Vail - Martha Clevenger
Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal 30 May 1892 p 3
Mrs. Martha A. VAIL died Sunday afternoon at 1:15 at the age of 75 years and 8 months. The funeral will occur Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Mt. Pleasant Christian Church conducted by Re. Thomas Shanklin of the Methodist Church. The deceased was born in Butler county, Ohio Sept 29, 1816 her maiden name being Clevenger. When 16 years old she moved with her parents to Montgomery County. In 1835 she was married to William T. White, by whom she had two children. In 1843 she was again married to James Vail and to them six children were added. Of the 8 children only 4 remain to mourn the loss of a living mother. She was a consistent member of the Christian Church and bore her two years of constant suffering with great Christ like resignation – kbz