Brief Life History of Martha Elizabeth
When Martha Elizabeth Shuptrine was born on 15 December 1873, in Nacogdoches, Province of Texas, Mexico, her father, Nicholas Daniel Shuptrine, was 50 and her mother, Sarah Jane Rusk, was 15. She married Steve Ollie Casper on 2 June 1892, in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States in 1935 and Justice Precinct 1, Nacogdoches, Texas, United States in 1940. She died on 26 January 1965, at the age of 91, and was buried in Saints Rest Cemetery, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas, United States.
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- Martha Casper in household of S O Casper, "United States Census, 1940"
- Martha E. Shriptrine, "Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973"
- Martha Elizabeth Shuptrine Casper, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1875 · The First Missionary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The first missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints entered Mexico in two groups. The first group went into Sonora and baptized the first 5 members in Latin America. The second group went down to Mexico City and handed out translated verses of the Book of Mormon. The missionaries worked throughout the nation until 1889 and baptized many. Because of the government’s views of polygamy, missionaries weren't allowed to teach and baptize while the mission was closed from 1889 to 1901. The church has since increased from the initial 5 to 1.5 Million members.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
New Testament name, of Aramaic rather than Hebrew origin, meaning ‘lady’. It was borne by the sister of Lazarus and Mary of Bethany (John 11:1). According to Luke 10:38, when Jesus visited the house of Mary and Martha, Mary sat at his feet, listening to him, while Martha ‘was cumbered about much serving’, so that she complained to Jesus, ‘Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone?’ For this reason, the name Martha has always been associated with hard domestic work, as opposed to the contemplative life.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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