James Edward Crouch1817–
- Name
- James Edward Crouch
- Given names
- James Edward
- Surname
- Crouch
 Birth | about 1817 25 15 |
 Marriage of parents | Edward Crouch — Martha Wales Smith — View this family January 16, 1817 |
| Birth of a brother | William Anthony Crouch estimated 1818 (Age 12 months) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Anthony Trabue Smith 1820 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Martha E Crouch July 7, 1824 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sara E Crouch estimated 1826 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Lt. John Hardin Crouch estimated 1828 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Lucy Crouch estimated 1830 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Anne Crouch 1832 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Crouch before October 15, 1832 (Age 15 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 15 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 |
| Birth of a sister | Melvina Crouch 1834 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 18 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 sister | Mary R Crouch 1837 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a mother | Martha Wales Smith September 9, 1839 (Age 22 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Edward Crouch — Rachel Miller — View this family before 1842 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | George Crouch 1842 (Age 25 years) |
 Marriage | Emily Ann Stokes — View this family February 24, 1846 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 29 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 |
| Death of a father | Edward Crouch June 4, 1854 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 40 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 44 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 50 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 50 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 52 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 61 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a brother | Lt. John Hardin Crouch 1881 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha E Crouch January 12, 1898 (Age 81 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 81 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 99 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 100 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 101 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Edward Crouch Birth: January 23, 1791 28 23 — Goochland, Virginia, United States Death: June 4, 1854 — Tipton, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Martha Wales Smith Birth: January 19, 1801 46 — Goochland, Virginia, United States Death: September 9, 1839 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: January 16, 1817 — Goochland, Virginia, United States |
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11 months himself |
James Edward Crouch Birth: about 1817 25 15 — Goochland, Virginia, United States Death: |
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2 years younger brother |
William Anthony Crouch Birth: estimated 1818 26 16 — Goochland, Virginia, United States Death: |
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7 years younger sister |
Martha E Crouch Birth: July 7, 1824 33 23 — Goochland, Virginia, United States Death: January 12, 1898 — Cordova, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Sara E Crouch Birth: estimated 1826 34 24 — Limestone, Alabama, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Lt. John Hardin Crouch Birth: estimated 1828 36 26 — Limestone, Alabama, United States Death: 1881 — Tipton, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Lucy Crouch Birth: estimated 1830 38 28 — Limestone, Alabama, United States Death: |
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3 years younger sister |
Anne Crouch Birth: 1832 40 30 — Limestone, Alabama, United States Death: |
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3 years younger sister |
Melvina Crouch Birth: 1834 42 32 — Limestone, Alabama, United States Death: |
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4 years younger sister |
Mary R Crouch Birth: 1837 45 35 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
| Father’s family with Rachel Miller |
| father |
Edward Crouch Birth: January 23, 1791 28 23 — Goochland, Virginia, United States Death: June 4, 1854 — Tipton, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Rachel Miller Death: |
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Marriage: before 1842 — Tipton, Tennessee, United States |
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1 year half-brother |
George Crouch Birth: 1842 50 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
| Family with Emily Ann Stokes |
| himself |
James Edward Crouch Birth: about 1817 25 15 — Goochland, Virginia, United States Death: |
| wife |
Emily Ann Stokes Death: |
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Marriage: February 24, 1846 — Tipton, Tennessee, United States |