Marriage - Martha & Ransom

Martha married her second husband Ransom Edwin Granger of Chicago on 28 October 1868 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Ransom was born 5 April 1836 in Rochester, New York. He was 32 and Martha was 22 when they married.

From Chapter 16 of "Memories: Grave and Gay," Martha wrote about her marriage and the first few years:

"October 28th, 1868, I married R. E. Granger, the Reverend Oliver. S. Dean performing the ceremony, in the presence of about twenty guests. We were married in the afternoon, and after partaking of refreshments and seeing the many gifts, took the train for Chicago, where we arrived about seven in the evening. We were to board with the Cochrane's, friends of Mr. Granger, at 307 West Washington Street. They had a little reception for us, some guests for supper, friends of theirs, and also Mr. Granger's mother and his aunt, Mrs. Fenton..."

...When we were married Mr. Granger had a book and news store at 210 West Madison Street; but in December sold it.

In April, Mother was taken ill and sent for me, and I went home. When I returned I found Mr. Granger had rented a furnished house, 174 South Sangamon Street. Our eldest daughter was born there, October, 1869. We lived there until February 1870, and then moved to a cottage, 665 West Adams Street, and lived there four years."

Source Citation: Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 2; Film Description: 1868 Genesee-1869 Branch

Source Information: Ancestry.com. Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

Original data: Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867–1952. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics.