Brief Life History of Rachael Francis
When Rachael Francis Overton was born on 31 August 1872, in Shelby, Alabama, United States, her father, John Kapo Polk Overton, was 24 and her mother, Winnie Penelope "Nip" Wideman, was 26. She married John Henry Martin on 26 August 1886, in Shelby, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Election Precinct 8 Chelsea, Shelby, Alabama, United States for about 10 years and Helena, Shelby, Alabama, United States for about 10 years. She died on 30 December 1957, in Shelby, Alabama, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Old Quinn Burying Ground, Chelsea, Shelby, Alabama, United States.
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- R Farncis Martin, "United States Census, 1940"
- Rachael T. Overton, "Alabama, Marriages, 1816-1957"
- Rachel Frances Martin, "Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974"
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1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1875 · A New Civil Rights Act
During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of numerous places so called. Most are named from Old English uferra ‘upper’ + tūn ‘settlement’; others have Old English ōfer ‘riverbank’ or ofer ‘slope’ as the first element.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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