Brief Life History of Martha Ellen
When Martha Ellen Dement was born on 28 January 1863, in Franklin, North Carolina, United States, her father, Peter Jackson Dement, was 45 and her mother, Elizabeth Ellen Perry, was 32. She married Lemuel Edward Lancaster in January 1880, in Franklin, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Sandy Creek Township, Franklin, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years. She died on 6 January 1896, in Franklin, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 32, and was buried in Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery, Louisburg, Franklin, North Carolina, United States.
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- Martha Dement in household of Peter Dement, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mattie Dement, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Martha Ellen Dement Lancaster, "Find A Grave Index"
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1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1865 · Battle of Bentonville
The Battle of Bentonville took place in Johnston, North Carolina from March 19, 1865- March 21, 1865. It was considered the bloodiest battle of North Carolina, with around 4,000 casualties.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Possibly an altered form of German Demant, a metonymic occupational name for a diamond dealer or cutter, from Middle High German dīemant ‘diamond’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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