Brief Life History of Martha Ellen
When Martha Ellen Benefiel was born on 9 June 1865, in McMinnville, Yamhill, Oregon, United States, her father, John Wesley Benefiel, was 48 and her mother, Leacy West, was 35. She married Lewis Frederick Carstens in March 1884, in McMinnville, Yamhill, Oregon, United States. She lived in Oregon, United States in 1870 and Washington, Oregon, United States in 1900. She died on 6 February 1926, in Banks, Washington, Oregon, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Union Point Cemetery, Banks, Washington, Oregon, United States.
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- Martha Carsten in household of Lewis Carsten, "United States Census, 1910"
- Martha Ellen Coleman, "Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998"
- Martha E Carstens in household of Lewis F Carstens, "United States Census, 1900"
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1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
1866 · Married Women's Property Act
Married Women’s Property Act protected women’s rights protected property for women in Oregon upon the death of her husband.
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Benefield . This form of the surname is virtually non-existing in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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