woman‎Martha Jane Uncapher‏‎ 1)
Born ‎ Aug 2, 1835 at Saltsburg, Indiana Co. PA‎ 2) 3) 4), died ‎ Oct 20, 1913 at Tidioute, Warren Co. PA‎, 78 years 1) 2) 3) 4), buried ‎ at Riverside Cemetery, Tionesta, Forest Co. PA 2)
According to her death certificate, Martha's parents were Philip Uncapher, born in Westmoreland Co. PA, and Mary Wilson, born in Ireland.

On the 1900 census, Martha states that she has had no children.
3) 5)
Located: (‎ Sep 1887 at Washington Twp., Indiana Co. PA) 6)
Census (‎ 1900 at Tionesta, Forest Co. PA) Living with husband; stepchildren Martha, Nancy, James and Sarah; and niece Carrie Stuchal. 5)
Census (‎ 1910 at Tidioute, Warren Co. PA) Head of household; widowed. Living with stepdaughter Sarah and with niece Carrie (who is misidentified ad her daughter and given last name Morrow on census). 7)

Married ‎ Sep 8, 1887 at Indiana Co. PA 1) 6) (17 years married) to:

manDr. John Wilson Morrow‏ 1) 8) 9), son of William Morrow and Martha Hutchison‏.
Born ‎ Jun 2, 1837 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎ 1) 10), died ‎ Aug 5, 1905 at Tionesta, Forest Co. PA‎, 68 years 1) 9) 10) 11), buried ‎ at Riverside Cemetery, Tionesta, Forest Co. PA 10), 1st marriage to: Rebecca Malinda "Malinda McFarland" McFarland, ‎2nd marriage to: Martha Jane Uncapher
According to his biography, John Morrow taught school for thirteen years before becoming a physician, eventually becoming the principal of Vicksburg (Mississippi) Freedmens' College. 1)
Education Public school in Cowanshannock Twp.; McElroy preparatory school in Rural Valley; Dayton (PA) Union Academy. After his teaching career he studied under Dr. J.M. Pettigrew of Rural Valley and graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. 1)
Military Service: Civil War. Co. M, 5th Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery. 1)
Census (‎ 1850 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and brother. 13)
Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with parents and brother. 14)
Census (‎ 1870 at Vicksburg, Warren Co. MS) Teacher. Living in the home of W. H. and Mary J. Buchannan, minister and teacher respectively, with three other teachers. 15)
Located: (‎between 1873 and 1881 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA) Physician. 1)
Graduated: (‎ Mar 13, 1873 at Philadelphia Co. PA) Graduated from Jefferson Medical College. 1)
Census (‎ 1880 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA) M.D., D.D.S. Living with wife and children. 16)
Located: (‎between 1881 and 1905 at Tionesta, Forest Co. PA) Physician. 1)
Census (‎ 1900 at Tionesta, Forest Co. PA) Physician and surgeon. Living with second wife Martha; children Martha, Nancy, James and Sarah; and niece Carrie Stuchal. 5)

Sources

1) source: Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People: Embracing a General History of the Country, Volume 2
2) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Martha Jane Uncapher Morrow (Memorial # 82163614)
3) source: Death Certificate of Martha Jane Morrow
4) source: Recent Deaths - Mrs. Martha J. Morrow
5) source: 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Tionesta, Forest Co. PA, page: ED 52, Sheet 9-A, Dwelling 165, Family 167, John W. Morrow Family
6) source: Marriage License and Certifiicate of John W. Morrow and Martha J. Uncapher
7) source: 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Tidioute, Warren Co. PA, page: ED 175, Sheet 2-B, Dwelling 52, Famkily 49, Martha J. Morrow Family
8) source: DAR Applications of Mrs. Birdetta Jane McFarland NcNeel and Miss Martha H. Morrow
9) source: Armstrong County Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present, Embracing a History of the County and a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families
10) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Dr. John Wilson Morrow (Memorial # 82163531)
11) source: Recent Deaths - Dr. John M. [sic] Morrow
12) source: Married.
13) source: 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: Page 232-A (Stamped), Dwelling 179, Famliy 182, William Morrow Family
14) source: 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: Page 160 (Stamped), Dwelling 1587, Family 1585, Wm. Morrow Family
15) source: 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Vicksburg, Warren Co. MS, page: Page 215-B (Stamped), Dwelling 55, Family 55, W. H. Buchannan Residence
16) source: 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 4, Sheet 104-D, Dwelling 414, Family 428, J. W. Morrow Family

Citation for: Family Page
"Family Page: Martha Jane Uncapher & John Wilson Morrow." HuMo-genealogy - A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree (http://ruralvalleyhistory.com/family.php?tree_id=31&id=F4078&main_person=I11574 : accessed 30 April 2024) Martha Jane Uncapher #I6280, born ‎ Jun 2, 1837 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA


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