Martha Rosetta Robbins

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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Family Time Line

Rev. John Ailey Reagan
1870–1943
Martha Rosetta Robbins
1872–1958
Marriage: 27 November 1890
James Lowery Reagan
1891–1968
Oakley Dayton Reagan
1892–1893
Cora Ethel Reagan
1895–1946
Annie Reagan
1897–1905
Artha Pearl Reagan
1900–1991
Shirley Reagan
1902–1988
William Roy Reagan
1905–1992
Nora Loranize Reagan
1908–1974
John Gordon Reagan
1911–1987
Adina Reagan
1914–1997

Sources (13)

  • 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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