Martha Ada Lanckton was the fourth of six children born to Aaron Styles Lankton (1799 to 1890) of Hudson, NY and Teresa Maria Driggs (1805 to 1865) of Athens, NY. They were married January 7, 1827 in Oakfield, NY. Her siblings by order of birth are: sister, Margaret Louisa, brothers, Hiram Cleveland, Charles Brown, George Matthias, and Holland Fuller. After her mother died, her father re married Mary Ann Cross who had two children from a previous marriage, a girl, Adah Cross and a boy, Ira J. Cross.
The Driggs family in America can all be traced to one Dutchman, Josias Janszen Derae Driggs, who immigrated to this country about 1640 and settled in New Amsterdam, renamed later New York City. In tracing from Teresa to Josias, Martha Ada's great grandfather was Bartholomew Driggs. He and his three brothers, Daniel Dow Driggs, David Driggs and John Driggs all enlisted as Privates in the Continental Army under General George Washington. But before that, they were Minute Men and participated in the battles at Lexington and Concord. They helped "fire the shot heard round the world!"
Martha Ada was born January 4, 1835 in Lanckton Corners, Elba, Genesee, New York and died in Seattle, King, Washington of Apoplexy on January 15, 1913. She was married to Charles Rice Gill buried in Section 28, Lot 50 of Forest Hill Cemetery. Charles was a lawyer and a state senator who became a Colonel and led the Wisconsin 29th Infantry during the Civil War. They had 8 children seven of whom lived to adulthood: Evelyn Louise (1856 - 1938)also buried in section 28, lot 50, Eugene D. (1858 - 1858), Clark Lanckton (1861 - 1938)cremains in Acacia Cemetery in Seattle, Ralph Cleveland (1864 - 1926), Hiram Charles (1866 - 1919) Mayor of Seattle (1910 - 1916) cremains buried in Washelli Cemetery in Seattle, Alice Maria (1868 -1932) also buried in Section 28, lot 50, Olive Eliza (1870 -1929), Martha Ada (1874 - 1959)
By 1910, Martha was in her 70's, but still the head of household owning her own home at 133 29th Avenue Seattle, WA living with her were her daughter, Alice "Allie," a live-in nurse, Emma Ogden, and a live-in house servant, Gertrude Klippe. She died of "Apoplexy" (stroke). She was cremated and her cremains were inurned and interred May 14, 1919 at Forest Hill Cemetery in Blooming Grove, WI Section 28 Lot 050 Grave #2 next to her husband.
The Driggs family in America can all be traced to one Dutchman, Josias Janszen Derae Driggs, who immigrated to this country about 1640 and settled in New Amsterdam, renamed later New York City. In tracing from Teresa to Josias, Martha Ada's great grandfather was Bartholomew Driggs. He and his three brothers, Daniel Dow Driggs, David Driggs and John Driggs all enlisted as Privates in the Continental Army under General George Washington. But before that, they were Minute Men and participated in the battles at Lexington and Concord. They helped "fire the shot heard round the world!"
Martha Ada was born January 4, 1835 in Lanckton Corners, Elba, Genesee, New York and died in Seattle, King, Washington of Apoplexy on January 15, 1913. She was married to Charles Rice Gill buried in Section 28, Lot 50 of Forest Hill Cemetery. Charles was a lawyer and a state senator who became a Colonel and led the Wisconsin 29th Infantry during the Civil War. They had 8 children seven of whom lived to adulthood: Evelyn Louise (1856 - 1938)also buried in section 28, lot 50, Eugene D. (1858 - 1858), Clark Lanckton (1861 - 1938)cremains in Acacia Cemetery in Seattle, Ralph Cleveland (1864 - 1926), Hiram Charles (1866 - 1919) Mayor of Seattle (1910 - 1916) cremains buried in Washelli Cemetery in Seattle, Alice Maria (1868 -1932) also buried in Section 28, lot 50, Olive Eliza (1870 -1929), Martha Ada (1874 - 1959)
By 1910, Martha was in her 70's, but still the head of household owning her own home at 133 29th Avenue Seattle, WA living with her were her daughter, Alice "Allie," a live-in nurse, Emma Ogden, and a live-in house servant, Gertrude Klippe. She died of "Apoplexy" (stroke). She was cremated and her cremains were inurned and interred May 14, 1919 at Forest Hill Cemetery in Blooming Grove, WI Section 28 Lot 050 Grave #2 next to her husband.
Martha Ada Lanckton was the fourth of six children born to Aaron Styles Lankton (1799 to 1890) of Hudson, NY and Teresa Maria Driggs (1805 to 1865) of Athens, NY. They were married January 7, 1827 in Oakfield, NY. Her siblings by order of birth are: sister, Margaret Louisa, brothers, Hiram Cleveland, Charles Brown, George Matthias, and Holland Fuller. After her mother died, her father re married Mary Ann Cross who had two children from a previous marriage, a girl, Adah Cross and a boy, Ira J. Cross.
The Driggs family in America can all be traced to one Dutchman, Josias Janszen Derae Driggs, who immigrated to this country about 1640 and settled in New Amsterdam, renamed later New York City. In tracing from Teresa to Josias, Martha Ada's great grandfather was Bartholomew Driggs. He and his three brothers, Daniel Dow Driggs, David Driggs and John Driggs all enlisted as Privates in the Continental Army under General George Washington. But before that, they were Minute Men and participated in the battles at Lexington and Concord. They helped "fire the shot heard round the world!"
Martha Ada was born January 4, 1835 in Lanckton Corners, Elba, Genesee, New York and died in Seattle, King, Washington of Apoplexy on January 15, 1913. She was married to Charles Rice Gill buried in Section 28, Lot 50 of Forest Hill Cemetery. Charles was a lawyer and a state senator who became a Colonel and led the Wisconsin 29th Infantry during the Civil War. They had 8 children seven of whom lived to adulthood: Evelyn Louise (1856 - 1938)also buried in section 28, lot 50, Eugene D. (1858 - 1858), Clark Lanckton (1861 - 1938)cremains in Acacia Cemetery in Seattle, Ralph Cleveland (1864 - 1926), Hiram Charles (1866 - 1919) Mayor of Seattle (1910 - 1916) cremains buried in Washelli Cemetery in Seattle, Alice Maria (1868 -1932) also buried in Section 28, lot 50, Olive Eliza (1870 -1929), Martha Ada (1874 - 1959)
By 1910, Martha was in her 70's, but still the head of household owning her own home at 133 29th Avenue Seattle, WA living with her were her daughter, Alice "Allie," a live-in nurse, Emma Ogden, and a live-in house servant, Gertrude Klippe. She died of "Apoplexy" (stroke). She was cremated and her cremains were inurned and interred May 14, 1919 at Forest Hill Cemetery in Blooming Grove, WI Section 28 Lot 050 Grave #2 next to her husband.
The Driggs family in America can all be traced to one Dutchman, Josias Janszen Derae Driggs, who immigrated to this country about 1640 and settled in New Amsterdam, renamed later New York City. In tracing from Teresa to Josias, Martha Ada's great grandfather was Bartholomew Driggs. He and his three brothers, Daniel Dow Driggs, David Driggs and John Driggs all enlisted as Privates in the Continental Army under General George Washington. But before that, they were Minute Men and participated in the battles at Lexington and Concord. They helped "fire the shot heard round the world!"
Martha Ada was born January 4, 1835 in Lanckton Corners, Elba, Genesee, New York and died in Seattle, King, Washington of Apoplexy on January 15, 1913. She was married to Charles Rice Gill buried in Section 28, Lot 50 of Forest Hill Cemetery. Charles was a lawyer and a state senator who became a Colonel and led the Wisconsin 29th Infantry during the Civil War. They had 8 children seven of whom lived to adulthood: Evelyn Louise (1856 - 1938)also buried in section 28, lot 50, Eugene D. (1858 - 1858), Clark Lanckton (1861 - 1938)cremains in Acacia Cemetery in Seattle, Ralph Cleveland (1864 - 1926), Hiram Charles (1866 - 1919) Mayor of Seattle (1910 - 1916) cremains buried in Washelli Cemetery in Seattle, Alice Maria (1868 -1932) also buried in Section 28, lot 50, Olive Eliza (1870 -1929), Martha Ada (1874 - 1959)
By 1910, Martha was in her 70's, but still the head of household owning her own home at 133 29th Avenue Seattle, WA living with her were her daughter, Alice "Allie," a live-in nurse, Emma Ogden, and a live-in house servant, Gertrude Klippe. She died of "Apoplexy" (stroke). She was cremated and her cremains were inurned and interred May 14, 1919 at Forest Hill Cemetery in Blooming Grove, WI Section 28 Lot 050 Grave #2 next to her husband.
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Date of Burial: 5/14/1919, Military: none, Race: White, Father: Aaron Styles Lanckton, Mother: Teresa Maria Driggs, Cause: Apoplexy, Occupation: Ref: Cemetery Records
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