Martha Ellen Brierley

1848 - 1888  (40 years)

• Name	Martha Ellen Brierley  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	9 May 1848	Bracken County, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	31 Jul 1850	Bracken County, Kentucky, USA   [1]
  Residence	18 Jul 1860	Bracken County, Kentucky, USA   [2]
  Residence	18 Jun 1870	Kentontown, Robertson, Kentucky, USA   [6]
  Residence	3 Jun 1880	Ellisville, Nicholas, Kentucky, USA   [8]
  Death	25 Oct 1888	Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA   [9]
  Burial	Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA   [9]
  	Brierly Graveyard
  Person ID	I7592	McKelleb
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Leonard Brierly,   b. 1829, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Nancy Ann Smitson,   b. 1827, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA d. 22 May 1890, Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	23 Jan 1847	Bracken County, Kentucky, USA   [5, 10]
  Family ID	F5948	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jeremiah M. Toomey,   b. 1842, Harrison County, Kentucky, USA
  Marriage	11 Dec 1867	Robertson County, Kentucky, USA   [3, 4, 5]
  Marriage License	11 Dec 1867	Robertson County, Kentucky, USA   [4]
  Children	1. Nancy A. Toomey,   b. 1871, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. John B. Toomey,   b. 15 Sep 1874, Robertson County, Kentucky, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. William L. Toomey,   b. 1868, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Albert U. Toomey,   b. 1879, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Arra B. Toomey,   b. 1877, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2389	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 May 1848 - Bracken County, Kentucky, USA Residence - 31 Jul 1850 - Bracken County, Kentucky, USA Residence - 18 Jul 1860 - Bracken County, Kentucky, USA Marriage - 11 Dec 1867 - Robertson County, Kentucky, USA Marriage License - 11 Dec 1867 - Robertson County, Kentucky, USA Residence - 18 Jun 1870 - Kentontown, Robertson, Kentucky, USA Death - 25 Oct 1888 - Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA Burial - - Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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