Brief Life History of Luvisa Ann
When Luvisa Ann Burch was born in 1848, in Greene, Indiana, United States, her father, Abner Polen Burch, was 22 and her mother, Stacey Ann Carmichael, was 20. She married Joseph Lawson Martindale on 19 January 1865, in Page, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Franklin Township, Owen, Indiana, United States in 1860. She died on 10 August 1872, in Page, Iowa, United States, at the age of 24, and was buried in Page, Iowa, United States.
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- Lovisa Ann Burch in household of Pleasant Franklin, "United States Census, 1860"
- Phisa Ann Burch, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Luvisa A. Martindale, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (7)
1851 · Constitution of 1851
Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.
1856 · The Town of Santa Claus
The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.
1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Birch .
German; Dutch (Van der Burch): variant of Burg .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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