Elizabeth Ann “Eliza” BurkettAge: 83 years1851–1934
- Name
- Elizabeth Ann “Eliza” Burkett
- Given names
- Elizabeth Ann
- Surname
- Burkett
- Nickname
- Eliza
- Married name
- Elizabeth Ann Musick
 Birth | January 13, 1851 |
 Marriage | Henry Musick — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 5 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 10 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 15 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 15 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 17 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 26 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 son#1 | John W Musick April 6, 1879 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 47 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 #1 | Vernon Hiram Musick September 9, 1901 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Ardis Inez Musick March 22, 1904 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Edith Odessa Musick October 1, 1905 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Derrell Cherry Musick July 22, 1907 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Lawrence Arnold Musick August 13, 1912 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 64 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Zada Catherine Musick August 9, 1917 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 65 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 66 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a husband | Henry Musick October 1, 1928 (Age 77 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 78 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
 Census | April 11, 1930 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Lawrence Arnold Musick December 8, 1931 (Age 80 years) |
 Death | March 13, 1934 (Age 83 years) |
| Family with Henry Musick |
| husband |
Henry Musick Birth: October 1, 1853 — Louisiana, United States Death: October 1, 1928 — Hood, Texas, United States |
| herself |
Elizabeth Ann “Eliza” Burkett Birth: January 13, 1851 — Mississippi, United States Death: March 13, 1934 — Hood, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| son |
John W Musick Birth: April 6, 1879 25 28 — Texas, United States Death: September 11, 1967 |
No family available
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - John W Musick - Household
Lipan & Tolar Road Hood, Texas
Next door to Vernon |