John Needham IIIAge: 60 years1791–1851
- Name
- John Needham III
- Given names
- John
- Surname
- Needham
- Name suffix
- III
 Birth | 1791 45 30 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 2 years)Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Elizabeth Brothers 1800 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 12 years)Note: 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 |
 Military | War of 1812 1812 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 21 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 | Nancy Chandler — View this family June 8, 1829 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a father | John Needham II 1830 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a mother | Anna Leticia Jennings about 1830 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 41 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Rebecca Needham May 30, 1834 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 44 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 55 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 | June 1, 1850 (Age 59 years) |
 Death | July 27, 1851 (Age 60 years) |
| Will | August 5, 1851 (9 days after death) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Needham Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Needham II Birth: July 3, 1745 37 29 — Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States Death: 1830 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Anna Leticia Jennings Birth: December 16, 1760 Death: about 1830 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: January 4, 1780 — Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States |
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12 years himself |
John Needham III Birth: 1791 45 30 — Pasquotank, Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States Death: July 27, 1851 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Nancy Chandler |
| himself |
John Needham III Birth: 1791 45 30 — Pasquotank, Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States Death: July 27, 1851 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Nancy Chandler Birth: 1802 40 27 — Virginia, United States Death: March 1, 1890 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: June 8, 1829 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Rebecca Needham Birth: May 30, 1834 43 32 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: July 22, 1909 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
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| Note | John was in the War of 1812, Clark's Battalion, East Tennessee Militia commanded by Lt. John Hixson. |
| Note | The will of John Needham, III taken from the internet:
NEEDHAM, John. My wife Nancy NEEDHAM; at her death divided property among her 7 children as she wishes; my daughter Lousany & Margaret, Rebecca, Louisa, Miriam & Martha; land on Creek running into George SEAMORE; my son Zachariah; my 2 sons Ira & John; Katherine WOLFINBARGER, my daughter to receive $15 from Ira; Elizabeth VITTITOE to receive $15 from John; my wife Nancy NEEDHAM & Deadman NASH, sole Executors. Signed John NEEDHAM, 17 Mar 1851. Attested: Steven ATKINS, Andrew J. NASH. Recorded 9 Aug 1851, E. TATE, Clerk. |