Brief Life History of Martha Elizabeth
When Martha Elizabeth Weaver was born in 1845, in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, her father, Andrew W. Weaver, was 23 and her mother, Malinda Weaver, was 20. She married Sylvester Darnell on 8 December 1872, in Jefferson, Ashe, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Grayson, Virginia, United States for about 10 years. She died in 1877, at the age of 32.
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Sources (12)
- Martha Warner in household of Andrew Warner, "United States Census, 1860"
- Martha Weaver, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Martha Weaver in entry for Sarah N. Tedder, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1962"
Spouse and Children
1849–1925 Male
1845–1877 Female
Children (4)
1874–1962 Male
1875–1951 Female
1877–1924 Female
1877– Female
Parents and Siblings
1822–1899 Male
1825–1909 Female
Siblings (10)
1842–1920 Female
1844–1900 Female
1845–1877 Female
1849–1936 Female
1854–1910 Male
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World Events (7)
1846
Age 1
1847 · Hollywood Cemetery Established
Age 2
1861 · The Battle of Manassas
Age 16
Name Meaning
English: occupational name, from an agent derivative of Middle English weven ‘to weave’ (Old English wefan).
English: habitational name from a place on the Weaver river in Cheshire, now called Weaver Hall but recorded simply as Weuere in the 13th and 14th centuries. The river name is from Old English wēfer(e) ‘winding stream’.
Americanized form (translation into English) of various European surnames meaning ‘weaver’, for example German Weber , Polish and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) Tkacz or Tkach , Hungarian Takács (see Takacs ), and Slovenian Tkalec, Tekavec or Veber .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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