Brief Life History of Mary Emmaline
When Mary Emmaline Atwood was born on 15 November 1838, in Iowa, United States, her father, Rev Alfred Newton Atwood, was 29 and her mother, Nancy Kelly, was 32. She married Thompson Martin on 3 January 1871, in Mahaska, Iowa, United States. She lived in Mahaska, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Adams Township, Mahaska, Iowa, United States in 1860. She died on 9 September 1888, in Iowa, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Rose Hill, Mahaska, Iowa, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Mary E Atwood in household of Nancy Atwood, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mary E. Atwood, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Mary Emmaline Atwood, "Find A Grave Index"
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1843
Historical Boundaries: 1843: Mahaska, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Mahaska, Iowa, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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: topographic name from Middle English atte wode (Old English æt thǣm wuda) ‘by the wood’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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