Josiah H Bell1818–
- Name
- Josiah H Bell
- Given names
- Josiah H
- Surname
- Bell
 Birth | January 12, 1818 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 13 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 17 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 |
 Marriage | Margaret Hart — View this family September 9, 1845 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 27 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 |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Evaline Harriet Bell October 23, 1850 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Elizabeth Jane Bell January 14, 1857 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 38 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 43 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 48 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 48 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Marriage of a child | John Edward Megehee — Evaline Harriet Bell — View this family February 6, 1868 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 50 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 grandson #1 | William Obadiah “Obe” Megehee February 25, 1870 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Able Leander McGehee September 9, 1871 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | James Stokley McGehee November 3, 1874 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Luna Elizabeth “Lizzie” McGehee February 23, 1877 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Able Leander McGehee October 1, 1878 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a grandson | James Stokley McGehee October 6, 1878 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 59 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 granddaughter #5 | Florence Izorah McGehee August 1, 1879 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Amorila McGehee June 25, 1881 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Amorila McGehee June 25, 1881 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Thomas Jefferson McGehee June 25, 1882 (Age 64 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Joshua McGehee — Elizabeth Jane Bell — View this family November 8, 1883 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Allenah David Megehee July 16, 1885 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Thomas Jefferson McGehee October 5, 1885 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Harriet Evelyn “Hattie” McGehee August 10, 1887 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 80 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 of a granddaughter | Luna Elizabeth “Lizzie” McGehee February 10, 1905 (Age 87 years) Cause: Child Birth |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 97 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 98 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 99 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 granddaughter | Florence Izorah McGehee February 13, 1920 (Age 102 years) |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with Margaret Hart |
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Josiah H Bell Birth: January 12, 1818 Death: |
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Margaret Hart Birth: February 20, 1819 Death: |
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Marriage: September 9, 1845 — |
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5 years daughter |
Evaline Harriet Bell Birth: October 23, 1850 32 31 — Tennessee, United States Death: November 25, 1928 — Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Elizabeth Jane Bell Birth: January 14, 1857 39 37 — Missouri, United States Death: about 1952 — Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States |