Brief Life History of Martha Jane
When Martha Jane Shipley was born in 1819, in Lincoln, Kentucky, United States, her father, Thomas Shipley, was 34 and her mother, Maria Wade, was 26. She married James Farmer on 15 March 1838, in Lincoln, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters.
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- Martha Former in household of James Former, "United States Census, 1850"
- Martha Jane Shipley, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1819 · First Commercial Oil Well Opens
In 1819, in McCreary County, Kentucky along Cumberland River was the site of the first commercial oil well.
1850 · 8th Most Populated State
According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.
Name Meaning
English (Staffordshire): habitational name from any of various places called Shipley, in Derbyshire, Yorkshire, Shropshire, Durham, Northumberland, Sussex, and elsewhere, all named with Old English scēap ‘sheep’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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