Martha Ann Elizabeth Tate

Brief Life History of Martha Ann Elizabeth

When Martha Ann Elizabeth Tate was born on 21 September 1834, in Louisiana, United States, her father, John Tate Jr., was 51 and her mother, Martha "Mary" Otaly, was 45. She married Jefferson Constantin Waller on 23 December 1852, in St. Helena, Louisiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in St. Helena, Louisiana, United States in 1850 and Ward One, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, United States in 1870. She died on 3 January 1876, at the age of 41, and was buried in Waller Cemetery, Tangipahoa, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jefferson Constantin Waller
1832–1911
Martha Ann Elizabeth Tate
1834–1876
Marriage: 23 December 1852
John Tate Waller
1854–1914
Ivy F. Waller
1856–1907
Martin P. Waller
1858–1878
Ripley B. Waller
1861–1885
Charles F. Waller
1863–1867
Benson B. Waller
1865–1895
Joseph S. Waller
1867–1894
Obadiah C Waller
1869–
Elva Waller
1872–1887
Dora Waller
1874–

Sources (5)

  • Elizabeth Tate in household of James Tate, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Elizabeth Tate Waller, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Elizabeth Williams in entry for Elizabeth Waller, "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960"

World Events (6)

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.

1863

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

Name Meaning

English (northern):

from an unrecorded Middle English personal name Tate (Old English Tāta, from tāt ‘happy’).

usually a variant of Tait .

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

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