Jesse apparently died sometime between June 1880, when he appeared in the census, and 1884, when Martha remarried.

Morgan Co. birth records list Martha J. Royce, born 23 Dec 1855, father Benjm Roice, mother’s maiden name Barbary Jones.

Her death certificate records Martha Jane Caudill, age 72 years 5 months 25 days, born 23 Dec 1855 in Ky, died 17 June 1928 in Rowan Co., Ky, widowed, father Ben Royce, birthplace unknown, mother’s maiden name Barbra Jones, born in Ky, cause of death diabetes of kidneys, informant J. W. Dawson, Vale, Ky, burial in Christian Cemetery.

Her gravestone has slightly different dates. It lists Martha Jane Caudill, 23 Dec 1857 - 28 June 1928, “Mother”. It is in a cemetery now called Dawson Cemetery. (There are no Caudills buried in what is now called Christian Cemetery.)

In 1920 she is listed as Martha J. Caudill, 63, widowed, with her son Will Dawson, incorrectly listed as mother-in-law, presumably due to the difference in surname.

1880 census of Greenup Co., Ky, Liberty precinct, enumerated 2 June, lists on p. 4 as family #28:
Dawson, Jesse, 35, farmer; Martha, 24, wife; Stephen M., 6, son; Sarah H., 3, dau; John Wm., 1, son. All born Ky Ky Ky.