Presley M ThornsberryAge: 54 years1845–1899
- Name
- Presley M Thornsberry
- Given names
- Presley M
- Surname
- Thornsberry
 Birth | April 1, 1845 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 9 months)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 11 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 16 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 |
 Marriage | Mary Ann Hester — View this family March 14, 1867 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 21 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 21 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Birth of a son#1 | Erasmus Thornsberry about 1869 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 23 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 #2 | Cordelia E Thornsberry April 21, 1870 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Augusta Ellen Thornsberry July 8, 1875 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 32 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 | John A Posey — Cordelia E Thornsberry — View this family April 28, 1895 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James W Tabb — Augusta Ellen Thornsberry — View this family 1895 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Hobert Tabb September 5, 1896 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 53 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 granddaughter #2 | Noba Tabb January 29, 1899 (Age 53 years) |
 Death | December 19, 1899 (Age 54 years) |
| Family with Mary Ann Hester |
| himself |
Presley M Thornsberry Birth: April 1, 1845 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: December 19, 1899 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Mary Ann Hester Birth: September 27, 1839 32 30 — Bedford, Tennessee, United States Death: March 26, 1914 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: March 14, 1867 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Erasmus Thornsberry Birth: about 1869 23 29 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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16 months daughter |
Cordelia E Thornsberry Birth: April 21, 1870 25 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 24, 1944 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Augusta Ellen Thornsberry Birth: July 8, 1875 30 35 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: August 1, 1939 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| Benjamin T Sanders + Mary Ann Hester |
| wife’s husband |
Benjamin T Sanders Birth: May 1, 1839 — Sumner, Tennessee, United States Death: February 5, 1863 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Mary Ann Hester Birth: September 27, 1839 32 30 — Bedford, Tennessee, United States Death: March 26, 1914 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 31, 1861 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months step-daughter |
Luella Sanders Birth: November 21, 1861 22 22 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: May 28, 1868 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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16 months step-son |
James Thomas Sanders Birth: March 31, 1863 23 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 14, 1937 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |