Martha Ann Noel

15 July 1849–23 January 1931 (Age 81)
Kentucky, United States

The Life Summary of Martha Ann

When Martha Ann Noel was born on 15 July 1849, in Kentucky, United States, her father, Thomas Jennings Noel, was 31 and her mother, Elizabeth Whitehouse, was 25. She married Richard Leroy Lawrence on 4 November 1869, in Shelby, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. She died on 23 January 1931, in Mount Eden, Spencer, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Anderson, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Richard Leroy Lawrence
1849–1888
Martha Ann Noel
1849–1931
Marriage: 4 November 1869
John Will Lawrence
1870–1944
James T Lawrence
1872–1904
Frank Hardman Lawrence
1878–1971
Charles Lee Lawrence
1887–1953

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    4 November 1869Shelby, Kentucky, United States
    • Children

    (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1850 · 8th Most Populated State
    Age 1
    According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.
    1863
    Age 14
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1872 · The First National Park
    Age 23
    Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Pierre, Normand, Antoine, Jacques, Alphonse, Leonce, Lucien, Marcel, Damien, Emile, Francois.French and Walloon (Noël); English: from the Old French personal name Noël, Middle English Noel, from Old French no(u)el ‘Christmas’ (from Latin natalis (dies) ‘birthday’), used for someone born during the Christmas period. Alternatively, a nickname for someone who had some special connection with the Christmas season, such as owing the particular feudal duty of providing a yule-log to the lord of the manor, or having given a memorable performance as the Lord of Misrule. This surname is also found in the Flemish part of Belgium. Compare Christmas and Newell .English: sometimes a post-medieval variant of Knowle and Knoll (see Knowles ). The loss of /k/ before /n/ is known in everyday speech by the 17th century and may have been earlier.

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

    Possible Related Names

    Nowell
    Christmas
    Nadal

    Sources (18)

    • Martha A Lawrence in household of Charlie Lawrence, "United States Census, 1920"
    • Martha A Noel, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
    • Martha Noll in entry for Mr. John Will Lawrence, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1962"

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