Martha Brinkley was born in Conway County, Arkansas. She was the 5th child of Bumpass and Martha.
She is found in the 1880 census for Union, Conway Arkansas, with her parents. Information as follows:
Bunpas (misspelling) Brinkley head age 38
Martha A. Brinkley wife age 54
Martha A. Brinkley dau age 15
William Brinkley son age 13
Bumpus Brinkley son age 9
Martha married George Calvin Honeycutt on July 8, 1880 at Springfield, Conway County Arkansas. Martha and George had 13 children, not all of whom survived. Martha also raised George’s daughter from his previous marriage, Martha Ann, whose mother had died. They lived in Arkansas until about 1892, then moved to Spiro, Indian Territory. About 1902 they made their final move and settled down on a farm about 6 miles south of Stigler.
After the death of George Calvin in 1930 it appears that her daughter Lucy and son-in-law moved in with her. She is pictured at right in 1939. Martha was in very bad health in her later years and could hardly get around. She passed away at her house near Lafayette in Haskell County, Okla-homa; she is buried at San Bois Cemetery, Kinta, Oklahoma.
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