Brief Life History of Martha Jane
When Martha Jane Godwin was born on 16 October 1888, in Sampson, North Carolina, United States, her father, William David Godwin, was 40 and her mother, Lydia Catherine Warren, was 42. She had at least 1 son with Henry Frank Jackson. She lived in Dismal Township, Sampson, North Carolina, United States for about 20 years and Dunn, Harnett, North Carolina, United States in 1948. She died on 15 March 1973, in Clinton, Sampson, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Sampson, North Carolina, United States.
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Sources (13)
- Martha J Jackson in household of Frank Jackson, "United States Census, 1920"
- Legacy NFS Source: Martha Jane Godwin - Government record: Death record or certificate: birth-name: Martha Jane Godwin
- Martha Jane Jackson, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994"
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World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1897 · First Bill for Women Suffrage
In 1897, Senator J.L. Hyatt introduced the woman suffrage bill in North Carolina. The bill did not make it past the committee.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
English:
from the common Old English personal name Godwine, a compound of god ‘god’ + wine ‘friend, protector, lord’, which survived the Conquest. Compare Goodwin , with which it has most probably been confused.
alternatively, the name may occasionally derive from an Old English female personal name Godwynn.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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