Martha Lankford

Brief Life History of Martha

When Martha Lankford was born in 1802, in Kentucky, United States, her father, Walker Lankford, was 33 and her mother, Mary Frances Warren, was 25. She married Joel Owens on 9 May 1821, in Pulaski, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Harrison Township, Clay, Indiana, United States in 1860 and Missouri, United States in 1870. She died in 1902, in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States, at the age of 100.

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Family Time Line

Joel Owens
1800–
Martha Lankford
1802–1902
Marriage: 9 May 1821
Mary Owens
1823–1881
Melissa Owens
1826–
Cora Owens
1828–
Martha Owens
1832–1912
Pvt. David Walker Owen
1840–1914
Amanda Owens
1843–1881
Joel Morton Owen
1846–1891

Sources (7)

  • Martha Owen in household of Joel Owen, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Patsey Lankford, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Information about Families Life

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World Events (8)

1803

Historical Boundaries 1803: Louisiana Purchase, United States 1812: Missouri Territory, United States 1821: Missouri, United States

1816

Indiana is the 19th state.

1828

Historical Boundaries: 1828: Jackson, Missouri, United States

Name Meaning

English: apparently a variant of Langford .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Story Highlight

Martha "Patsy" Lankford (1802-1902), d/o Walker Lankford and Mary "Polly" Warren, m. Joel Owen (1800-1900)

[[Per Martha "Patsy" Lankford's FamilySearch ordinance page, all her individual temple ordinances are complete. She was baptized and confirmed, by proxy, 27 Oct 1924 (no temple listed); her initiatory …

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