Paulina Jane Witt1842–
- Name
- Paulina Jane Witt
- Given names
- Paulina Jane
- Surname
- Witt
- Married name
- Paulina Jane Todd
- Married name
- Paulina Jane Mathews
 Birth | about 1842 30 29 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 4 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 sister | Martha Elizabeth Witt May 5, 1852 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Robert Ellis Witt January 1858 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 15 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 19 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 25 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 25 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 27 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 |
 Marriage | James M Todd — View this family February 28, 1870 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Henry Clark Todd December 7, 1873 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Thomas Cox April 14, 1875 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a husband | James M Todd June 29, 1875 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Witt December 25, 1878 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 36 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Marriage | Henry Mathews — View this family April 10, 1884 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a father | Little Berry Witt September 26, 1889 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Henry Clark Todd — Nancy Ann Arvin — View this family April 3, 1895 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Grace Evelyn Todd June 1896 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 56 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 sister | Martha Elizabeth Witt January 16, 1901 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Elliott McKee “Al” Todd August 17, 1901 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Chester Bland Todd May 18, 1904 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Raymond Earl Todd September 24, 1906 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Ross Lawrence Todd March 3, 1909 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 74 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 75 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 76 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 87 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a son | Henry Clark Todd January 5, 1937 (Age 95 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 99 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 108 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 104 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | unknown |
| 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 younger sister |
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 herself |
Paulina Jane Witt Birth: about 1842 30 29 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: |
| Family with James M Todd |
| husband |
James M Todd Birth: about 1842 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: June 29, 1875 — Madison, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Paulina Jane Witt Birth: about 1842 30 29 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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Marriage: February 28, 1870 — Madison, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years son |
Henry Clark Todd Birth: December 7, 1873 31 31 — Richmond, Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: January 5, 1937 |
| Family with Henry Mathews |
| husband |
Henry Mathews Birth: about 1865 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
| herself |
Paulina Jane Witt Birth: about 1842 30 29 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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Marriage: April 10, 1884 — Madison, Kentucky, United States |