Martha Salome Stoneham

b. 16 November 1825, d. 17 January 1884
  • Martha Salome Stoneham was born on 16 November 1825 in Conecuh County, Alabama.
  • She was known as Loma.
  • She married Isaac C. H. Parks on 16 January 1844 in Chambers County, Alabama.
  • Isaac C. H. Parks and Martha Salome Stoneham appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Chambers County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Joseph Floyd Parks. Also in the household were children Mary (age 15), Henry (13), Sarah E. (10) and Lucinda (9), as well as Jane Shrsham (30) and Thomas Gresham (13).
  • Isaac C. H. Parks and Martha Salome Stoneham appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Grimes County, Texas, enumerated next to Dialthea Haynie. Other members of the household included Joseph Floyd Parks. Also in the household were children Erastus (age 9), Carolin (7), Eddridge (3) and Charles (1), as well as the overseer, named Livingston (age 24).
  • Isaac C. H. Parks and Martha Salome Stoneham appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Anderson PO, Grimes County, Texas. Also in the household were children Erastus (age 18), Clara (16), Edward (13), Cecelia (10), Edwin (7), Thomas (6) and Laura (3).
  • Martha Salome Stoneham became a widow at the 14 June 1877 death of her husband Isaac C. H. Parks.
  • Martha Salome Stoneham appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Grimes County, Texas. Also in the household were children Erastis (age 28), Ed (17), Terrel (15) and Laura (13), and one young male servant.
  • Martha Salome Stoneham died on 17 January 1884 at age 58 in Anderson, Grimes County, Texas.
  • She was interred at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Anderson, Grimes County, Texas.
  • Research Note: There is little doubt that Martha Salome Stoneham was a granddaughter of Jane Dillard Stoneham, but it remains to be discovered which son was her father.
  • Last Edited: 24 Mar 2014

Family: Isaac C. H. Parks b. 15 January 1809, d. 14 June 1877