Martha Elizabeth WittAge: 48 years1852–1901
- Name
- Martha Elizabeth Witt
- Given names
- Martha Elizabeth
- Surname
- Witt
- Married name
- Martha Elizabeth Todd
 Birth | May 5, 1852 40 40 |
 Birth of a brother | Robert Ellis Witt January 1858 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 4 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 8 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 14 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 14 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 16 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 |
| Death of a mother | Mary Thomas Cox April 14, 1875 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Witt December 25, 1878 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 25 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 father | Little Berry Witt September 26, 1889 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 45 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 | January 16, 1901 (Age 48 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Little Berry Witt Birth: November 11, 1811 24 18 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 26, 1889 — Madison, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Mary Thomas Cox Birth: April 13, 1812 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: April 14, 1875 — Madison, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: October 2, 1833 — Madison, Kentucky, United States |
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19 years herself |
Martha Elizabeth Witt Birth: May 5, 1852 40 40 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: January 16, 1901 |
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6 years younger brother |
Robert Ellis Witt Birth: January 1858 46 45 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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-15 years elder sister |
Paulina Jane Witt Birth: about 1842 30 29 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: |