Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Doxsee was born on 2 October 1859, in Illinois, United States, her father, John Watson Doxsee, was 24 and her mother, Margaret Ann Hinderer, was 18. She married Christopher Spragg on 22 January 1876. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Brown, Nebraska, United States in 1885 and Kirkwood Township, Rock, Nebraska, United States for about 10 years. She died on 31 March 1916, in Stuart, Holt, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Stuart, Holt, Nebraska, United States.
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- M A Doxey in household of John Doxey, "United States Census, 1860"
- Mary A. Spragg, "Find A Grave Index"
- Mary A Doxsee in entry for Harry C Spragg, Sr, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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1861 · Simple life to Soldiers
Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Doxey .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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