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Mattie Silks was born Martha A. Nimon in Fayette County, Pennsylvania in 1845. Silks was one of five children born to farmers Henry and Sarah Nimon. Little is known about Silks' childhood other than her family moved to Erie, Indiana in 1850. Silks left her family home some time between 1860 and 1865.
Martha is a feminine given name (Latin from Ancient Greek Μάρθα (Mártha), from Aramaic מרתא (Mārtā) "the mistress" or "the lady", from מרה "mistress", feminine of מרי "master"). Patti , Patsy , and Patty were in use in Colonial America as English rhyming diminutives of the diminutive Mattie . [ 1 ]
Caravaggio, Martha and Mary Magdalene, c. 1598. Martha (left) reproaches Mary Magdalen for her lifestyle. The subject of Martha is mostly found in art from the Counter-Reformation onwards, especially in the 17th century, when the domestic setting is usually given a realistic depiction. Typically, Mary, the elder sister, is preparing or serving ...
The Washington family tomb at Mount Vernon Sarcophagi of Martha (left) and George (right) Washington at the entrance to the family mausoleum. On December 12, 1799, Washington spent several hours riding over the plantation, in snow, sleet, and freezing rain. He ate his supper later that evening without changing from his wet clothes.
Baby Reindeer’s ‘real Martha’ admits Richard Gadd nickname is a fact in Piers Morgan interview - live Emma Guinness and Jacob Stolworthy May 10, 2024 at 2:16 AM
Sweet and perky Martha Quinn went straight from recent NYU graduate to MTV VJ, landing the job through a connection she’d made while wrapping up an internship at the radio station WNBC. She left ...
Martha was born in Mississippi in 1828, the daughter of Vilate, and arrived in Utah in 1848. [5]: 5 She was the half-sister of Oscar Crosby and Hark Lay. [7] They had two children: Lucinda Vilate, born December 2, 1854, who married George Stevens in 1872, and Abraham, born in 1857 and married to Mary Steele. Martha Flake died January 20, 1885.
Name Country Born Died ... 1800–1874: Martha Carey Thomas: United States ... human rights campaigner; influential in labour rights and early days of UN: 1875–1939 ...