Brief Life History of Martha E
When Martha E Rakestraw was born in 1846, in Ohio, United States, her father, Jonathan Rakestraw, was 50 and her mother, Elizabeth Mentzer, was 43. She lived in Salem, Columbiana, Ohio, United States in 1850. She died in 1851, at the age of 5, and was buried in Oakdale Cemetery, Leetonia, Columbiana, Ohio, United States.
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- Martha Rakestraw in household of John Rakestraw, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Martha Rakestraw - Published information: birth-name: Martha Rakestraw
- Martha E. Rakestraw, "Find A Grave Index"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): nickname used for a scavenger from Middle English raken ‘to rake, gather by raking’ + strau(e) ‘straw’; compare rakyere ‘scavenger, street cleaner’ (see Raker ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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