Brief Life History of Martha Ann
When Martha Ann Wilson was born on 1 July 1852, in Taylor Township, Appanoose, Iowa, United States, her father, Wellington Paul Wilson, was 38 and her mother, Rebecca McBride, was 24. She lived in Urbana Township, Monroe, Iowa, United States in 1860. She died in September 1864, in Wyoming, United States, at the age of 12, and was buried in United States.
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- Martha Knap in household of Rebecka Knap, "United States Census, 1860"
- Martha Knapp - Pioneer Overland Travel
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1854
On May 30, 1854, the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed. It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether or not they wanted to allow slavery within their borders. This Act repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
1855
Historical Boundaries: 1855: Otoe, Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Otoe, Nebraska, United States
1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Will + patronymic -son ‘son of Will’. Will was a very common medieval short form of William . This surname is also very common among African Americans.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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