Brief Life History of Martha Effie
When Martha Effie Stoops was born on 25 April 1870, in Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Daniel Snowberger, was 57 and her mother, Martha Young, was 45. She married Benjamin H. Mentzer in 1893, in Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Washington Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880 and Hamilton Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States in 1930. She died on 28 October 1957, in Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Martha Mentzer, "United States Census, 1930"
- Martha E. Mentzer, "Find A Grave Index"
- Martha Hughes in entry for Andrew J. Sollenberger and Mary B. Mentzer, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
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World Events (8)
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad
Coming out of an economic crisis, everyone was worried when cuts started happening in the railroad. They went on what would the great railroad strike of 1877.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
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.
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Dutch: patronymic from Stoop 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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