Hezekiah McGinnisAge: 68 years1803–1872
- Name
- Hezekiah McGinnis
- Given names
- Hezekiah
- Surname
- McGinnis
 Birth | July 18, 1803 32 31 |
 Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
 Death of a father | Hezekiah McGinnis May 18, 1813 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John McGinnis August 1814 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 8 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
 Marriage | Mary R Adams — View this family February 5, 1827 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | James A McGinnis calculated 1828 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Benjamin I McGinnis calculated 1829 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Starling A McGinnis March 12, 1831 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Smith January 8, 1832 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 28 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 32 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 42 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 |
 Census | August 27, 1850 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James A McGinnis — Henrietta Sublett — View this family July 23, 1853 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Sarah E McGinnis April 25, 1854 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a wife | Mary R Adams October 25, 1854 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | William R “Willie” McGinnis June 1856 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Eugene McGinnis calculated 1857 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Starling A McGinnis — Mary Fannie Smith — View this family February 24, 1858 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Mary E McGinnis February 24, 1859 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 53 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a granddaughter | Mary E McGinnis before 1860 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Mary D “Nancy” McGinnis calculated 1860 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Nancy Belle “Nannie” McGinnis March 19, 1860 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | James William McGinnis August 24, 1861 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Hellen L McGinnis calculated 1862 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Hezekiah J McGinnis calculated 1864 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 57 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 grandson #10 | Elijah Hugh McGinnis 1865 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | John Wesley McGinnis March 1867 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 63 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 63 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Sarah McGinnis 1868 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 65 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 granddaughter #13 | Carrie F McGinnis May 1870 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | Hettie D McGinnis June 1870 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | Ben McGinnis 1871 (Age 67 years) |
 Death | February 28, 1872 (Age 68 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Hezekiah McGinnis Birth: about 1771 25 Death: May 18, 1813 — Mercer, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth Smith Birth: April 14, 1772 — Culpeper, Virginia, United States Death: January 8, 1832 — Warren, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 17, 1794 — Mercer, Kentucky, United States |
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9 years himself |
Hezekiah McGinnis Birth: July 18, 1803 32 31 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 28, 1872 |
| Family with Mary R Adams |
| himself |
Hezekiah McGinnis Birth: July 18, 1803 32 31 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 28, 1872 |
| wife |
Mary R Adams Birth: May 1, 1802 — Virginia, United States Death: October 25, 1854 |
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Marriage: February 5, 1827 — Warren, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months son |
James A McGinnis Birth: calculated 1828 24 25 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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2 years son |
Benjamin I McGinnis Birth: calculated 1829 25 26 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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2 years son |
Starling A McGinnis Birth: March 12, 1831 27 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 29, 1910 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Hezekiah McGinnis - Household
Warren, Kentucky
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