Martha May Hendershot

Brief Life History of Martha May

When Martha May Hendershot was born on 31 March 1869, in Illinois, United States, her father, Hiram Sherman Hendershot, was 36 and her mother, Samantha H. Wynn, was 34. She married John David Myers on 29 September 1887. They were the parents of at least 6 sons. She lived in Little River, Rice, Kansas, United States in 1900 and South Sharps Creek Township, McPherson, Kansas, United States for about 30 years.

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Family Time Line

John David Myers
1863–1943
Martha May Hendershot
1869–
Marriage: 29 September 1887
Vade Hiram Myers
1889–1959
Bade Myers
1890–
Urban Harry Myers
1892–1970
Erbin Myers
1892–
Clive Rathbun Myers
1895–1954
Clyde Myers
1895–

Sources (9)

  • Maud Myers, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Martha Hendershot in entry for Clive Rathburn Myers, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
  • Maud Myers in household of John Myers, "Kansas State Census, 1895"

World Events (8)

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

1871

In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Hinneschiedt, a habitational name from a place named Hünscheid in the Middle Rhine area. The surname Hinneschiedt is very rare in Germany.

History: Bearers of this surname are descended from Michael Henneschied or Hinneschied (1674–1749), who came to NY aboard the Lyon, from Munich, Germany, and settled in New Germantown (now Oldwick), NJ.

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

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