Daughter of Joseph Garrison Kelso and Anna Rose Collins Hines ( David Hinies widow) Kelso. Martha had one half sister Nancy and two half brothers Charles and James M., six brother Milton Garrison, Oliver H. Perry, John Franklin, Silas Montgomery, William Stephen and George Washington, two sisters Mary Jane appears to have died at birth or young and Mary Elizabeth "Eliza".Martha was 10 years old when the family moved from Maury County, Tennessee to Haywood County, Tennessee.
Martha married Archibald Howard Waddle November 11, 1817. They had four sons, Joseph Kelso ,John Smith,James Montgomery and Milton Marcus, six daughters,Mary Jane, Nancy Ann Hines, Emma Augusta, Martha Elizabeth " Lizzie", Elizabeth Cornelia and Henrietta Polk "Etta.
They made their home in Haywood County until around 1847, they moved to Shelby County, Tennessee, only to returned to Haywood Co. December 1856 the family moved from Haywood County to Nevada County, Arkansas near Hope.
Martha and Arch crossed the Mississippi River on a raft with 6 children aboard, the oldest being 14, and the youngest less tha a year. They brought a cotton gin and it was ran with one horse. They bought or homesteaded a large farm and built a huge two room log house.
Arch ginned two bales a day while Martha ran a spinning wheel, made the thread and knitted the socks for her family. Arch made a few shoes
Daughter of Joseph Garrison Kelso and Anna Rose Collins Hines ( David Hinies widow) Kelso. Martha had one half sister Nancy and two half brothers Charles and James M., six brother Milton Garrison, Oliver H. Perry, John Franklin, Silas Montgomery, William Stephen and George Washington, two sisters Mary Jane appears to have died at birth or young and Mary Elizabeth "Eliza".Martha was 10 years old when the family moved from Maury County, Tennessee to Haywood County, Tennessee.
Martha married Archibald Howard Waddle November 11, 1817. They had four sons, Joseph Kelso ,John Smith,James Montgomery and Milton Marcus, six daughters,Mary Jane, Nancy Ann Hines, Emma Augusta, Martha Elizabeth " Lizzie", Elizabeth Cornelia and Henrietta Polk "Etta.
They made their home in Haywood County until around 1847, they moved to Shelby County, Tennessee, only to returned to Haywood Co. December 1856 the family moved from Haywood County to Nevada County, Arkansas near Hope.
Martha and Arch crossed the Mississippi River on a raft with 6 children aboard, the oldest being 14, and the youngest less tha a year. They brought a cotton gin and it was ran with one horse. They bought or homesteaded a large farm and built a huge two room log house.
Arch ginned two bales a day while Martha ran a spinning wheel, made the thread and knitted the socks for her family. Arch made a few shoes
Family Members
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Mary Jane Waddle Sutton
1843–1925
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Joseph Kelso Waddle
1845–1928
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Nancy Ann Hines Waddle Andres
1847–1921
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Dr John Smith Waddle
1849–1929
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James Montgomery Waddle
1851–1940
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Milton Marcus Waddle
1853–1890
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Emma Augusta Waddle Lambert
1856–1892
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Elizabeth Cornelia Waddle Saunders
1858–1944
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Henrietta Polk Waddle Smyth
1860–1888
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Martha Elizabeth Waddle Scott
1863–1904
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