Elbert County GaArchives Obituary of Martha Higginbotham Bond
14 Jan 1913
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Obituary
Martha Higginbotham Bond

The following obituary appeared in the 14 Jan 1913 edition
of the Elberton Star newspaper: 

"Mrs. Martha Bond, aged 80 years, died at the home of her 
daughter, Mrs. E. O. Davenport in Elberton this morning 
about 7 o'clock. She had been sick about six months. Mrs.
Bond was one of the best women of the county, and was 
loved by all who knew her. She will be buried at Concord
church Wednesday morning. She was the mother of J. W. Bond,
Mrs. E. O. Davenport, B. R. Bond, B. F. Bond, Jep W. Bond
and Jack Bond." 

[Submitter's notes: Martha Higginbotham Bond was born on 
16 Dec 1830 and died on 14 Jan 1913, the daughter of John
Satterwhite Higginbotham and his second wife Martha Ricks. 
Martha married on 1 Dec 1846 in Elbert Co. to Thomas 
Jefferson Bond (1826-1902), the son of Willis Bond (1804-
1867) and his first wife Leah M. Carpenter (1808-1842),
daughter of Joshua Carpenter and Leah Smith.]

Submitted by: Chandler Eavenson