Sterling DavisAge: 66 years1790–1856
- Name
- Sterling Davis
- Given names
- Sterling
- Surname
- Davis
 Birth | about 1790 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 3 years)Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 13 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 22 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Elizabeth Virginia Davis about 1819 (Age 29 years) |
 Marriage | Martha Applewhite — View this family December 8, 1831 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 42 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 45 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 of a child | … King — Elizabeth Virginia Davis — View this family estimated 1836 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Catherine King about 1837 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Rebecca Henrietta King about 1839 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Robert Patton Lockridge — Elizabeth Virginia Davis — View this family September 2, 1844 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Amanda Virginia “Jennie” Lockridge about 1845 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | James Sterling Lockridge December 1846 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 56 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 of a child | Lemuel Sutton — Elizabeth Virginia Davis — View this family March 12, 1850 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Elizabeth Sutton about 1852 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | William Wesley Sutton about 1854 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Ellenor Levonia “Ella” Sutton February 11, 1856 (Age 66 years) |
 Death | about 1856 (Age 66 years) |
| Family with Martha Applewhite |
| himself |
Sterling Davis Birth: about 1790 — Virginia, United States Death: about 1856 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Martha Applewhite Birth: about 1799 — Virginia, United States Death: Williamson, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: December 8, 1831 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States |
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-12 years daughter |
Elizabeth Virginia Davis Birth: about 1819 29 20 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 15, 1870 — Marshall, Mississippi, United States |