Brief Life History of Maria Mariah
When Maria Mariah Whiteis was born on 21 August 1858, in Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States, her father, Roswell R Whiteis, was 31 and her mother, Mary Jane Rariden, was 26. She married John Newton Barr on 26 December 1875, in Cassville, Barry, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She lived in Liberty Township, Barry, Missouri, United States in 1880 and Butler Township, Harrison, Missouri, United States in 1900. She died on 4 November 1911, in Exeter, Barry, Missouri, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Exeter Township, Barry, Missouri, United States.
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- Mariah Whitiers in household of R R Whitiers, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mariah E Whiteis Barr, "Find A Grave Index"
- M. E. Whitis in entry for J. N. Bare, "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1867 · The Burtis Opera House
The Burtis Opera House opened in Davenport and could easily hold an audience of 1,600. It was a widely used facility and Mark Twain filled the house when he spoke on tour in 1869. It was also used to house Susan B. Anthony when she lectured on the woman's right to vote. The Quad City Symphony Orchestra played its first concert as the new Tri-City Symphony in the Opera House. An arsonist set fire to the building on the evening of April 26, 1921, and the building was severely destroyed. The building was rebuilt but was no longer used as an opera house.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
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Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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