USGENWEB PROJECT ARCHIVES: TENSAS PARISH LOUISIANA
  
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   Martein Family, Bible Records, Tensas Parish Louisiana
   Recorded by Myrtle Huff Tucker. Submitted to the USGENWEB Archives 
   Project by Edith Ziegler OCT 1999.

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   Bible in possession of Miss Louise Martein, Waterproof, Louisiana
   Winter-McMackin-Martein-Dickens-Hopkins-Sears Families mentioned. 


    BIRTHS:
   "The promise is unto you and to your children"

    Henry Winter, born in York Town, Penn--Jan. 3rd A.D. 1774

    Mary Hanawalt, born May 12, A.D. 1770

    Mary Ella, daughter of S. W. and Ella J. Martein, born June 24th AD. 1888

    Frances Dickens, daughter of William and Mary Dickens, born Feb 8th, A.D. 1802

    Harriet Winter, daughter of Henry and Mary, his wife, born Dec. 13th, A.D. 1804

    Jeremiah Winter, son of Henry and Mary, his wife, born Dec. 12th, A.D. 1806

    Charles Winter, son of Henry and Mary, his wife, born Dec. 27th, A.D. 1803

    Isaac and Jacob Winter, sons of Henry and Mary, his wife, born June
    12th, A.D. 1809

    Henry Winter, son of Henry and Frances McMakin born June 1st, A.D. 1827, 

    Mary Jane Bigham Daughter of Henry and Frances McMakin, born Sept 2, 
    A.D. 1829

    William Henry, son of Jacob and M. J. B. Martein, born Aug. 1st, A.D. 1848

    Samuel Winter, son of Jacob and Mary J. B. Martein, born Nov. 12th, 1854

    Augusta Elenor, daughter of William H. and Martha Ann Winter, born 
    March 6th, 1842

    Mary, daughter of Jeremiah and Elizabeth Winter, born May 7th, A.D. 1829

    William Jacob, son of S. W. and Ella J. Martein, born Jan. 10th A.D. 1886

    Lida Hopkins, daughter of S. W. and Ella J. Martein, born June 20th, 1884

    Samuel McMakin, son of Henry and Frances McMakin, born June 1st, A.D. 1827


    MARRIAGES
    Marriage is Honorable in all. 

    Henry McMakin married Frances his wife March 8th, A.D. 1825

    William W. Winter married Martha Ann his wife July 2, A.D. 1840

    Jacob Martein married Mary Jane B. his wife October 31st, A.D. 1847

    George Sears married Harriet Rebecca his wife October 26th, A.D. 1853

    S. W. Martein married Ella Jane Hopkins, February 24, A.D. 1885


    DEATHS:
    "Blessed are the Dead who die in the Lord"

    Barbary Hanawalt died 1830-age 89

    Mary Winter died Dec. 1858-age 88 years (H. Winter's wife)

    William Henry Winter died 1859

    Henry McMakin died January 12th, 1839 - aged 46 years (cousin Mary's
    father)

    Jeremiah Winter died Aug. 23rd, 1834

    Elizabeth Winter died Be(sic) 27th, 1842

    Elizabeth Ann Winter, daughter of Jeremiah and Elizabeth Winter died
    May 16th, 1835-age 4 months & 16 days. 

    Died in Lynchburg, Va., April 17th 1853, William H. Martein, son of
    Jacob and Mary J. B. Martein-age 4yrs. & 8 months. 

    Henry Winter died Feb. 1st, 1826

    Charles Winter died Feb. 25th, 1803

    James Henry Lee, son of J. L. and Amanda M. Winter age 4 yrs & 8 months, 
    died Oct. 14th

    Frances McMakin died Nov. 26th, 1874-age 72 years, 9months & 18 days

    Jacob L. Martein died October 13, 1884-age 75 years

    Mary Ella Martein died June 22, 1889

    Jacob Martein died Nov. 23, 1903-Buried Natchez, Miss.