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Martha Jensina Marcusen Holmes Hammond

5 April 1850—23 August 1935

1 Born at Horsens, Skanderborg, Denmark; daughter of Karen Maria Christensen and Rasmus Marcusen. 2 Baptized in Denmark, 1866. 3 Immigrated to the United States aboard the Manhattan and migrated to the Salt Lake Valley, 1867. 4 Married first Henry Holmes, 1868. 5 Lived in Weber County, Utah Territory. 6 Widowed, 1876. 7 Married second Francis Asbury Hammond as a plural wife, 1881. 8 Settled at Bluff, San Juan County, Utah Territory, circa 1884. 9 Appointed first counselor in the San Juan Stake Relief Society presidency, 1888; later served as president of the San Juan Stake Relief Society. 10 Moved to Moab, Grand County, Utah, circa 1900. 11 Died at Moab. 12 (See Document 4.21)

Footnotes

  1. 1 “Utah Death Certificate Index, 1904–1961,” database and images, Utah State Archives (http://archives.utah.gov, accessed Oct. 2014); from Utah Department of Health, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, series 81448, file no. 13/553 (1935), Martha Jesina [sic] Hammond.

  2. 2 Utah death certificate, file no. 13/553. “Early Pioneer Lady Answers Last Call,” Times-Independent (Moab, UT), Aug. 29, 1935, 1.

  3. 3 “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org, accessed Oct. 2014), Martha Jensina Marcussen [sic] KWJW-DW5.

  4. 4 “Marcusen, Marthe J.,” Manhattan Passengers List, Liverpool to New York, 21 June–4 July 1867, Saints by Sea database, saintsbysea.lib.byu.edu. “Martha Jensina Marcusen,” Church History Biographical Database (history.churchofjesuschrist.org/chd/landing, accessed Nov. 2023).

  5. 5 “Family Tree,” database, Martha Jensina Marcussen.

  6. 6 1870 U.S. census, North Ogden, Weber Co., Utah Territory, p. 449B, Martha Holmes; from NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 1613. 1880 U.S. census, Eden, Weber Co., Utah Territory, p. 470B, M.A. [sic] Holmes; from NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 1339. U.S. census digital images from Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com, accessed Oct. 2014).

  7. 7 “Family Tree,” database, Henry Holmes KWNT-L4S.

  8. 8 “Family Tree,” database, Martha Jensina Marcussen.

  9. 9 “Early Pioneer Lady Answers Last Call,” 1. Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia (Salt Lake City: Andrew Jenson History Co., 1901), 1:352–353.

  10. 10 “R.S., Y.L.M.I.A. & P.A. Reports,” Woman’s Exponent 17, no. 17 (Feb. 1, 1889): 134–135. “Early Pioneer Lady Answers Last Call,” 1.

  11. 11 “Early Pioneer Lady Answers Last Call,” 1. 1900 U.S. census, Moab, Grand Co., Utah, p. 4B, Martha Hammond; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com, accessed Aug. 2014); from NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 1683.

  12. 12 Utah death certificate, file no. 13/553.