Amanda Melvina Jones1825–
- Name
- Amanda Melvina Jones
- Given names
- Amanda Melvina
- Surname
- Jones
- Married name
- Amanda Melvina Johnson
 Birth | September 1825 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 6 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 10 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 | William Johnson — View this family March 25, 1845 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 20 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 | Nancy Bly Johnson January 25, 1851 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 31 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 35 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 daughter #2 | Arena Johnson December 8, 1865 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 41 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 41 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 43 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Felix Newton Ferrell — Nancy Bly Johnson — View this family December 22, 1870 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | William Christopher Ferrell August 25, 1871 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Katie Elizabeth Ferrell April 17, 1872 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Henry Jackson Ferrell February 18, 1877 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 52 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 #4 | Estella Maud Ferrell June 25, 1880 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Ella May Ferrell July 25, 1882 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Zoola Ferrell September 16, 1884 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Anna Ferrell June 16, 1886 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Louis Johnson December 22, 1888 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | James Glendor Ferrell March 9, 1889 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Nellie Bly Ferrell February 28, 1892 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Fay Newton Ferrell April 28, 1894 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Nancy Bly Johnson September 16, 1895 (Age 70 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Whittle — Arena Johnson — View this family April 1, 1897 (Age 71 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 72 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Felix Newton Ferrell — Arena Johnson — View this family May 9, 1911 (Age 85 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 90 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 91 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 92 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 104 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 |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with William Johnson |
| husband |
William Johnson Birth: December 1821 — Edmonson, Kentucky, United States Death: |
| herself |
Amanda Melvina Jones Birth: September 1825 — Alabama, United States Death: |
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Marriage: March 25, 1845 — Edmonson, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Nancy Bly Johnson Birth: January 25, 1851 29 25 — Rocky Hill, Edmonson, Kentucky, United States Death: September 16, 1895 — Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States |
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15 years daughter |
Arena Johnson Birth: December 8, 1865 44 40 — Edmonson, Kentucky, United States Death: April 26, 1948 — Edmonson, Kentucky, United States |