Martha Elizabeth Cranford

Brief Life History of Martha Elizabeth

When Martha Elizabeth Cranford was born in January 1872, in Marshall, Alabama, United States, her father, John Calvin Cranford, was 21 and her mother, Susan Frances Dukes, was 22. She married William Marcus Davis on 5 January 1891, in Marshall, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 10 daughters. She lived in Plainview, Hale, Texas, United States for about 5 years and Justice Precinct 8, Denton, Texas, United States in 1940. She died on 14 February 1920, in Cherokee, Alabama, United States, at the age of 48.

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Family Time Line

William Marcus Davis
1871–1946
Martha Elizabeth Cranford
1872–1920
Marriage: 5 January 1891
gertrude l davis
1885–
ray davis
William Davis
1886–
mary l davis
1887–
ellie e davis
1889–
Ida Davis
1891–
mattie l davis
1891–
John Lewis Davis
1893–1959
William Davis
1896–
beula davis
1899–
Buster C Davis
1902–1974
Buelah Davis
1903–
Burl Davis
1903–
Bula Davis
1905–
Mabel Davis
1906–
Herman Lee Davis
1908–1947
Ireland Davis
1911–
Billie Ray Davis
1914–

Sources (15)

  • Martha E Davis in household of William M Davis, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Martha E Cranford, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Martha Cranford - Individual or family possessions: death: 14 February 1920; Cherokee, Alabama, United States

World Events (8)

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Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

1876

Historical Boundaries: 1876: Hale, Texas, United States

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of several places called Cranford, for example in the counties of Devon, Middlesex, Essex, and Northamptonshire (Cranford Saint Andrew and Cranford Saint John), named with Old English cran ‘crane’ + ford ‘ford’.

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

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