Brief Life History of Martha Alice
When Martha Alice Prosser was born on 17 May 1875, in Lake City, Florence, South Carolina, United States, her father, Charles Pulaski Prosser, was 28 and her mother, Sarah Margarett Stone, was 12. She married Joseph Lemuel Tilton in 1892, in South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Lake Township, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States for about 10 years and Lake Township, Florence, South Carolina, United States for about 20 years. She died on 29 October 1954, in Florence, Florence, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Florence, South Carolina, United States.
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- Martha A Tilton, "United States Census, 1940"
- Martha Alice Tilton, "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965"
- Mrs Martha Alice Tilton, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
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1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1878 · Liberian Exodus
April 21, 1878, around 206 African Americans boarde the ship Azor for Liberia.The cause for this is with the rise of political power, it makes life even harder for the African Americans.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Rhosier ‘son of Roger’ (see Roger and Rosser ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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