Martha Matilda Gilbraith

16 May 1827–6 June 1860 (Age 33)
Jefferson, Tennessee, United States

The Life Summary of Martha Matilda

When Martha Matilda Gilbraith was born on 16 May 1827, in Jefferson, Tennessee, United States, her father, James Bartram Gilbreath, was 38 and her mother, Martha Hoskins, was 31. She married John Franklin Newman in 1852, in Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 6 June 1860, in her hometown, at the age of 33, and was buried in Mount Horeb Cemetery, Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Franklin Newman
1830–1921
Martha Matilda Gilbraith
1827–1860
Marriage: 1852
Catherine Cole Newman
1853–1920
James Aaron Newman
1855–1926
Mark Alexander Newman
1857–1937
Sina F. Newman
1859–1862

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1852Tennessee, United States
    • Children

    (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (4)

    1830 · The Second Great Awakening
    Age 3
    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
    1835 · The Hermitage is Built
    Age 8
    The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
    1846
    Age 19
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish: see Galbraith .

    Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

    Possible Related Names

    Galbraith

    Sources (4)

    • Martha M Gilbreath, "Tennessee, State Marriage Index, 1780-2002"
    • Martha M. Gillbreath in entry for Catharine C. Mcmurray, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"

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