Martha Baggett

Brief Life History of Martha

When Martha Baggett was born on 1 January 1814, in Chatham, North Carolina, United States, her father, Stephen Baggett, was 29 and her mother, Sarah Sikes, was 22. She married William Martin Thomasson Jr on 22 July 1855, in Fulton, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Paulding, Georgia, United States in 1860 and District 1080, Paulding, Georgia, United States for about 40 years. She died on 18 November 1905, in Dallas, Paulding, Georgia, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in High Shoals Baptist Church Cemetery, Paulding, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Thomasson
1799–
Martha Baggett
1814–1905
Martha H. Thomason
1832–
Thomas P. Thomason
1832–
Nancy Thomason
1835–
Elizabeth Thomason
1837–
Samuel T. Thomason
1838–
Archey Thomason
1841–
Josephus Thomason
1844–
Milly Thomason
1836–

Sources (12)

  • Martha Thomasson in household of Wm Thomasson, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Martha Baggett, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
  • Martha Thomason, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1828

Historical Boundaries: 1828: Campbell, Georgia, United States *1932: Fulton, Georgia, United States. [*Fulton County gained all of Campbell County in 1932]

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): from the Norman personal name Bagot, a diminutive of ancient Germanic Bago, from the root bag- ‘to fight’. Compare Bagg 2.

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

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