Brief Life History of Martha Ann
When Martha Ann Key was born on 3 January 1880, in Lawrence, Alabama, United States, her father, George Dabney Key, was 32 and her mother, Mary Jane Washer, was 22. She married John William Terry on 23 November 1902, in Town Creek, Lawrence, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Town Creek, Lawrence, Alabama, United States in 1930 and Election Precinct 2 Courtland, Lawrence, Alabama, United States in 1940. She died on 9 September 1960, in Courtland, Lawrence, Alabama, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Courtland, Lawrence, Alabama, United States.
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- Martha Ann Terry in household of J Will Terry, "United States Census, 1940"
- Mattie Key, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- Martha Key Terry, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
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World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
Name Meaning
English, Irish, and German: variant of Kay .
Dutch: variant, archaic or Americanized, of Keij, from the personal name Kei(je), possibly a vernacular form of Cornelius , Nicolas or Gerrit (see Gerrits ). Compare De Kay .
Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 祁, see Qi 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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