Martha Ellen “Mattie” WilsonAge: 50 years1866–1916
- Name
- Martha Ellen “Mattie” Wilson
- Given names
- Martha Ellen
- Surname
- Wilson
- Married name
- Martha Ellen Dowell
- Nickname
- Mattie
 Birth | June 27, 1866 |
 Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 6 months)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 6 months)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 2 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 |
 Birth of a brother | Joseph P Wilson about 1876 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 11 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | George Washington Dowell Jr. — View this family April 19, 1883 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Ellen Mary Dowell July 29, 1884 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Anita Shemwell “Annie” Dowell July 1886 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Arthur Wilson Dowell November 2, 1889 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 31 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 |
| Death of a daughter | Ellen Mary Dowell May 7, 1900 (Age 33 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 33 years) |
| Census | April 16, 1910 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 49 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Death | October 4, 1916 (Age 50 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Wesley Methodist Church Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
… Wilson Death: |
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Martha Ellen “Mattie” Wilson Birth: June 27, 1866 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: October 4, 1916 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
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11 years younger brother |
Joseph P Wilson Birth: about 1876 — Maryland, United States Death: |
| Family with George Washington Dowell Jr. |
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George Washington Dowell Jr. Birth: December 26, 1854 51 37 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: August 8, 1931 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
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Martha Ellen “Mattie” Wilson Birth: June 27, 1866 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: October 4, 1916 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
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Marriage: April 19, 1883 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
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15 months daughter |
Ellen Mary Dowell Birth: July 29, 1884 29 18 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: May 7, 1900 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Anita Shemwell “Annie” Dowell Birth: July 1886 31 20 — Prince Frederick, Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: August 10, 1978 — Prince Frederick, Calvert, Maryland, United States |
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3 years son |
Arthur Wilson Dowell Birth: November 2, 1889 34 23 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: June 2, 1972 |
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Dowell - Household
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Dowell Jr. - Household
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