Martha Holland Sandefur

Brief Life History of Martha Holland

When Martha Holland Sandefur was born in 1833, in Henderson, Kentucky, United States, her father, Joshua Bennett Sandefur, was 38 and her mother, Eliza Jane Moss, was 28. She married Elijah J. Fraser on 1 May 1850, in Henderson, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Christian Township, Independence, Arkansas, United States in 1860 and Barren Township, Jackson, Arkansas, United States for about 10 years. In 1880, at the age of 47, her occupation is listed as keeping house in Barren Township, Jackson, Arkansas, United States. She died in 1890, in Oil Trough, Independence, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Browns Memorial Cemetery, Oil Trough, Independence, Arkansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elijah J. Fraser
1832–1899
Martha Holland Sandefur
1833–1890
Marriage: 1 May 1850
William Bennett Fraser
1851–1899
George Washington Fraser
1854–1928
Francis Marion Fraser
1855–1882
Thomas J. Fraser
1857–1861
James Buchanan Fraser
1859–1923
Mary Jane "Jennie" Fraser
1861–1909
Elijah Lafayette Fraser
1864–1913
Martha Elizabeth Fraser
1865–1943
Samuel A. Fraser
1867–
Reuben Henry Fraser
1868–1956
John Turner Fraser
1871–1937
Daniel Wesley Fraser
1873–1938
Lydia Teal Fraser
1876–1922

Sources (14)

  • Hollin Frazier in household of Elijah Frazier, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Martha H. Saudefur, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Martha Holland Sandefur Fraser, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1846

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

1852

Oldest grave seen in the memorials list.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Sandifer .

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

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