Brief Life History of Martha Ann
When Martha Ann Beasley was born on 7 June 1865, in Simpson, Kentucky, United States, her father, George Washington Bazzlay, was 24 and her mother, Eva Jane Sadler, was 22. She married James M. Dennis on 10 April 1881, in Sumner, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Justice Precinct 2, Dallas, Texas, United States in 1880 and Scottsville, Allen, Kentucky, United States in 1910. She died on 13 October 1936, in Allen, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Concord Church Cemetery, Adolphus, Allen, Kentucky, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (15)
- Martha A Baggley in household of G W Baggley, "United States Census, 1880"
- Anney Or Anny Beazley, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Annie Beasley in entry for Sylvester Dennis, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"
Spouse and Children
1854–1916 Male
1865–1936 Female
Children (5)
1882–1962 Male
1883–1971 Female
1887–1925 Male
1891– Male
1894–1975 Male
Parents and Siblings
1841–1908 Male
1843–1900 Female
Siblings (7)
1861–1918 Female
1863–1943 Male
1865–1936 Female
1869– Male
1872– Female
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World Events (8)
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
Age 1
1870 · Texas Is Restored to the Union
Age 5
1886
Age 21
Name Meaning
English:
variant of Bisley, a habitational name from any of the places called Bisley in Gloucestershire and Surrey (the former named with the Old English personal name Bisa + lēah ‘woodland clearing’, the later named with either a personal name or Old English bysce ‘copse, bushes’ + lēah), or Bisseley (a lost place in Coventry, Warwickshire).
habitational name from a place in Lancashire named Beesley, probably named with Old English bēos ‘bent grass’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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