Martha Ann Mahalia Whitmire

Female6 March 1840–26 September 1919

Brief Life History of Martha Ann Mahalia

When Martha Ann Mahalia Whitmire was born on 6 March 1840, in Buna, Jasper, Texas, United States, her father, Elias Whitmire, was 23 and her mother, Letitia 'Lettie' Crockett, was 17. She married Elly Richardson on 1 April 1858, in Jasper, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 26 September 1919, in her hometown, at the age of 79, and was buried in Buna, Jasper, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Eli Mallett Lowe
1843–1888
Martha Ann Mahalia Whitmire
1840–1919
Marriage: 14 January 1866
Winnie Lowe
1866–1877
Elias Lowe
1868–1957
Mandy Lowe
1874–1877
Martha Crockett Lowe
1870–1947
Sarah Lowe
1872–1950
Minerva Lowe
1877–1962

Sources (14)

  • Martha A Lowe in household of Eli Lowe, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Martha A M Richardson, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
  • Martha Ann Mahala Whitmire Lowe, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    14 January 1866Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, United States
  • Children (6)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (13)

    +8 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1844 · German Immigration to Texas

    Age 4

    Over 7,000 German immigrants arrived in Texas. Some of these new arrivals died in epidemics; those that survived ended up living in cities such as San Antonio, Galveston, and Houston. Other German settlers went to the Texas Hill Country and formed the western portion of the German Belt, where new towns were founded: New Braunfels and Fredericksburg.

    1846

    Age 6

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    1861 · Texas Secedes from the United States

    Age 21

    On February 1, 1861, Texas seceded from the United States. On March 2, 1861, they had joined with the Confederate States of America.

    Name Meaning

    Americanized form of German Wittmeyer .

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

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