Mary Elizabeth “Mollie” DurhamAge: 82 years1858–1940
- Name
- Mary Elizabeth “Mollie” Durham
- Given names
- Mary Elizabeth
- Nickname
- Mollie
- Surname
- Durham
- Married name
- Mary Elizabeth Carter
 Birth | calculated 1858 |
 Marriage | William Malcolm Carter — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: 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 3 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 9 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 9 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 11 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 son#1 | Thomas “Tommie” Carter April 9, 1876 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Dorsey Carter August 2, 1878 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 20 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 3, 1880 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Addie Carter September 10, 1880 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Nannie Carter March 15, 1883 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Nannie Carter October 4, 1886 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Margaret Ruth Carter March 22, 1888 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Betsy Carter October 8, 1890 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | William L “Willie” Carter July 26, 1893 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 40 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Maude Elizabeth Noe June 27, 1916 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 58 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 59 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 60 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/ |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Ellis O Carter May 15, 1922 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a husband | William Malcolm Carter September 27, 1922 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a son | Thomas “Tommie” Carter July 22, 1928 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 71 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 | February 13, 1940 (Age 82 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Carter Cemetery |
| Family with William Malcolm Carter |
| husband |
William Malcolm Carter Birth: calculated 1853 39 40 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: September 27, 1922 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Mary Elizabeth “Mollie” Durham Birth: calculated 1858 — Tennessee, United States Death: February 13, 1940 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| son |
Thomas “Tommie” Carter Birth: April 9, 1876 23 18 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: July 22, 1928 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years son |
Dorsey Carter Birth: August 2, 1878 25 20 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: November 1, 1953 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Addie Carter Birth: September 10, 1880 27 22 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: November 27, 1955 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Nannie Carter Birth: March 15, 1883 30 25 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: October 4, 1886 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Margaret Ruth Carter Birth: March 22, 1888 35 30 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: February 17, 1959 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Betsy Carter Birth: October 8, 1890 37 32 — Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: July 12, 1975 — El Centro, Imperial, California, United States |
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3 years son |
William L “Willie” Carter Birth: July 26, 1893 40 35 — Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: August 15, 1957 — Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William Malcolm Carter - Household
Dist. 4 Humphries, Tennessee
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