Martha Priscilla Simpson, {2927}, daughter of Barnett Simpson and Priscillia Wright borrn 30 March 1858, in Hawkins County, Tennessee died 3 February 1929, at Merkel, Taylor County Texas was married on 23 January 1879 to Marvel Charles Church, {2928}. He was born 9 October 1855 in Hawkins County, Tennessee and died at Merkel, Taylor County, Texas on 13 December 1930.

1. Elijah E. Church, {2845} born November 1879 in Hawkins County, Tennessee, died June 1881. 2. Robert Church, {2946} born 14 July 1881 in Hawkins County, Tennessee died 15 July 1881. 3. Martha Wright Church, {2947} born 8 November 1882, in Sulphur Springs, Texas, married William Ernest Davis {2951} 1. Bonnie Ernestine Davis, {2952}, born 9 September 1908 in Winters, Runnels County, Texas, married Norman Thomas Earl {2953} on 23 April 1944. 4. Colonel Paten Church, {2948} born in Hawkins County, Tennessee 8 October 1885, died on 2 January 1946. Married Mary Katherine Wheeler, {2954}, who was born on 26 January 1891 in Ellis County, Texas and died 31 January 1941. 1. Alice Drucilla Church, {2955}, born 18 March 1915, married Arles Bartley Wallace {2959}. 2. Rachel Katherine Church, {2956} born 14 May 1922, died 27 April 1926. 3. Charles Pate (Paten} Church, {2957} born 25 April 1924, married 19 January 1957, to Barbara F. Reid {2960} 4. Oscar Barney Church, {2958} born 16 August 1929, married Frances Freeman {2961} on 9 September 1946 5. William Clark Church, {2949} born 8 August 1888 In Douglas County, Missouri died in August 1952, was married to Lena Mashburn. 1. Mattie Helen Church, {2963} born 1 September 1910, married R. L. Willingham {2968} 2. Clara Church, {2964, married Earl D. Wiggins in 1933 3. William Clarence Church, {2965}, born in 1915, died in August 1988, Married Joyce Walsh {2970} 4. Anna Low Church, {2966}, born 1918 married R. A. Shaver {2971} 5. Marvel Charles Church, {2967}, born 1921, married Doris Dudley {2972} 6. Frank Etcyl Church,{2929} born 11 November 1892, in Grayson County, Texas died 8 March 1956, at Merkel, Taylor County, Texas, married Bessylea Beene, {2930} on 6 January 1913. Bessylea was born 15 January 1896 in Coryell, Coryell County, Texas and died 11 September 1946 in Merkel, Taylor County, Texas. 1. Frances Marie Church, {2973} married H. Noll Bryant, {2976} on 4 June 1939. 2. Bessylea Church,{2931}, born 27 April 1917, at Merkel, Taylor County, Texas married Andrew Gerald McDonald,{2932} on 14 June 1942. Andrew was born 30 November 1915. 1. Gerlyn Bess McDonald,{2933} 3. William Etcyl Church, {2974} married Cleo Eugenia Power {2979}, 5 December 1959. 4. Bonnie Lucile Church, {2975}, born 12 September 1922 at Bells, Grayson County, Texas, married James H. Dunnahoo {2978} 7. George Barney Church, {2950}, 1 November 1894, Grayson County, Texas, died February 1928, married Cora Sipes {2979}. 1. Alva Jean Church, {2980}, born October 1916 was married on 5 October 1935 to Elmer McCrary {2981}

The family of Martha Priscilla Simpson was furnished to me by Bess Church McDonald, {2931} a gr gr grandaughter of Priscilla Galbraith

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