Ellen WhiteAge: 72 years1798–1870
- Name
- Ellen White
- Given names
- Ellen
- Surname
- White
- Married name
- Ellen Abshire
 Birth | about 1798 |
 Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 5 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 |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 14 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 | Isaac Abshire — View this family about 1822 (Age 24 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Amelia Abshire October 17, 1823 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | David Walker Abshire July 27, 1825 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 34 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 37 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 48 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Elijah Frost II — Amelia Abshire — View this family July 29, 1849 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | William Isaac Frost April 20, 1850 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Amelia Abshire April 20, 1850 (Age 52 years) |
 Census | September 11, 1850 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 59 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | June 21, 1860 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 63 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 |
| Death of a husband | Isaac Abshire October 27, 1865 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 69 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 69 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 71 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 |
 Death | February 23, 1870 (Age 72 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Abshire Cemetery |
| Family with Isaac Abshire |
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Isaac Abshire Birth: March 4, 1789 — Franklin, Virginia, United States Death: October 27, 1865 — Sidney, Fremont, Iowa, United States |
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Ellen White Birth: about 1798 — North Carolina, United States Death: February 23, 1870 — Sidney, Fremont, Iowa, United States |
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Marriage: about 1822 — Tennessee, United States |
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21 months daughter |
Amelia Abshire Birth: October 17, 1823 34 25 — White, Tennessee, United States Death: April 20, 1850 — Sidney, Fremont, Iowa, United States |
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21 months son |
David Walker Abshire Birth: July 27, 1825 36 27 — White, Tennessee, United States Death: July 11, 1888 — Sidney, Fremont, Iowa, United States |
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| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Isaac Abshire - Household
District No. 22, Fremont, Iowa, United States
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Isaac Abshire - Household
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