When Martin C McCortney was born on 10 January 1848, in Pulaski, Missouri, United States, his father, James Alexander McCourtney, was 41 and his mother, Emelia Matthews, was 31. He married Martha Ann Gann on 14 April 1872, in Pulaski, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Justice Precinct 2, Wise, Texas, United States in 1880 and Township 2, Chickasaw Nation Reservation, Murray, Oklahoma, United States in 1900. He died on 3 August 1923, in Allen, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Allen Cemetery, Allen, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, United States.
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The United States Congress passed a package of five separate bills in an attempt to decrease tensions between the slave states and free states. The compromise itself was received gratefully, but both sides disapproved of certain components contained in the laws. Texas was impacted in several ways; mainly, the state surrendered its claim to New Mexico (and other claims north of 36°30′) but retained the Texas Panhandle. The federal government also took over the public debt for Texas.
Historical Boundaries: 1856: Wise, Texas, United States
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Artaine, ‘son of Artan’, a diminutive of the personal name Art, based on a word meaning ‘bear’. Compare McCartan .
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