Brief Life History of Martha Jane
When Martha Jane Hemmings was born on 30 March 1868, in Whitesville, Daviess, Kentucky, United States, her father, Henry Hennings, was 43 and her mother, Nancy Jane Westerfield, was 32. She married Van Buren Van Winkle on 9 December 1887, in Selvin, Pigeon Township, Warrick, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States in 1920 and Evansville, Knight Township, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States for about 17 years. She died on 15 June 1947, in Paris, Edgar, Illinois, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Warrick, Indiana, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (20)
- Martha Van Wrinkle in household of John Mervin, "United States Census, 1940"
- Martha Jane Van Winkle, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Hemme**, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
Spouse and Children
1866– Male
1868–1947 Female
Children (7)
1888– Male
1890–1973 Female
1892– Female
1894– Female
1897–1897 Female
+2 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1825– Male
1836– Female
Siblings (5)
1855–1934 Female
1858– Male
1859–1859 Male
1859– Male
1868–1947 Female
World Events (8)
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 2
1871
Age 3
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 22
Name Meaning
English:
variant of Hemming , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
in some cases a late variant of Emmins, itself related to an alternative form of the Middle English female personal name Emeny (see Edmond 2).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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