OBITUARY

Nancy Jane Kelley was born in Ohio March 25, 1848. With her parents she moved in early childhood, to Effingham Co. Ill. and her she grew to maturity.

On Feb. 15, 1867 she was married to Alex Martin and in the fall of the same year she and her husband in company with four other families, moved in covered wagons to Nebraska. They homesteaded land in this county in what is known as the Summers neighborhood and here lived the life of the pioneer.

In 1879 the family moved to Blair where they have since resided. To Mr. and Mrs. Martin nine children were born and of these nine only three survive; Mrs. Cora Badgerow of Blair, Fred A. and Hugh E. Martin, both of Omaha.

While residing on the farm Mr. and Mrs. Martin became members of the Cuming City Baptist church and when they moved to Blair they immediately joined that organization and were life- long consistent members.

The husband passed away on March 24, 1902 but the wife patiently took up the responsibility of the family and kept the children together, educating them and it was her pleasure to see them well settled in life.

For a number of years she has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Cora Badgerow and it was at her home that she passed away on last Friday, April 19.

The funeral services were held at the Baptist church last Sunday afternoon and interment was made in the Blair cemetery where a host of friends followed the body to its last resting place.

Those who were present from out of town were: Mr. and Mrs. O.J. Petrie, Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Petrie and Mrs. F.W. Wickett of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. G.M. Hoyt, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Claney of Council Bluffs; Mr. and Mrs. P.C. Kelly, Mrs. M. Hagen, Mrs. M. Hogan, Mrs. Charlotte Warner and Mrs. Cyril McManas of Boone, Iowa; Chas. Deval and family, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hanson and Miss Martin, of Herman.

#2-25 Apr., 1929 - The Pilot-Tribune

PIONEER BLAIR LADY EXPIRES

Mrs. Martin Dies at Home of Daughter

Nancy Jane Kelly was born in Ohio march 25, 1848, and died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Cora Badgerow, last Friday. When she was a small child she moved with her parents to Effingham county, Illinois, where she grew to womanhood. In February, 1867 she was married to Alex Martin, and that fall the family came to Nebraska in a covered wagon. They took up a homestead in the Summers neighborhood. In the fall of 1879 the family moved to Blair. Mr. Martin died in 1902. Mrs. Martin took up membership in the Baptist church in 1885. She was also very active in the womans relief corps work and was highly thought of by a large circle of friends.

Funeral services were held from the home on Sunday afternoon, the Rev. L. J. Moran officiating, after which interment was made in Blair cemetery. Surviving her are three children, Mrs. Cora Badgerow of this city; and Fred A., Hugh E. and Martin of Omaha.

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~