Mary Ann “May” MorganAge: 67 years1826–1893
- Name
- Mary Ann “May” Morgan
- Given names
- Mary Ann
- Surname
- Morgan
- Married name
- Mary Ann Travers
- Married name
- Mary Ann Guyther
- Nickname
- May
 Birth | October 14, 1826 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 5 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 8 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 19 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 |
 Marriage | John S Guyther — View this family about 1850 (Age 23 years) |
 Death of a husband | John S Guyther December 19, 1857 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 30 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 34 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 40 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 40 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 42 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 | Joseph H Travers — View this family 1873 (Age 46 years) Note: Joseph Traver's obituary dated 1882 states married 9 years prior |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 51 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 5, 1880 (Age 53 years) |
 Occupation | Hotel proprietor 1881 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a husband | Joseph H Travers September 13, 1882 (Age 55 years) |
| Burial of a husband | Joseph H Travers 1882 (Age 55 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Saint George's Roman Catholic Cemetery Religion: Catholic |
 Death | October 21, 1893 (Age 67 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Saint George's Roman Catholic Cemetery |
| Family with Joseph H Travers |
| husband |
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 |
| herself |
Mary Ann “May” Morgan Birth: October 14, 1826 — Maryland, United States Death: October 21, 1893 — Maryland, United States |
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Marriage: 1873 — |
| Family with John S Guyther |
| husband |
John S Guyther Birth: August 16, 1804 — Piney Point, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: December 19, 1857 — Piney Point, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
| herself |
Mary Ann “May” Morgan Birth: October 14, 1826 — Maryland, United States Death: October 21, 1893 — Maryland, United States |
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Marriage: about 1850 — |
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| Marriage | Joseph Traver's obituary dated 1882 states married 9 years prior | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Joseph H Travers - Household
St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
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