Martha Emma Jeffers

Brief Life History of Martha Emma

When Martha Emma Jeffers was born on 30 July 1861, in Oriole, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States, her father, Emory M Jeffers, was 28 and her mother, Marzilla Adeline Bennett, was 20. She married Lucius Clinton Abernathy on 27 April 1886, in Jackson, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Shawnee Township, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States for about 10 years and Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States in 1940. She died on 21 October 1943, in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Oriole, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lucius Clinton Abernathy
1858–1940
Martha Emma Jeffers
1861–1943
Marriage: 27 April 1886
Dollie C. Abernathy
1887–1896
Adeline Mary Abernathy
1889–1979
Irene Barbara Abernathy
1892–1981
Colleen Abernathy
1894–1985
Emery Abernathy
1897–1912
Abernathy
1902–1902

Sources (11)

  • Emma Abernathy in household of Clint L Abernathy, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Emma Jeffers, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • Martha Emma Abernathy, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1879

Historical Boundaries: 1879: Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Jeffries . This form of the surname is strongly associated with Ireland.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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