Brief Life History of Martha
Martha Ann was born in 1823, in Tennessee, United States. She married Isaac Kirk about 1842, in Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in White Oak, Franklin, Arkansas, United States in 1850 and White Oak Township, Franklin, Arkansas, United States in 1860.
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- Martha Ann Kirk in household of Isaac Kirk, "United States Census, 1850"
- Martha Kirk in household of Isaac Kirk, "United States Census, 1860"
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World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
1861
Arkansas supplied an estimated 50,000 men to the Confederate Army andabout 15,000 to the Union Army.
Name Meaning
habitational name from Abbots Ann in Hampshire, named for the stream that runs through it, which is most probably named with an ancient Celtic word meaning ‘water’.
possibly from the Middle English female personal name Ann(e), which is normally a pet form of Agnes (Middle English Annes), since the Biblical homonym was not common before the 15th century.
English:
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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