Martha Elizabeth "Bettie" Jaggers

Brief Life History of Martha Elizabeth "Bettie"

When Martha Elizabeth "Bettie" Jaggers was born on 23 February 1867, in Mississippi, United States, her father, George Jaggers, was 16 and her mother, Mary Emiline Kilgo, was 15. She married William Byrd Harbison on 2 October 1884, in Cullman, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Arkansas, United States in 1935 and Bird Township, Jackson, Arkansas, United States in 1940. She died on 11 April 1941, at the age of 74.

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Family Time Line

William Byrd Harbison
1865–1954
Martha Elizabeth "Bettie" Jaggers
1867–1941
Marriage: 2 October 1884
Dotson Harbison
1887–1970
Starling Erskin Harbison
1890–1931
William Wallace Harbison
1892–1967
Avery E Hasbison
1897–
Willis A. Harbison
1897–1936
Rosie M Harbison
1905–
Opal Harbison
1908–1970

Sources (19)

  • Martha Jagers in household of Samuel Jagers, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Martha E. Jaggers, "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  • Martha Jaggers in entry for Jean A Saylor and Opal O Oakes, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

World Events (8)

1868

Historical Boundaries: 1868: Winston, Alabama, United States 1877: Cullman, Alabama, United States

1883 · The Mosaic Templar is Founded

The Mosaic Templar is an African American fraternal organization founded in Little Rock. it was founded by former slaves, John Edward Bush and Chester W. Keatts. It was part of a movement that was going on at the time, where everyone was forming fraternities and sororities. The main departments for this one where endowment, monument, analysis, uniform, rank, recapitulation, records, and a juvenile division.

1888 · Bauxite Mining Began

Bauxite a rock with relatively high aluminum content, is the main source of aluminum for the world. When it was discovered in Arkansas it changed the state. The city of Bauxite, Arkansas was the site of the discovery.

Name Meaning

English (London): variant of Jagger , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

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