Brief Life History of Martha Jane
When Martha Jane Brenton was born on 24 August 1843, in Clay, Indiana, United States, her father, James Brenton, was 43 and her mother, Mary Webster, was 26. She married Andrew Mitchell Tarvin on 16 November 1862, in Bowling Green, Washington Township, Clay, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Dick Johnson Township, Clay, Indiana, United States for about 30 years. She died in 1893, at the age of 50, and was buried in Webster Cemetery, Webster, Wayne, Indiana, United States.
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- Martha J Brenton in household of James Brenton, "United States Census, 1860"
- Martha Jane Brenton, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Martha Jane Brenton Tarvin, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Wayne, Indiana, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English (Cornwall and Devon): habitational name primarily from Brenton near Exminster, possibly named in Old English as Brȳningtūn ‘settlement (Old English tūn) associated with Brȳni’ (a personal name from Old English bryne ‘fire, flame’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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