Brief Life History of Martha or Mattie J
When Martha or Mattie J Waterman was born on 27 June 1860, in Michigan, United States, her father, Cassius Waterman, was 31 and her mother, Dorcas Freeland, was 30. She married John P. Cool on 14 October 1877, in Odessa Township, Ionia, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Campbell Township, Ionia, Michigan, United States for about 10 years and Ionia, Ionia, Michigan, United States for about 10 years. She died on 3 December 1949, in Muir, Lyons Township, Ionia, Michigan, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Clarksville, Campbell Township, Ionia, Michigan, United States.
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- Mattie Waterman, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mattie J Waterman, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
- Martha Waterman, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1879 · New State Capitol Building Dedicated
After the second state capitol had been destroyed, Michigan Governor Henry P. Baldwin initiated the passing of a bill that would cover the costs for a new building. The bill was adopted and raised over $1 million by a six year state income tax. Architect Elijah E. Myers' design named Tuebor, or I will defend, was selected and he was commissioned to design the new capitol building. The renaissance revival brick and sandstone building soared 267 feet from the ground and was dedicated on January 1, 1879.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
English and Dutch: occupational name for a boatman or ferryman, or a water carrier (the English name was perhaps sometimes synonymous with Middle English waterlader or waterberer, denoting a man who carried fresh water from a spring or stream for drinking or domestic use), or a topographic name for someone who lived by a pond or stretch of water (see Water 2).
English: occupational name from the Middle English personal name Water or Walter + man, meaning ‘servant of Wa(l)ter’.
Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Wassermann or Jewish (Ashkenazic) Wasserman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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