Brief Life History of Martha Jane
When Martha Jane Holman was born on 21 April 1855, in Buchanan, Iowa, United States, her father, Nathaniel Holman, was 44 and her mother, Martha Louella Owens, was 39. She married Ransom Leonard Wright on 10 November 1871, in Buchanan, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Newton Township, Buchanan, Iowa, United States for about 10 years and Cono Township, Buchanan, Iowa, United States in 1900. She died on 14 April 1935, in Buchanan, Iowa, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Circle Grove Cemetery, Quasqueton, Buchanan, Iowa, United States.
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Sources (21)
- Jane Holeman in household of Nathan Holeman, "United States Census, 1870"
- Martha Jane Wright, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
- Jane Hollman in household of Nathan Holman, "United States Census, 1860"
Spouse and Children
1851–1910 Male
1855–1935 Female
Children (4)
1873–1957 Male
1878–1957 Male
1880–1968 Female
1895–1976 Female
Parents and Siblings
1810–1904 Male
1816–1897 Female
Siblings (14)
1836–1922 Male
1837–1902 Female
1839–1914 Male
1841–1923 Female
1843–1904 Female
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World Events (8)
1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
Age 2
1863
Age 8
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
Age 21
Name Meaning
English (southern): topographic name for a ‘dweller in a hollow’, from hol + man (Old English holh + mann). Compare Holler and Hole .
Dutch: habitational name for someone from any of several locations named Hol, from Dutch hol ‘hollow’, or from Middle Dutch hole, heule ‘(low) arched bridge, weir’.
Dutch: from a pet form, formed with man ‘man’, of the personal name Holle, from an ancient Germanic compound name with the element hold ‘loyalty’, for instance Holdert, Hollebrand, Holger and Holmer. Compare Holleman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Martha Jane Holman Wright Memorial Information
Martha Jane Holman was born the daughter of Nathaniel Holman and Martha Louella Owens near Troy Mills, in Buchanan County, Iowa. They are buried in Upper Spring Grove Cemetery north of Troy Mills, in …
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