Life History

Notes

• In the 1910 census James Martin's first wife Rennie was reported as 28 years old, and they had been married for 6 years.  Their marriage record found later (see below) reports they had actually been married about 5 1/2 years, married in January 1905.  Their two daughters were 4 years and 1 year old.
  
  1910 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 7 April, District 8, Enumeration District 111, Page 14A, Fields Terry Rd, Hse/Fam #251
  Lance, Martin Head M W 28 Married 6 yrs GA GA GA Farmer, Working Out [b abt 1882]
  Lance, Rennie Wife F W 28 Married 6 yrs 2 Children/2 Living GA GA GA [b abt 1882]
  Lance, Delta Dau F W 4 Single GA GA GA [b abt 1906]
  Lance, Ollie Dau F W 1 Single GA GA GA [b abt 1909]
  
  Rennie died about 1916 or 1917.  In her daughter Ollie's Social Security records, Ollie's mother is reported as Rellie Moore, giving us her maiden name as well as another form of her first name.  Confirmation of the apparently correct form of her mother's name came when a search under Rellie Moore brought up a marriage record.  Rellie may be a nickname for Cinderella.  One wonders how the enumerator heard Rennie for Rellie.
  
  Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
  Rellie Moore
  Gender Female
  Marriage 2 Jan 1905 Gilmer, Georgia performed by J W Goble, NP (?)
  License issued 31 December 1904 Gilmer County, Georgia
  Recorded 16 February 1905
  Spouse Martin Lance
  Gilmer County Marriage Record Book p 281
  
  A family researcher commented on this record in Ancestry.com that the family name should have been Lance.  Martin was James Lance's middle name.
  
  "James Martin Lance rather than James Martin.  The original data on the record is incorrect."
  --  Robert Thompson, Ancestry Comments, 1920 census record for James Martin
  
  1920 Federal Census, Pickens County, Georgia, 19 January, Truck Wheel District, Enumeration District 143, page 9B, Hse #165, Family #170
  Martin [Lance], James  Head Rents M W 34  GA GA GA Farmer (b abt 1885)
  Martin [Lance], Bonnie Mae Wife F W 20  GA GA GA (b abt 1899)
  Martin [Lance], Dellta Dau F W 14  GA GA GA (b abt 1905)
  Martin [Lance], Ollie Marie Dau F W 10  GA GA GA (b abt 1909)
  Martin [Lance], Grady Atherton Son M W 3mos  GA GA GA (b abt Sept 1919) [child of Bonnie]
  Cowart, Vista Mother-in-Law M W 49 GA GA GA (b abt 1850) [Bonnie's mother]
  
  Based on information from my research, a Find a Grave memorial manager established a memorial for Rellie.  The place of death, however, was reported as Gilmer County, while family residence information seems  to indicate it was more likely Pickens County.  They were living in Pickens County in 1918 when James registered for the draft.  James was still there in 1920 when the census was taken.  Years of birth and death are approximate but very close, based on other family factors.  James married Bonnie Cowart in September 1918.
  
  Rellie Moore Lance
  Birth 1882
  Death 1917 Gilmer County, Georgia
  no marker
  Spouse James Martin Lance (1884 - 1960)
  Daughter Ollie Marie Lance Johnson (1909 - 2000)
  Burial Logan Family Cemetery, Gilmer County, Georgia
  Created by northga1yahoo.com Feb 07, 2016
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #157924817, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=157924817

Sources

• 1. 1920 Federal Census, Pickens County, Georgia
  • 19 January, Truck Wheel District, Enumeration District 143, page 9B, Hse #165, Family #170
• 2. 1910 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia
  • 7 April, District 8, Enumeration District 111, Page 14A, Fields Terry Rd, Hse/Fam #251
• 3. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 4. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
• 5. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
• 6. Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
• 7. 1930 Federal Census, Pickens County, Georgia
  • 18 April, Truckwheel, District 124-5, Page 8A, Hse #143, Fam #151