Mary M CottonAge: 73 years1839–1912
- Name
- Mary M Cotton
- Given names
- Mary M
- Surname
- Cotton
- Married name
- Mary M Underwood
 Birth | October 11, 1839 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 6 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 | Henry B Underwood — View this family April 20, 1858 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 17 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 21 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 son#1 | William M Underwood August 19, 1866 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 27 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 27 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 29 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 38 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a husband | Henry B Underwood January 21, 1880 (Age 40 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William M Underwood — Mary Belle Knight — View this family March 8, 1891 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a son | William M Underwood September 28, 1891 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 58 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 |
 Death | October 17, 1912 (Age 73 years) |
| Family with Henry B Underwood |
| husband |
Henry B Underwood Birth: October 23, 1820 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 21, 1880 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Mary M Cotton Birth: October 11, 1839 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: October 17, 1912 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: April 20, 1858 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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8 years son |
William M Underwood Birth: August 19, 1866 45 26 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: September 28, 1891 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |