Martha A Guffey

Brief Life History of Martha A

When Martha A Guffey was born in March 1818, in Kentucky, United States, her father, William Guffey, was 32 and her mother, Elizabeth Willis, was 21. She married Joseph Howard about 1844, in Morgan, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in District 12, Grainger, Tennessee, United States in 1880 and Fentress, Tennessee, United States in 1900. She died on 1 March 1909, in Qualls, Overton, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Allardt, Fentress, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Howard
1815–1900
Martha A Guffey
1818–1909
Marriage: about 1844
William Dallis Howard
1845–1919
Baxter Bradley Howard
1847–1934
Harriet L Howard
1852–

Sources (7)

  • Martha Howard in household of Joseph Howard, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Martha Howard, "Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955"
  • Martha Guffey in entry for William Dallis Howard, "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1819 · First Commercial Oil Well Opens

In 1819, in McCreary County, Kentucky along Cumberland River was the site of the first commercial oil well.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

Irish and Scottish: from Gaelic Mac Dhuibhshíthe (see McAfee ), a shortened form of the variant McGuffey . This form of the surname is now rare in Britain and Ireland.

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

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