Elizabeth Allen Pyle

Brief Life History of Elizabeth Allen

When Elizabeth Allen Pyle was born on 14 October 1852, in Christian, Kentucky, United States, her father, David Monroe Pyle, was 23 and her mother, Sarah Ann Boyd, was 26. She married James Madison Martin on 15 January 1872, in Christian, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Magisterial District 1 Curtail, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States in 1900 and Magisterial District 5 Nebo, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States in 1910. She died on 17 April 1912, in Earlington, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Martin Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Madison Martin
1853–1930
Elizabeth Allen Pyle
1852–1912
Marriage: 15 January 1872
Dora A Martin
1872–
Cora E. Martin
1876–1960
John Madison Martin Jr
1879–1956
Joseph Martin
1880–
Joab Martin
1881–
Archie Lee Martin
1885–
Eulis Harlan Martin
1887–
Frazier William Martin
1891–1952
Eva Belle Martin
1893–

Sources (14)

  • Elizabeth A Martin in household of James M Martin, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth Allen Pyle - Published information: Death record or certificate: birth: 14 October 1852; Christian, Kentucky, United States
  • Elizabeth Allen, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

World Events (8)

1861

Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English pile ‘stake, post’ (via Old English from Latin pilum ‘spike, javelin’), hence a topographic name for someone who lived near a stake or post serving as a landmark, or sometimes perhaps a nickname for a tall thin person.

Americanized form of Dutch Pijl: metonymic occupational name for a marksman or an arrowsmith, from pijl ‘arrow’.

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

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