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Martha Ann Ireland Obenchain

Birth	:	5 Feb 1814 Maumee, Lucas County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	7 Jul 1880 Fayette County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Green Wood Cemetery, Westgate, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.7768000, -92.0423000
Description	:	Martha Ireland was born February 5, 1814 in Maumee, Lucas County, Ohio to William Ireland, Jr., and Sarah Salomie Gohn. Martha married Philip Peter Obenchain on January 10, 1836 in Lucas County, Ohio when she was about 21 and they had nine children between 1837 and 1856: Andrew Jackson, Samuel, Priscilla Ann, Sarah Jane, William Francis, John Holt, Martha Ella, James H., and Mary Elizabeth. Both Samuel and James were infant ons who were born and died in Illinois before the family moved to Iowa; their burial places are not known. The family lived in... Read More	Martha Ireland was born February 5, 1814 in Maumee, Lucas County, Ohio to William Ireland, Jr., and Sarah Salomie Gohn. Martha married Philip Peter Obenchain on January 10, 1836 in Lucas County, Ohio when she was about 21 and they had nine children between 1837 and 1856: Andrew Jackson, Samuel, Priscilla Ann, Sarah Jane, William Francis, John Holt, Martha Ella, James H., and Mary Elizabeth. Both Samuel and James were infant ons who were born and died in Illinois before the family moved to Iowa; their burial places are not known. The family lived in Hickory, Fulton, Illinois in 1850 but by 1856 had moved to Oran, Fayette, Iowa, where they remained. During the Civil War in 1864 a plea went out for Union Army volunteers, and Martha's husband, Philip Obenchain, and her son, William Francis Obenchain, both volunteered and enlisted March 16, 1864 in Dubuque, Iowa. They were assigned to the 38th Iowa Infantry, Company F, and went to Memphis, Tennessee, where they were put on a boat to travel down the river to New Orleans, Louisiana and from there would travel farther to fight in Brownsville, Texas. On the boat they both contracted dysentery, and both died in the barracks hospital in New Orleans on April 19, 1864, about a month after they enlisted, never having even reached Brownsville. So many soldiers in their regiment died of disease that it became nicknamed the "Martyr Regiment". Martha Ireland Obenchain, widowed, remained in Fayette, Iowa until her death in 1880 at age 71 and was buried in Green Wood Cemetery. The whereabouts of her husband's remains is not known.

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Where is Martha Ann Ireland Obenchain's memorial?
Martha Ann Ireland Obenchain's memorial is located at: Green Wood Cemetery, Westgate, Fayette County, USA.
When did Martha Ann Ireland Obenchain death?
Martha Ann Ireland Obenchain death on 7 Jul 1880 in Fayette County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.7768000
Longitude: -92.0423000

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Siblings

Jane Anna Ireland Kemper

(1812 - 1900)

Children

John Holt Obenchain

(1848 - 1924)

Martha Ella Obenchain

(1851 - 1879)

Mary Elizabeth “Libbie” Obenchain Tift

(1858 - 1909)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Green Wood Cemetery
Westgate, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7768000, -92.0423000

2. Saint Peter Lutheran Cemetery
Westgate, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7863998, -92.0028000

3. Calvary Cemetery
Westgate, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7663994, -91.9860992

4. Union United Methodist Cemetery
Westgate, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8185100, -91.9992100

5. Hope Cemetery
Westgate, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8027992, -91.9610977

6. Saint John Lutheran Cemetery
Buck Creek, Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7553690, -92.1410300

7. Saint Pauls United Church of Christ Cemetery
Sumner, Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7874400, -92.1444130

8. Mount Calvary Cemetery
Sumner, Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8400002, -92.1018982

9. Union Mound Cemetery
Sumner, Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8507996, -92.1097031

10. Saint Peter Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7080994, -92.1211014

11. Grove Hill Cemetery
Readlyn, Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7153015, -92.1457977

12. Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
Sumner, Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8689003, -92.0955963

13. Wilson Grove Cemetery
Sumner, Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8768997, -92.0858002

14. Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
Sumner, Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8446999, -92.1607971

15. Long Grove Cemetery
Maynard, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7708000, -91.8766000

16. Woodlawn Cemetery
Oelwein, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6805992, -91.9356003

17. Center Grove Cemetery
Randalia, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8185997, -91.8756027

18. Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
Oran Township, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6472015, -92.0575027

19. Oran Township Cemetery
Oran, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6571999, -91.9721985

20. Zion Cemetery
Sumner, Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8758011, -92.1607971

21. Fairbank Cemetery
Fairbank, Buchanan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6421200, -92.0473900

22. Oakdale Cemetery
Oelwein, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6732000, -91.9164500

23. Old Catholic Cemetery
Oelwein, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6728000, -91.9169000

24. Fremont Cemetery
Tripoli, Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7818985, -92.2388992