03/31/1914: Martha Zena Stice Died.

Entry/Object ID

NP.1101

Collection

Newspaper Articles

Archive Items Details

Description

"Aunty" Martha Zena Stice, colored, age 75 years (born ~1839), and a slave in Platte County, Missouri before the war, died yesterday afternoon from pneumonia after a short illness. She lived with her daughter, Mrs. Frances Gaines, at 610 North First Street. She is survived by her daughters, Mary Stice of Topeka (Kansas); Mrs. Gertrude Todd of Lawrence (Kansas), and Mrs. Frances Gaines, of Atchison (Kansas). Eldon Stice, a son, lives in Kentucky, and John Stice, another son, lives in Atchison (Kansas). Her husband has been dead several years. Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 10 o’clock at the Sawin & Douglass chapel. Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery.

Date(s) of Creation

3/31/1914

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Martha

Name Type

Free Blacks

Other Name

Stice, Martha Zena

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

The Atchison Daily Globe (Atchison, KS, 1873-2022): 03/31/1914, p. 2

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

7/6/2026

General Notes

Note

Atchison, Kansas

Note

1914.03.31 Martha Zena Stice The_Atchison_Daily_Globe_1914_03_31_2.pdf

Note

BAAC workbook: 1839-(open) Newspaper Articles CatalogIt version.xlsx [Newspapers begun 04.16.26]

Create Date

September 2, 2026

Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

03/31/1914: Martha Zena Stice Died.