Brief Life History of Martha Ann
When Martha Ann Thompkins was born on 4 August 1856, in South Carolina, United States, her father, John Jack T. Thompkins, was 28 and her mother, Martha A. James, was 25. She had at least 1 son and 2 daughters with Alexander Smith. She lived in Horry, South Carolina, United States in 1860 and Dog Bluff, Horry, South Carolina, United States in 1880. She died on 4 February 1942, in South Carolina, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Horry, South Carolina, United States.
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- Martha A Tompkins in household of J Tompkins, "United States Census, 1860"
- Martha Johnson, "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965"
- Martha Thompkins Smith in entry for Mrs Addie Smith Richardson, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
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1860
In 1860, South Carolina quit the United States because its citizens were in favor of slavery and President Lincoln was not. The Civil War started a year later.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Tompkins .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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