Martha Mahalia Rater

1859 - 1885  (26 years)

• Name	Martha Mahalia Rater
  Birth	16 Jul 1859	Coffee, KS
  Gender	Female
  Death	27 Aug 1885	Beadle Co., SD
  Person ID	I4454	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Daniel Rater
  Mother	Susan Romans
  Family ID	F1771	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Zoro McCroskey,   b. 26 Nov 1855, Quincy, IL d. 19 Jul 1934, CO; burial: Steamboat Springs Cem., Milner, CO (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	12 Dec 1876
  Children	1. Daniel Leroy McCroskey,   b. 29 Aug 1878, Monroe, Jasper Co., IA d. 20 Nov 1955, Tehama, Corning Co., CA; burial: Corning Co., CA (Age 77 years)   2. William Green McCroskey,   b. 10 Oct 1880, Monroe, Jasper Co., IA d. 21 Mar 1956 (Age 75 years)   3. Sarah Frances "Sadie" McCroskey,   b. 1882   4. Martha Mahalia "Mamie" McCroskey,   b. 1883-1884
  Family ID	F1722	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Source: McCroskey Family History, A Partial History of the McCroskeys in America, by Warren N. McCroskey, published in Ft. Wayne, IN, Dec. 1993, revised Feb. 2003. Name, dates, places, & lineage "Flora [McCroskey]... [married]... George Rater, son of Daniel Rater and Sarah Anthus Romans, and was the brother of Martha Mahalia Rater, Zoro's [McCroskey] first wife. Sarah and Mary Frances Romans were daughters of William Greene Romans." Source: Patty Peaslee: Name, dates, & places Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60950680/zoro_mccroskey Created by: Donna Barnes Added: Nov 1, 2010 Find a Grave Memorial ID: 60950680 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60950680/zoro-mccroskey: accessed February 20, 2024), memorial page for Zoro McCroskey (26 Nov 1855–19 Jul 1934), Find a Grave Memorial ID 60950680, citing Steamboat Springs Cemetery, Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado, USA; Maintained by Donna Barnes (contributor 47112976). Martha Mahalia (Rater) McCROSKEY, daughter of Daniel RATER and Sarah Anthus ROMANS, born July 16, 1859, married Zoro McCROSKEY December 12, 1876, died in childbirth at Beadle County, South Dakota. Their children were Daniel Leroy (Roy) McCroskey, Sarah Frances (Sadie) McCroskey WALKER, William Green McCROSKEY and Martha M. (Mamie) who died at age 10. Then, Zoro married on October 18, 1887, to Mary Sophia MARSHALL, and had children: Pearl, Jessie, Rellman, George Eden, Cora and Dora.