Brief Life History of Martin Van Buren
When Martin Van Buren Forsyth was born on 14 March 1881, in Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, United States, his father, Elbert Morgan Forsyth, was 17 and his mother, Mary Ida McCain, was 17. He married Julie Ann Barnett on 26 December 1902, in Shelby, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 28 May 1941, in Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Fayette City Cemetery, Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, United States.
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- Vall Forsyth, "United States Census, 1910"
- Legacy NFS Source: Martin Van Buren Forsyth - Government record: birth-name: Martin VanBuren Forsyth
- Van Forsyth, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
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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.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of Forsythe .
History: The statesman John Forsyth (1780–1841) was born at Fredericksburg, VA, a descendant of James Forsyth, who came to VA from Scotland in 1680. John was in public service for 30 years as representative, US senator, governor of Georgia, minister to Spain, and secretary of state.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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