Nancy ChandlerAge: 88 years1802–1890
- Name
- Nancy Chandler
- Given names
- Nancy
- Surname
- Chandler
- Married name
- Nancy Needham
 Birth | 1802 40 27 |
 Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 12 months)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 |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 10 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 | John Needham III — View this family June 8, 1829 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 30 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 32 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 33 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 |
| Death of a mother | Margaret Roan 1843 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a father | Daniel Chandler 1844 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 44 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 |
| Death of a husband | John Needham III July 27, 1851 (Age 49 years) |
 Military | War of 1812 after 1851 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Henry Adkins — Rebecca Needham — View this family July 28, 1856 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Samuel M Adkins May 8, 1857 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Zachariah Taylor “Zebb” Adkins February 28, 1859 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 55 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 59 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 granddaughter #3 | Cordelia “Delia” Adkins calculated 1865 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Nancy Adlay “Nan” Adkins March 3, 1867 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 65 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 65 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Warham Eastey Adkins July 4, 1869 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 67 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 grandson #6 | Walter William Adkins May 26, 1874 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 76 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Lillie Rebecca Adkins calculated 1879 (Age 77 years) |
 Death | March 1, 1890 (Age 88 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Daniel Chandler Birth: 1762 Death: 1844 |
| mother |
Margaret Roan Birth: 1775 — Virginia, United States Death: 1843 |
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Marriage: January 2, 1797 — Virginia, United States |
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6 years herself |
Nancy Chandler Birth: 1802 40 27 — Virginia, United States Death: March 1, 1890 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with John Needham III |
| husband |
John Needham III Birth: 1791 45 30 — Pasquotank, Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States Death: July 27, 1851 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
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 |