Elizabeth “Betsy” Hall1809–
- Name
- Elizabeth “Betsy” Hall
- Given names
- Elizabeth
- Surname
- Hall
- Nickname
- Betsy
 Birth | April 19, 1809 34 34 |
 Birth of a sister | Seley Hall June 26, 1813 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Tempey Hall November 4, 1815 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 2 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 |
| Death of a sister | Mary Hall October 18, 1817 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a sister | Seley Hall August 17, 1827 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 22 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 26 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 36 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 |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Hall after 1850 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a father | Micajah Merriman Hall March 1, 1855 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary “Polly” Sellers August 2, 1858 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 47 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 51 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 brother | Micajah Merriman Hall Jr. June 23, 1867 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 57 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 57 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 59 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 of a brother | John Hall December 8, 1878 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 68 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 brother | Young George Hall November 7, 1887 (Age 78 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 88 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 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 106 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 107 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 108 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 | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Micajah Merriman Hall Birth: May 6, 1774 24 — Maryland, United States Death: March 1, 1855 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Mary “Polly” Sellers Birth: July 21, 1774 — Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: August 2, 1858 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: September 26, 1796 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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1 year elder brother |
John Hall Birth: September 18, 1797 23 23 — Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: December 8, 1878 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months elder brother |
Micajah Merriman Hall Jr. Birth: June 23, 1799 25 24 — Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: June 23, 1867 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months elder sister |
Sarah Hall Birth: June 8, 1801 27 26 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1850 — Wright City, Warren, Missouri, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Mary Hall Birth: June 16, 1804 30 29 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: October 18, 1817 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Young George Hall Birth: October 14, 1806 32 32 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: November 7, 1887 — Danvers, McLean, Illinois, United States |
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3 years herself |
Elizabeth “Betsy” Hall Birth: April 19, 1809 34 34 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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4 years younger sister |
Seley Hall Birth: June 26, 1813 39 38 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: August 17, 1827 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Tempey Hall Birth: November 4, 1815 41 41 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: |