Martha Bates

Brief Life History of Martha

When Martha Bates was born in 1838, in Floyd, Kentucky, United States, her father, John Wallace Bates Jr, was 24 and her mother, Elizabeth Hall, was 17. She married Elisha Mullins about 1860, in Floyd, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She died in 1881, in Floyd, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 43.

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Family Time Line

Elisha Mullins
1843–1866
Martha Bates
1838–1881
Marriage: about 1860
Sarah Mullins
1861–
Rosanna Mullins
1864–1945
Elizabeth Mullins
1866–

Sources (8)

  • Martha Mullins, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Martha Bates - Government record: birth-name: Patsy Bates
  • Patsey Mullins, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

World Events (6)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1850 · 8th Most Populated State

According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.

1861

Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Bate with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This surname is also common in Ireland.

Americanized form of German Betz . See also Betts .

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

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