Sidney Virginia TraversAge: 64 years1830–1895
- Name
- Sidney Virginia Travers
- Given names
- Sidney Virginia
- Surname
- Travers
- Married name
- Sidney Virginia Mitchell
 Birth | October 5, 1830 61 40 |
 Birth of a brother | James H Travers about 1831 (Age 2 months) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 14 months)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 4 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 |
| Death of a mother | Mary Shemwell December 20, 1840 (Age 10 years) |
 Marriage | William H Mitchell — View this family August 9, 1848 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 15 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 father | Nicholas Travers January 9, 1849 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a brother | Nicholas Travers Jr September 24, 1849 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Margaret Mary Mitchell February 28, 1850 (Age 19 years) |
 Census | July 27, 1850 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Sidney Mitchell April 1856 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 26 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Elizabeth Mitchell December 1859 (Age 29 years) |
| Census | July 9, 1860 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Mary L Mitchell December 3, 1862 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 30 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 #5 | Alice Virginia Mitchell June 6, 1866 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 36 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 36 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a husband | William H Mitchell July 12, 1868 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 38 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 |
| Census | June 24, 1870 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 47 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 10, 1880 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a brother | Joseph H Travers September 13, 1882 (Age 51 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Joseph H Travers 1882 (Age 51 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Saint George's Roman Catholic Cemetery Religion: Catholic |
| Death of a brother | James H Travers November 1, 1883 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Samuel Boyd Wallis — Mary L Mitchell — View this family October 25, 1886 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a brother | Elias Travers April 21, 1887 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Helen Virginia Wallis November 26, 1887 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Mary F Wallis 1892 (Age 61 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Henry Jewell Rohrer — Alice Virginia Mitchell — View this family April 28, 1892 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Mary F Wallis August 8, 1892 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Dorothy Sidney Rohrer February 26, 1893 (Age 62 years) |
 Death | August 17, 1895 (Age 64 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Congressional Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Nicholas Travers Birth: December 25, 1768 Death: January 9, 1849 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
| mother |
Mary Shemwell Birth: about 1790 40 28 — Maryland, United States Death: December 20, 1840 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
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Marriage: March 4, 1812 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
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10 months elder brother |
Elias Travers Birth: 1812 43 22 — Maryland, United States Death: April 21, 1887 — Laurel, Prince George's, Maryland, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Mary Travers Birth: about 1815 46 25 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: |
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6 years elder brother |
Joseph H Travers Birth: 1820 51 30 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: September 13, 1882 — Piney Point, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
| brother |
Nicholas Travers Jr Death: September 24, 1849 |
| elder sister |
Elizabeth Travers Birth: about 1826 57 36 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: October 15, 1897 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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5 years herself |
Sidney Virginia Travers Birth: October 5, 1830 61 40 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: August 17, 1895 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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15 months younger brother |
James H Travers Birth: about 1831 62 41 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: November 1, 1883 — Ocean, New Jersey, United States |
| Family with William H Mitchell |
| husband |
William H Mitchell Birth: December 15, 1827 — Brunswick, Virginia, United States Death: July 12, 1868 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
| herself |
Sidney Virginia Travers Birth: October 5, 1830 61 40 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: August 17, 1895 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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Marriage: August 9, 1848 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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19 months daughter |
Margaret Mary Mitchell Birth: February 28, 1850 22 19 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: November 26, 1927 — Washington City, District of Columbia, United States |
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6 years son |
Sidney Mitchell Birth: April 1856 28 25 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: April 29, 1927 — Lake Sarah, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Elizabeth Mitchell Birth: December 1859 31 29 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: March 27, 1949 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Mary L Mitchell Birth: December 3, 1862 34 32 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: January 7, 1936 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Alice Virginia Mitchell Birth: June 6, 1866 38 35 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: July 30, 1933 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - William H Mitchell - Household
Washington, DC
James is not a boarder-domestic etc... brother of Sydney? -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - William H Mitchell - Household
Washington, DC
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Sidney Virginia Travers - Household
Georgetown, Washington, DC
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Sidney Virginia Travers - Household
West or P St WW Georgetown, Washington, DC
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