Brief Life History of Martha
When Martha Oxley was born on 26 July 1849, in Bertram Township, Linn, Iowa, United States, her father, Oliver Hazard Perry Oxley, was 34 and her mother, Catherine C Campbell, was 27. She married B Frank Parker in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Bertram, Linn, Iowa, United States in 1870 and Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1887. She died on 26 May 1921, in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States.
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- Martha Padey in household of Perry Oxley, "United States Census, 1870"
- Martha Parker, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
- Martha Oxley Parker in entry for Parker, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
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1855 · Lager Beer Riot
The Lager Beer Riot came at a time in Chicago's history where large waves of Irish and German immigrants moved to the city. The Riot was started because the Mayor of the city renewed enforcement of an old liquor ordinance mandating that taverns be closed on Sundays and to raise the cost of a license to sell liquor from $50 to $300 each year. This didn't sit well with the German immigrants because they felt like it was directed towards them and their heritage. There was only one death throughout the time of the riot, though protesters claimed that it was more.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire): habitational name from Ox Lee in Hepworth (Yorkshire), or from other places called Oxley, such as that in Staffordshire. The placenames derive from Old English oxa ‘ox’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Possibly also an Americanized form of South German Öchsle (see Oechsle ). Compare Axley .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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