Brief Life History of Martha Jane
When Martha Jane Mecham was born on 29 January 1852, in Garden Grove, Decatur, Iowa, United States, her father, Lewis Mecham Sr, was 37 and her mother, Lydia Knight Wells, was 34. She married William Madison Wall Jr on 25 November 1869. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 10 daughters. She lived in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 7 April 1927, in Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States.
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- Martha Mecham in household of Lewis Mecham, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Martha Jane Mecham - Individual or family possessions: Handwritten information: birth: 29 January 1852; Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
- Illinois Marriages, 1763-1900
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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.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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.
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English: variant of Meacham .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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