Martha M …1830–
- Name
- Martha M …
- Given names
- Martha M
- Married name
- Martha M Wells
- Married name
- Martha M Hooks
 Birth | estimated 1830 |
 Marriage | … Wells — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 2 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 |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 5 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 |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 16 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 son#1 | William Henry Wells calculated 1852 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Gower Wells calculated 1854 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Lucy Wells calculated 1856 (Age 26 years) |
| Marriage | James R Hooks — View this family April 24, 1859 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 27 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Martha Hooks calculated April 1860 (Age 30 years) |
 Census | September 1, 1860 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Louisa Ann “Annie” Hooks estimated 1861 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 31 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 |
| Birth of a son #6 | Daniel C Hooks estimated 1865 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 37 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 37 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 39 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 |
| Census | July 9, 1870 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Charles W Hooks calculated 1874 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 48 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 9, 1880 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a husband | James R Hooks November 26, 1884 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 68 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 86 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 87 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 88 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 99 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 | unknown |
| Family with James R Hooks |
| husband |
James R Hooks Birth: February 25, 1811 — Tennessee, United States Death: November 26, 1884 — Livingston, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Martha M … Birth: estimated 1830 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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Marriage: April 24, 1859 — Livingston, Kentucky, United States |
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1 year daughter |
Martha Hooks Birth: calculated April 1860 49 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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21 months daughter |
Louisa Ann “Annie” Hooks Birth: estimated 1861 49 31 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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5 years son |
Daniel C Hooks Birth: estimated 1865 53 35 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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10 years son |
Charles W Hooks Birth: calculated 1874 62 44 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
| Family with … Wells |
| husband |
… Wells Death: |
| herself |
Martha M … Birth: estimated 1830 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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| son |
William Henry Wells Birth: calculated 1852 22 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years son |
Gower Wells Birth: calculated 1854 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Lucy Wells Birth: calculated 1856 26 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
| James R Hooks + Jemima Shemwell |
| husband |
James R Hooks Birth: February 25, 1811 — Tennessee, United States Death: November 26, 1884 — Livingston, Kentucky, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Jemima Shemwell Birth: 1814 44 32 Death: June 1, 1857 — Cumberland River, Livingston, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| step-son |
Eramus Hooks Birth: estimated 1838 26 24 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years step-daughter |
Ann Hooks Birth: estimated 1840 28 26 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years step-daughter |
Mary Elizabeth Hooks Birth: October 1, 1842 31 28 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 2, 1923 — Livingston, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years step-son |
Hiram R Hooks Birth: estimated 1846 34 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 1874 |
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4 years step-son |
James C Hooks Birth: March 23, 1850 39 36 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 21, 1925 — Livingston, Kentucky, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - James R Hooks - Household
Livingston Ky
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - James R Hooks - Household
Livingston Ky
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - James R Hooks - Household
Driskills Livingston Ky
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