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Martha Camilla Pascoe

Parents

Father	Samuel W Pascoe (b. 4 March 1810, d. 26 March 1887)
Mother	Mary Elizabeth Jackson (b. 7 September 1817, d. 15 September 1889)

Child with John Milton Gilstrap (b. 8 November 1832, d. 2 December 1863)

Son	Milton Harrison Gilstrap+ (b. 10 April 1862, d. 15 April 1944)

Person Exhibits

Martha Gilstrap Bowen and J. R. Simmons

Biography

Person Source		Martha Camilla Pascoe had person sources.1
DNA Verified		5 DNA matches through Martha Camilla Pascoe
ChildParent2,3
Anecdote		Miss Martha's spinning wheel This spinning wheel belonged to Martha and was given to her daughter Neela Bowen. It is currently in the possession of Bradley Gilstrap
Birth	17 September 1838	She was born on 17 September 1838 in Heard, Georgia, United StatesBGO.2,4
1840 Federal Census	1840	She appeared in the 1840 federal census in 1840 at District 792BG in Heard, Georgia, United StatesBGO.
Residence	4 July 1860	She lived in Ophir, Cherokee, Georgia, United StatesBGO, on 4 July 1860. Name: Martha Pascoe, Age: 20, Birth Year: abt 1840, Birth Place: Georgia, Gender: Female, Race: White, Post Office: Ophir, Record ID: 7667::10889592, Household Members: Samuel Pascoe, Mary Pascoe, Amanda Pascoe, Eliza A Pascoe, Jane J Pascoe, Sarah A Pasc5
Name	2 August 1860	As of 2 August 1860, Martha Camilla Pascoe was also known as Martha Camilla Gilstrap.1
Marriage	2 August 1860	John Milton Gilstrap and she were married on 2 August 1860.1
Anecdote (fam)	1863	Martha and John Gilstrap lived in the Shoal Creek Community and attended church at Shoal Creek Baptist along with the Bowen family and many other families in the area. John and Helum Bowen became good friends and Heleum was an often visitor in the Gilstrap home. When the War Between the States broke out, John Gilstrap and Heleum Bowen joined the Confederate Army together. They made a pact. If John was killed, Helum would come home, marry Martha and take care of his son, Harrison. John was killed, the Civil War ended and Helum came home. He was good to his word. After a few "dates", Heleum married Martha in March of 1865. This story was told to me by Minto Gilstrap (John's grandson) who lived in Shoal Creek at the time. He owned the old Bowen cabin until his death and it was passed on to his son.6
Name	after 1863	As of after 1863, Martha Camilla Pascoe was also known as Martha Camilla Bowen.
Marriage	after 1863	Helum Hunt Bowen and she were married after 1863.
Residence	22 June 1870	She lived in Shoal Creek, White, Georgia, United StatesBGO, on 22 June 1870. Name: Martha C Bowen, Age: 34, Birth Date: abt 1836, Birth Place: Georgia, Gender: Female, Race: White, Post Office: Cleveland, Occupation: Keeping House, Inferred Spouse: Helm Bowen, Inferred Children: Milton H Bowen, Mary J Bowen, Alpha Bowen, Martha Bo7
Residence	12 June 1880	She lived in Shoal Creek, White, Georgia, United StatesBGO, on 12 June 1880. Name: Martha C. Bowen, Age: 41, Birth Date: Abt 1839, Birth Place: Georgia, Record ID: 6742::9129558, Race: White, Gender: Female, Relationship: Wife, Marital Status: Married, Spouse's Name: Helum Bowen, Father's Birth Place: England, Mother's Birth Place8
Residence	14 June 1900	She lived in Shoal Creek, White, Georgia, United StatesBGO, on 14 June 1900. Name: Martha C Bowen, Age: 61, Birth Date: September 1838, Birth Place: Georgia, USA, Record ID: 7602::9694453, Gender: Female, Race: White, Relationship: Wife, Marital Status: Married, Spouse's Name: Hellecone H Bowen, Marriage Year: 1865, Years Married:9
Residence	10 May 1910	She lived in Shoal Creek, White, Georgia, United StatesBGO, on 10 May 1910. Name: Martha C Bowan, Age: 70, Birth Date: 1840, Birth Place: Georgia, Record ID: 7884::3857630, Gender: Female, Relationship: Head, Marital Status: Widowed, Father's Birth Place: England, Mother's Birth Place: Georgia, Native Tongue: English, Able to rea10
Residence	27 January 1920	She lived in Shoal Creek, White, Georgia, United StatesBGO, on 27 January 1920. Name: Martha C Bowan, Age: 79, Gender: Female, Race: White, Birth Place: Georgia, Marital Status: Widowed, Relationship: Head, Occupation: None, Industry: General Farm, Able to Speak English: Yes, Father's Birth Place: England, Mother's Birth Place: Georg11
Death	27 April 1923	She died on 27 April 1923 at age 84 in White, Georgia, United StatesBGO.4
Burial	after 27 April 1923	She was buried after 27 April 1923 at Shoal Creek Baptist Church CemeteryBGO, in Cleveland, White, Georgia, United StatesBGO.

Citations

1. [S188] Gary Neal Gilstrap, A Wiley Bunch (, Nov 2004), p. 20. Hereinafter cited as A Wiley Bunch.
2. [S14] Jackson Family, online Drarrell Rainey. Hereinafter cited as Jackson Family.
3. [S14] Jackson Family, online Drarrell Rainey, *. Hereinafter cited as Jackson Family.
4. [S124] scottypeach, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/16251092/person/355348315, (.)
5. [S242] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Cross Roads, Cherokee, Georgia; Roll: M653_116; Page: 777; Family History Library Film: 803116
6. [S188] Gary Neal Gilstrap, A Wiley Bunch (, Nov 2004). Hereinafter cited as A Wiley Bunch.
7. [S240] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Shoal Creek, White, Georgia; Roll: M593_183; Page: 61A
8. [S360] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Shoal Creek, White, Georgia; Roll: 171; Page: 556A; Enumeration District: 191
9. [S580] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Shoal Creek, White, Georgia; Roll: 228; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0135; FHL microfilm: 1240228
10. [S526] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Shoal Creek, White, Georgia; Roll: T624_217; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0156; FHL microfilm: 1374230
11. [S7063] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Shoal Creek, White, Georgia; Roll: T625_285; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 173