Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Marler was born in 1855, in Rapides, Louisiana, United States, her father, Silas Marler, was 28 and her mother, Mary Jane Holloway, was 30. She died in 1863, in Rapides, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 8.
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- Mary Marlow in household of Silas Marlow, "United States Census, 1860"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
Name Meaning
occupational name from Middle English marler, either ‘spreader of marl (as fertilizer)’ or ‘hewer or quarrier of marl’.
topographic name from Middle English marlere ‘marl-pit’ (Old French marliere).
in Norfolk, perhaps also a variant of Morley .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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