Martha Elizabeth Chisum

Brief Life History of Martha Elizabeth

When Martha Elizabeth Chisum was born on 21 October 1842, in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States, her father, Isham Russell Chisum Sr, was 29 and her mother, Mary "Polly" Walling, was 23. She married John Chapman about 1860. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Groesbeck, Limestone, Texas, United States in 1880 and Justice Precinct 8, Limestone, Texas, United States in 1900. She died on 23 February 1916, in Thornton, Limestone, Texas, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Thornton Cemetery, Thornton, Limestone, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

William E Meek
1830–1883
Martha Elizabeth Chisum
1842–1916
Marriage: 1865
Rush Chapman
1861–
Sarah Ann Meek
1866–1954
Bleayden Meek
1868–
Eli Haden Meek
1868–1868
Elizabeth Caledonia "Callie" Meek
1869–1898
Susan Elmira Meek
1871–1925
Isham Meek
1873–1960
Isabella Meek
1879–1967

Sources (11)

  • Martha Mick in household of Osham Mick, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Martha Chisum Meek, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Martha Chisholm in entry for Isam Meeks, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1846

Historical Boundaries 1846: Limestone, Texas, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

Scottish: shortened form of Chisholm . This surname is now rare in Britain.

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

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