Martha Frances Priddy

Female8 February 1872–20 November 1960

Brief Life History of Martha Frances

When Martha Frances Priddy was born on 8 February 1872, in Priceville, Hart, Kentucky, United States, her father, William B Priddy, was 24 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Shipp, was 29. She married James Elliott Sullivan on 22 January 1890, in Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Magisterial District 5 Priceville, Hart, Kentucky, United States in 1900. She died on 20 November 1960, in Rocky Hill, Edmonson, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Little Flock Cemetery, West Louisville, Daviess, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Elliott Sullivan
1870–1933
Martha Frances Priddy
1872–1960
Marriage: 22 January 1890
Macy Lee Sullivan
1890–1970
Asa Dee Sullivan
1890–1974
George Clyde Sullivan
1894–1991
Mary S. Sullivan
1898–1999
Clarence William Sullivan
1901–1967
Fred Lee Sullivan
1907–2006

Sources (17)

  • Martha E Sullivan in household of James E Sullivan, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Martha F Priddy - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Martha F. Priddy
  • Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    22 January 1890Kentucky, United States
  • Children (6)

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    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

    Age 3

    In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

    1892 · The Radio is invented

    Age 20

    Kentucky native Nathan Stubblefield invented the radio in 1892

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 24

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from Priddy in Somerset, named probably with Celtic words meaning ‘earth houses’.

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

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