Martha Patsy Holt

22 February 1828–5 July 1897 (Age 69)
Patoka Township, Marion, Illinois, United States

The Life of Martha Patsy

When Martha Patsy Holt was born on 22 February 1828, in Patoka Township, Marion, Illinois, United States, her father, John Foster Holt, was 21 and her mother, Elizabeth " Betsy" Jones, was 16. She married William Eagan on 7 December 1843, in Marion, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 5 July 1897, in Marion, Illinois, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Holt Cemetery, Marion, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Eagan
1823–1891
Martha Patsy Holt
1828–1897
Marriage: 7 December 1843
John Foster Eagan
1845–1920
Catherine " Tack" Eagan
1847–1936
Elizabeth Ellen Eagan
1850–1906
Mary Martha Eagan
1852–1926
James Wesley Eagan
1854–1931
Henry Harrison Eagan
1858–1935
Arivilla Isabelle Eagan
1860–1897
Andrew Isaac " Andy" Eagan
1862–1942
William Sherman Eagan
1865–1899
Samuel Barney Eagan
1866–1952
Harmon Erasmus Eagan
1871–1911

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
7 December 1843
Marion, Illinois, United States
children

(11)

    John Foster Eagan

    Male1845–1920Male

    Catherine " Tack" Eagan

    Female1847–1936Female

    Elizabeth Ellen Eagan

    Female1850–1906Female

    Mary Martha Eagan

    Female1852–1926Female

    James Wesley Eagan

    Male1854–1931Male

+6 More Children

Parents and Siblings

    John Foster Holt

    Male1806–1854Male

    Elizabeth " Betsy" Jones

    Female1811–1883Female

siblings

(11)

+6 More Children

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Age 2

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1832 · Black Hawk War

Age 4

"The Black Hawk War was a brief conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. The war erupted soon after Black Hawk and a group of other tribes, known as the ""British Band"", crossed the Mississippi River, into Illinois, from Iowa Indian Territory in April 1832. Black Hawk's motives were ambiguous, but records show that he was hoping to avoid bloodshed while resettling on tribal land that had been given to the United States in the 1804 Treaty of St. Louis."
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized

Age 20

Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.

Name Meaning

1 English, North German, Danish, and Norwegian: topographic name for someone who lived in or by a small wood, Middle English, Middle Low German, Danish, Norwegian holt, or a habitational name from one of the very many places named with this word. In England the surname is widely distributed, but rather more common in Lancashire than elsewhere.2 Shortened form of Dutch van Holt, a habitational name from places named Holt (see 1).

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

Possible Related Names

Sources (3)

  • Martha Egon in household of William Egon, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Eagan in household of Wm Eagan, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Martha Eagan in household of William Eagan, "United States Census, 1850"

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