Martha Jane Semar

1876 - 1961  (84 years)

• Name	Martha Jane Semar  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	15 Oct 1876	Missouri, USA   [1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	Liberty, Washington, Missouri, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife of Benjamin Politte
  Census	1910	Liberty, Washington, Missouri, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife of Willis Tabeau
  Death	3 Feb 1961	DePaul Hospital, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [7, 8, 9]
  	Cause: Accidentally burned
  Obituary	4 Feb 1961	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [9]
  	Obituary for Martha Thebeau • Newspapers.com - St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 4 Feb 1961 - Page 3
  		News (Fatality)-THEBEAU Martha (Burning) WOMAN DIES OF BURNS
  Burial	Saint Joachim Cemetery, Old Mines, Washington, Missouri, USA   [8]
  Person ID	I32721	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 1	James Edward Batteral
  Marriage	16 Sep 1902	Potosi, Washington, Missouri, USA   [6]
  	Martha Politte and James Batteral
  Family ID	F18683	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Willis Perry Thebeau,   b. 6 May 1882, Washington County, Missouri, USA d. 2 Dec 1957, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	10 May 1908	Old Mines, Washington, Missouri, USA   [4, 5]
  	Jennie Battrel and Willis Thebeau
  Family ID	F18682	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Benjamin Politte,   b. Nov 1867, Missouri, USA d. 27 Jan 1901 (Age 33 years)
  Marriage	6 Feb 1894	Saint Joachim Church, Old Mines, Washington, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 10]
  Family ID	F18685	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Oct 1876 - Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife of Benjamin Politte - 1900 - Liberty, Washington, Missouri, USA Marriage - 16 Sep 1902 - Potosi, Washington, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife of Willis Tabeau - 1910 - Liberty, Washington, Missouri, USA Obituary - Obituary for Martha Thebeau • Newspapers.com - St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 4 Feb 1961 - Page 3 - 4 Feb 1961 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• News

  News (Fatality)-THEBEAU Martha (Burning) WOMAN DIES OF BURNS

  
  

• Sources

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