Martha Ann Oplinger

12 January 1868–1949 (Age 80)
Indiana, United States

The Life Summary of Martha Ann

When Martha Ann Oplinger was born on 12 January 1868, in Indiana, United States, her father, Ezra William Oplinger, was 26 and her mother, Hannah Vandermark, was 23. She married Henry E. Kinsey on 3 November 1888, in Kosciusko, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Plain Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States for about 10 years and Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States for about 10 years. She died in 1949, at the age of 81, and was buried in Leesburg Cemetery, Plain Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry E. Kinsey
1863–1926
Martha Ann Oplinger
1868–1949
Marriage: 3 November 1888
Audry Kinsey
1890–
Esther Blavette Kinsey
1896–2005

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    3 November 1888Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
    • Children

    (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
    Age 2
    Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
    1870 · Giving all the right to vote
    Age 2
    The Act was an extension of the Fifteenth Amendment, that prohibited discrimination by state offices in voter registration. It also helped empower the President with the authority to enforce the first section of the Fifteenth Amendment throughout the United States. Being the first of three Enforcement Acts passed by the Congress, it helped combat attacks on the suffrage rights of African Americans.
    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
    Age 22
    This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

    Name Meaning

    Americanized form of Swiss German Oppliger .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Oppliger

    Sources (10)

    • Martha Kinsey in household of Emmert Byner, "United States Census, 1940"
    • Martha Oplinger in entry for Emmert A Byrer and Esther Blavette Kinsey, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
    • Martha A Kinsey in household of Emmet A Byrer, "United States Census, 1930"

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