Brief Life History of Mary Elizabeth
When Mary Elizabeth Horsley was born on 14 September 1861, in St. Clair, Alabama, United States, her father, John C. Horsley, was 29 and her mother, Elizabeth Wharton, was 27. She married James Andrew Jesse Martin on 30 September 1888, in St. Clair, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Selfville, Blount, Alabama, United States in 1930 and Election Precinct 9, Jefferson, Alabama, United States in 1940. She died on 9 March 1944, in Alabama, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Odenville, St. Clair, Alabama, United States.
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Sources (14)
- Mary E Martin in household of James A Martin, "United States Census, 1930"
- Mollie Horsley, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- Mary Elizabeth Martin, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
Spouse and Children
1861–1938 Male
1861–1944 Female
Children (8)
1889–1987 Male
1892–1894 Female
1894–1965 Female
1896–1961 Male
1899–1993 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1832–1901 Male
1834–1899 Female
Siblings (11)
1854–1906 Male
1856–1906 Male
1859–1928 Male
1859–1914 Female
1861–1944 Female
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World Events (8)
1863
Age 2
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
Age 2
1886
Age 25
Name Meaning
English (Northeastern England): habitational name from any of various places called with Old English hors ‘horse’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’, such as Horsley (Derbyshire, Gloucestershire), Long Horsley (Northumberland), and Horseley Hills Farm in Wolverley (Worcestershire), probably referring to a place where horses were put out to pasture.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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