Martha Adelia Whitaker

1888 - 1960  (72 years)

• Name	Martha Adelia Whitaker  [1]
  Birth	6 Jun 1888	Wapello, Louisa, Iowa, USA   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Ross Bauguess / Martha Whitaker Married	31 May 1904	Davenport, Scott, Iowa, USA   [5]
  		Ross Bauguess / Martha Whitaker Married
  Residence	1930	New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
  Residence	1935	New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA   [4]
  Residence	1940	New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
  Burial	1960	New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA   [2]
  Death	29 Jun 1960	Mercer, Illinois, USA   [2]
  Martha A Whitaker Bauguess Obituary	30 Jun 1960	Rock Island, Illinois, USA   [6]
  		Martha A Whitaker Bauguess Obituary
  Name	Martha Adelia Bauguess  [2]
  Name	Martha Bauguess  [4]
  Name	Martha Bauguess  [3]
  Name	Martha Whitaker  [7]
  Name	Martha Whittaker  [8]
  Reference Number	14282
  Person ID	I14282	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

  Family	Ross L Bauguess,   b. 1 Oct 1878, New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA d. 3 Nov 1947, New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	20 May 1904	Rock Island, Illinois, USA
  		Ross Bauguess / Martha Whitaker Married
  Children	1. Carl E Bauguess,   b. 21 Dec 1904, Illinois, USA d. Sep 1977, Aledo, Mercer, Illinois, USA (Age 72 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   2. Charles Ralph Bauguess,   b. 22 Mar 1906, Illinois, USA d. Dec 1965, New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA (Age 59 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   3. Vesta L Bauguess,   b. 1907, New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA d. 27 Jan 1908, New Boston, Muscatine, Iowa, USA (Age 1 year)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   4. Elsie L Bauguess,   b. 11 Dec 1911, New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA d. 25 Oct 1987 (Age 75 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   5. Clara Irene Bauguess,   b. 2 Jun 1913, New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA d. 28 Jul 1991 (Age 78 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   6. Living
  Family ID	F5189	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Jun 1888 - Wapello, Louisa, Iowa, USA Marriage - 20 May 1904 - Rock Island, Illinois, USA Ross Bauguess / Martha Whitaker Married - 31 May 1904 - Davenport, Scott, Iowa, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife - 1930 - New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA Residence - 1935 - New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife - 1940 - New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA Burial - 1960 - New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, USA Death - 29 Jun 1960 - Mercer, Illinois, USA Martha A Whitaker Bauguess Obituary - 30 Jun 1960 - Rock Island, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	3 Photos
  	Ross Bauguess / Martha Whitaker Married
  	Martha A Whitaker Bauguess Obituary
  	Baby Daughter of the Ross Bauguess' Passes Away

  
  

• Sources

  [S164] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Marriage. Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940 Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Marriage [S26] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S29] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: New Boston, Mercer, Illinois; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2340274. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: New Boston, Mercer, Illinois; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2340274 [S48] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: New Boston, Mercer, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00858; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 66-14. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: New Boston, Mercer, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00858; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 66-14 [S1930] Newspapers.com - The Daily Times - 31 May 1904 - Page 2, (Name: The Daily Times; Location: Davenport, Iowa; Date: 31 May 1904;), Ross Bauguess / Martha Whitaker Married. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55573383/ross-bauguess-martha-whitaker-married/?xid=637 Ross Bauguess / Martha Whitaker Married [S1940] Newspapers.com - The Rock Island Argus - 30 Jun 1960 - Page 33, (Name: The Rock Island Argus; Location: Rock Island, Illinois; Date: 30 Jun 1960;), Martha A Whitaker Bauguess Obituary 30 Jun 1960. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55573359/martha-a-whitaker-bauguess-obituary/?xid=637 Martha A Whitaker Bauguess Obituary [S23] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). [S187] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).