NameJames Newton Kissinger
Birth1871
Death1959
Marriage18 Mar 1895, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseMartha Jane White
Birth7 May 1865, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death6 Jan 1953, Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky
Notes for James Newton Kissinger
His gravestone says James Newton Kissinger, 1871 - 1959.
Notes for Martha Jane White
Her death certificate records Martha Jane Kissinger, age 87 years 7 months 29 days, born 7 May 1865 in Elliottsville, Ky, died 6 Jan 1953 at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky, usual residence Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky, married, father James White, mother’s maiden name Mary Anne Day, cause of death cerebral hemorrhage, informant Elizabeth Reed, burial in Lee Cemetery, Morehead.
Her gravestone says Martha Jane Kissinger, 1865 - 1953.
Notes for James Newton & Martha Jane (Family)
Rowan Co., Ky marriage register A, p. 91, records the marriage on 18 Mar 1895 of Nute Kissinger and Martha White.
Census
1900 census of Rowan Co., Ky, enumerated 1 June, lists on p. 1B as family #15:
Kissinger, Newt, 27, b. July 1872, Ky Va Ky, farmer; Martha, wife, 35, b. May 1865, Ky Ky Ky; Martha E., girl, 3, b. Jan 1897; Louada, girl, 2, b. Feb 1898. Both girls born Ky Ky Ky.
1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, enumerated 27 April, lists on p. 7A as family #114/119:
Kissinger, Newton, 36, laborer at mill; Martha, wife, 44, first marriage for both, married 15 years, mother of 3 children, 3 living; Elizabeth, dau, 13; Ada, dau, 11; Holly, son, 8. Day, Elizabeth, mother-in-law, 83, widowed, mother of 11 children, 8 living. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Elizabeth is really Martha’s grandmother, not her mother.