Brief Life History of Martha A.
When Martha A. Linger was born on 1 February 1844, in Lewis, West Virginia, United States, her father, William Cutright Linger, was 26 and her mother, Hannah Taylor, was 27. She married Ephraim J Jones on 4 October 1876, in West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Skin Creek District, Lewis, West Virginia, United States in 1900 and Justice Precinct 7, Cass, Texas, United States in 1910. She died on 22 March 1916, in West Virginia, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie, West Virginia, United States.
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Sources (22)
- Martha A Singer in household of William C Singer, "United States Census, 1870"
- Martha A Linger, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
- Martha A Linger Jones, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1846
Historical Boundaries: 1846: Cass, Texas, United States 1861: Davis, Texas, United States 1871: Cass, Texas, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English lynger ‘maker or seller of linen cloth’ (Old French lingier; see 3 below). Compare Liner 1.
German: habitational name for someone from Lingen in Lower Saxony or Linge in the Rhineland.
French: occupational name for a maker of or dealer in linen goods, from Old French lingier, an agent derivative of linge ‘linen goods’ (see Linge 5).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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