Martha Colvin was the daughter of Hazel Colvin (1813-1859) and the granddaughter of Andrew Feaster Colvin (1785-1849)
She married Henry Thomas Roland, oldest son of Zeno Roland, on May 25, 1864 in Louisiana.
Excerpts from biographical sketches written by Sudie Roland Cornell:
My grandmother was born in Mississippi, as was her many red headed Colvin brothers.
Together [Henry and Martha] they had six children, raising three sons and two daughters to be adults. The boys were my father, Thomas Elbert, called "Neb," Colvin, called Col, and Earnest, called "Major." The fourth son, Victor, died as a boy. The daughters were Carrie and Minnie. My father was the oldest and Carrie was second. They shared a rapport all their lives.
Grandma Roland walked with a cane because of her "rheumatism," now I think it would have been called "arthritis." I remember her with beautiful silver white hair and her ruffled apron with a talcum-powder filled puff in her pocket.
There was fun and jokes in their home. They were apt to take time to go fishing, or hunting, or just take a day off and go to the fair.
After my grandmother was a widow and visiting our home, I can remember my father taking her by taxi to the local horse races. They say she got so excited that she stood and waived her cane high and yelled encouragement to "her" horse.
My mother cared for Grandmother Roland's feet (that she could not touch), would see that her clothing was made becomingly and fitted, and tried to duplicate the sweet potato cobblers that was her mother-in-law's specialty.
Bio published for public use by Louis Cornell
She married Henry Thomas Roland, oldest son of Zeno Roland, on May 25, 1864 in Louisiana.
Excerpts from biographical sketches written by Sudie Roland Cornell:
My grandmother was born in Mississippi, as was her many red headed Colvin brothers.
Together [Henry and Martha] they had six children, raising three sons and two daughters to be adults. The boys were my father, Thomas Elbert, called "Neb," Colvin, called Col, and Earnest, called "Major." The fourth son, Victor, died as a boy. The daughters were Carrie and Minnie. My father was the oldest and Carrie was second. They shared a rapport all their lives.
Grandma Roland walked with a cane because of her "rheumatism," now I think it would have been called "arthritis." I remember her with beautiful silver white hair and her ruffled apron with a talcum-powder filled puff in her pocket.
There was fun and jokes in their home. They were apt to take time to go fishing, or hunting, or just take a day off and go to the fair.
After my grandmother was a widow and visiting our home, I can remember my father taking her by taxi to the local horse races. They say she got so excited that she stood and waived her cane high and yelled encouragement to "her" horse.
My mother cared for Grandmother Roland's feet (that she could not touch), would see that her clothing was made becomingly and fitted, and tried to duplicate the sweet potato cobblers that was her mother-in-law's specialty.
Bio published for public use by Louis Cornell
Martha Colvin was the daughter of Hazel Colvin (1813-1859) and the granddaughter of Andrew Feaster Colvin (1785-1849)
She married Henry Thomas Roland, oldest son of Zeno Roland, on May 25, 1864 in Louisiana.
Excerpts from biographical sketches written by Sudie Roland Cornell:
My grandmother was born in Mississippi, as was her many red headed Colvin brothers.
Together [Henry and Martha] they had six children, raising three sons and two daughters to be adults. The boys were my father, Thomas Elbert, called "Neb," Colvin, called Col, and Earnest, called "Major." The fourth son, Victor, died as a boy. The daughters were Carrie and Minnie. My father was the oldest and Carrie was second. They shared a rapport all their lives.
Grandma Roland walked with a cane because of her "rheumatism," now I think it would have been called "arthritis." I remember her with beautiful silver white hair and her ruffled apron with a talcum-powder filled puff in her pocket.
There was fun and jokes in their home. They were apt to take time to go fishing, or hunting, or just take a day off and go to the fair.
After my grandmother was a widow and visiting our home, I can remember my father taking her by taxi to the local horse races. They say she got so excited that she stood and waived her cane high and yelled encouragement to "her" horse.
My mother cared for Grandmother Roland's feet (that she could not touch), would see that her clothing was made becomingly and fitted, and tried to duplicate the sweet potato cobblers that was her mother-in-law's specialty.
Bio published for public use by Louis Cornell
She married Henry Thomas Roland, oldest son of Zeno Roland, on May 25, 1864 in Louisiana.
Excerpts from biographical sketches written by Sudie Roland Cornell:
My grandmother was born in Mississippi, as was her many red headed Colvin brothers.
Together [Henry and Martha] they had six children, raising three sons and two daughters to be adults. The boys were my father, Thomas Elbert, called "Neb," Colvin, called Col, and Earnest, called "Major." The fourth son, Victor, died as a boy. The daughters were Carrie and Minnie. My father was the oldest and Carrie was second. They shared a rapport all their lives.
Grandma Roland walked with a cane because of her "rheumatism," now I think it would have been called "arthritis." I remember her with beautiful silver white hair and her ruffled apron with a talcum-powder filled puff in her pocket.
There was fun and jokes in their home. They were apt to take time to go fishing, or hunting, or just take a day off and go to the fair.
After my grandmother was a widow and visiting our home, I can remember my father taking her by taxi to the local horse races. They say she got so excited that she stood and waived her cane high and yelled encouragement to "her" horse.
My mother cared for Grandmother Roland's feet (that she could not touch), would see that her clothing was made becomingly and fitted, and tried to duplicate the sweet potato cobblers that was her mother-in-law's specialty.
Bio published for public use by Louis Cornell
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