Martha L. West

1849 - 1928  (79 years)

• Name	Martha L. West
  Birth	1849	North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA
  Gender	Female
  Death	21 Jun 1928	St.Paul, Ramsey Co., Minnesota, USA
  Notes	Ashes of Woman and Son Strewn on River To Fulfill Last Wish A letter from Mrs. Anna Palmes Shurick of St. Paul, Minn., to her cousin, H. W. DeLong. Sr.. contained a clipping from a St.Paul paper as follows: Two thin streams of white ashes fell lightly from the rail of the Marshall avenue bridge Tuesday evening intermingling into a single eddying column as they descended to the surface of the Mississippi river below. Fifteen men and women stood with bowed heads as the fine particles swirled indistinctly, then disappeared. The brief ceremony marked the carrying out of the wishes of Mrs. Martha Horton of St. Paul that the ashes of herself and her one son who died 15 years ago, be strewn together over the surface of the Mississippi. Mrs. Horton's only child. Verne W. Hartman. died June 25, 1913 He was 43 years old and all his life had been devoted to his mother. He never married, but gave all his time to his parent. When he died his body was cremated and the ashes sealed in an urn. After Mrs. Horton's death, June 21, when 79 years old, a note addressed to Listoe & Wold undertakers, was found directing that her body be cremated and the ashes scattered with those of her son from the St Paul end of the Marshall avenue bridge. A group of close friends complied with the request. Mrs. Horton was a daughter of the late Perry West of this village, born here, and married early to life Fred Hartman of this village, to whom a son was born as noted above. In later years she married Frank Horton, also of this village, who was well known here, and after his death she moved to Minnesota where she has since resided. She was a remarkably intelligent woman and had contributed often to local papers. A number of friends remember her, her father and her brother. Lieut O. W. West, of the 1st New York Dragoons. (The Dansville Express, Dansville, NY, July 20, 1928)
  Person ID	I10186	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Perry West,   b. 1816   d. 1908 (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Melissa Carpenter,   b. 19 Jan 1812   d. 14 Jul 1885 (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F2857	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Frank Horton
  Family ID	F2856	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	John Frederic Hartman,   b. 1846, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA d. 6 Nov 1872, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 26 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1869	North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA
  Children	1. Verne W. Hartman,   b. 1870, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA d. 25 Jun 1913, East Shore Park, White Bear Lake, Ramsey Co., Minnesota, USA (Age 43 years)
  Family ID	F2523	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1849 - North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA Marriage - Abt 1869 - North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA Death - 21 Jun 1928 - St.Paul, Ramsey Co., Minnesota, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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