Martha Wilson

Brief Life History of Martha

When Martha Wilson was born in 1827, in Ohio, Kentucky, United States, her father, Thomas McMackin Wilson, was 36 and her mother, Rachel Fulkerson, was 35. She married William W. Iler on 6 April 1843. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Kentucky, United States in 1870 and Rosine, Ohio, Kentucky, United States in 1880.

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Family Time Line

William W. Iler
1820–1888
Martha Wilson
1827–
Marriage: 6 April 1843
Thomas W. Iler
1846–1933
John T. Iler
1852–1880
Mariah Jane Iler
1848–
Sarah Mary Iler
1848–1909
Henry C. Iler
1853–1875
Francis Marion Iler
1854–
Margaret E. Iler
1856–1879
Martha J. Iler
1857–
Nancy Esther Iler
1860–1886
Martha W. Iler
1863–
James Burkett Iler
1865–1925
Matilda Fannie Iler
1868–1905
Mary T. Iler
1872–

Sources (12)

  • Martha Iler in household of William Iler, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Patsey Wilson, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979"
  • Martha Wilson in entry for Thomas W Iler and Belle Cole Ramsey, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

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.

1861

Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Will + patronymic -son ‘son of Will’. Will was a very common medieval short form of William . This surname is also very common among African Americans.

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

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