Martha WilliamsAge: 72 years1808–1880
- Name
- Martha Williams
- Given names
- Martha
- Surname
- Williams
- Married name
- Martha Mitchel
 Birth | 1808 22 |
 Marriage | … Mitchel — View this family unknown |
 Birth of a sister | Mary Williams 1809 (Age 12 months) |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 4 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 |
| Birth of a brother | Lewis Williams calculated 1815 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Lazarus M “Ladd” Williams July 1827 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 24 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 27 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 |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 38 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 |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 49 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 53 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 59 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 59 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 61 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 24, 1870 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 70 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Williams after 1880 (on the date of death) |
 Death | after 1880 (Age 72 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John R Williams Birth: about 1786 — Virginia, United States Death: |
| mother |
Mary Ann “Betsey” Ray Birth: Virginia, United States Death: |
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Marriage: March 27, 1805 — Brunswick, Virginia, United States |
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4 years herself |
Martha Williams Birth: 1808 22 — Virginia, United States Death: after 1880 — Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Mary Williams Birth: 1809 23 — Virginia, United States Death: after 1880 — Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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7 years younger brother |
Lewis Williams Birth: calculated 1815 29 — Virginia, United States Death: |
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13 years younger brother |
Lazarus M “Ladd” Williams Birth: July 1827 41 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 23, 1910 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with … Mitchel |
| husband |
… Mitchel Death: |
| herself |
Martha Williams Birth: 1808 22 — Virginia, United States Death: after 1880 — Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: — |
Martha Williams has 0 first cousins recorded
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Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Lewis Williams - Household
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee
Not positive about census. Ladd is Lewis M and Mary Jeanette is Jennie but Musician, kids & sister Martha are correct. -b | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Lazarus M. Williams - Household
18 th. Dist. Davidson, Tn.
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| Note | 1880 - Martha (72) shown as single, living in the household of her brother, Ladd. |