Brief Life History of Mary Johanna
When Mary Johanna Jenkins was born on 29 September 1837, in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Henry Jenkins, was 25 and her mother, Mary Smetham or Smithram, was 22. She married Henry Oliver Bartle on 3 July 1854, in Grant, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She lived in Michigan, United States in 1870. She died on 19 October 1918, in Hancock, Houghton, Michigan, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Hancock, Houghton, Michigan, United States.
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- Mary I Bartle in household of Henry Bartle, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mary Joanna Jenkins, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary Jonna Bartle, "Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952"
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World Events (8)
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1847 · Moving the State Capital
The capital of Michigan was moved from Detroit to Lansing on March 17, 1847. The capital was moved to be further away from Canada, to encourage settlement and boost economy toward the inner regions of the state, and to make to capital more accessible to everyone statewide.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: variant of Jenkin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. Jenkins is one of the most common surnames in England, especially southwestern England, but is also especially associated with Wales.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Transcription of William H. Jenkins' Will, 1881
Will: In the name of God, Amen! I, William H. Jenkins, of the city and county of Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, aged 70 years of sound mind and memory, but in rather feeble health, and wishing to make such …
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