Brief Life History of Martha Ann
When Martha Ann Nichols was born on 4 February 1837, in Callaway, Missouri, United States, her father, William Nichols, was 38 and her mother, Hannah Jane Muir, was 21. She married Thomas W Fisher on 9 February 1854, in Callaway, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Missouri, United States in 1870 and Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, United States in 1880. She died on 18 May 1885, in Callaway, Missouri, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Martha Ann Nichols in household of William Nichols, "United States Census, 1850"
- Martha Nickols, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Martha Ann Nichols Fisher, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (5)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Nichol , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognates from other languages, e.g. Croatian and Serbian Nikolić (see Nikolic ); see also below.
Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish surnames.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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