Lucy C DownerAge: 71 years1798–1870
- Name
- Lucy C Downer
- Given names
- Lucy C
- Surname
- Downer
- Married name
- Lucy C Ellis
 Birth | August 31, 1798 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 4 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 13 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
 Marriage | Jesse Ellis — View this family May 17, 1817 (Age 18 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | John Thadeus Ellis July 24, 1818 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Pembroke Somerset “Pem” Ellis December 16, 1822 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Robert L Ellis February 25, 1825 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Mildred Ellis estimated 1831 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 33 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 37 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Lucy Ellis estimated 1836 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Columbia A Ellis 1842 (Age 43 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Thadeus Ellis — Martha E Crouch — View this family March 9, 1842 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a husband | Jesse Ellis August 31, 1843 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Jesse Edward Ellis October 22, 1845 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 47 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Lucy A Ellis estimated 1848 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Robert L Ellis — Mary E Cross — View this family January 6, 1849 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Margaret Ellis estimated 1850 (Age 51 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1850 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | John Thaddeus Ellis April 27, 1851 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | William A Ellis estimated 1852 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Charles V “Charlie” Ellis 1853 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Joseph C Ellis estimated 1854 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Robert L Ellis Jr. 1855 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Henry Summerset Ellis June 29, 1856 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Mildred F “Millie” Ellis November 1, 1858 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | John Pinkney Ellis December 21, 1858 (Age 60 years) |
| Marriage of a child | J D Cross — Lucy Ellis — View this family September 5, 1859 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 58 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a son | John Thadeus Ellis February 14, 1860 (Age 61 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1860 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Beverly Belmont Ellis October 17, 1863 (Age 65 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Pembroke Somerset “Pem” Ellis — Lucy J Beloate — View this family October 6, 1864 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 62 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | Edgar DeWitt Ellis September 15, 1865 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | Dhalma Beloate Ellis January 5, 1867 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | Willie Ellis 1867 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 68 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 68 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #16 | Clara Vashti Ellis December 27, 1869 (Age 71 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 70 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Census | June 1, 1870 (Age 71 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #17 | Pemetta “Etta” Ellis July 16, 1870 (Age 71 years) |
 Death | after 1870 (Age 71 years) |
| Identification number | LTPL-F4Y Type: FamilySearch |
| Family with Jesse Ellis |
| husband |
Jesse Ellis Birth: November 2, 1793 — Virginia, United States Death: August 31, 1843 — Cordova, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Lucy C Downer Birth: August 31, 1798 — Goochland, Virginia, United States Death: after 1870 |
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Marriage: May 17, 1817 — Goochland, Virginia, United States |
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14 months son |
John Thadeus Ellis Birth: July 24, 1818 24 19 — Virginia, United States Death: February 14, 1860 — Cordova, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years son |
Pembroke Somerset “Pem” Ellis Birth: December 16, 1822 29 24 — Virginia, United States Death: February 16, 1901 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years son |
Robert L Ellis Birth: February 25, 1825 31 26 — Virginia, United States Death: |
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7 years daughter |
Mildred Ellis Birth: estimated 1831 37 32 — Virginia, United States Death: |
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6 years daughter |
Lucy Ellis Birth: estimated 1836 42 37 — Virginia, United States Death: |
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7 years daughter |
Columbia A Ellis Birth: 1842 48 43 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 7, 1920 |
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Lucy C. Ellis - Household
Civil District 8 Shelby, Tennessee, USA
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Robert L. Ellis - Household
9th Dist. Shelby, Tennessee, USA
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Robtert L. Ellis - Household
District No. 9
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