David Samuel LawrenceAge: 71 years1845–1916
- Name
- David Samuel Lawrence
- Given names
- David Samuel
- Surname
- Lawrence
 Birth | February 8, 1845 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 10 months)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 11 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 16 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 21 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 21 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 23 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 32 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 53 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 |
 Marriage | Nicy Elizabeth “Lizzie” Greene — View this family January 20, 1902 (Age 56 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Elihu Rexford Lawrence March 30, 1904 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a son | Elihu Rexford Lawrence August 2, 1907 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 70 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Death | December 26, 1916 (Age 71 years) |
| Family with Nicy Elizabeth “Lizzie” Greene |
| himself |
David Samuel Lawrence Birth: February 8, 1845 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: December 26, 1916 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Nicy Elizabeth “Lizzie” Greene Birth: March 5, 1876 29 34 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: January 23, 1965 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: January 20, 1902 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years son |
Elihu Rexford Lawrence Birth: March 30, 1904 59 28 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: August 2, 1907 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States |
| Albert Lee Smith + Nicy Elizabeth “Lizzie” Greene |
| wife’s husband |
Albert Lee Smith Birth: March 29, 1877 36 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: October 25, 1898 — Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States |
| wife |
Nicy Elizabeth “Lizzie” Greene Birth: March 5, 1876 29 34 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: January 23, 1965 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: February 14, 1894 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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9 months step-daughter |
Sarah Lemery Smith Birth: November 12, 1894 17 18 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: June 29, 1918 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States |
| Henry Alexander Campbell + Nicy Elizabeth “Lizzie” Greene |
| wife’s husband |
Henry Alexander Campbell Birth: May 28, 1855 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: November 30, 1937 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Nicy Elizabeth “Lizzie” Greene Birth: March 5, 1876 29 34 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: January 23, 1965 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: March 3, 1918 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States |