Brief Life History of Martha Frances
When Martha Frances Booher was born in April 1892, in Mercer, Missouri, United States, her father, Adam Tennessee Booher, was 30 and her mother, Laura Jane Nigh, was 29. She had at least 4 sons with Alfred Hoskins. She lived in Washington Township, Mercer, Missouri, United States for about 10 years and Altamont, Daviess, Missouri, United States in 1940. She died on 19 September 1981, in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States, at the age of 89.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Mattie Booher in household of Adam Booher, "United States Census, 1900"
- Mattie Booker in household of Adam Booker, "United States Census, 1910"
- Mattie Booker in entry for Alfred Hoskins, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
Spouse and Children
1896–1980 Male
1892–1981 Female
Children (4)
1918–1967 Male
1922–2004 Male
1928–2005 Male
1933–2012 Male
Parents and Siblings
1861–1950 Male
1863–1960 Female
Siblings (13)
1884–1978 Female
1886–1968 Female
1888– Female
1889– Male
1890–1954 Male
+8 More Children
World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 4
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 6
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 24
Name Meaning
Probably an Americanized form of German Bucher .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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