Brief Life History of Martha Ellen
When Martha Ellen Chastain was born on 14 June 1857, in Vernon Township, Washington, Indiana, United States, her father, William A Chastain, was 29 and her mother, Keziah Wright, was 32. She married George W. Reynolds on 12 November 1882, in Lawrence, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. She lived in Lawrenceport, Bono Township, Lawrence, Indiana, United States in 1935 and Terre Haute, Sullivan, Indiana, United States in 1940. She died on 6 February 1955, at the age of 97, and was buried in Lawrenceport Cemetery, Lawrenceport, Bono Township, Lawrence, Indiana, United States.
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- Martha Reynolds in household of Lola Kindred, "United States Census, 1940"
- Martha E Chastain, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Martha Ellen Chastain Reynolds, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1859
Historical Boundaries: 1859: Lawrence, Indiana, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
French:
(southern): variant of Chastang .
nickname from Old French chastain ‘chestnut’ (a nut), possibly for someone with chestnut-colored hair. Compare Chasteen , Chesteen , Chastine , and Shasteen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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