Elizabeth Watson1842–
- Name
- Elizabeth Watson
- Given names
- Elizabeth
- Surname
- Watson
 Birth | about 1842 38 38 |
 Birth of a sister | Margaret Catherine Watson November 21, 1845 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 4 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 |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 15 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a brother | Smith Watson before 1860 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a brother | John M Watson March 28, 1863 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 19 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 25 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 25 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 27 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 father | Elihu Watson about 1870 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a mother | Celia Sherrill June 30, 1876 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 36 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 sister | Nancy L Watson about 1885 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a sister | Susannah Miranda Watson July 12, 1885 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Watson May 11, 1890 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Jane Watson March 1, 1897 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 56 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 sister | Martha Ann Watson about 1907 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a sister | Margaret Catherine Watson March 5, 1907 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mabel Malinda “Linda” Watson August 10, 1909 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a brother | George Washington Watson June 18, 1914 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lucinda Caroline Watson May 28, 1916 (Age 74 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 74 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 75 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 76 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 87 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 99 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 108 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 104 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Elihu Watson Birth: August 1803 — Wake, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1870 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Celia Sherrill Birth: June 25, 1803 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: June 30, 1876 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: March 9, 1820 — |
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18 months elder sister |
Mary Watson Birth: August 25, 1821 18 18 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: May 11, 1890 — Iredell, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
George Washington Watson Birth: November 4, 1823 20 20 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: June 18, 1914 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Mabel Malinda “Linda” Watson Birth: October 10, 1827 24 24 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: August 10, 1909 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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-21 months elder sister |
Nancy L Watson Birth: about 1825 21 21 Death: about 1885 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Susannah Miranda Watson Birth: June 6, 1829 25 25 — Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Death: July 12, 1885 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Martha Ann Watson Birth: December 1832 29 29 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1907 — Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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18 months elder sister |
Lucinda Caroline Watson Birth: June 6, 1834 30 30 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: May 28, 1916 — Pine Swamp, Ashe, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
John M Watson Birth: about 1836 32 32 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: March 28, 1863 — Jacksboro, Campbell, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Smith Watson Birth: about 1838 34 34 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: before 1860 |
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3 years elder sister |
Sarah Jane Watson Birth: July 19, 1840 36 37 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: March 1, 1897 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years herself |
Elizabeth Watson Birth: about 1842 38 38 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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4 years younger sister |
Margaret Catherine Watson Birth: November 21, 1845 42 42 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: March 5, 1907 — Georgia, United States |