Martha Sisk

1809 - 1860  (41 years)

• Name	Martha Sisk
  Birth	1809	SC   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1830	Hopkins Co, KY   [3]
  	age 15-19(21?), spouse age 15-19(21?), no children
  Census	1840	Hopkins Co, KY   [4]
  	age 30-39(31), spouse age 30-39(31), 5 children & 1 other
  Census	1850	District 1, Hopkins Co, KY   [2]
  	age 41,no spouse listed, 6 children
  Census-State	1850	District 1, Hopkins Co, KY   [5]
  	age 41,no spouse listed
  Death	Between 17 Aug 1850 and 06 Jun 1860
  Census	1860	Chalk Level, Hopkins Co, KY   [6]
  	daus Mary C Rhea & Sarah Jessie Rhea living with William H Burton family
  Findagrave.com	27 Jul 2023
  	See Notes
  Burial	Rabbit Ridge, Hopkins Co, KY   [1]
  	Wilson Cemetery
  Person ID	I1350	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Barnabas Sisk, Sr,   b. 15 May 1769, Culpeper Co, VA d. 06 Sep 1841, Hopkins Co, KY (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	??? ???
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1789	Wilkes Co, NC
  Family ID	F87	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Starling Edgar Rhea-xx,   b. 1809, Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY d. 22 Nov 1847, Dalton, Hopkins Co, KY (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	28 Oct 1829	Dalton, Hopkins Co, KY   [7]
  Notes	Children: son George Washington Rhea 10/8/1832 Hopkins Co, KY son John T Rhea 1833 KY son Milton D Rhea 1835 Hopkins Co, KY - on 12/2/1855 in Hopkins Co, KY married Sarah Elizabeth Emma Utley 1838 Hopkins Co, KY - ** See marriage record - dau of Joseph Utley 1813 KY - 1866 and Sarah Langford Brown 12/24/1814 KY - 3/17/1909 - son of Obediah D Utley 1785 Goochland, VA - 8/27/1839 Hopkins Co, KY and Jane Thompson 1785 - son of Obediah Utley 10/3/1757 Goochland, VA - 9/1823 VA and Jane MacLendon - d. aft 1794 son Alfred Henry Rhea 3/6/1838 KY - 6/28/1925 Dalton, Hopkins Co, KY - ** See death certificate ** - married Martha L Dobyns - dau of John Fredrick Dobyns and Eliza Jane Givens 3/31/1817 - 11/23/1846 - they married on 2/27/1834 - dau of John Allen Givens & Martha Givens 5/29/1797 Lincoln Co, KY - 8/29/1884 Hop Co KY - they married on 5/23/1816 in Hopkins Co, KY - son of Thomas Givens and Elizabeth Kerr - dau of Eleazer Givens 8/11/1771 Mechlenberg Co, NC - 8/25/1833 Smithland, KY and Jane Robertson - Jane was his 3rd wife (see listing of other wives and families later) - son of John Givens 1727 Ireland - 1794 Lincoln Co, KY and Rebecca Brown who married bef 1757 in Mecklenburg Co, NC - dau of James Robertson and Margaret Poage Eliza Jane's siblings: bro Eleazer M Givens sis Margaret R Givens 12/25/1820 - 8/20/1835 bro James Givens 2/20/1823 - 9/7/1844 bro Thomas P Givens sis Mary Ruth Givens 10/30/1827 - 2/16/1852 bro John Weir Givens bro Robert R Givens 1832 KY bro Alexander K Givens b. abt 1835 KY John Allen's siblings: bro James Kerr Givens 1794 VA - on 1/15/1818 in Hopkins Co, KY married Margaret Poague Givens 1800 (Martha's sister) - ** See that family listing later ** ) bro Nathaniel K Givens 1806 KY - on 4/14/01828 in Hopkins Co, KY married Jane Hopkins Givens 1809 KY (Martha's sister) - ** See that family listing later ** ) Martha's siblings: sis Margaret Poague Givens 1800 - on 1/15/1818 in Hopkins Co, KY married James Kerr Givens 1794 VA - son of Thomas Givens and Elizabeth Kerr dau Margaret Givens 1825 KY - on 9/29/1842 Hop Co KY married Thomas Barnes Parker - son of Wiley Parker and Regina Smith dau Jane Parker 1843 MO son James Parker 1846 MO son William B Parker 1849 MO - on 1/8/1824 Hop Co KY James married 2nd wife Elizabeth Christian 8/5/1803 KY - 4/21/1871 son Matthew Campbell Givens 1832 KY dau Helen Mae Givens 1835 KY married Henry M Clay on 12/23/1857 in Hopkins Co, KY son Nathaniel Karr Givens 1837 KY - on 12/20/1865 in Henderson Co, KY married Sara Elizabeth Clay son James M Givens 1839 KY dau Martha J Givens 1842 KY - married John T Young - son of Thomas E Young and Malinda W Harvey sis Rebecca Brown Givens 1/27/1802 Lincoln Co, KY - on 8/31/1820 in Hopkins Co, KY married Samuel Montgomery 1796 KY - son of John Montgomery and Mary Oldham Thomas 1779 VA - 1850 census lists her as age 71,living with son Samuel son John Montgomery 10/4/1828 Hopkins Co, KY - 1908 - on 1/5/1858 in Hopkins Co, KY married Linda Mira Parker 1839 KY - 10/9/1870 - dau of Benjamin Parker 8/14/1798 Gates Co, NC - 3/31/1866 Webster Co, KY and Mary Howard Jennings 5/4/1805 Front Royal, Shenandoah Co, VA - 9/11/1889 - son of Peter Parker 1/1762 Chowan, now Gates Co, NC - 7/16/1836 Old Hopkins, now Webster Co, KY and Sarah Barnes 11/1762 Chowan, now Gates Co, NC - 11/13/1836 Old Hopkins, now Webster Co, KY KY marriage index: Marriage Record for John Montgomery Spouse: Linda M Parker Date: 1 Jan 1858 B/G: Groom County and State: Hopkins Co. KY Linda Mira's siblings: sis Marian Eliza Parker b. bet 1826-1827 KY - d. bef 1850 - on 12/14/1841 in Hopkins Co, KY married Elias N Headley 6/6/1816 - 8/17/1851 sis Sarah Catherine Parker 4/28/1828 KY - 9/18/1854 - on 2/8/1844 Hop Co KY mar. William Hamilton Cardwell 1/13/1821 KY - 9/11/1886 - S/O John G Cardwell 1797 VA & Ann Cardwell 1797 VA - 1850 - they mar. on 7/2/1818 in Mercer Co, KY - S/O George Cardwell & Ann Hamilton - D/O John Cardwell & Celler Rice bro William Barnes Parker 1829 KY - aft 1850 married Ann Means bro Peter Jennings Parker 1830 Hopkins Co, KY - 4/7/1853 sis Marion Woodward Parker 1831 KY - on 11/14/1847 Hop Co KY mar. Cyrus Graham 1826 KY - S/O Richard S Graham b. in Ireland - d. 1838 & Hannah Gill 1785 SC - 1862 Hop Co KY son Theodore M Graham 1848 KY sis Alice Calames Parker 5/11/1833 KY - 4/18/1863 - on 10/10/1849 in Hopkins Co, KY married Leroy Graham 1826 KY - son of Richard S Graham b. in Ireland - d. 1838 and Hannah Gill 1785 SC - 1862 Hop Co KY bro Thomas Dudley Parker 9/24/1834 KY - 9/1/1852 sis Martha Melvina Parker 1837 KY - on 2/10/1855 in Hopkins Co, KY married Robert R Givens KY marriage index: Marriage Record for Robert R Givens Spouse: Martha M Parker Date: 31 Jan 1855 B/G: Groom County and State: Hopkins Co. KY bro Benjamin A Parker 1838 KY - bef 1866 -- Never returned from Civil War sis Mary Rose Parker 1840 - 7/4/1914 - on 12/25/1860 in Webster Co, KY married Mandley Peyton Cox 1837 Hopkins Co, KY - son of Champion Samuel Cox 12/9/1798 NC - 8/2/1853 and Sarah G Winstead 10/6/1799 NC - 10/21/1862 - dau of Mandley Winstead 10/29/1760 VA - 12/26/1846 Hopkins Co, KY and Elizabeth Tapp 1766 - Unknown sis Rebecca Parker 1841 KY sis Roseanna M Parker 2/7/1842 KY - 7/28/1857 sis Sophia Amanda Bethany Bond Parker 7/1844 KY - 1927 - on 1/5/1865 Webster Co, KY mar. Marcus Lindsey Fugate 5/1837 KY - 11/17/1915 Webster Co KY - son of Lewis Fugate 1797 - 1853 and Nancy Ann Ashby 1801 - 1853 - son of George Fugate and Martha Howell - dau of Stephen Ashby and Elizabeth B Robertson 1786 VA - 12/1856 son Vernon Fugate 1870 KY dau Delia Fugate 1871 KY son Benjamin L Fugate 1872 KY dau Jessie Fugate 1879 KY bro Isaac Huston Parker 2/18/1845 KY - 8/18/1852 bro John R Parker 1847 KY - 7/16/1923 Muhlenberg Co, KY - on 12/20/1877 in Hopkins Co, KY married Jennie L Hibbs 1849 KY - 1/15/1923 Muhlenburg Co, KY - dau of William Hibbs 1/8/1800 KY - 10/13/1875 and Elizabeth Aldridge 5/15/1805 TN or KY - 7/8/1886 sis Fannie Virginia Parker b. bet 1851-1852 Hopkins Co, KY - 1/27/1899 - in 1880 married Professor Hiram W Davis - They had no children. son Thomas Givens Montgomery 1831 KY - on 11/30/1853 in Hopkins Co, KY married Martha E Hunter 1835 KY, - dau of Joseph Hunter 1812 KY and Bethany Harmon 3/12/1818 KY - 6/5/1907, - dau of Michael Harmon and Bethany Parker - they married 3/9/1835 in Hopkins Co, KY - Bethany Harmon's 2nd husband was John Wilson, - they married on 1/24/1857 or 4/5/1857 in Hopkins Co, KY - Bethany Harmon's 3rd husband was ??? Martin Martha's siblings: sis Narcenia C Hunter 1838 KY sis Mary Virginia Hunter 1839 KY - on 2/9/1866 in Webster Co, KY married Samuel B Withers bro Joseph Hunter 1842 KY bro John C Hunter 1845 KY son William Fountain Montgomery 1834 KY - married Fannie Carrie Simpson son Samuel Montgomery 1837 KY son Louis Montgomery 1839 KY sau Frances Montgomery 1843 KY - married J B Kevill sis Isabella Givens b. abt 1805 KY - 8/15/1896 - on 3/8/1824 in Hopkins Co, KY married John Thompson Givens, Sr. 5/8/1795 - 9/3/1840 - son of John Givens and Mary Thompson son Robert A Givens son Eliazer S Givens 1826 KY son William Douglas Givens 1827 KY son John Thompson Givens, Jr. 1829 KY dau Jane R Givens 1832 KY son Thomas Givens 1833 KY dau Mary E Givens 1835 KY son Jerome Givens 1837 KY sis Jane Hopkins Givens 1809 KY - on 4/14/1828 in Hopkins Co, KY married Nathaniel K Givens 1806 KY - son of Thomas Givens and Elizabeth Kerr son Thomas C Givens 1829 KY dau Siba Givens 1832 KY son James Kerr Givens 1835 KY dau Martha Givens 1837 KY dau Elizabeth Kerr Givens 1839 KY - married Joseph N Rice 1835 KY - son of Edward Rice 9/9/1798 NC - 4/15/1878 Webster Co, KY and Macy Nichols 1/7/1810 Caldwell Co, KY - 4/1/1876 Webster Co, KY - ** See their findagrave.com pages ** - they married on 1/5/1825 in Hopkins Co, KY Joseph's siblings: bro James Monroe Rice 4/26/1829 KY - 9/12/1876 - ** See his findagrave.com page ** bro Henry G Rice 1831 KY sis Rachel T Rice 1833 KY bro Francis Marion Rice 1838 KY - on 1/19/1860 in Hopkins Co, KY married Mary Jane Dobyns 1839 KY - dau of James Matt Dobyns 1810 KY and Precious Graddy 1822 KY - dau of Lewis Graddy and Tracey Bailey son Dickson Givens 1842 KY dau Fanny B Givens 1849 KY sis Sarah Robertson Givens 12/12/1812 KY - 10/8/1901 KS - bef 1831 married James Robertson Stevenson 1802 KY son Eliazer Stevenson 1831 KY son Christopher C Stevenson 1834 KY son William Stevenson 1835 KY dau Mary J Stevenson 1837 KY dau Margaret Stevenson 1840 KY dau Isabel Stevenson 1842 KY Eleazer Givens on 1/20/1794 in Lincoln Co, KY married 1st wife Mary Campbell dau Mary Givens Eleazer Givens on 1/25/1820 in KY married 3rd wife Mary Evelyn Savage - dau of Joseph Savage and Jane Murray dau Harriet Newel Givens dau Frances America S Givens dau Virginia Evelyn Givens 1828 KY - 1854 son Joseph Robert Givens abt 1830 KY dau Helen Mar Givens 1833 KY - 1858 TX dau Hannah Ann Givens Eleazer's siblings: bro John Jack Givens 1757 Rowan Co, NC - married Mary Thompson son John Thompson Givens son Richard Rhea 1839 Hopkins Co, KY dau Elizabeth A Rhea 1840 KY dau Mary C Rhea 4/9/1843 KY - 2/3/1878 - on 8/10/1861 Hopkins Co, Ky mar. Tolbert Hibbs Sisk 7/17/1834 - 10/10/1922 both Hopkins Co, KY - son of Travis Hill Sisk 1/4/1810 Hopkins Co, KY - 1/27/1882 and Keziah Martha Sisk 8/20/1812 NC - 6/7/1890 - son of Robert Barney Sisk Sr. 12/20/1755 NC - 6/21/1856 Hopkins Co, KY and Morning ??? b. abt 1780 NC - d. aft 8/25/1856 KY marriage index: Marriage Record for Tolbert H. Sisk Spouse: Mary C. Rea Date: 10 Aug 1861 B/G: Groom County and State: Hopkins Co. KY son James William Sisk 1862 Hopkins Co, KY son Clement Lee Sisk 6/6/1864 KY or Kent Co, DE ? - 3/4/1902 dau Mattie K Sisk 1867 KY dau Sarah Jessie Rhea 1844 KY
  Family ID	F1690	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 28 Oct 1829 - Dalton, Hopkins Co, KY Census - age 15-19(21?), spouse age 15-19(21?), no children - 1830 - Hopkins Co, KY Census - age 30-39(31), spouse age 30-39(31), 5 children & 1 other - 1840 - Hopkins Co, KY Census - age 41,no spouse listed, 6 children - 1850 - District 1, Hopkins Co, KY Census-State - age 41,no spouse listed - 1850 - District 1, Hopkins Co, KY Burial - - Rabbit Ridge, Hopkins Co, KY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** - ** marriage record states her father is Timothy Sisk ** ???? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 7/27/2023 Martha “Patsy” Sisk Rea Birth: 1809 South Carolina, USA Death: 8 Aug 1872 (aged 62-63) Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA Burial: Wilson Cemetery, Rabbit Ridge, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA Memorial #: 79568380 Bio: Martha was the daughter of Barnabas and Sally (Woolridge) Sisk.She married Starling Rea. Family Members Children George Washington Rea 1832-1926 Milton Dudley Rea 1836-1902 Created by: Carl Lansden (46968416) Added: 30 Oct 2011 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79568380/martha-rea Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79568380/martha-rea: accessed 27 July 2023), memorial page for Martha “Patsy” Sisk Rea (1809-8 Aug 1872), Find a Grave Memorial ID 79568380, citing Wilson Cemetery, Rabbit Ridge, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Carl Lansden (contributor 46968416). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com bef 7/27/2023 Martha "Patsy" (SisK) Rea Birth: 1809 Death: unknown Hopkins County Kentucky, USA Martha was the daughter of Barnabas and Sally (Woolridge) Sisk.She married Starling Rea. Burial: Wilson Cemetery Rabbit Ridge Hopkins County Kentucky, USA Created by: Carl Lansden Record added: Oct 30, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 79568380 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com. [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census. [S5] 1830 United States Federal Census. [S6] 1840 United States Federal Census. [S30] KY,Hopkins Co,1850 Census. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census. [S41] Marriage License.