Brief Life History of Martha Rosetta
When Martha Rosetta Robbins was born on 1 January 1872, in Overton, Tennessee, United States, her father, James Robbins, was 71 and her mother, Rachel Winningham, was 45. She married Rev. John Ailey Reagan on 27 November 1890, in Overton, Shelby, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in District 3, Grainger, Tennessee, United States in 1930 and Civil District 5, Fentress, Tennessee, United States in 1940. She died on 26 January 1958, in Fentress, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Little Crab, Fentress, Tennessee, United States.
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- Rosetta Robbins, "United States Census, 1880"
- Martha Rosetta Parker, "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963"
- Martha Jane Robbins in entry for John Allen Reagan, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
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World Events (8)
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1878 · Yellow Fever Epidemic
When a man that had escaped a quarantined steamboat with yellow fever went to a restaurant he infected Kate Bionda the owner. This was the start of the yellow fever epidemic in Memphis, Tennessee. By the end of the epidemic 5,200 of the residence would die.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Robin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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