Martha Reid

Brief Life History of Martha

When Martha Reid was born on 21 June 1823, in Madison, Kentucky, United States, her father, Thomas C Reid, was 25 and her mother, Nancy Harris, was 19. She married Jesse Pieratt Tipton on 13 March 1843, in Estill, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Estill, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years and Millers Creek, Estill, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years. She died on 12 May 1894, in Bath, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 70.

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Family Time Line

Jesse Pieratt Tipton
1820–1899
Martha Reid
1823–1894
Marriage: 13 March 1843
Robert Letcher Tipton
1842–1935
Nancy J Tipton
1846–
Thomas Tipton
1848–
Mary E Tipton
1848–
Newton G Tipton
1850–1930
Elizabeth Tipton
1852–1918
Jonathan Tipton
1852–
Laura Green Tipton
1854–1928
Elbridge B Tipton
1858–1918
Sarah Margaret Tipton
1861–1909

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  • Patsy Tipton in household of Jesse P Tipton, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Uatay Tipton, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Don't Know in entry for Laura Tipton, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"

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 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens

The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.

1846

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

Name Meaning

Scottish: variant of Reed , of which Reid is the common modern Scots spelling.

History: Samuel Chester Reid (1783–1861), the sea captain who designed the stars and stripes form of the present the American flag, was born at Norwich, CT. His father, Lt. John Reid, a former British naval officer of a distinguished Glasgow family, had resigned his commission and joined the cause of the American Revolution.

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

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