Martha Ann Beasley

Female7 June 1865–13 October 1936

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

James M. Dennis
1854–1916
Martha Ann Beasley
1865–1936
Marriage: 10 April 1881
Sylvester Dennis
1882–1962
Garland Dennis
1891–
Toy Dennis
1883–1971
Joseph C. Dennis
1887–1925
William Barlow Dennis
1894–1975

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

  • Marriage
    10 April 1881Sumner, Tennessee, United States
  • Children (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (7)

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    World Events (8)

    1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

    Age 1

    The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

    1870 · Texas Is Restored to the Union

    Age 5

    Congress restored Texas to the Union on March 30, 1870, despite not yet meeting all of the requirements established for re-admittance.

    1886

    Age 21

    Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

    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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