Martha Jane Slate

Brief Life History of Martha Jane

When Martha Jane Slate was born on 25 December 1910, in Virginia, United States, her father, William Clem Slate Sr., was 45 and her mother, Jannie Harriet Ragland, was 38. She married John Love Kidd on 15 April 1939, in South Boston, Halifax, Virginia, United States. She lived in South Boston, Halifax, Virginia, United States for about 10 years and Boston, Suffolk, Virginia, United States in 1948. She died on 20 April 1948, in Durham, Durham, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 37, and was buried in Shady Grove Cemetery, Shady Grove, Halifax, Virginia, United States.

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John Love Kidd
1906–1991
Martha Jane Slate
1910–1948
Marriage: 15 April 1939

Sources (8)

  • Martha Seale in household of Clem W Seale, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Martha Jane Slate, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"
  • Martha Jane Kidd, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994"

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1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

1917 · Camp Lee Training Facility

Camp Lee was the sight of where Europeans first came face to face with the Powhatan Confederation. Than during the Civil War  the Union forces used it as a surprise attack and blocked Lee’s army from the supply base. When World War II started Fort Lee became Camp Lee and was used as a training facility.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

Name Meaning

English: occupational or nickname perhaps for a slater or roofer, or a supplier of slates, from Middle English s(c)lat(e) ‘slate’ (Old French esclat). See Slater .

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

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