Martha Thurman

Female1815–1903

Brief Life History of Martha

Martha Thurman was born in 1815, in Kentucky, United States. She married George Washington Roseberry about 1837, in Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Shoal Creek Township, Newton, Missouri, United States in 1850. She died in 1903, in Arkansas, United States, at the age of 88.

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Family Time Line

George Washington Roseberry
1816–1860
Martha Thurman
1815–1903
Marriage: about 1837
Carolyn Roseberry
1840–
Washington Roseberry
1842–1930
Arrington Roseberry
1842–1899
Elzy Dickson Roseberry
1847–1907
Wilson Roseberry
1850–
Ann Roseberry
1852–
Andrew P. Roseberry
1855–
Milton Roseburry
1859–

Sources (1)

  • Martha Roseberry in household of George Roseberry, "United States Census, 1850"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1837Missouri, United States
  • Children (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1818 · Jackson Purchase

    Age 3

    The western part of Kentucky purchased by Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818. It became known as the Jackson Purchase. This included land that wasn't originally part of Kentucky when it became a state.

    1819 · Panic! of 1819

    Age 4

    With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

    1838

    Age 23

    Historical Boundaries 1838: Newton was created from Barry County

    Name Meaning

    English (Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire): from the Middle English personal name T(h)urmund, Old Norse Thórmundr, composed of the elements Thórr, the name of the Norse god of thunder (see Thor ) + mundr ‘protection’. This personal name in was rare and Thurman may also have derived from the commoner Middle English personal name T(h)urmod, T(h)urmot by assimilation of the second theme -mod, -mot to the element -mund, which is found in several other compound personal names.

    Americanized form of German Thurmann: habitational name for someone from a place called Thur (see Thur ).

    Americanized form of German Thurmann: occupational name for a watchman, from Middle Low German torn(e)man (torn(e) ‘tower’) or Middle High German turn, turm ‘tower’ + man ‘man’. Compare Turman .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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