Rebecca Ann AlstonAge: 58 years1844–1902
- Name
- Rebecca Ann Alston
- Given names
- Rebecca Ann
- Surname
- Alston
- Married name
- Rebecca Ann McMillan
 Birth | about 1844 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 2 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 |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 13 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Marriage | William Henry Harrison McMillan — View this family about 1862 (Age 18 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Martha E McMillan about 1864 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 17 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 daughter #2 | Emma Mitchell “Mittie” McMillan June 13, 1865 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 23 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 23 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Mary K McMillan about 1868 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 25 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 daughter #4 | Charley Anna McMillan May 26, 1873 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 34 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Marriage of a child | William Haywood Martin — Emma Mitchell “Mittie” McMillan — View this family May 9, 1888 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | William Haywood Martin November 18, 1890 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Walter Johnson — Charley Anna McMillan — View this family about 1894 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Eula Eleanor Martin June 1, 1895 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Mattie Rebecca Johnson February 24, 1896 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a husband | William Henry Harrison McMillan April 29, 1896 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 54 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 grandson #4 | James D Martin November 30, 1898 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Martha E McMillan January 1899 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Mary K McMillan before 1900 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Mattie Rebecca Johnson September 21, 1900 (Age 56 years) |
 Death | February 28, 1902 (Age 58 years) |
| Family with William Henry Harrison McMillan |
| husband |
William Henry Harrison McMillan Birth: November 15, 1837 54 53 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: April 29, 1896 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Rebecca Ann Alston Birth: about 1844 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: February 28, 1902 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1862 — |
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3 years daughter |
Martha E McMillan Birth: about 1864 26 20 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: January 1899 |
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17 months daughter |
Emma Mitchell “Mittie” McMillan Birth: June 13, 1865 27 21 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: September 7, 1950 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Mary K McMillan Birth: about 1868 30 24 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: before 1900 — Decaturville, Decatur, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Charley Anna McMillan Birth: May 26, 1873 35 29 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: June 21, 1947 — Decaturville, Decatur, Tennessee, United States |