jackson, Dyson, and Wood. I found that some adults had multiple marriages as well as several foster children living amongs the families noted. Some of the children had identifiable biological parents; but, lived part of their childhood as foster children in up to two different families.
I have assumed that if a child was over the age of 18; then he/she would be considered as an adult and not needing formal Guardianship parents. However, if a child was younger than 18 and living in a family with a different surname, then those adults would be considered their Guardians by default. If a child was living with his mother's second or third spouse, then no Guardianship would be needed. Instead, he was just living with his biological mother and step father. |