Martha M. Kirkland

Brief Life History of Martha M.

When Martha M. Kirkland was born on 8 April 1821, in Priceville, Morgan, Alabama, United States, her father, Daniel Deloach Kirkland, was 38 and her mother, Elizabeth Parker, was 27. She married George Mitchell Ratliff on 30 December 1837, in Morgan, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 9 daughters. She lived in Beat 2, Itawamba, Mississippi, United States in 1880. She died on 3 December 1904, in Itawamba, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Ratliff, Itawamba, Mississippi, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Mitchell Ratliff
1813–1862
Martha M. Kirkland
1821–1904
Marriage: 30 December 1837
James Rufus Ratliff
1840–1866
Sarah Jane Ratliff
1841–1929
Burrell Winston Ratliff
1843–1914
Teleatha Ann Ratliff
1844–1861
Cynthia Elizabeth Ratliff
1845–1896
Mary Frances Ratliff
1847–1909
Amanda Penina Ratliff
1849–1916
Addison "Christopher" Ratliff
1850–1919
Amelia D. Ratliff
1852–1862
George Gandlen Ratliff
1855–1939
Margaret Josephine 'Josie' Ratliff
1857–1933
Ophelia Ann Ratliff
1858–1927
Martha Samantha Ratliff
1861–1925

Sources (9)

  • Martha Ratliff in household of James Lee, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Martha Kirkland, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  • Martha M. Kirkland Ratliff, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of several places called Kirkland (Cumbria, Lancahires; Ayrshire, Dumfriesshire, Lanarkshire), all named with Old Norse kirkja ‘church’ + land ‘land’, except for the Lancashire placename, which derives from kirkja + lúndr ‘small wood, grove’.

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

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Martha Kirkland Ratliff

Friday, February 15, 2008 Martha M. Kirkland Ratliff Monument Click image for larger resolution image. Martha M. Kirkland Ratliff, the wife of George Ratliff, was born in Morgan County, Alabama Apr …

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