Born in Virginia on May 2, 1810, Martha Head married Sterling Price in Randolph County, Missouri, on May 14, 1833; they had seven children, of which five lived to adulthood. During the war she left Missouri and settled in Washington, Texas. In the spring of 1866, Martha joined her husband in Mexico, and returned with him to Missouri the following year. She died on March 5, 1871.

Carte-de-Visite by Unknown Photograph

Image Courtesy Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield; WICR 31485