Martha F. Whitson, ^

1868 - 1950  (82 years)

• Name	Martha F. Whitson  [1]
  Suffix	^
  Birth	1868  [2]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Martha A. Whitson  [3]
  Name	Mattie
  Death	20 Dec 1950	Brooklyn, Kings, NY   [2, 4, 5, 6]
  	The funeral service was held in Brooklyn, NY. A memorial service was held by the Brookhaven-South Haven Presbyterian Church, 31 December 1950, probably at their Brookhaven chapel.
  Burial	22 Dec 1950	Brookhaven (David Hawkins Cemetery), Brookhaven, NY   [2, 6, 7]
  Person ID	I1215	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Smith Whitson, >,   b. Jun 1821, NY d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Phebe Platt, >,   b. Abt 1829, NY d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	12 Mar 1845	Huntington, Suffolk, NY   [8, 9]
  Family ID	F3653	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emmett Smith Hawkins, ^,   b. 23 Dec 1866   d. 2 Nov 1922, South Haven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	15 Jun 1898	Greenlawn, Huntington, Suffolk, NY   [3, 10, 11, 12]
  Family ID	F650	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 May 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Only in the 1870 census was her name recorded as Martha; Mattie appears to be the name universally used throughout her lifetime and on her gravestone.

  
  

• Sources

  [S130] Stone #1. Her name on her gravestone was recorded as Mattie F. Hawkins. The stone was erected by her before her death. [S12] p. 109. [S2] p. 78. [S40] . [S404] She was still living at Emmet death. [S407] pp. 60-61. [S130] Stone #1. [S15] Census Place: Huntington, Suffolk, New York; Roll: T9_935; Family History Film: 1254935; Page: 259.4000; Enumeration District: 320; Image: 0247. [S31] Census Place: Huntington, Suffolk, New York; Roll: T623 1165; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 761. [S32] Provided approximate date of marriage, married 11 years. Census Place: 11-Dist Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Series: T624; Roll: 1081; Page: 213B; Enumeration District: 1353; Part: 2; Line: 33. [S31] They had been married 2 years. Roll: T623 1165; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 748. [S23] 16 June 1898, p. 4.