Martha Stennett Poppleton

Brief Life History of Martha Stennett

When Martha Stennett Poppleton was born on 15 October 1849, in Moulton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Bannister Poppleton, was 26 and her mother, Sarah Stennett, was 26. She married Daniel Leigh Walters on 26 December 1864, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Mount Sterling, Cache, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 14 April 1919, in Wellsville, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Wellsville, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Leigh Walters
1843–1917
Martha Stennett Poppleton
1849–1919
Marriage: 26 December 1864
Sarah Poppleton Walters
1866–1938
Martha Ann Poppleton Walters
1867–1941
Daniel Poppleton Walters
1870–1941
Anne Poppelton Walters
1872–1886
Mary Poppleton Walters
1875–1958
Walter Poppleton Walters
1877–1936
William Poppleton Walters
1878–1904
Edmond Poppleton Walters
1880–1952
Elizabeth Poppleton Walters
1882–1919
Thomas Poppleton Walters
1885–1949
Maud Poppleton Walters
1887–1891
Margaret May Poppleton Walters
1889–1962

Sources (33)

  • Martha Poppleton in household of Sarah Poppleton, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Martha Poppleton, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
  • Martha Poppleton Walters, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1856

Historical Boundaries: 1856: Weber, Utah Territory, United States 1856: Cache, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Cache, Utah, United States

1863

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

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire): habitational name from a place in WestYorkshire, so named from Old English popel ‘pebble’ +tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.

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

Story Highlight

Martha Stennett Poppleton - Short History

She married, Daniel Lee Walters, December 26, 1864, , in the old endowment house in Salt Lake City. They lived in a log house with the dirt roof until the year of 1874 where their fifth child was born …

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