55Martha Turner, daughter of 110William Turner1 and 111Sarah Grant,1,2 * was born in Henry County, Georgia3 circa 1833.1,2,4

The 1840 census shows her family still in Henry County (specifically, militia district 638),5 and the 1850 and 1860 censuses show all her family members.1,2 Her father apparently died in the 1850's, since he's notably absent from the 1860 census.2

1850: 55Martha's family in Henry County, Georgia. Full page1

1860: 55Martha's family still in Henry County. Full page.2

She married 54Thomas Quinn about 1861. For more information on their marriage, their lives together, etc., see his profile since that information won't be repeated here.

After her husband died in the early 1880's, 55Martha was listed as a taxpayer several times in Hancock County's 1884-1887 and 1890 tax digest books.6,7

She died at home in Pepperton, Butts County on 30 May 1912. Her obituary was published eight days later:8

55Martha's obituary. Full page.8

She's buried in section 2 of Jackson City Cemetery, Butts County, Georgia at coordinates N33.2922 W83.9710.9

Footnotes:

Sources Cited:

1: 1850 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). District 42, Henry County, Georgia. Page 261B, dwelling 1057, family 1057, W. T. Turner household. NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 73. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6QFS-RCR?i=147&cc=1401638&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMZYR-93F>, accessed 12 November 2022.

2: 1860 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Henry County, Georgia. Page 86, dwelling 638, family 638, Sarah Turner. NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 127. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBB-SPGP?i=85&cc=1473181&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMZM8-GB4>, accessed 12 November 2022.

3: Butts County, Georgia death certificate #26809 for Sarah E. Collins, who died 19 November 1940. You can see a scan of the certificate here.

4: 1900 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Militia district 116, Hancock County, Georgia. Enumeration district 14, sheet 10B, dwelling 189, family 191, Martha Quinn household. NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 203. Internet Archive, <https://archive.org/details/12thcensusofpopu203unit/page/n124/mode/1up>, accessed 25 October 2020.

5: 1840 U.S. Federal Census. Militia district 638, Henry County, Georgia. Page 344, W. T. Turner household. NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 43. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YTL-QMW?i=2&cc=1786457&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AXHBZ-2MS>, accessed 12 November 2022.

6: Hancock County, Georgia. Tax digest book for 1884-1887, n.p., several entries for Martha Quin/Quinn of militia district 116. Ancestry.com ("Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892" / Hancock / 1884-1887 / images 97-98, 256-257, and 642-643 of 736), accessed 25 October 2020. You can download copies of the relevant pages here.

7: Hancock County, Georgia. Tax digest for 1890, section for militia district 116 (Devereaux), pages 5 and 6. Ancestry.com ("Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892" / Hancock / 1890 / images 93-94 of 204), accessed 25 October 2020.

8: "Mrs. Martha Quinn Died in Pepperton Thursday," The Butts County Progress (Jackson, Georgia), 7 June 1912, page 8. Georgia Historic Newspapers, <https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn89053018/1912-06-07/ed-1/seq-8/>, accessed 25 October 2020.

9: Photographs of the grave of Mrs. M. S. Quinn, born 1823, died 1912, in Jackson City Cemetery, Butts County, Georgia at coordinates N33.2922 W83.9710; photographed by 1Bryant Knight on 11 September 2022.

10: Hancock County, Georgia. Marriage book for the years 1808-1879, page 46, line 29. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GBZ6-2GX?cc=1927197&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AKXJ2-WLY>, accessed 12 November 2022.