Brief Life History of Martha Ann
When Martha Ann Harris was born on 31 May 1863, in Nebraska, United States, her father, David Rice Harris, was 22 and her mother, Rebecca Elnora Grimes, was 25. She married William Clarence Shortridge on 9 October 1887, in Lane, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Cottage Grove, Lane, Oregon, United States in 1900 and Wallace, Lane, Oregon, United States for about 20 years. She died on 19 May 1939, in Lane, Oregon, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Taylor-Lane Cemetery, Lane, Oregon, United States.
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- Martha A Harris in household of David R Harris, "United States Census, 1870"
- Martha A Harris, "Oregon, Lane County, Marriage Records, 1852-1921"
- Martha Ann Shortridge, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
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World Events (8)
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1867
Nebraska is the 37th state.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
English (southern England and south Wales): from the personal name Harry + genitival -s. This surname is also established in Ireland, taken there principally during the Plantation of Ulster. However, in some cases, particularly in families coming from County Mayo, Harris can be an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hEarchadha. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
American shortened and altered form of Greek surnames begining with Cha(r)-, such as Chasandrinos (variant of Kassandrinos, a habitational name from the Kassandra peninsula of Chalkidiki), and various patronymics from the personal name Charalampos (see Charos ). In North America, the surname Harris may possibly also originate from a transferred use of the Greek personal (given) name Charis or Harris (shortened forms of Charalampos) as a surname (i.e. as a replacement of the original surname).
Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish surnames.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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