Brief Life History of Martha Lavina
When Martha Lavina Allison was born on 17 June 1855, in Minnesota, United States, her father, Joseph Perry Allison, was 24 and her mother, Mary P. Long, was 22. She married Malachi Mayfield on 29 January 1871, in Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Cuttings Precinct, Clackamas, Oregon, United States in 1870 and Wamic, Wasco, Oregon, United States in 1910. She died on 6 October 1955, in Bend, Deschutes, Oregon, United States, at the age of 100, and was buried in Tumalo, Deschutes, Oregon, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Martha L Mayfield in household of Malachi C Mayfield, "United States Census, 1910"
- Martha Allison Allison, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
- Martha Mayfield in household of William H Mayfield, "United States Census, 1920"
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World Events (8)
1858
Minnesota is the 32nd state.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: patronymic from the Middle English female personal name Alice, Alis (see Allis ) + -son, meaning ‘Alice's son’.
English and Scottish: from the Middle English female personal name Alison, a common pet form of Alice, Alis. See Allis and compare Ellison .
Scottish: in some cases, a late variant of Allanson (see also Allinson ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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