On 16 Oct 1879 when John W. was 33, he married
Martha Elizabeth Brashear, daughter of
William Gowan Brashear (13 Jan 1807-10 May 1862) &
Rosa M. Wood (22 Sep 1809-29 Aug 1900), in Adair County, Missouri.
Born on 28 Jul 1851 in Adair County, Missouri. Martha Elizabeth died in Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri, on 31 Jan 1945; she was 93. Buried in Brashear Cemetery.
Obituary
Mrs. Martha (Brashear) Conkle, 93, died in Kirksville yesterday evening at 6:30 o'clock following an illness of several weeks. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at the Methodist Church in Brashear at two o'clock conducted by the Rev. Martin Cross, pastor of the church. Interment will be in the Brashear Cemetery.
Martha Brashear, daughter of William G. and Rosannah Wood Brashear was born July 26, 1851 on land two miles north of Brashear, which was entered by her father, near which she lived all her life. In 1879 she was married to John Conkle and to them three children were born, one son, Bert and one daughter, Della having preceded her in death. She is survived by one daughter, Miss Cuma Conkle, four nieces and five nephews. Mrs. Conkle was a sister of the late R.M. Brashear of Kirksville and an aunt of Miss Minnie Brashear.
Mrs. Conkle was a member of the Methodist Church in Brashear. She and her daughter, Cuma, lived on their farm two miles north of town until about one year ago when they sold it and moved to Brashear.
The body will lie in state at the Easley Funeral Home until time for the funeral.