Brief Life History of Martha A
When Martha A Spicer was born in July 1849, in Illinois, United States, her father, Rawser Spicer, was 43 and her mother, Maria Mariah S Tarr, was 37. She married Elijah D Zinn on 3 March 1875, in Adams, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Loraine, Adams, Illinois, United States in 1900. She died in 1927, in Keene Township, Adams, Illinois, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Keene Township, Adams, Illinois, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (18)
- Martha Zinn in household of Elija D Zinn, "United States Census, 1900"
- Martha Spicer, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Martha Ann Edmunds in entry for Rawser Norman Spicer and Gertrude L. Edmunds, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
Spouse and Children
1840–1922 Male
1849–1927 Female
Children (6)
1878–1943 Female
1878– Male
1882– Female
1884–1962 Female
1887–1966 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1805–1878 Male
1812–1869 Female
Siblings (9)
1834–1879 Male
1835–1921 Female
1838–1863 Male
1840– Male
1841–1896 Female
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World
Age 7
1863
Age 14
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 21
Name Meaning
English (London and Kent): occupational name from Middle English spicer ‘dealer in spices, apothecary’ (Old French espicier, especier, Late Latin speciarius, an agent derivative of species ‘spice, groceries, merchandise’). See Spice .
Jewish (from Poland): variant of Spitzer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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