Brief Life History of Martha Jane
When Martha Jane NeSmith was born on 6 September 1898, in Coolidge, Thomas, Georgia, United States, her father, Elander James Ponder Nesmith, was 40 and her mother, Margaret Jane Wilson, was 39. She married John Wesley Hattaway on 13 January 1918, in Coolidge, Thomas, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Florida City, Miami-Dade, Florida, United States in 1950 and Lowndes, Mississippi, United States in 1988. She died on 12 August 1988, in Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Riverview Memorial Gardens, Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, United States.
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Sources (13)
- Martha J Hattaway, "United States 1950 Census"
- Jane Nesmith, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- Martha J Hattaway, "Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998"
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World Events (8)
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1900
Historical Boundaries: 1900: Thomas, Georgia, United States
1922 · Women Granted the Right to Vote
The 19th Amendment, which allowed women the right to vote, was passed and became federal law on August 26, 1920. Georgia law prevented women from voting until 1922. The amendment wasn’t officially ratified until 1970.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish (Glasgow): occupational name for a maker of knives, from Middle English knif-smith ‘knife-smith, cutler’ (Old English cnīf + smith).
English: alternatively, an occupational name connected with wheel making, from Middle English nave-smith ‘nave-smith’ (Old English nafu, nafa ‘nave, the central part of a wheel’ + smith).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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