Martha Amelia Youlton
Born 22 Nov. 1820 in England.[1] Married first Abraham Greenhalgh, 30 Dec. 1880, in Salt Lake City.[2] Husband died, 11 Aug. 1896; married second John Ludwig Ernst, 9 Jan. 1897, in Fillmore, Millard Co., Utah.[3] Visited with EBW on several occasions; corresponded with EBW concerning the Woman’s Suffrage Association.[4] President of the Millard County Woman’s Suffrage Association, 1889.[5] Published poems and stories in the Woman’s Exponent and other periodicals.[6] Died 30 Aug. 1904 in Santa Rosa, Sonoma Co., California.[7]
[1] San Francisco Co., CA, Department of Public Health, Death Records, 1865–1904, Death Certificates nos. 1326–1677, 1–15 Sept. 1904, p. 1334, Martha Amelia Yolton Ernst, microfilm 975843, DGS 7609873, image 15/363, FHL. “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 31 Mar. 2021), Martha Amelia Youlton (LZY1-HDV).
[2] “Local and Other Matters,” Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 2 Jan. 1884, 2.
[3] “Abraham Hope Geenhalgh,” Meadow Cemetery, Meadow, Millard Co., UT, Find a Grave, posted 30 Nov. 2010, memorial no. 62342213, (https://findagrave.com, accessed 16 June 2021). Millard Co., UT, County Clerk, Marriage License Records, 1887–1966, p. 95, John L. Ernst and Martha A. Y. Greenhalgh, microfilm 482022, DGS 4580148, image 216/647, FHL.
[4] EBW, Diary, 13 Apr. 1888; 18 Nov. 1890; 29 Nov. 1893; 4 Mar. 1894; 26 May 1894; 1 Oct. 1895.
[5] M. A. Y. Greenhalgh, “Meetings at Fillmore,” Woman’s Exponent, 15 June 1889, 15. M. A. Y. Greenhalgh, “Millard Co., W.S.A.,” Woman’s Exponent, 1 May 1891, 163.
[6] EBW, “Editorial Notes,” Woman’s Exponent, 15 Dec. 1890, 100. “The Young Woman’s Journal,” Sunday Herald (Salt Lake City), 18 May 1890, 11.
[7] San Francisco Co., CA, Department of Public Health, Death Records, 1865–1904, Death Certificates nos. 1326–1677, 1–15 Sept. 1904, cert. no. 1334, Martha Amelia Yolton Ernst, microfilm 975843, DGS 7609873, image 15/363, FHL.