Brief Life History of Martha
When Martha Evans was born on 12 February 1841, in Tennessee, United States, her father, Jacob Abashai Evans, was 50 and her mother, Mary Dain, was 39. She married Jasper Newton Light about 1867. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Wet Glaize, Camden, Missouri, United States in 1860 and Justice Precinct 8, Erath, Texas, United States in 1880. She died on 29 December 1890, in Lingleville, Erath, Texas, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in East End Cemetery, Lingleville, Erath, Texas, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- Martha Evans in household of Mary Evans, "United States Census, 1850"
- Martha M. Light, "Find A Grave Index"
- Evans in entry for Mary Annie Whitacre, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
Spouse and Children
1840–1917 Male
1841–1890 Female
Children (7)
1868–1920 Male
1869–1933 Female
1872– Male
1874– Male
1878–1919 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1790–1843 Male
1801–1879 Female
Siblings (11)
1823– Male
1823–1896 Male
1827–1847 Female
1829–1910 Female
1830– Male
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World Events (8)
1844 · German Immigration to Texas
Age 3
1846
Age 5
1856
Age 15
Name Meaning
Welsh: derivative of Evan , from Efan, Ifan, medieval forms of Ieuan (from Latin Johannes, the source of English John), dating from c. 1500, with the post-medieval patronymic suffix -s. Welsh Sion was a separate borrowing of English John, and Evan (Ieuan) and Sion developed as independent names.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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